In this installment: The fading artistry of the billboards of the Sunset Strip. Late summer sounds spanning sunshine psych-pop to Mexican no wave. Crosstown car jams of late. The great Terence Stamp. The American analog to Oasis. Stevie Wonder in 1974 and more. The comments are open.
Category: Yesternow
Yesternow: Editor’s Note Volume Three
Volume three of Yesternow. The comments are open. Who are you? Where are you? How are you? Justin runs down some favorites of late including thoughts on the late Anthony Bourdain, Adrian Sherwood’s 1997 dub remix Echo Dek, Cold War jazzists, distance running, LA area listening bars, and more.
Yesternow: Editor’s Note Volume Two
Greetings from Todos Santos, Mexico. I’m back down here for a few days having first visited during the pandemic era in August of 2021. We’ve been listening to this massive, humid, playlist that I compiled just prior to that trip on repeat via the bluetooth speaker on the beach: Lust For Listening. All heaters, summer crate style. Think: 88°F, salt water, Mexican lagers and mezcal. In my bag I’ve been re-reading a tattered copy of Graham Greene’s prophetic 1955 expatriate novel, The Quiet American. The more things change, the more they remain the same …
Yesternow: Editor’s Note Volume One
It’s hot. 91 degrees today as I type this listening to records in my office in northeast Los Angeles. Preemptive 4th of July explosions abound after dusk, echoing the cities ambient social temperature. Like every summer, it’s all lit up. So let’s get to it: I’ve been bouncing between various books, films and records, some good, some great and some, well, trashy.