How cute are these Bacon Print Keds Sneakers? Not sure if they’re off the rack or custom made, but you can’t say they’re not eye-catching! Thanks to Allee Willis Kitsch O’ The Day Via Neatorama.
Marc Bolan, singer and guitarist for T. Rex was born on this day, September 30, in 1947. He is still very much missed. Happy Birthday, Marc!
Noel Fielding As Tony Harrison Today’s featured Pink Thing is Tony Harrison of The Mighty Boosh – a show which has become one of my favorites since it started airing on Adult Swim this past summer (Noel Fielding: Hotness!). Tony is a bright pink disembodied head with eight tentacles. Hailing from the East End of [...]
On This Date in 1986: Metallica bassist Cliff Burton was killed in Sweden when their tour bus skidded off the highway and flipped onto the ground. Burton was thrown through the window of the bus, which then fell on top of him, crushing him to death. He was 24 years old.
The great Brann Dailor of Mastodon graces the cover of November’s Modern Drummer, where you will also find my long-awaited article on Nicko McBrain of Iron Maiden. Out to subscribers now, on newsstands everywhere October 6th!
Roxy Music vocalist Bryan Ferry turns 64 today. Gee whiz, what a great band (Favorite Roxy Music Song: “Street Life”). Bryan also recorded an amazing CD of Bob Dylan covers a couple of years ago, Dylanesque which is highly recommended listening. Happy Birthday, Bryan!
On This Date in 1980: Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham was found dead as a result of asphyxiation from vomiting after excessive vodka consumption the previous night. He was 32 years old. On September 25, 1982: Queen were the musical guest on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live, performing “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” [...]
Elvis Costello Hosts Spectacle On The Sundance Channel A few days ago – actually it was the night I returned home from my whirlwind trip to Reunionpalooza in California – I got an email from my friend Jamie inviting me to go see Elvis Costello with her at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. When I [...]
On this Date in 1982: The Clash released their nineteenth single, “Straight To Hell” as a double-A side which included “Should I Stay Or Should I Go?” In the U.S., “Should I Stay Or Should I Go?” was the feature track and reached the #45 spot on the singles chart. When “Straight to Hell” was [...]
We’re already about five weeks into the latest season of Bravo’s awesome reality cooking competition, Top Chef – one of my very favorite TV shows. This season, which is set in Las Vegas, is very, very good indeed! But I’ve yet to blog about Top Chef Las Vegas because there are so many other sites [...]
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