Tag Archives: Gonzales

Lips, Sweat and Fake Asian Names

March 5, 2009 – 10:30 am
This morning I woke to a local news story about an aspiring Hip-Hop mogul caught up in a plot involving drugs, guns and kidnapping just a few towns away. While at the local news outlet’s site I noticed they have a new Twitter feed, which I clicked, intending to “follow” it. The first […]
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Records Reissues at Random, Vol. 71: Sixto Rodriguez Cold Fact

October 17, 2008 – 10:30 am
Early in the week I praised Tabacco and his group Black Moth Super Rainbow for the druggy, psychedelic quality of their music. This might seem odd coming from a person like myself who’s proud of the fact that they abstain from ingesting things like actual tobacco, in both it’s traditional and “wacky” varieties, and […]
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My Church Is a Streetcorner

September 15, 2008 – 10:39 am
I like to think my close identification with my Hebrew heritage is obvious to anybody paying close attention. But I learned a long time ago not to make a big deal out of religious matters in public, so people I meet are sometimes surprised to discover I’m a profoundly religious individual. Granted I […]
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Perfect Angels Ride the Subway

August 7, 2008 – 10:47 am
You may have noticed in a shift in focus yesterday to a more gentle sound than has been the norm around here of late. I dunno if it was supposed to counterbalance all the “ruff, rugged & raw” Hip-Hop and hipster-pleasing mixtapery I’ve been featuring, a side-effect of my favorite ladyfriend being squishiery than […]
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