As mayor of mixmeamolotov.com, I’m declaring that today is officially Bernstein Day! Go out and celebrate: take the day off from work and go do something you’ve never done before. Ride your bike to a neighboring state, make a movie, write a song, do some fingerpainting, learn to play backgammon. And don’t fear the haters [...]

I had a dream last night that my mom wrote me a $43,000 check. At least that’s what the note said. When I looked at the check itself, it had so much writing on it (basically it was the “memo line” on steroids - my mom had written notes about where the money came from [...]

happened as I stumbled onto Mates Of State’s blogcument about simulataneous pregnancy and album-making, just as Peter Mulvey’s kicks-my-acoustic-loving-ass “Notes From Elsewhere” album came up on the iPod.

2007 is done, and I want to thank all of you who visited, read, downloaded and commented at mmm this year. Much appreciated.
Before I close the book on ‘07, I wanted to share with you two BBC radio sessions that kept me company off and on during the year. They are from two of [...]

I hear tell that Dan Bern has a onscreen cameo in the upcoming Dewey Cox film. He’s the organ player in Dewey’s band during the song “Beautiful Ride.” Look for him!
Also, there’s some Oscar talk regarding the soundtrack (which is hi-lar-ious, given that my wife and I just watched “For Your Consideration” last night). There [...]

Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3, Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR, 01 Dec 2007 setlist: (solo acoustic) Ghost Ship / (enter Sean Nelson on harmonies) Alright Yeah / Swirling / No I Don’t Remember Guilford / (enter The Venus 3) Goodnight Oslo / What You Is Is What You Are / Flesh No. 1 (Beatle [...]

Have you heard the tale of Mike Doughty and The Question Jar?? Simply told, Mike blows into your town with his sidekick sideman Scrap Livingston. He sets a jar up at your favorite intimate venue (here it was Mississippi Studios - picture your living room), you show up and write all the questions you’ve been [...]

I saw this video over the summer, both on TV and in the blogs. But I waited until now to post it myself, because I feel that Laura Gibson’s music is best experienced in winter weather (and not just because of the snow-covered album artwork). If you haven’t heard her album “If You Come To [...]

2007 was a good year to be a fan of the man named Robyn Hitchcock. We got a documentary, we got a box set, we got a tour, and we got a glimpse into what next year should look like in terms of releases.
I’ve spent two weeks with the box set, and there are some [...]