Today I thought I would share some words of wisdom from some of my favorite people.

Alan Lomax, musicologist and cultural historian.
Alan Lomax, exerpt from The Land Where Blues Began, 1993:

Our times today are similarly out of joint, similarly terrorized. Technology has made the species rich and resourceful as never [...]

Alex Pardee, Chadam, The Movie. Coming in 2009.
Last month I was jawing about the awesome madness that is California artist, Alex Pardee. This month at Comic Con, Pardee debuted the trailer for his upcoming CGI movie, Chadam (above). Which is perfect since it gives me yet another excuse to blog about one of my favorite [...]

Even Tom Waits listens to Tom Waits…
The set-list of nearly 30 songs from this stellar show will make your head spin. Wait’s graced Atlanta’s Fox Theater earlier this month along with guitar god Omar Torrez and his son Casey Waits, on percussion. As of today, you can listen to the entire performance on NPR’s music [...]

Hunter S. Thompson, Steadman style, ink on skin.
…and since I’ve been jawing a lot about Hunter this week, I thought I would post a few of the better Hunter S. tattoos that also pay homage to one of Thompson’s confidants. Ink-and-splatter master, Ralph Steadman. The one of Hunter (above) is one of the coolest, interpretive [...]

Green River Ride The Fucking Six Pack T-shirt. Thanks to Ben Doll for the vintage inspiration…

As usual, I’m gonna be completely honest with you. This weekend here in Seattle will go down as one of the greatest in the history of Seattle Music. This weekend, it’s all about Sub Pop. This weekend, it’s all about [...]

Alex Pardee, Escaped Conviction, from Scratches and Abrasions.
Much like the late, great Ralph Steadman, California artist Alex Pardee is nothing but full-tilt when it comes to his craft. Pardee’s newest show, “Scratches and Abrasions” opens at the SURU Gallery in Los Angeles on July 12th.

Alex Pardee’s Chadam, The Movie.
In addition to the opening of Scratches, [...]

Wendy O says “Hey Baby, it’s the 4th of July”…

I’m gonna be taking a few days off so don’t worry. I’m not going to rehab, or dead. Or, uh, in rehab. Again. I’ll just being doing things that might make me consider rehab for a minute or might have me praying for death at some [...]