I was only 8 years old, but i’d been listening to The Beatles my entire life (still do), thanks eternally to my Dad. It was Monday Night and we were watching Monday Night Football, when this happenend… I remember my Dad was devastated. The memory of the death of Elvis was still fresh in my [...]
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ToeZoo Recommends…
Posted: December 6, 2010 in What's NewTags: 80's, aberdeen, austin, biography, boston, bridgeport, carol, Christmas, connection, ebenezer ale, glory daze, grunge, keef, Keith richards, life, mick jagger, mixtape, mtv, music scene, pacific northwest, peter blecha, portland, rolling stones, seattle, sonic boom, stones, tbs, tim meadows, toezoo, video, vj
…this is usually a music blog, and i’m going to talk about music a bit at the end, but i really just wanted to write down some of my current favorite things today. Who knows? Maybe you’ll get some gift ideas for that special someone… First, let me just tell you how much i am [...]
…in no particular order (actually, in alphabetical order) The Acorn – “No Ghost” This album crossed my desk a few months back, and i don’t know, i guess i was just in the mood to check something new out, so i popped it in. It instantly became a contender for one of the best of [...]
The Dose: Tame Impala “Expectation” Video
Posted: December 3, 2010 in The Dose, What's NewTags: corporate greed, Expectation, Innerspeaker, Record Companies, Tame Impala, toezoo
Tame Impala keeps coming out with great video after great video! “Expectation” is no exception. Maybe someday their record company will stop dicking around and give us their album in the US? But that would make sense, and we all know how ‘making sense’ is a foreign term to a record company. Ironic, since all [...]
Happy Holidays from ToeZoo, and The Boy Least Likely To, and Wham!, sort of…
Posted: December 2, 2010 in The Dose, What's NewTags: Andrew Ridgeley, Best Of 2010, Boy Least Likely To, Christmas, George Michael, Hanukkah, Holidays, Scrooge, Wham
My Best Of 2010 is almost done! This next video is great, but it’s not from my list, i just thought i needed to put something out there, and this is super-fantastic! Plus, it’s nearly Christmas! Also, Happy Hanukkah! If you don’t fall into either of those catagories, then Happy Holidays! If that doesn’t cover [...]
Today’s Dose, Happy Version: Duran Duran
Posted: December 8, 2010 in Commentary, The Dose, What's NewDuran Duran have long been one of my favorite bands, and i’ve taken a lot of stick for it. Do i give a shit? What do you think? Admittedly, their catalogue is hit and miss from about ’82′s ‘Rio‘ album, but when they hit, they really hit. Which brings me to their new album (out [...]