Versus – Erstwhile August was such a whirlwind of a month that somehow I failed to mention one of the happier developments of the summer, […] Read More
Category: Ephemera
{Congrats to ticket winners Roger P. and Eric L. who get to see the Legendary Gories!!!} One of the single most influential garage bands of […] Read More
I’ve been thinking about this track a lot since finally tracking down the original 12″ during my recent Birthday binge. Rhythmically it’s one of my […] Read More
{Congrats to all the winners, Nicole K., Becki P., Lizette G. and Sergio E.!!!} French/German art rockers Stereo Total will be performing at the Echoplex […] Read More
Budos Band – Raja Haje This week is the first of the semester at CSU-Long Beach where I teach classes, so expect the posts this […] Read More
Cut Chemist – Sound of the Police: Eastside (Excerpt) Is there any doubt that Cut Chemist is one of the most innovative and interesting turntablists […] Read More
Quick turnaround on this one, if you want to see the GZA at the Echoplex on Tuesday August 24th, e-mail me at michael[at]meltingpotblog.com before 3pm […] Read More
{Congrats to Michael M. for winning tickets to see Hepcat!!!} One of the greatest, if not THE greatest, third wave SKA bands has reunited and […] Read More
Bra Sello & His Band – Soul Time Nzimande Go This collection of funky stuff from South Africa was released back in May, but it […] Read More
Betty & The Werewolves – David Cassidy Ever since moving over to KPFK from KCRW, I feel like I’ve been playing catch up with a […] Read More
The legendary Rebirth, certainly one of the greatest contemporary New Orleans brass bands, is playing two shows in Los Angeles this week, both at the […] Read More
With the word coming down of the passing of Melvin Bliss last week, it seemed more than fitting to get this together, the first proper […] Read More
Babe Rainbow – I Can Try To Run While I hope this doesn’t start a trend (I can see Heidi Montag: Slowed & Throwed already…) […] Read More