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Delaware County Political Reporter (Free subscription) | 03/12/2010
An interesting legal and ethical conundrum flopped onto the Delaware County Commissioners’’ desks via e-mail on Monday. [1] It seems that some folks in the Delaware community take issue with the Delaware County Prosecuting Attorney Dave Yost’s lack of honesty and integrity. Not that there is much of anything any one taxpayer or resident of the county can do about it. Now, however,...
I Heart Noise (Free subscription) | 03/08/2010
Casus Belli was a solo project of Anthony Martin, former member of Minneapolis band Bastards. Under that moniker, he recorded few singles as well as a full-length entitled “Tailgunnrangeles”. Built On A Weak Spot blog described Casus Belli singles as being more abrasive and harsh than full-length, while music on “Tailgunnrangeles” was described by BOAWS as [...] Related posts:...
silence is a rhythm too (Free subscription) | 03/03/2010
Today has been a Boss Hog kind of day.Boss Hog - Itchy & ScratchyProduced by Andy GillWhiteout1999
prefixmag (Free subscription) | 03/02/2010
Christina Martinez, Jon Spencer, and Solex have been contrarians to their bitter roots, and here they start off with the tough honors of using rational science to solve the tree falling in the woods and the chicken v. egg debates in record time. What follows is a comic book retelling of the story of a collaboration between the Dutch smartass electropop starlet with her kindred American rock spirits...
The Allmusic Blog (Free subscription) | 03/02/2010
You may not have thought about Solex lately. Jon Spencer probably, Cristina Martinez definitely. Especially if you are like us and spend nights awake wondering when Boss Hog are going to get back together. Until that glorious day, this meeting of the mid-’90s titans will do just fine. At first, the idea of mixing Elisabeth [...]
Band Weblogs (Free subscription) | 03/01/2010
UK's garage punks Lovvers kick off their Spring US tour on March 4th ending with performances at Austin, TX's SXSW Music Festival. The tour also takes in dates with Abe Vigoda, Male Bonding and The Vivian Girls.
Grist Magazine (Free subscription) | 02/24/2010
by Tom Philpott “Just this week I promoted somebody—and I can’t even believe I’m saying this word here, folks—to a chief sustainability officer.” — Larry Pope, CEO of Smithfield Foods, speaking before the North Caroliina Agribusiness Council. Smithfield’s environmental record was nicely documented in the classic 2006 Rolling Stone article “Boss...
Horse Racing Tips & Tipping Review Blog (Free subscription) | 02/17/2010
. 1:50 Bet Premier League Football - Betdaq Handicap (CLASS 6)(3yo 0-60) Winner £1,774 7 runners 1m 99.4% Delta Sky 98.3% Taper Jean Girl 97.7% Market Puzzle 97.2% City Gossip 96.8% Patachou --.-% Magic Millie --.-% Step To It 2:20 Bet In Running - Betdaq Selling Stakes (CLASS 6)(4yo+) Winner £1,774 6 runners 1m 103.2% Miss Bootylishes 101.1% Sedgwick 98.3% Unconsoled 95.4% Boss Hog --.-%...
Gumby Fresh (Free subscription) | 02/16/2010
Time to reacquaint myself with the mysteries of blogging, and there's no better way to do that than by jumping down the throat of the New York Times, which just lost a finance writer under unpleasant circumstances (Email me, guys, my rewrite skillz are unstoppable. And untraceable). Behold, the New York Times, on the new nuclear loan guarantees . Southern Company, the utility that Boss Hog from the...
wears the trousers magazine (Free subscription) | 02/10/2010
Solex vs. Cristina Martinez + Jon Spencer Amsterdam Throwdown, King Street Showdown! ••• Bronzerat Gentle folk lovers, cover your ears now. Opening with a wail of guitar distortion, a dirty drumbeat and a silky female vocal, Amsterdam Throwdown, King Street Showdown! instantly impresses as a full-frontal blues-funk assault on the ears. As a somewhat unlikely collaborative project between...
Global Funk Radio: Monday Mental Meltdwon (Free subscription) | 02/08/2010
Monday Mental Meltdown Tonight's show has two themes... First one is "Soundtracks" I played a selection of tunes from Hip Hop Soundtracks CB4, Who's The Man, Juice, Friday, Don't Be A Menace... Fear Of A Big Hat etc. The second theme is "Gripsta" I played a selection of tunes she appeared on. Hopefully you enjoy the show. 01 Mike Jones feat. Nicole Wray - Still Tippin' (It's A Man's...
Blog.Spoon Graphics (Free subscription) | 02/08/2010
Transparency effects in logo design help bring to life a digital mark, adding that extra level of depth and color. This showcase of examples provides some great design inspiration and shows how designers have creatively used transparency and overlaying effects to build unique logo designs. Goosebumps – Jared Milam Meca – Andre Oliveira Andy Fiord – sbDesign Nethik – [...]
Beer in Baltimore (Free subscription) | 02/05/2010
A trip to Carney to pick up some equipment from a friend leaving town for the storm gave me the chance to check out what was being served at various places up that-a-ways: Racers Cafe: Among other things, Lancaster Boss Hog, Sierra Nevada Glissade, Stone Cali-Belgiwue, and Stoudt's Abbey Tripel. 3 mugs for $5.99, except for certain high-priced stuff like the Stone. Through the doors, Harford Beverage...
I Heart Noise (Free subscription) | 02/04/2010
MySpace Page Before Sean Tillmann gained popularity as Har Mar Superstar, he was a member of Minneapolis trio Calvin Krime, along with Jon Kelson and Jason Ralph. All Music Guide described their style as “cranky noise pop”. Future members of the band met at Perpich Center For Arts And Education and their primary audience was [...] Related posts: AmRep Revisited – Intro Label’s...
I Heart Noise (Free subscription) | 02/03/2010
Discogs Page City Slang Page Wikipedia Page Grunnenrocks Page Boss Hog was formed in 1989, when Pussy Galore, led by Spencer, was still active. However, internal fighting within the band eventually destroyed them and thus Boss Hog went from being a side project of sorts to a full-on band, including Spencer, his [...] Related posts: AmRep Revisited – Intro Label’s Site Amphetamine Reptile...
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