Just a few days ago, I wrote about the upcoming demise of the original Rhino Records retail outlet. Now, I’m very saddened to report the death of another great Rhino- our friend…
RIP: Lan Roberts, Seattle DJ w/ Little Green Thing with a Duck
Lan Roberts, one of Seattle’s best-known disc jockeys in the heyday of the city’s powerhouse AM rock stations, passed away recently at his home in Texas of complications from lung cancer. He…
More Record Store Casualties….
I’ve been informed that Aron Records of Los Angeles has shut down, and Rhino Records of Westwood will closing down on January 21st. This is very sad news. Rhino Records of Westwood…
A New Year’s Eve LOUIE marathon I missed…
My pal Kent Myers of Papaya.net and Detroit! Murder City Comix has informed me of a New Year’s Eve LOUIE LOUIE marathon that took place at an internet radio station called Turn…
Vintage Jack Ely photo at Lance Records
A recycled message from Dick Stewart of Lance Records / Lance Monthly: Happy New Year and enjoy the Jan 2006 issue of “The Lance Monthly.” Lots of stuff this go around. IN…
It’s a New Year!
The holidays are a wonderful time to pause and reflect on all the things that happened in the past year. With some time away from work, voluntary or otherwise, many folks have…
Whole buncha Zappa articles + LOUIE is indeed soul music!
My pal David the Punmaster just sent me a link to a webpage that lists a whole bunch of Frank Zappa articles: http://home.online.no/~corneliu/interviews.htm It doesn’t list the Rip Rense article about Frank…
Mojo tunes into Jimi, LOUIE, and the Wailers
Right after Christmas, I found myself in Tower Records, returning a CD that I received twice. Wandering around the magazine section, I found the last copy of the December issue of Mojo…
Hail Hail, Ron Barrett!
The good folks at Spectropop have created a webpage dedicated to the career of Ron Barrett, a friend of Richard Berry. Here’s a nice little excerpt: Ron Barrett was a colleague of…
An unlikely movie about the Kingsmen
Over on eBay, found an odd listing for a 1978 movie entitled “Youngblood” that features a storyline involving the Kingsmen. Check this out: This is an action film about L.A. gangs. A…