Goddamn it, @bookshop.org. Spotify is no better than Amazon. And for music, it's much worse.

Goddamn it, @bookshop.org. Spotify is no better than Amazon. And for music, it's much worse.

Just read “Three Rocks”, Bill Griffith’s graphic biography of Ernie Bushmiller. Highly recommended!

Manchester University Press - Policing the beats Policing the beats - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of Policing the beats by Lambros Fatsis

This book was just acquired by my library. UK focused but probably pertinent to US as well.

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526171412/

Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller: The Man Who… From Bill Griffith, the acclaimed creator of Zippy the …

Listening to the new Sunn O))) while reading "Three Rocks", as one does.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/98...

76 gas station in Beverly Hills renowned for its swooping triangular canopy and lines of fluorescent lights

Mind you, this is the famous super photographical 76

He could just go to Beverly Hills

www.gasbuddy.com/station/6258

I still see articles talking about the “ongoing resurgence” of vinyl. Cut it out. It has resurged.

Hundreds of dozens!

Criterion 4Ks and Blu-rays: The Princess Bride The Complete Monterey Pop Festival Dekalog Gimme Shelter Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

No CDs this week but I did just take delivery of my Criterion 50% off sale quarry

#CDFriday

Q: Can Can Can-Can?
A: Can 𝘤𝘢𝘯 Can-Can

youtu.be/dhsLqk2Rhqg?...

This is really fucked up.

This is amazing. And a great example of how arts and culture shape and reveal history

USPS tracking showing item has arrived in Springfield, MA and Washington, DC at 1:55PM on March 27

How can you be in two places at once…

Next up is the Purple Line, a non-WMATA light rail system connecting the Bethesda and New Carrollton Metro stations with stops at the College Park and Silver Spring stations as well, plus many in between, especially at UMD. Opens in 12 to 18 months.

Welcome to Greenbelt! Don’t forget to visit the famous utility pole.

I'm skeptical about this ever being a thing

I'm skeptical about this ever being a thing

20 ounce bottle of Mr Pibb

Mr Pibb has lost its “xtra”

But is it now “Mr P!bb”?

Rhino dropped the comp ball long ago, but Cherry Red picked it up and kept it in play brilliantly. I’m pretty sure I have more CR comps than any other label.

Born 24 March 1935 - Carol Kaye, one of the most prolific bass guitarists, who has played on an estimated 10,000 recordings in a career spanning over 50 years. Kaye was the bassist on many Phil Spector and Brian Wilson productions in the 1960s and 1970s. She is 91 years old today. #CarolKaye

Prefab Sprout - The King of Rock 'N' Roll (Official Video) YouTube video by PrefabSproutVEVO

youtu.be/4T6e3GJCjow?...

Paddy McAloon in Prefab Sprout’s “King Of Rock n Roll” video

Wes Anderson

Had the Wes Anderson Criterion box in my basket for the flash sale but decided that it’s gonna have to wait a while. Meanwhile, I recently saw Prefab Sprout’s video for “The King Of Rock n Roll” and was struck by how much Anderson resembles Paddy McAloon.

The Complete Monterey Pop Festival
Gimme Shelter
The Princess Bride
Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure
Dekalog
It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Dammit, 50% off sale…

Dammit, Criterion…

Same people as Workday?

<helium voice>BULLSHIT!</helium voice>

Might be his funnest song.

How does its "popping into view" compare to the Mormon Temple along the Capital Beltway?

In 1967, my parents paid around $23K for the house I grew up in. It would now take around $1.5M to buy it back.