Wrong again

I now do not believe I am capable of offering an opinion on a band until I have listened to them for at least a month. Case in point: Black Time. I blasted these guys last year, but their new lp Double Negative is the shit. Just a masterpiece of distorto blues and negative creep vibe. Listen to this with a clear head and open mind. It will impress.

Also currently enjoying the Guilty Hearts latest Pearls before Swine, The Hunches' Exit Dreams, a Strange Boys 45 entitled Isn't it Pretty and Pirate Love's Black Vodoun Blues. 2009 is starting off very solid.

Don't Leave the House

Rainy Days are for Records

Fred McDowell- I Do Not Play No Rock n Roll

Ike Turner and His Kings of Rhythm- Rhythm Rockin' Blues

Brother JT3- Jelly Roll Gospel

The Olympics meet The Marathons

Andre Williams- Greasy

Dave Clark 5- Greatest Hits

The Sonics- Here are The Sonics

Charles Caldwell- Remember Me

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds- Abattoir Blues

Metallica- Death Magnetic

The Man in the Tower

Everything is going wrong, and now my ipod will not take songs from itunes.

Why won't the fucking things sync? Is this a metaphor?

I can see the tower and me in it. You all look like targets. Somebody needs to solve this problem before I become a Giraldo episode.

My favorite Ostler story of the year

"Lewis' love for music led to a gravy train of golf. As a wise man once sang, "That's the power of love." For Lewis, the Bay Area's No. 1 golf bum, the bumming has never been better. "

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/12/SPN715S4EK.DTL

Do You Like The Rock? Oh yeah.

Upcoming Shows (Courtesy of KUSF)

Feb 20 Andre Williams Slim's

Feb 21 The Pets Hemlock Tavern

Feb 26 The Oh Sees/ Tyvek Café Du Nord

March 8 KUSF Rock N Swap McLaren Hall (USF Campus)

LUX- RIP

http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_11634029

Eddie Van Halen Considering New Tunes With David Lee Roth

Eddie Van Halen has a few milestones coming up this year. First, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer will wed his fiancee, Janie Liszweski, in June. Then, he'll attend the high school graduation of his son -- and bass player -- Wolfgang. But after that, Eddie hopes to release new music with the current incarnation of the legendary band that bears his name. And, as he tells Spinner, yes, that includes David Lee Roth."Dave, Wolfie, Alex and I are a band," he tells Spinner in an upcoming Spinner Interview. "I hope that after Janie and I get married, and Wolfie graduates, that we sit down and discuss recording new music, which I have tons of. If Dave's up for singing ... then do another tour, and just see where it takes us. Actually, next week or the week after Wolfie, Alex, and I are gonna start jamming. Maybe we'll give Dave a call and see what he's up to. He's off, always doing his own thing, and he checks in every now and then to see how we're doing."Meanwhile, Eddie Van Halen just released his signature Fender guitar series, titled, appropriately, Wolfgang -- a line he personally oversaw for more than two years. A cap and gown: $48.50. A rock icon-designed guitar bearing your name? Priceless.