Bowery Boogie links to some seriously gritty old L.E.S. material shot by Julio Mitchel in the Times photo blog.

berkshires weekend

don't be a victim

columbia, south carolina

The New South. Kind of reminded me of Nashville.

on the road

dad and I said we'd laugh at this picture someday

fire island

"Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives."

Is this show for the clinically depressed?

non sequitur of the day

Robo translation: "Beware of his quiff. He studied Tolle. In Noisy Village."

charred bodies/pink acid wash

melissa versus enterprise

Dr. Klaus Maertens, the original Doc Martens. Looks a little like an age-progressed Woody Harrelson.

official haul, 2010 wfmu record fair

Jason & The Scorchers — Lost & Found
Mason Profitt — Wanted
Dusty Springfield — A Brand New Me
O.C. Smith — Help Me Make it Through the Night
Herbie Mann — Memphis Underground
Lightning Hopkins — Sings the Blues
Tracy Nelson — Doin' it My Way
Richard Barone — Primal Dream
O'Jays — Back Stabbers
Godfrey Daniel — Take a Sad Song...
Kentucky Colonels — Appalachian Swing
Country Store — The Country Store
The Neats — Crash at Crush
Mongo Santamaria — Feelin' Alright
Richard Barone — Primal Dream
George Benson — The Other Side of Abbey Road
Santa Fe Blues — Texas Blues Piano
Brook Benton — Something for Everyone
Mose Allison — Autumn Song
King Curtis — Sax in Motion
Keem-O-Sabe — The Electric Indian
Caetano Veloso — Caetano Veloso

of course your band is named thundercheese