The Nu Analog
I picked up this sweet General Electric Solid State Porta-Fi stand alone stereo cabinet with turntable yesterday from the Salvation Army. Wow, what a warm sound. I have it set up in the office. Right now I’m rocking a little Jimi Hendrix ‘Band of Gypsys’ and the bass is bouncing all over the concrete floors and filling up the room with such a huge sound.

I was going to take off for Chicago today to see Jets To Brazil but with work commitments and the Black Flag reunion show tonight at First Avenue, I’m not going to be able make it down to Chi Town.

I would like to lodge a formal complaint with touring bands this summer. What’s the deal? Why aren’t you giving the Twin Cities any love? If I have to travel to Chicago for every good band this summer, I’m going to be broke and exhausted. Is there something we did wrong? Do we Minnesotans smell bad? It’s not cold here right now. There’s no snow. Don’t be shy, come on up. We’ll take you the Mall of America.

I’m diggin on some of the new summer Hip Hop joints. The new Gang Starr record dropped today as well as the new Black Eyed Peas. I’ve still got the new Ugly Duckling on heavy rotation. It’s the perfect party record for the summer. Check out their Meat Shake website and also make sure you check out their hilarious video to the Samba song.