Category Archives: cool

The Death of the Jet Set

May 13, 2011 – 4:02 am

Jet set legend Gunter Sachs introduced himself the French icon Brigitte Bardot by bombing her St. Tropez vila with a hundred roses from his helicopter. The floral gesture led to the star’s 3rd marriage. He lived a great life and decided to end it all when his facilities failed his body. A true playboy. No […]

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Phineas Beardsley’s I-Pad 2

March 31, 2011 – 7:33 pm

Apple announced the release of iPad1 on April 2120. 3 million were sold in less than 3 months. 15 billion dollars in sales. A year later over 15 million iPad1 had hit the market. Immense profits for Apple and the West Coast company stroked the desires of high-techophiles with the debut of iPad2 on March […]

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THUNDER ROAD / Robert Mitchum

March 26, 2011 – 2:53 pm
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BLACK BEAUTY / Arthur Lee’s lost LP from 1973

March 7, 2011 – 2:57 pm

The name Arthur Lee rebounded back to life this week with High Moon Records’ announcement that his lost album Black Beauty will emerge from bootleg glory as a new release this summer. Love will once more be alive and Arthur Lee risen from the grave. The founder of Love started the band in 1965. Hollywood […]

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PIERRE HENRY – Psyché Rock

February 26, 2011 – 12:15 pm

Super groovy Frenchie psychedelia and let’s not forget the best 27 minutes of music to ever come out of France Serge Gainsbourg’s THE BALLAD OF MELODY NELSEN Serge is accompanied on this lush lyric album by his British muse of youth, Jane Birken, as backing vocals along with Alan Parker on guitar, Brian Odgers on […]

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