Quick Hit Album : Billy Bragg & Wilco – Mermaid Avenue
You ever hear something and instantly like it. Hang on a second, not just like it but are moved by it. Well that was the case with Mermaid Avenue. Nora … Continue reading
Music single : Tonio K – The Executioner’s Song
Every time CB slaps this song on the music box (which is a lot) the groove catches him. An all time fave. I was a big fan of this guy … Continue reading
Movie: The Horsemen
We are introduced to a hard, rugged country in the opening credits. Afghanistan. We meet Uraz at a camel fight. Surly and angry. He is given the honor of riding … Continue reading
Movie : Snap Review – No Country For Old Men
We get some narration over top of some great camera shots of Texas hard country. We see a man arrested by the side of the road in this setting. He’s … Continue reading
Quick Hit Album : Greg Brown – Slant 6 Mind
If I keep going the way I am with the chronological album trip, I’ll never get to half the records I dig. So while my album cuts are still in … Continue reading
Music Single : Calexico – Crystal Frontier
The organ holds the note for a few beats and then the song takes off and you can’t help getting swept up in it. What a sound, what a song. … Continue reading
Movie : A Man For All Seasons
CB has mentioned the old run down repertory movie house he used to go to (The one with the 100 year old weiner on the spit in the rotating cooker). … Continue reading
Movie : Snap review – Far From Men
You want to watch something far from commercial filmmaking then this movie might be for you. Set in 1950’s Algeria. A school teacher in a remote part of the country … Continue reading
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