betablog commented on Dolly Parton's "Jolene": A Popular Cover Choice For Musicians Ages 9-99, at 9:43 AM on Oct 13 Belgique nu-Balearic producer Peter Visti does a pretty sweet and laconic version on the Mindless Boogie edit series (as "Dolly") that lasts twelve minutes or so and never wears out its welcome. more »

betablog commented on That Santana Song With Rob Thomas: It Was Even More Popular Than You Thought, at 6:26 PM on Sep 11 I'm willfully handing in my laminated 'cred' card and admitting that --inexplicably-- I like "Smooth." more »

betablog commented on Robert Altman Turns On His Radio, at 11:39 AM on Aug 30 As footnote, it should be stated that not a single frame from Thieves Like Us is up on YouTube to share here. more »

betablog commented on "Spin" Goes Back To Beck, at 2:26 PM on Aug 28 this best part about the cover is mis-reading the Stanton LeVay article tag "Is This the Creepiest Guy in LA?" as Beck's tag. more »

betablog commented on "The Believer" Music Issue: Can We Please Ask Ian MacKaye Some New Questions Already?, at 2:17 PM on Aug 14 "While I'm not fond of the "schema" format in which Beta jokingly lays out his unsuccessful attempts to find Molam music in Laos" That schema would be Lonely Planet. more »

betablog commented on "Wall-E" Pushes The Right Buttons, at 3:57 PM on Aug 1 @Captain Wrong: to the library i go then! by law I must reference Short Circuit while talking about Wall-E, much like i must say the name "Robert Smith" when discussing the Black Kids. more »

betablog commented on New York "Times" Surprised To Find Bands In Large College Town, at 8:47 PM on May 13 oh, this answers my question about buying drugs on Fry Street: "It didn't help things when a developer last year bulldozed much of historic Fry Street, the former epicenter of Denton's live music scene, to make way for a CVS (a plan since stalled by a permit issue). more »

betablog commented on New York "Times" Surprised To Find Bands In Large College Town, at 2:22 PM on May 12 perhaps the former informs the latter? more »

betablog commented on New York "Times" Surprised To Find Bands In Large College Town, at 2:21 PM on May 12 Fry Street in downtown Denton gained renown in the 90s as the easiest place in America to score drugs. Recycled is one of the sweetest book/ record stores I've ever encountered. more »

betablog commented on Maybe Today Should Have Been Record Store Day, at 1:57 PM on Apr 29 Boris Smile is out today as well! more »

betablog commented on Italians Do It Better Brings Us Computer Love, Druggy Disco, And Conga Pop, at 5:26 PM on Apr 8 not to take away from a fellow Idolatorer, but thought my interview with Johnny Jewel might be of interest here: [andybetablog.blogspot.com] more »

betablog commented on Seeing The {{{Sunset}}} From The East Side, at 1:09 PM on Mar 18 {{{Sunset}}} is here: [www.myspace.com] Doug Sahm EMP paper is here: [andybetablog.blogspot.com] While I never went to Red's, I do miss that cultural juxtapose. more »

betablog commented on Project X Goes Hollywood, at 3:45 PM on Aug 6, 2007 surprised there's no footage of the Beach Boys' TAMI Show performance on YouTube, since my boot copy intersperses really clean video of "I Get Around" and the like (gleaned from VH1 no doubt). more »

betablog commented on Are Music Writers Slowly Destroying The Planet?, at 12:43 PM on Jul 27, 2007 i've been just burning all of my bubble mailers and cracked jewel cases in a giant trash can. more »

betablog commented on A Little Night Music: The Best Of David Sanborn's Late-Night Benders, at 11:29 AM on Jul 18, 2007 you forgot to add that it's Screamin' Jay & Bongwater doing a Roky Erickson song. more »

betablog commented on Truck-Stop Pickups And Dockers Ads, at 10:45 AM on Jun 30, 2007 i miss my girlfriend. more »

betablog commented on What The Music Blogs Are Posting Right Now, at 11:27 AM on Jun 19, 2007 ACK! more »