How Multiculturalism is Destroying Our Society

Reached into the freezer and grabbed something that looked like potstickers. Microwaved them, got out the Sriracha and put some sesame oil and soy sauce on top. Bit in and realized they were spinach and potato pierogies. Ate them anyway.

The Big Dig (Smithsonian Institution Blues)

Listening to Captain Beefheart's Lick My Decals Off, wondering if music has been battening down its hatches since 1970. The delicious blend of focus and play here is hard to imagine in the 2011 U.S.A. Did music lose its nerve, give up in frustration? We've had some pretty hot tantrums, soothing lullabyes and quick fixes of fun since then. But what aims or feels this high? What traces such an utterly wild arc?

This may be premature but if I'm wrong you can just say it's the first time I was happy to be confused, singin the Smithsonian Institute Blues/All you new dinosaurs now it's up to you to choose/'fore your feet hit the tar you better kick off them old shoes.
-- "The Smithsonian Institute Blues (Or The Big Dig)"

Hell, man, what kind of weeds does God grow?

What kind of music is it? Hell, man, what kind of weeds does God grow? Let's just shut up, you and me both; let's just shut up and listen and go to where Michael Hurley is. After all, we can always turn around and come back. He can't.
--Nick Tosches

Indecent (Book) Proposals

Moondog: The White Sun Ra
Rahsaan Roland Kirk: The Black Moondog on Cocaine
Black Randy: The White Black Randy
Locally Sourced MSG: The Mast Brothers Cookbook
Freak-Folk, Neo-Whiteness, and the Rise of Comfort-Rock
Pilgrim State, Effective Spiritual Warfare (Continuum 33 1/3 series)
Pilgrim State, Effective Spiritual Warfare: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford Very Short Introductions)
Lycanthropy in Popular Music: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford Very Short Introductions)
Breaking Shit: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford Very Short Introductions)
Very Short Introductions: A Very Short Introduction (Continuum 33 1/3 series)

--good titles courtesy Kevin Barker