Category Archives: Videos

Mellotron Mondays: Listen To Some Genesis And Contemplate The End Of Man’s Long Union With Earth

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Bob Lee

Hello and welcome to another edition of Mellotron Monday, where even when things appear kind of weird and desperate at the start of the week, you can always get your stresses stroked away by the dulcet sounds of the tape-based … Continue reading →

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Watch Self Help Graphics’ Virtual Dia de los Muertos

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Elise Thompson

Self Help Graphics pioneered Dia de los Muertos celebrations in Los Angeles, and has always been the most community-oriented. There are bigger and more elaborate celebrations, like Olvera Street and Hollywood Forever Cemetery, but to me, the artist-run Self Help has … Continue reading →

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Two Hours of Vintage Halloween Cartoons Especially for You

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Elise Thompson

If you can’t get enough of skeletons playing the drums on other skeletons’ bony butts and the awesome music of Cab Calloway, we have assembled a collection of vintage cartoons for you to enjoy. Two hours of animation including Betty … Continue reading →

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Welcome To Mellotron Mondays! Groove With The Groundhogs

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Bob Lee

All hail the Mellotron, one of the funkiest, cleverest instruments ever designed. Of all the off-the-wall inventions successfully adapted into rock music, only the synthesizer surpasses it. The Mellotron is a primitive sampler based on tape loops, each one a … Continue reading →

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The Rundown: This Week in Brief 08/07/2020

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Elise Thompson

Who Was Steven Parent? On August 5, 2020, Scott Michaels, owner of Dearly Departed Tours and Hollywood film consultant, posted the story of Steven Parent, one of the lesser-known victims of the Manson Family. What was this 18-year old from … Continue reading →

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OG Punk Musicians Record Anthem for Flattening the Curve

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Elise Thompson

Musicians Frank Meyer and Bruce Duff, formerly of The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs, have written and produced “Flatten the Curve” (or FTC, which sounds way more punk), about social distancing and staying safe at home. Released in May, the song was recorded … Continue reading →

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If Mexicans Celebrated the 4th like Americans Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Elise Thompson

This is still my favorite 4th of July video ever. Turnaround is fair play.

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The Quiet Car

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Carolyn Soyars

L.A. is beautiful in the rain. Everything glistened as the train pulled up to the platform at Union Station – the cement, the metal rafters, the train itself, cleansed by the storm and ready to take me home to Ventura … Continue reading →

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Virtual Adventure: Travel into a Volcano

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Elise Thompson

Travel into an active volcano in the Republic of Vanuatu, located in the Pacific island on a volcanic archipelago east of Australia. Explorer Sam Cossman and his team piloted drones over the 7.5-mile-wide Marum Crater.

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Books to Help You Mellow the Fuck Out

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Elise Thompson

This is a stressful time for everyone. We could all use a little help. I’m not generally a reader of self-help and spiritual books. Unfortunately, the genre is beset by platitudes and meaningless catchphrases. But there are some amazing books … Continue reading →

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