The Quintessential Summer Stoner Movie of 06′ This movie was doomed from the get go. It was released domestically January 6th and lasted a whopping 2 weeks at the box office. By box office results, the movie was a complete and utter failure. The movie was released on DVD May 9th. That’s five months from…

Hotel Lights Hotel Lights is the product of Darren Jesse. You know him as the drummer for Ben Folds Five. Ben Folds Five broke up and Jesse created this band. This album was originally released as an independent album back in 2004 and released by the majors this past March. I guess we can file…

Jesse and the Rippers Does anybody know when they are going on tour?

Wassup Rockers Larry Clark has always been on the forefront of pushing boundaries in his movies. “Kids” was a movie that started the careers of Chloe Sevigney and Rosario Dawson had all the elements of a controversial movie. Teens using drugs, check. Unprotected sex with other kids that have aids, check. Foul language used to…

My Obsession with the Black Heart Procession I was very lucky to catch this band at SXSW this year at Emo’s and was intrigued by them immediately. I didn’t know what to expect from them. They play this darky gypsy like music that entranzes you upon hearing their music. I was unfamiliar with their music,…

Alexi Murdoch In-store Performance @ Twist and Shout Records 07/17/06 Alexi Murdoch maybe the victim of his own success. He played an acoustic set yesterday at Twist and Shout with a pretty young crowd on hand. Quick Preface: He started out by playing in small venues in Los Angeles before being approached by Nic Harcourt…

San Francisco In PicturesChinatown Haight My girlfriend Taken from Treasure Island This picture caught me by suprise San Francisco came and went. Overall I would have to say that I am happy to be back home. But I wanted to tell somebody in the hotel the line that Shooter McGavin uses in Happy Gilmore when…

I left my heart in San Francisco ! No , seriously, I did. I’m going to SF to visit my girlfriend this weekend and won’t be back till Monday. Thank God I will be missing all this wretched heat. Seriously, yesterday hit 100, ughhh. It has been a little over a year since I have…

Cut Chemist – The Audience’s Listening The new album from Cut Chemist was one of the many great releases from this week and here is a sneak peak. The former Jurrasic 5 member lays down some manic grooves that are heavily textured and very smooth. Smooth in the sense that they are not too hard…

Dogme 95 /Mission Label Goodness Talk about a slip in the cracks. I have been recently hipped to Dogme 95 and I have this album on heavy rotation. The act consists of Nick Wright from Chicago, who is also in charge of Mission Label. At times I feel as if I’m listening to some Olivia…