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Jem of Local Bay Area Band Jean Marie Chats
Jean Marie's songs are warm and cozy; they kinda feel like curling up fireside and dreamily gazing out a glowing window. Thus, their music is perfect for the winter chill we are currently experiencing!...
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Saturday Midnight: Jingle All The Way
Amoeba Music and Phil Blankenship are proud to present some of our film favorites at Los Angeles’ last full-time revival movie theater. See movies the way they're meant to be seen - on the big screen...
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Li'l Bit #6
I'm a well-adjusted, happy guy, with a deep spirtuality that allows me to put the joys and sorrows of humanity into a context which promotes my own growth and sense of peace. That being said, when I...
View Article1979 UK DISCO DANCE FINALS
For this final Dance of the Day is the excerpt from the 1979 UK Disco Dance Finals, which is pretty impressive for several reasons. For starters all the dancing is really good. And even though it was...
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AMOEBA MUSIC WEEKLY HIP-HOP ROUND UP 12:19:08
Amoeba Music Hollywood Hip-Hop Top Five: 12:19:08 1) Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak (Roc-A-Fella Records) 2) Evidence The Layover EP (Decon) 3) Q-Tip The Renaissance (Motown/Universal) 4) Ludacris...
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Hear Bonnie Prince Billy and Bros Cover Trad Folk Songs
The most exciting thing that's happened to me today so far is the discovery of Bonnie Prince Billy and Captain Anomoanan's 2006 NYC Joe's Pub shows in MP3 form on the Aquarium Drunkard site. Photo by...
View ArticleCHRISTMAS AT GROUND ZERO + THE POWER OF WORDS
Reading the recent Amoeblogs about new words being incorporated over the past year into the everyday English/American vocabulary got me thinking about a word or expression that got dropped in all but...
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JESSE LUSCIOUS TOWNLEY'S PUNK ROAD TO POLITICAL OFFICE
Last Monday (Dec 15) was an important day for both Jesse "Luscious" Townley and the City of Berkeley. It was the date when, immediately before the first Rent Board meeting since the November 4th...
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Cinema of Mali
Backrground of Mali 750 - 1076 1230 - 1600 1340 - 1591 Historically Mali was part of three Sahelian...
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(In which Job noshes nog.)
Okay – I just took my first sip of egg nog. Laced, as it is, with a healthy dose of Maker’s Mark, we shall see what, if any, impact it has on my blog writing. Today has been devoted to wrapping gifts...
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SLEEVEFACE: BE THE VINYL PUTS NEW SPIN ON ALBUM COVER ART
Over the last few decades there have been many fine books publsihed that present album cover art but, good as they are, they have all typically been presented in a one dimensional fashion, showing the...
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Glam & Glitter Christmas
I'm not sure what it is about Glam Rock and Christmas but I've always appreciated how many contributions to the Christmas song canon have big drums, fuzzy sax and '50s via the '70s Yuletide vibes....
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New Year's Evil Saturday Midnight At The New Beverly
Amoeba Music and Phil Blankenship are proud to present some of our film favorites at Los Angeles’ last full-time revival movie theater. See movies the way they're meant to be seen - on the big screen...
View ArticleHOLIDAY YULE LOG FIREPLACE
Above is your very own holiday yule log fireplace -- one of many posted on YouTube for those without a fireplace or a TV to watch it on a local channel. This one, which comes with its own soundtrack...
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Eartha Kitt 1927 - 2008
Orson Welles once called her "most exciting woman in the world;" Eartha Kitt, the singer, actress, sex kitten and cultural icon has died in Connecticut on Christmas Day of colon cancer. She was 81....
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And they're off...Santa Anita opens today
We're heading to Vegas today, but if we were staying home we could just hop over to Arcadia and bet on the horses...I bet ya a wooden nickel that you don't know the most valuable record in this...
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VERY LAST BROADCAST OF KUSF'S BEATSAUCE
Further proving that old saying that nothing good lasts forever, the wonderful, long-running KUSF radio weekly hip-hop show Beatsauce will air its last ever broadcast on 90/3FM this weekend. The show,...
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Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas
Somehow since I wasn't allowed to watch much TV when I was little, I missed ever seeing what has now become my favorite Christmas-themed special: Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas. I realize it's kinda...
