Remember When I Had a Thousand Apologies?
Well, it still remains as such. There will be no updates anytime soon. Chode School has gone to bed for the time being, as has my freelance writing. Why? While answering the emails I could get to in the time frame of a grande coffee from that place we all know, I was also working … Read more
A Thousand Apologies
As you may, or may not, have noticed there have been no updates and no free downloads over the last few weeks. The reason for this is simply that during the stormy season here in Chicago everything has been thrown terribly out of whack. The internet, which is shared with the kind neighbors in our … Read more
Wednesday Surprise
This week’s Wednesday surprise is a double-header. Why? Because I rule. Nektar was an English prog rock band that started in Germany in 1969 and got their shit together quick enough to release their debut, Journey to the Centre of the Eye, on Bacillus in 1972. Both sweeping and stoner, the multitude of sounds herein … Read more
Wednesday Surprise
This week brings you the overlooked synth-y pop stylings of London’s New Muzik. This is their first full length, titled From A to B (1980) and it was recorded before they even had a contract to release it. You see, the vocalist, Tony Mansfield, was a session musician in a studio and New Muzik would … Read more
Wednesday Surprise
Do you like Can? Well here is Irmin Schmidt, Michael Karoli, Holger Czukay and Jaki Liebezeit (with flautist/tape operator David Johnson) before Can was formed. This was an actual soundtrack and the “Can-Schall” is the melted cheese making it hot and memorable for days on end (due to a numb mouth/brain). As Weed Temple said … Read more
Insert Joke About Taking Back the Night Here
Last minute. Lasting Memories. Oh, and buy me a drink. Amen. Oh, and it is this Saturday. The 25th of June in the year of someone’s lord 2011.
Wednesday Surprise
In the second installment of Wednesday Surprise I give to you the gift of schedule and promise. Here we have Stray’s first, self-titled album. People say that Zeppelin changed the world…and I agree. And then the world (at least in the UK, as far as this is concerned) reaped the benefits. While not a blatant … Read more
This Is The Thing That All Bloggers Say…
…when shit just gets busy. SORRY FOR THE LACK OF POSTS LATELY. Now, I know it has been less than a week. Six days to be exact. Things have been really hectic…fuck that, I do way better than 90% of the blogs out there. No apologies. I am readying the album for download tomorrow and … Read more
Wednesday Surprise
Wednesday Surprise. Every Wednesday from now until the world ends on October 21st…oh, wait, he had a stroke?…where was I? Oh, every Wednesday I will offer up a free download of an album I feel should be spread around the world. High quality and all that jazz. These will be out of print and of … Read more





