Record Deal

Sebadoh
Beauty of the Ride/Sixteen
Sub Pop Records
$4.25
Vinyl EP

Record Deal

Coffin Daggers
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Zodiac Records
$4.00
Vinyl LP






Check out their bonafide instrumental low-fi rock sound. After one listen to the garage twang you'll want to attend one of their upcoming gigs!

Tour Dates:

August 3 @ Bethlehem Musikfest, Bethlehem, PA
August 6 @ Otto's Shrunken Head, NYC, NY
October 4 @ Asbury Park Lanes, Asbury Park, NJ
October 25 @ The Frequency, Madison, WI
October 30 @ Off Broadway, St. Louis, MO
October 31 @ Phyllis' Musical Inn, Chicogo, IL
November 1 @ The Hexagon Bar, Minneapolis, MN

Cheaper Than a Gallon of Goddamn Gas!

Adorable vintage hobnail milk glass vase for sale is cheaper than a gallon of goddamn gas. Oh, and the scalloped edge is so so lovely...

Better hurry though - only six hours left to bid on the little jardiniere.


Auction is at ebay and only sells for $4.00.

Jeffrey Lewis: 2 New York Shows...

New York's own darling Jeffrey Lewis will perform two gigs before he and the full band, Jeffrey Lewis & The Jitters, depart this coast for a full European tour. Hear them now because they'll be gone for a few months...

Catch Jeffrey tonight, Friday, July 25 (solo gig) at The Brooklyn Tea Party located in Bushwick @ 175 Stockholm Street, No. 303. Note: BYOB.

The evening's line-up:
7:30 The Best
8pm Gann Matthews
9pm Costello
10pm Outlines
11pm Jeffrey Lewis (solo, trying mostly new songs)

You can also catch the full band performing on Wednesday, July 30 @ Union Pool located at 484 Union Avenue in Williamsburg. Also performing will be Yellow Fever and Great Lakes.

Summon the Queen!

Ween
Friday, July 25, 2008
McCarren Pool
Brooklyn, NY
7:00 pm








Can't wait for this final show that will end Ween's La Cucaracha world tour. YAY Brooklyn love!

Pregame at Pete's Candy Store on Lorimer. See you all there...

Here is a hint of what the evening will be like courtesy of Brooklyn Vegan. Taste the Waste...

Record Deals

The Bomboras
Head Shrinkin' Fun
Music Stack Records
$14.98
Vinyl LP

Apartment Renovation: Bathroom Demolition Complete after 4 Days...

The first room to receive the most attention in my apartment renovation was the teeny tiny bathroom. The trouble spot consumes only 50 of the apartment's grandiose 505 square feet.

The room was plagued with awful baby blue tile that (lucky me) was discovered to be rotted throughout. My contractor unearthed THREE layers of tile and wall. The demo for the room took an entire 8 hours of solid back breaking work. The removal of the nearly 500 pound cast iron tub was an insane task. Items demolished: EVERYTHING.

Only a masochist would renovate a four story walk up in the middle of July in New York City...

The 80 year old building is not equipped with an elevator and this made demolition increasingly more difficult. I highly recommend hiring an outside subcontractor (or sub subcontractor) to remove and properly dispose of the construction waste. Extra cost for removal from my bedroom and into a proper disposal container: $300. This was money well spent as the bags of trash at the end of the day were taller than me.














The crumbling sub floor will have a new concrete slab tomorrow morning and will no longer resemble the nativity scene where baby Jesus was born.

Apartment Renovation: Day One

Day One. After much thought and consideration, the tiles have been selected for the bathroom (field, base trim, top trim and bullnose) and kitchen (floor) tiles from Nemo Tile. The prices are some of the best around - LANKA white 3 x 6 subway tile will run about $2.70 per square foot. Penny tiles (see image) run from $4.25 to $6.85 per square foot (mesh mounted). Please note, all prices are trade. Most ceramic tile from Nemo is in stock, so you can order it and have the tile delivered in three days in many cases. Tomorrow will be the first day of demolition. Bathroom and kitchen will be gutted completely. More on that soon...

Record Deals

The Dead Milkmen

Beelzebubba

Oldies.com (www.oldies.com)

$6.50

Vinyl LP

I purchased The Dead Milkmen's Beelzebubba album (brand new shrink wrapped) about a year ago and listened to it with Matt Hanrahan while drinking a dozen or so canned beers in my apartment on a hot ass summer night. Our fun was magnified when we reminisced about listening to the original cassette tape a thousand times. You'll sing (or attempt) to every song on the record; this is a great listen and good times for a mere $6.50.

The only shitty thing about this album is that it's sold on a site called oldies.com. Fuck we're old.

Freedom Fest - Celebrate Give Up America

If you are in NYC for the long holiday weekend check out Freedom Fest. It's a celebration of bands, booze and all things American.

The three day long festival is from July 4 - 6 in beautiful Brooklyn, NY. There are several venues involved - see dates, sites and band line-ups below.

Oh, and all of those in attendance, please drink many for me...

July 4

Freedom BBQ Bonanza @ 322 Union Avenue - Free beer & food

Bands playing: White Shoes, Alana Amram, The Foxhunt & The Goddamn Rattlesnake

Post fireworks - Trash Bar @ 256 Grand Street

Bands playing: The Weight, Electric Shadows, Live Fast Die, &

Stalkers

July 5

The Grasslands @ 289 Kent Avenue

Bands playing: Andre Ethier, U.S. Royalty, King Tuff, TK Webb and the Visions & J. Roddy and the Business

July 6

The Charlston @ 174 Bedford Avenue

Bands playing: Tournament, Bad Dream, Midnight Prayers, Cop City/Chill Pillars & Modern Bummer

Happy Birthday America!

Daniel Johnston Classic LPs Available Again...

Daniel Johnston 

Hi, How Are You & Yip Jump Music

Daniel Johnston Web Store (www.hihowareyou.com)

$15.98 each

Vinyl LP

Both classic Daniel Johnston albums are now available on vinyl now after a long awaited 14 years.  Yip Jump Music (double album) is remastered from the 1983 original cassette tape recorded in the family garage with his brother Richard. Records and much more are available on Daniel Johnston's website.

Thank You...

Our family would like to thank everyone for their love and kindness during this most difficult time. We appreciate all of your support and condolences.

We love you all, always...

Henry Lyons French

September 1, 1949 - June 23, 2008

Rest in Peace...