Christmas News:
STRONG PARENTAL ADVISORY (liberal use of the F word) My son is going to be born tomorrowAnd I have a feeling hes going to be something really specialAnd Im not one to choose some old timey ironic name for my babySo I wanted to name him something timeless, but modernLike Lazarus or MathiasBut then the other night, my husband Joseph sat me down and he saidMary, I know that, by all accounts, your grandfather was a real son of a bitchBut I think itd mean a lot to your parents if we named our [...]...
Ive made no secret of how much I miss Santastic. I mean, look, Santastic has its own tag, here. Sofia Talvik, whom I love dearly, doesnt have her own tag. Polaroid doesnt have its own tag. But Santastic has its own tag. I miss the merry Mash-up mirth of djBC. I miss my dear friend mojochronic.But Mash-ups are still a thing. So lets have a Mash-up Christmas, just like we used to know. More Than A Christmas is from Voicedude who was a reg [...] ...
If youre a regular reader of Stubbys, you know that Polaroid is an Italian music blog and, every year, the proprietor asks bands that he knows if theyd like to make a Christmas song contribution (or, if not specifically a Christmas song, some music to decorate the tree by). I dont know why, but I always think of the Polaroid collection coming later. But, no, he does it on the 13th every year. I live for this thing. A Polaroid For Christmas is usually the highlight o [...]...
Its not often you get a free shot at a Christmas classic, but Dionysis Records is feelin the holiday spirit. Santas Got a GTO is one of the classics of Alternative Christmas music. The record was assembled in honor of Rodney Bingenheimer--known as Rodney on the ROQ--in 1997. Rodneys radio show was perhaps the premier showcase for Alt Rock bands at that time (and for many years before and after). Rodneys mother had just passed away and he was beset with [...] ...
By the way, in spite of my proclamation yesterday that I might drop off the face of the earth for a while, I should have added that I have every intention of continuing to post to the Free Page. Tis the season when theres all kinds of Free stuff, and I want you should get at least some of it. When Ill get to it is anybodys guess.But I came across a couple of new releases I havent seen mentioned among our Festive Friends, one of which I know no one will cover if I dont. [...]...
Had our first snow, here, last night (right now, its icy rain). They got like a foot in Raleigh and everybodys freaking out--state of emergency, the whole bit. When I lived up north, id we got a foot of snow, we called it Tuesday. Where I am, we got maybe a half inch. No biggie. Its the Eighth Night of Hanukkah. Its a party and everyones invited.Heres the treat I mentioned last night. Dont know how many of you have seen this, but I thought it was [...] ...