Flannel Is Sexy!
I would like to wish everyone a very Happy Valentine’s Day (aka Valloween)! And to all of my single friends out there who hate Valentine’s Day, just remember that it’s better to be on your own than in a crappy relationship!
Village Voice Pazz & Jop Poll, 2005!
“Crappy Music Spoken Here”
Each year, The Village Voice polls every Music Critic on the planet to come up with its list of the top ten or one hundred or so albums of the year. While my choices are always — always — wide of the mark, since I don’t listen to hip hop or bands that suck, they do have the courtesy to post everyone’s ballots online. You can view mine here: Gail’s 2005 Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll.
Happy Birthday, Ian Koss!
Gail and Ian Dancing at the Wedding of David Lee Beowulf, April 2002
Ian’s Dream, as Told to Gail
We had rented some hotel room in Melbourne as a party pad. I was
there with a bunch of friends, we were smoking something special in a weird way — putting it on the stem of these miniature palm fronds.
This guy kept leaving the door open for some reason.
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Gail On The Web! Top 19 Rock Star Quotes of 2005!
“Kiss was the first [big] band for me. A couple of my friends had the Kiss Alive albums and I’d listen to the drum solos and think, ‘Oh, that’s untouchable! Oh my god, Peter Criss!’ So, yeah, that was huge.”
Who said it? Find out that and much more in my Top 19 Rock Quotes of 2005 up now on Ink19.com!
Columbia Records Hosts Party With Very Tasty Food
The Band Train Performed Some Songs While We Ate Tasty Snacks
Back in the day, major labels used to host big deal press parties all the time, where hacks like me could get completely sloshed on free booze and engorge ourselves on sumptuous snacks. Good times. Those days are generally considered to be gone with the dot com boon, but last night Columbia Records hosted a party for the band Train at an art gallery located in a westside neighborhood formerly known for its population of transvestite hookers. I think most people came to hear Train perform songs from its new CD For Me, It’s You, but what everybody in the loft was really buzzing about was how awesome the food was. Continue reading Columbia Records Hosts Party With Very Tasty Food