When I first traveled to Taiwan 13 years ago, coffee was very hard to find. In fact coming down from my coffee addiction was a painful event. With no skills in Mandarin, I spent the trip g… Read More
Just when you thought it was safe to eat French fries again comes this story of Hester Prynne styled big A banishment. Check this articleIn the genteel world of bridge, disputes are usually… Read More
In another of "go to this link" posts. I present to you, Strange Maps. Dig in!After that check out the Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection where you can sink into (among a million othe… Read More
May I please mention again how happy I am that the blog Awesome Tapes From Africa exists? Do yourself a favor and download the Kante Manfila tape that was recently posted. Sublime stuff Read More
I'm grateful to WFMU for keying me into a great blog focused on obscure African cassette tapes. The guy who runs the site has been converting them to mp3s and sharing them with the nichifie… Read More
I’ve been meaning to post some pics and adventures from my November honeymoon, but dang I’m lucky to post anything these days. Slowly but surely I’ll get some stuff posted… Read More
Readers to the fine blog will no doubt wonder what has happned to CP's habit of ordering cds from French music superstore, FNAC? Has this whole learning Mandarin thing gotten him away from h… Read More
Often when the rain falls, mist is abundant and the temperature is working to hit 50 I think of Paris, Amsterdam and the romance of Anywhere, EU. Not today. There's a longing for tropical… Read More
For so many years I've poo-pooed the idea of visiting Germany. For whatever reason I've always enjoyed skirting around the landmass. Give me the lowlands of Holland & Belgium, the bicy… Read More
While I still get excited about new bands and the magnetic pull that a solid single* can have, I find much more fulfillment from the steady output of musicians in for the long haul. This mo… Read More
Although I'm not much of a songwriter, I'm going to step up and say that Bill Morrissey classifies as a songwriter's songwriter. A folk singer who is loved in that circle yet not tied insi… Read More
In 1985, masterminds of the LA music scene, Dan Stuart of Green on Red and Steve Wynn of the Dream Syndicate sat down in the studio and laid down tracks under the moniker, Danny & Dusty… Read More
It’s been a while since I’ve had a food news wrap up – 1) Whole Foods reported earnings yesterday (beat the street, had higher store comps, but lower net margins due to ne… Read More
Here at the CP International Sound System we get way excited about finding obscure Algerien 7"s. Over at Association Bled Connexion they've put up pictures from their sweet collection. The… Read More
"from:Last.fm Staff 25 May 2007, 5:48pm Recent Tracks Not Appearing There is currently a known bug which means a small percentage of users will occasio… Read More