Tag Archives: Stereolab

“Cheesy Rat, You Ain’t All That…” © James Todd Smith

When I was young and could care less about my Hebrew ancestors’ pronouncements against “unclean animals” I somehow talked my mother into letting me keep a mouse in our house as a pet. I also owned a cat who was, by coincidence, named after a fictional mouse. The cat and the mouse were, […]

The Alpinism’s Bumpin’, But I Need the Volume Higher

Like many Americans I’m still in a bit of a trance after the momentous events of November 4th. My wonderment at the fact that an overwhelming number of my fellow citizens voted for progress by supporting our first African American president is tempered by sadness that a whole bunch of them in a handful […]

Back to the Lab, With a Stereo to Grab

Anyone who read Friday’s post (and there are more than a few of you… thank you all for the comments) can imagine that my weekend wasn’t going to be a “happy” one. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t mark the occasion of my mothers’ passing with hand-wringing, weeping and gnashing of teeth (she wouldn’t […]

Mixtapes I Don’t Hate: Ced Hughes Ced and the Technicolor Sound Wave

I haven’t done one of these “Mixtapes I Don’t Hate” posts in a long time. I guess that just goes to show how few mixtapes I really enjoy? Either that, or how few I actually bother to listen to. I’m gonna go with a mix of both. Regardless, it’s been a minute since I listened […]