Fleet Foxes, “Helplessness Blues”
If I Had An Orchard, I’d Work ‘Til I’m Raw By Taylor K. Long Sometimes it feels like a song has been written with a piece of you. Like someone invaded your house when you weren’t there, sat on your bed with a cup of tea, and looked at your old photos, read all your...
T-Sides B-Sides: The Music of Battlestar Galactica
Part of the reason why it’s nice to have contributors here on T-Sides is to get different perspectives and tastes. What’s covered on T-Sides is what most appeals to us in a wide sea of culture, but it’s impossible to thoroughly cover everything that’s worthy of attention. There are things we – gasp! – might...
Second-Hand Rose Records
Johnnie Taylor: “Cheaper To Keep Her” (download) There’s this record store near Union Square that I love, called Second-Hand Rose. It’s mostly vinyl, and the place is filled with some incredible stuff. I was in there the other day, and the owner was playing a Stax compilation that I really loved and may try to...
22nd Birthday Extravaganza!
Things in History that happened on August 28th (from Wikipedia): 475 – The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital of Ravenna and appoints his own son Romulus Augustus in his place. 1565 – St. Augustine, Florida, established. It is the oldest surviving settlement in the European United States....
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