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OBEY What? When I started seeing Andre the Giant/OBEY stickers around town, I assumed it was an in-joke with local kids. Then I saw them in San Francisco, Austin, Los Angeles, Oahu, Durango and Salt Lake and began to wonder. It had blown up big-time and yet was completely non-defined. Was it an advertisement? A [...]

Vivaldi’s Winter – played by Gil Shaham

Composed in 1723. Total shredder. That is all.

Best Albums of 2009

These are the best albums of 2009, as chosen by House of Cat readers. Thanks to everyone who submitted their favorites – there were a lot of great albums suggested. These were the ones that showed up on the most lists. 10. Various Artists – Dark Was the Night 9. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca [...]

Tiny Miracles of Beauty

It snowed this morning. The central coast of California was touched, however lightly and fleetingly by snow crystals. You had to be in the hills to notice, and the “flurries” are long over, but all things aligned in the dark of the night to bring us a little snowstorm. Growing up in the Rockies, snow [...]

Overheard at the Record Store-Part 10

“There are a lot of people I’d like to have wish me a Merry Christmas. Phil Spector is not one of them.” “Did I ever tell you the story of when I got hot sauce up my nose?” “I don’t think so.” “Sit down dude. This one’s going to take a minute.” “I remember when [...]

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