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Songs Are Like Tattoos: Blue by Joni Mitchell
Speaking of Wintertime, another album that always calls to me when the skies turn grey and the temperature drops is Joni Mitchell's Blue -- maybe because the song "River" is the best Christmas-themed...
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BEST, WORST & MOST OVERRATED FILMS OF 2008
~ THE BEST ~ If You Disagree On These Two, You'd Be Wrong For Some Realism For Some Comedy For Some (More) Fantasy ~ YOU KIDDIN' ME? ~ ~ LOW FIBER STOOL CONTENT ~ ~ MOST SOUL-DRAINING TRAILERS ~ ~...
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Amoeba Hollywood Latin Rock & Pop Best Sellers
These are the top selling Latin Rock & Pop titles at Amoeba Hollywood from the dates of November 28th through December 28, 2008. Maybe you were lucky enough to get one of these releases as a gift....
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Amoeba Hollywood Cuban & Salsa Best Sellers
1.The Buena Vista Social Club -Live At Carnegie Hall 2. Omara Portuondo-Gracia 3. Candido Y Su Movimiento - Palos De Fuego 4. Willie Colon- El Malo Vol. II: Prisioneros Del Mambo 5. Jose Lugo-Guasabara...
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FREDDIE HUBBARD R.I.P.
Legendary jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, who had been hospitalized since suffering a heart attack and multiple organ failure a month ago, reportedly died earlier today (12/29) in Sherman Oaks, CA...
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A Year in the Life of Amoeba Hollywood -- Year of Sanitation, the Potato, the...
2008 The Year in Review movies set in 2008 Well, first of all, I’d like to point out what 2008 wasn’t. I mean, probably 2000 and 2001 are the most famous years of the oughts in speculative fiction....
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JAMOEBLOG'S TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2008
1) Paris Acid Reflex (Guerrilla Funk) 2) DJ Quest Questolous (Zebra Quest Records) 3) NaS untitled (Def Jam) 4) Mochipet MICROPHONEPET (Daly City) 5) Atmosphere When Life Gives You Lemons, Paint That...
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(In which Job & Corey cuddle with comedy & cookies.)
The author & his beloved celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. It’s been a leisurely day, hanging at my boyfriend’s house. We’ve both been productive in our way; I’ve been souping up my new iPhone...
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Books on Film: J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings
At the end of every year the urge to take in several hours of epic cinema storytelling never fails at filling my darkest mid-winter nights with adventure. What better way is there to spend all that...
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Unitarded: 20 Questions with the multi-talented Borts Minorts...
A few years back I went to my first Borts Minorts show in San Francisco. I'm still not sure how to describe what I saw, how it happened or why I'll never forget it; It was, plainly speaking,...
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A Year in the Life of Amoeba San Francisco
It's been yet another eventful year here at Amoeba San Francisco, our 11th here on Haight Street! Below is a sort of best-of, a bunch of the highlights from the year for us, from instores to holiday...
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AMOEBA MUSIC ANNUAL HIP-HOP ROUND UP 12:31:08
Amoeba Music 2008 Hip-Hop Top 90 Chart 1) Atmosphere When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold (Rhymesayers) 2) Gnarls Barkley The Odd Couple (Atlantic) 3) The Roots Rising Down (Def Jam)...
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Future-Kill Saturday Midnight At The New Beverly
Amoeba Music and Phil Blankenship are proud to present some of our film favorites at Los Angeles’ last full-time revival movie theater. See movies the way they're meant to be seen - on the big screen...
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A Year in the Life of Amoeba Berkeley
Over at Amoeba Music Berkeley, 2008 has been a year full of thrilling instores and special events. Keep reading to check out about some of the hand-picked highlights: In February, hyperactive punk band...
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Cheri Knight: overlooked Queen of Alt. Country
By all measures, 1990 was a pivotal year for country-rock, or what we came to call "Alt. Country," or even "No Depression," the latter term being the title of the debut album released that year by a...
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The Feast of Stephen
Happy Holidays. Today's the big day -- that one day we eagerly await as soon as the Halloween decorations are taken down -- the Feast of Stephen or Boxing Day or Wren Day. St. Stephen lived in the...
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