Have to say, LCD Soundsystem playing “Losing My Edge’ last night was next level. Totally off the hook, & expanded with even more reference points. So. Damn. Good.

And James’ whole extended ‘Suicide in 1974’ segment, complete with channeling Alan Vega, w/ the yelps & karate kicks…amazing!! Oooof! Brilliant! music.apple.com/us/album/losin…

Tho’…my last musing on Tuesday. So all these people who voted for him & felt he was looking out for them…they do realize that Day 1 he steps into office he’ll begin his process of royally fucking them all (& will continue to do so from then on), right? nytimes.com/2024/11/06/us/…

(Same can be said by everyone on the blue side who decided to step away & not participate this year) Ugh. Guess we’ll see come January! 🍿🛋️ nytimes.com/2024/11/06/us/…

Tickets purchased! Scott has been talking about this doco for a while so I am stoked I (am in town for a change!) can finally get to see it… (& no, it’s not the *other* recent Pavement film. That’ll have to wait til 2025 I guess!) drafthouse.com/los-angeles/sh…

Riddle me this Batman…why is every vanilla yoghurt in stores has addtl sugar added? Maybe just add…vanilla. Plain yoghurt+vanilla! Novel eh? Don’t need sugar, but I’d like something other than plain yoghurt, & so vanilla…please?

I have appreciated all the incidental music (& covers!) across all these LCD shows. Seemed fitting the Shrine show we saw (on a Sunday) opened with this as the intro song…! music.apple.com/us/album/every…

And here we have it… OOOOOOF! (& yeah, like 2016 all over. But without the excuses or surprise this time) nytimes.com/2024/11/11/us/…

Hmmm. I may be all about this one!

LCD ‘Losing My Edge’ & incorporating a snippet of this… Still otherworldly. Still a classic. Still fucking creepy (well, most of this album is too) (& h/t to James Murphy for his excellent rendition/mimicking Vega. And for making me grab this album out) music.apple.com/us/album/ghost…

“These are so appalling they’re a form of performance art,” Michael Waldman, the president of the Brennan Center for Justice, said in an interview, reflecting on Mr. Trump’s choices and their fitness for their jobs. #punkedagain #fuckyouTrump

*and once again to those people who voted for him/felt they didn’t need to vote…you are about to be given a royal shafting! Don’t act surprised!

Trader Joe’s (Silver Lake) for the win. Again! Walked in to Saint Etienne “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” playing… #classic #musicfrommypast music.apple.com/us/album/only-…

Triple word score for Freakbeat Records this past Wednesday… I picked up a piece of Stooges vinyl I was missing (I know, I know, don’t I have enough Stooges LPs already??!!) And the last song they played in the store before closing & I left was a classic by the Birthday Party…

Speaking of the Birthday Party this week…In case you missed the brief theatrical run, the ‘Mutiny in Heaven’ documentary is streaming via Tubi. A fascinating (& at times bleak) insight into a unique & fiery band. Well worth a watch! tubitv.com/movies/1000221…

(Sorry for people not in the USA. 🤷‍♂️)

Excellent!!!

This is horrifying… Ironic being just in Sweden & seeing people out eating their fika (oh those sugary buns) & the containers of pick n mix godis (candy!), & guess what? I barely saw any overweight or obese people at all!!! America you are shameful! nytimes.com/2024/11/14/wel…

You know I love my coffee adventures. And that I travel a ton. But I confess even I was slightly amazed that I have sampled the wares from 1/4 of the fine coffee establishments on this list… roastful.com/top-roasters#t…

Notes from the road: First coffee stop of the day (hi Coffee Project New York!) & they are playing some Blue Note jazz by Joe Henderson. Perfect! music.apple.com/us/album/inner…