http://houseofcat.net All things artful and curious Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:59:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://houseofcat.net/2010/04/love-live-record-stores/ http://houseofcat.net/2010/04/love-live-record-stores/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:08:54 +0000 Cat Johnson http://houseofcat.net/?p=3178 When the first Record Store Day was celebrated in 2008, the media was calling it a funeral march, or a last ditch attempt by a dying industry to save itself. Last year, it was met with some surprise that it was still around, and that big-time artists and record labels were getting involved. This year, [...]]]> http://houseofcat.net/2010/04/love-live-record-stores/feed/ 0 http://houseofcat.net/2010/01/i-have-been-to-the-mountaintop/ http://houseofcat.net/2010/01/i-have-been-to-the-mountaintop/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:21:07 +0000 Cat Johnson http://houseofcat.net/?p=2359 This was the last speech given by Dr. King. He was assassinated the next day. MLK Quotes: “It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important.” “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate [...]]]> http://houseofcat.net/2010/01/i-have-been-to-the-mountaintop/feed/ 0 http://houseofcat.net/2009/12/happy-holidays/ http://houseofcat.net/2009/12/happy-holidays/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:24:02 +0000 Cat Johnson http://houseofcat.net/?p=2152 http://houseofcat.net/2009/12/happy-holidays/feed/ 0 http://houseofcat.net/2009/12/best-christmas-drumbreak-ever/ http://houseofcat.net/2009/12/best-christmas-drumbreak-ever/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:17:52 +0000 Cat Johnson http://houseofcat.net/?p=2137 In 1968, Cadet Records, the jazz subsidiary of the legendary Chess Records in Chicago hired Richard Evans to arrange a series of orchestral albums of current pop hits. The Soulful Strings were born and the rest is holiday crate digging history. Related Posts Feeding the World Overheard at the Record Store – Part 4 Saddest [...]]]> http://houseofcat.net/2009/12/best-christmas-drumbreak-ever/feed/ 0 http://houseofcat.net/2009/12/saddest-christmas-song-ever/ http://houseofcat.net/2009/12/saddest-christmas-song-ever/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:42:04 +0000 Cat Johnson http://houseofcat.net/?p=2122 http://houseofcat.net/2009/12/saddest-christmas-song-ever/feed/ 0