A Funk Inferno

When Martin Luther King was assassinated 40 years ago, only one US city was spared the riots that followed. Ed Vulliamy tells the extraordinary story of a James Brown gig that changed history. (Observer UK)

Relative Geeks

Funny story. At record show in Boston last week. It's being held by a particular promoter in conjunction with his regular comic book show. A regular NYC customer comes up to me and says "Did you you ever think that the record show guys would NOT be the geekiest people in the house...?" Nice one! I swear, one of the guys had a Dalek tattoo! (Which must be akin to having a yellow peel-off banana tattoo or something)

The Incredibly Handy Music-Blogger “Best of 2007″ List Cheat-Sheet

Published October 12 2007.... nice! Although, PoOPlist went for Wilco, from the "Not. Bloody. Likely" section. Unlike anybody else.

Ho Hum

Grammy results. PoOpsters may (?) be pleased that Amy Winehouse seems to have done OK.

You've Got PoOP!!!!

February 2008 Dear Comrades-In-POOP: Let there be POOP. And there was. And it was good. At age 21, POOP enters adulthood. After two decades of blather and bile, POOP seems to have taken on a life of its own. We’ve developed quite the tight community of music lovers who each year, with a little cajoling, faithfully bundle their favorites into cute little lists. It’s all very sweet. I feel like a proud papa (to quote one list). This year a record 36 fans, fanatics and people with some serious record collecting issues have bundled. If you’ve been here before, feel free to skip this paragraph. As usual, I’ve attempted to tabulate the entries and, as is customary, I’ve employed the now time-honored What-The-Hell’s-He-Talking-About-Anyway System. One more time, I’ve given 2 points to each pompoid’s Top 10 choices and 1 point to each title beyond a Top 10 or in the variously designated “honorable mention” categories (up to 25 titles in all). I’ve pro-rated titles above 25 listed titles, hence the half-points. Basically, the more titles you listed, the less each one counted or something like that. Somehow it works. So find a comfortable chair and ask, “Let’s see where he buried my list this year?” I present: the answer key:   Buy new or used through Amazon 1. WILCO – Sky Blue Sky 22 (appearing on 13 of 34 lists)     Buy new or used from from Amazon 2. AMY WINEHOUSE – Back To Black 20 (10)     Buy new or used through Amazon 3. NEIL YOUNG – Live at Massey Hall 1971 17 ½ (11)     Buy new or used through Amazon 4. SPOON - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga 16 ½ (10)     Buy new or used through Amazon 5. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – Magic 15 (8)     Buy new or used through Amazon 6. RADIOHEAD – In Rainbows 14 ½ (10)     Buy new or used through Amazon 7. PANDA BEAR – Person Pitch 13 (8)     Buy new or used through Amazon 8. I’m Not There original soundtrack – 10 ½ (7)     Buy new or used through Amazon 9. ROBERT WYATT – Comicopera 10 (5)     Buy new or used through Amazon 10. IRON AND WINE – The Shepherd’s Dog 9 ½ (7)     Buy new or used through Amazon 11. DINOSAUR JR. – Beyond 9 ½ (6)     Buy new or used through Amazon NEW PORNOGRAPHERS – Challengers 9 ½ (6)     Buy new or used through Amazon ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS – Raising Sand 9 ½ (6)     Buy new or used through Amazon 14. LEVON HELM – Dirt Farmer 9 (5)   Buy new or used through Amazon 15. SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS – 100 Days 100 Nights 8 ½ (5)     Buy new or used through Amazon THE SADIES – New Seasons 8 ½ (5) Good bathroom reading everyone. Mark R. Papa POOP (Web pompoid Zip adds: Approximately half a dozen PoOPs remain to go up on the web. That will happen soon...)

New poops up from Emilio Alicia Bill Still and others PS I am typing this on my friend's iPod Touch.