A cold and crisp late Winter day outside - perfect for a hearty Red inside. Picked up this one down at my local Trader Joe's for $3.99. At that price, I wasn't expecting much, but this one delivers, right up to the $4 mark. Yep - it's a Malbec, crazy dark purple and nice roasted earthy notes, but it lacks a bit of a backbone that some of the better Argentinian Malbecs posess. Now, don't get me wrong, I'll be back for more as the price is certainly right.
Here's a few more reviews (including a great video review):
The Outsiders - a great novel and a great movie - tonight the show revolves around Johnny, Ponyboy, Sodapop, Darryl, Two-Bit, Dallas and Cherry.
Here's the Playlist:
Stay Gold, Ponyboy The Get Up Kids Four Minute Mile Johnny's Gonna Die The Replacements Maniac - Live at Maxwell's Hoboken 2-4-86 Johnny Sewer Rats Johnny EP Outsider Rocket From The Crypt Live From Camp X Ray TV Tropes - The Outsiders
Time Won't Let Me The Outsiders Pride Of Cleveland's Past Suggested by Draz of Coffee Time Outsider Ramones Subterranean Jungle Sweet Cherry Honey Boy Sweet Cherry 12" Cherry Chemical People Ten Fold Hate Suggested by Joe of The Best Table In Hell Soldier's Things Tom Waits Swordfishtrombones Suggested by Jer of Jeremy and The Tucos Runaway Boys The Kruise Stray Cat Blues Speed, Grease And Rock-n-Roll Reverend Wright And The Mystery Train Gamblers The Sounds Of Gasoline: Volume Two Story Of My Life Social Distortion Social Distortion
Down in The Boondocks Ry Cooder Borderline Suggested by Boyd Janie Jones Neurotic Outsiders Neurotic Outsiders Tapes on Books I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive Jerry Lee Lewis Young Blood Dallas Blues Louis Armstrong Hot Fives & Sevens Government Of Kids Apa State Mental Apa State Mental I Walked From Dallas Howlin' Wolf The Chess Box
Too Pretty The Soda Pop Kids Teen Bop Dream Shout It Biters It's Ok to Like Biters Come Down The Coast Camper Van Beethoven La Costa Perdido
Little Sugar The Windowsill Shield 7" Little Miss Awesome Jeremy Porter and The Tucos Partner in Crime Get the new record over at www.thetucos.com Cherry Baby Starz Capitol 7" Cherry Bomb Wheels On Fire Kind Turkey 7" Cherry Bomb The Runaways Mercury 7" Jail Guitar Doors The Clash CBS 7" Suggesed by Dave of Mottey's Garage
Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry Chess 7" Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) Elton John MCA 7" Suggested by Jake of Jake's Inferno Mystery Train Elvis Presley RCA 7" If you would like to download the show - click on the button below:
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Nice and sunny out here on the Left Coast this fine Sunday afternoon. Popped the top on an Almanac Brewing Company Biere de Chocolat American Porter. This one is touted as an "California Table Beer" - meaning that the brewers "select the best in locally sourced fruit and blend it into their beers that are inspired by the great brewing traditions of the world". This one has a couple of unique ingredients:
Dandelion Chocolate - this company roasts small-batch, unique, single-origin cocoa beans to create rich complex chocolate bars that highlight the unique flavors of their different terroirs (what - is this a wine?). The chocolate used in this beer is sourced from Madagascar and Rio Caribe Venezuela.
Ivanhoe hops - sourced from farms in Clearlake, California which lend a citrusy note to the beer.
This one is only 5.5% abv. Lightly carbonated, the malts give this one a midnight black color with a very small amount of foam. Easy drinking and smooth. Glad I tried this one out at the recommendation of the local beer shoppe. Cheers!
The fine art of the cover song - well, that would be explored on some other show - this one has some pounding versions!
