August 9, 2010
Spy Bop Royale isn’t really a blog per se–it doesn’t have daily posts, but the owner, known only as The Mastermind, promises occasional updates when he finds new material. It’s a bummer that this site isn’t a more regular concern, but for the beginning collector (OK, let’s be honest and call them “obsessives”) of 60s [...]
July 6, 2010
by Joe Wallace
I’m throwing this question out because I’d really like to know what Turntabling readers think (there’s a hint–post your opinions in the comments section!) about the state of indie record stores in America. In the last two years we’ve lost a LOT of good ones, but the ones that have survived seem to [...]
June 6, 2010
Border Radio was a great, low-budget indie film directed by Kurt Voss, Dean Lent, and Allison Anders over a period of four years in Southern California. It stars a who’s who of Cali punk luminaries including Dave Alvin, Chris D. and John Doe in a standout role as a grungy bass player in exile from [...]
May 19, 2010
Controversy, exploitation, and a soundtrack that won’t quit! Deep Throat was literally the hottest thing in America back in the 70s when it came out. In the age of Internet porn it is difficult to imagine why this particular movie was so groundbreaking, but imagine living in a world where the only people who see [...]
May 19, 2010
Bucky Shakespeare is rolling over in his grave! He’s been spinning ever since Tromeo and Juliet hit the silver screen, the perfect antidote to that overblown, craptacular modernized version of this tired old story engulfed pop culture for a minute. People who barfed at the idea of a gun-toting romeo drooling on about his “swords” [...]