So, I'm in the middle of planning to move and I've worked out some numbers that I thought might be useful to share. Apologies to folks on the metric system. 1" = 6.67 LPs 1' = 80 LPs Standard 18 x 12 x 12 book box = 115 (looser) - 120 LPs (snug) 2 LP = 1lb 1' of records = 40lbs Book box of...

Originally published in Arthur Magazine No. 10 (available from the store), with an illustration by Brian Ralph… “I could use some flip-flops” What if Godzilla was one of us? A slightly testy King of Monsters reflects on his long career in this exclusive interview with Dave Tompkins Known for his bad sense of direction, Godzilla “King of the [...]

On view now at Fuse Gallery— 93 2nd Ave (between 5th & 6th Sts, 2nd Ave stop on the F), NYC, NY. Wed-Sat 3-8pm 212.777.7988 —Show closes Saturday, November 28th.

“Red is all access, open to anything. Blue is hetero only. Pink is girl on girl—don’t say it, I’ve already gotten a rash of shit from the leather dykes—black is boy on boy, which doesn’t apply…Safety Orange means you just want to watch and probably shouldn’t be here anyway and you’re not wearing...

Its title aside (which suggests that Hoagy Carmichael was some distant forerunner of Jackson Browne or Dar Williams, a case that would be both difficult and a little absurd to make), there’s no doubt that First of the Singer Songwriters: Key Cuts 1924-1946, a four-disc, 101-track collection from...

NOVEMBER 26 — HERMANN GORTER Pioneering Dutch Council Communist, poet. NOVEMBER 26 HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS U.S.: THANKSGIVING. BAHA’I: COVENANT DAY. FESTIVAL OF BIG TALK. ALSO ON 26 IN HISTORY… 1792 — American anti-slavery and suffragist activist Sarah Grimke born. 1864 — Dutch poet, council...

You asked for it - here it is: The Listener Request Soulcast Funk instrumental edition (11/25/09). 1. Intro 2. B.W. Souls: Marvin's Groove (from 7") 3. Little Royal: Razor Blade (from 7") 4. Toussaint McCall: Shimmy (from 7"). Also here. 5. Host 6. Brer Soul + Earth...

Stream: Download: Naked With You (mp3) Available on Turbo Fruits‘ debut Echo Kid from Fat Possum Records (purchase options here). Main Fruitie used to be in Be Your Own Pet.