is it in my eye ? Continuing our Florida Fantasy theme spread over the last couple of days, here's Gibby Haynes and fellow upstarts ...

i am a fugitive from a chain gang, twice. I was just listening to some Fugs when this sprang to mind. If my memory serves me well, this...

cowboys & indians: john wayne by andy warhol . silk screen, 1986. I was never a big fan of Marion - let it be said - but at least Andy...

how high ? Hip-Hop is not something you will normally see on this site. In Wu-Tanger, Method Man 's case I am quite prepared to mak...

detail from jan van eyck 's, giovanni arnolfini and his wife, 1434. Tempera on wood. Texan, M ayo Thompson is very much a maverick g...

If you haven't already checked it out, gentlebear is a very nice new site indeed. We got Brooklyn in the house!

immediately arresting cover art. Released in 1968 on the Immediate label, " Ogden's Nut Gone Flake " saw the Small Faces mo...

A comment I left over at Jon 's place. (Check out the original great commentary sparring between Jon and Mr. Beer N. Hockey on Dope City...

don't let the sun go down on me. * Written by Dave "Curly" Williams and Sunny David in a fusion of race for music's sa...

progenitor of the rob tyner look ? or lux interior, possibly. I first came across this one on the excellent bubblegum machine , which a...

mullet versus mulatto Ridiculous hairstyles . Well, I thought it was kind of funny, but everyone else was no doubt laughing about this last ...

To those sites aware that I have linked and, for whatever reason, avoided reciprocating... fuck y'all! I can't be doing with that s...

elsewhere: mick farren exposes the sea monkey conspiracy. Have you been deceived ? Hit back now! It's never too late!

los cholas y los españoles dan un paseo. this one is inspired by Jon 's recent plugging of Willy DeVille , and also his respect for S...

flowers #1 by ib , S ib LINGSHOT ON THE BLEACHERS. Important and exciting breaking news over on Art Decade . Love is definitely in the ...

flowers #2 by ib , S ib LINGSHOT ON THE BLEACHERS. I originally photographed these flowers in front of a rain swept window about ten years ...

we've got young skinny girls... here at the western world. Steely Dan are one of those American bands - or more accurately, pairing...

mer records # 601. Written by Patti Smith in collaboration with Richard Sohl. Performed with Richard Sohl on piano, and Lenny Kaye on gui...

a farthing for your thoughts, dear boy. Rosa rides a mountain bike. She takes it everywhere rather than use the subway or file onto a bus...

wyatt earp or deputy dawg ; the sheriff hits the trail. Or, as my friend Gus asked, who are the brain police ? This communique is prom...

detail from " la mort de marat " by jaques-louis david, 1793.

veterans of experience. Actually, the sun is far from shining here this morning. It's dull and overcast and my head is still thumping fr...

blockhead design by barney bubbles . Ian Dury arrived on Stiff Records with the anthemic 45 " Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll ...

jackson pollock 's lavender mist: number 1, 1950. I first saw lavender mist in the flesh at the Tate Gallery, London when I was fifteen...

ray milland in deep in the pyjama girl case. From wiki: " The Pyjama Girl Case is a soundtrack album from director Flavio Mogherini...

the girl from ipanema . Written in 1962 by Antonio Carlos Jobim ; Vinicius DeMoraes ; with additional English lyrics by Norman Gimbel. The f...

"flag" by jasper johns , 1954-55. Released in 1960, the soundtrack to Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim's smash " ...

when the sheriff comes to town, you gotta be quick... or draw. Billy Ficca; Fred Smith; Richard Lloyd; and Tom Verlaine, recorded live in 1...

sandoz, sandoz... my mind has wings. Eric Burdon 's move stateside to Haight-Ashbury in 1966 spawned a monumental sea change in both ...

gloria in excelsis deo. Well, the intention was to lead today with an extended celebration of Van's "Gloria", but following ye...

no fucking comment. Now, I don't wish to sound menopausal here, but I can't help but noticing once again that the ratio of hits/down...

reach out to me. I ain't going nowhere. Produced and written by Motown Dream Team, Holland-Dozier-Holland. ▼ THE FOUR TOPS: REACH OUT ...

john deere come home. How can you possibly go wrong with an EP glorifying unsafe alcohol consumption and Wisconsin loner sociopath, Ed Ge...

jackie says it cold, so jane is in her vest... What, no Velvet Underground to date ? Let's remedy that right here and now with their ...

Wonder Weeny 3 . fatal microbes #1 (1978): Honey Bane ; vocals Pete Fender ; guitar Scotty Boy Barker ; bass Gem Stone ; drums This 4...

puente's star on the hollywood walk of fame, february 2006 . From his 99th studio album, apparently. Who's counting ? "Tit...

Author's note: I was intending on posting more Riz here on the bleachers having recently discovered this killer album. My only previous...

bang! bang! Joe Cuba was born "Gilberto Calderón" in 1931 in the city of New York. "Cuba is considered to be the "...

"assiniboine hunting buffalo" by paul kane , 1796 - 1872. ▼ GRANT LEE BUFFALO: FUZZY from "Fuzzy" LP (Slash) 1993 ...

she's 'bout 5'4"... from her head to the ground. One of the greatest defining rock n' roll moments outside of the U.S. ...

turn, turn, turn. Written by Jerry Garcia ; John Dawson; Robert Hunter. ▼ THE GRATEFUL DEAD: FRIEND OF THE DEVIL from "American ...

astronomer extraordinaire, sir patrick moore. Tonight is a minor cause for celebration for many Glaswegian citizens, namely Radiohead...

something for the weekend. Former U.S. Air Force computer repairman and one-time Detroit dj , Kenny Larkin. Find him here . ▼ YENNEK (aka...