Tag Archives: The Stooges

Money vs. The Mummy (in 3-D!)

Monday I mentioned how I had to abandon my plans to give scantily clad women money in exchange for the opportunity to watch them shake their butts in honor of my birthday. But today’s post is about a pair of bands who’ve released albums that’re actually about currency and gyrating one’s posterior. Founded by Chicagoan Matt […]

This Jookabox Has More Hits Than the Fonz’s

As much of a bummer as it is to admit, my All Hallows’ Eve was spent neither handing out nor stuffing my face with candy treats. No, the inner-city in the year 2008 just isn’t the most trick-or-treating-friendly locale. Instead, my Friday night activities included a lengthy conversation with my lady-friend about how […]

Grotesqueries at Random, Vol. 72: Dead Boys/Cold Blood

Today is Halloween…A day maligned by some conspiratorial types as a vestigial remnant of humanity’s Satan-worshiping pre-Christian past at worst, or a superstitious backslide into paganism at best. That is if it’s not just another excuse for people to be afraid of every damn thing including terrorism, sexual predators, kidnappers, vandals, people putting foreign […]

Records at Random Vol. 66 - Grover Washington Jr. Feels So Good

It’s Friday morning and I’m still awake after pulling an all-nighter. After recording this week’s episode of my Urban Alternatives podcast with Emeyesi last night I stayed up. I edited and uploaded said podcast, tackled a couple of household chores, did some maintenance on my PC and listened to a whole lotta music. My […]

Records Reissues at Random Vol. 63 - Question Mark & The Mysterians Action

My homie DJ 12XU is one of my favorite local DJs. And its not just because he’s a good friend either. No, it’s due more to the fact that he’s the sort of dude who could have records from The Clash, Cutty Ranks, Radiohead, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Donna Summer, MF Doom, Nelly […]