A Funk Inferno
When Martin Luther King was assassinated 40 years ago, only one US city was spared the riots that followed. Ed Vulliamy tells the extraordinary story of a James Brown gig that changed history. (Observer UK)
February 2008
Relative Geeks
Funny story. At record show in Boston last week. It’s being held by a particular promoter in conjunction with his regular comic book show. A regular NYC customer comes up to me and says “Did you you ever think that the record show guys would NOT be the geekiest people in the house…?” Nice one! I swear, one of the guys had a Dalek tattoo! (Which must be akin to having a yellow peel-off banana tattoo or something)
The Incredibly Handy Music-Blogger “Best of 2007″ List Cheat-Sheet
Published October 12 2007…. nice! Although, PoOPlist went for Wilco, from the “Not. Bloody. Likely” section. Unlike anybody else.
Ho Hum
Grammy results. PoOpsters may (?) be pleased that Amy Winehouse seems to have done OK.
You’ve Got PoOP!!!!
February 2008 Dear Comrades-In-POOP: Let there be POOP. And there was. And it was good. At age 21, POOP enters adulthood. After two decades of blather and bile, POOP seems to have taken on a life of its own. We’ve developed quite the tight community of music lovers who each year, with a little cajoling, faithfully bundle their favorites into cute little lists. It’s all very sweet. I feel like a proud papa (to quote one list). This year a record 36 fans, fanatics and people with some serious record collecting issues have bundled. If you’ve been here before, feel…
New poops up from Emilio Alicia Bill Still and others PS I am typing this on my friend’s iPod Touch.