Sea Level Records
Favorite record store? In LA, my favorite spot is easily Sea Level Records on Sunset 
in Echo Park. When I first moved here in 1997 I frequented Aron’s Records on La Brea and Rhino Records on Westwood, but neither of them ever had anything I was looking for. Rhino was better because they would at least have something worth buying and the staff was friendly enough, but Aron’s was such a hole. They had so much room, yet nothing worth buying. The staff was surly and hateful and they only ever played reggae. I used to take a list of about 20 albums that I wanted, but was lucky to find 1 or 2.
Then
Mouserocket*
One of my favorite albums from last year was the self-titled debut from Mouserocket. The album actually came out in 2004, but it didn't appear on my radar until last year when I followed a link to a track on…
Ssssssuper Sssssynth (like Ssssssixteen Candlessss)?
I really want to spell their name Mi Hijo Plaza because they are an LA-based band and it sounds so quintessentially Angeleno when spelled that way, but, alas, the proper spelling is Meho Plaza: a fantastic band getting a lot…
Yesssssss (Science Fact)
Finally. The world of science fiction is merging with our world. Within the past couple of weeks, two awesome science fiction stories have made their way into major news. Up in Lake Champlain (straddling the borders between New York, Vermont…