Here's the playlist:
The Letter Broken Bottles In the Bottles Suggested by Joe of the Best Table In Hell Raw Ramp The Replacements September 9, 1994, Variety Theater, Cleveland Carol Sonny Vincent, Arthur Kane & Clem Burke Greetings From Los Angeles... Eight Years Of Acetate Records Kansas City Little Willie Littlefield Going Back To Kay Cee Roadrunner Bo Diddley BO'S THE MAN! Bo Diddley Live On Tour Little Red Rooster The Rolling Stones Live in England '65 Sally Sue Brown Elvis Costello Adios Amigo: A Tribute To Arthur Alexander Pump It Up Kurt Baker Got It Covered So Sad About Us Inside Looking Out Big Beat Cellar Scene: The Lost Sounds Of Adelaide 1965-70 Who's Gonna Tell Mary? Tranzmitors Busy Singles
King Kong Song Electric Boys Abba - A Tribute Suggested by Jake of Jake's Inferno Every Night About This Time Rachel Brooke A Killer's Dream As Tears Go By Terrorgruppe Nonstopaggropop 1977-1997 Suggested by Christian Wasted Years Ryan Adams Suggested by Jeremy of Jeremy Porter and the Tucos What Goes On The Feelies Only Life Suggested by Dave of Mottey's Garage Waterloo Sunset The Fastbacks Give The People What We Want Truth Hits Everybody No Use For A Name Incognito
Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White Nomads Outburst Suggested by Noland of The Tanked TNT Batmobile Batmobile Is Dynamite I'm a King Bee The Radiators from Space Sound City Beat Tell Me Where's That Girl The Future Primitives Songs We Taught Ourselves Peaches in the Summertime Camper Van Beethoven La Costa Perdida
Tropical Depression The Night Marchers Allez Allez Manta Ray Man Or Astro-Man? Shake Records 7" Gates of Steel The Men Karmic Swamp 7" You Better Move On Rolling Stones Decca 7" 2120 South Michigan Avenue The Wrecked Angles Norton 7" Second Hand Songs - a great cover song website There She Goes Again REM IRS 7"
Elected Sweet Apple Outer Battery 7" Knock On Wood David Bowie RCA 7"
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A beautiful Saturday afternoon is coming to an end, but have no fear as I've cracked open a nice red blend to start the evening off right. Yes - posting some Red Wine Thoughts on a Saturday, as you know there is some kinda sporting event that I'll be watching about this time tomorrow - go Niners! I thought it quite appropriate that I have a wine from the foothills of California, where the original 49ers swarmed to to find gold - yep that was 1849 - get yer history books out....
This is a Boeger Hangtown Red lot 46. Now I've waxed poetic about lot's 39 and 40 in previous posts and have been working my way through the blends. This one is the best of the Lot - no pun intended. Seems that they have gone away from the Rhone varietals and made this one with Cab, Zin, Pinot Noir, Merlot and Barbera. What a nice blend with the Zinfandel predominating - just what I like. At only about $7 smackers down at my local Trader Joes, ya can't go wrong.
Not sure if you can tell by the photo, but the Juke is empty and I'm picking some covers to put in - some tough choices to narrow it down and you'll be hearing some of them them on the show tomorrow. Got a nice section devoted to Rockabilly too, with some Cash, Presley, Cochran, Vincent, Smith and Bennett. Hmm - I need to do a Rockabilly show soon. Threw in the few Outsiders related 45's too - I'm gonna need some help with that show - gonna be a fun one.
Speaking of the covers show - check out the video below - it's the state senator from Minnesota impersonating Mick Jagger - hilarious stuff!
Al Franken as Mic Jagger, Tom Davis as Keith Richards, backed by the Solid Gold Band led by Michael Miller (on guitar!), Dave Edelstein on bass, and Ron Aston on drums.
Tonite on the show we travel to the Great White North, Canada, that is.
Yep - all about Ham and Maple Leaves.....
Here's the Playlist:
Fun, Fun, Fun The 222s Montreal Punk 78-81 Suggested by Dave of Mottey's Garage ISK blog Kiss Me On The Bus Paul Westerberg The Best Thing That Never Happened When the Love Puts on a Sad Face The Nils The Nils Suggested by Jeremy of Jeremy Porter and the Tucos Not Fragile Bachman Turner Overdrive Not Fragile Suggested by Tim Pop of TimPopLive Agent Silhouette The Riptides Stillborn in the USA Suggested by Dale
Living In The 80's Blue Peter Powerpearls Vol. 4 The Witch Pointed Sticks Perfect youth My Girl's Retro Chixdiggit Born on the First of July The Hockey Song Stompin' Tom Connors The Best Of Stompin' Tom Connors That Is Rock'N'Roll The Smugglers Time Machine:History Of Canadian 60's Garage Punk & Surf Elvis Is Dead Forgotten Rebels In Love With The System Suggested by some Canadian guy Let's Shake Teenage Head Frantic City Suggested by Noland of The Tanked Born In Ontario Neil Young & Crazy Horse Psychedelic Pill Suggested by Boyd Just A Beautiful Day Danko Jones Rock And Roll Is Black And Blue Spindrift South Harbour Ringers Fat Acorn Sessions
Invisble Girl Tranzmitors Deranged 7" The Good in Everyone Sloan Enclave 7" Cool Water Jack Scott Top Rank 7"
A gloriously bright crisp Sunday out here on the Left Coast. Cracked open a La Fin Du Monde from the brewers up in Montreal known as Unibroue. This one is about 9% abv, malt forward with a very small amount of hops. Sweet short finish beckons you to take that next sip. The Banana, Spice and yeasty notes overpower the alcohol to make it dang easy to drink. This one lives up to the ratings on all the beer sites - highly recommended.
Yes - I know I poured it into a wine glass - so Sue Me, at 9% it is a wine.....
Post News
Received a nice package in the Post this last week - all the way from Sweden -the latest release from the South Harbour Ringers called Fat Acorn Sessions. Thanks Matta!
