…than not sounds like a computer from the 1990s desperately trying to connect to the internet. Portal runs the gamut from traditional to inventive to avant-garde to straight up weird, all in less than 30 minutes. Give it a go and stick with it, and you’ll probably find something of interest. (2/2)

Michel Portal: Dejarme Solo

New to me. French jazz musician Michel Portal’s DEJARME SOLO (“Leave Me Alone”) starts off decently, if unremarkably, enough but rapidly picks up a head of eccentric steam. “African Ritual” is a wild and exciting ride, while “Buffone” more often…(1/2)

Good article. One of my favorite movies of all time. It made such an impact on me and my former roommate that the soundtrack went into heavy rotation in my apartment which was otherwise, at the time, inundated solely with hip-hop.

Rising Sun. Panties on the outside. A high pony. This dude is hardcore.

A man of refined tastes, as I always suspected.

This is the Charlton version, but yeah, it actually *started* with #89 because it took over the numbering from GUNMASTER, apparently, back when that was a common practice.

…their own opening act as the Kojacks. This is pretty much power pop that rocks just a little harder than most of the others, with occasional musical nods to the sounds of the previous decades. It’s a pretty good album with some really great songs and deserves a little more love than it gets.(2/2)

The Laughing Dogs: The Laughing Dogs

New to me. The Laughing Dogs were a part of the NYC/CBGB punk scene, but you wouldn’t really pick up on that from listening to this, their debut album. Word is that they used to wear bald caps and play as…(1/2)

…concluded.