Elo! Welcome to Friday, where Russia steps up its new assault on eastern Ukraine, the death toll in Monday’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria passes 20,000, and Amsterdam puts out reefer in its Red Light district. Meanwhile, Chinese-language media The Initium analyzes the popularity of Estonia’s e-r.
Often referred to as The Windy City and at the moment it is living up to that reputation those of us living in Gqeberha prefer its other moniker, The Friendly City.
Lambchop
For Which We Are Truly Thankful
The Man Who Loved Beer - Lambchop, Book, Donald Charle
The Militant
Theöne - Lambchop, John, Elton
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This post-punk jug band not only remembers when country wasn t cool, but revels in the era when folks like Glen Campbell and Bobbie Gentry ruled the pop charts. Mastermind Kurt Wagner uses pop-country as a jumping-off poin.
more »t for the skewed, sardonic observations about life in these post-postmodern times, delivered in his wry, half-spoken baritone. Wagner s characters have a decidedly pulp fiction feel about them- -particularly the ones sketched in The Man Who Loved Beer and The Scary Caroler and his bandmates provide suitably sepia-toned landscapes for said eccentrics to play out their stories. The seamless manner in which the players make offbeat instrumentation heavy on the trombone, lap steel, and banjo sound so natural and kitsch-free is the icing on the cake, and a guarantee that you needn t be a hipster to