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the Vega Lounge - Happy Hour - 6/26

This month we have a very special happy hour lined up. We have our good friends David Hopkins and DJ Jimmy Love of Non-Stop Bhangra providing live entertainment for the night. You don't want to miss this one!

We will also have the usual vices, design gossip, and general lewd behavior that we've come to expect every month.

Hope you can make it, please RSVP

Detroit takes yet another blow...

My hometown of Detroit has had a streak of bad luck as of late, with the auto industry reveling in high gas prices, dealing with 10% unemployment (the highest in the nation) and a mayor tangled in a scandal that's choking the last breath out of the city.

As if things couldn't get any worse, with the final twist of the dagger, my beloved Tiger Stadium is getting the wreaking ball. After years of political squabbling, one rescue/redevelopmment plan after another, the almost 100 year old american classic is being demolished.

Truly a sad day, not only for the city of Detroit but for our country and it's history. Tiger stadium was tied for the the oldest park in major league baseball with Fenway Park, followed closely by Wrigley Field. Imagine the controversy if either of those parks were going to be destroyed, imagine the outcry to save the past. The biggest problem for Tiger stadium is that it's located in Detroit, nobody in this country cares about the problems facing Detroit, let alone notices that we are losing a piece of our history. I'm going there for a visit next week, where I'll see the carnage first hand. Reminded of why I'm going to miss this place and what made it so special, the bleacher creatures, the wave, and the only 2 dollar beer in a 12 oz dixie cup on the planet!

It's a sad day indeed.

Radiohead challenges the norm yet again..

When most bands reach the same level that Radiohead has, they mostly become formulaic and predictable shells of their former selves. though their music has drifted in this direction they are still innovators in the business end of the music industry. Fame has only enabled them to go against the grain and be completely innovative and daring. Giving their album In Rainbow away for free, while completely bypassing a traditional music label shook up the whole industry and has quickly started a trend with Oasis, Jamiroquai and Nine Inch Nails following suit.
Once again they have out done themselves by doing a music video shot completely with lasers, computers and pinhole photography, no cameras! Check it out...

This Wednesday - The Rumble at Harlot - Heavenly States

Our good friends at Future Sounds are co-hosting The Rumble at Harlot, always fun and tons of freebies if you get there early enough. Check it out...

WEDNESDAY JULY 9TH
THE RUMBLE @ HARLOT
DOORS @ 8PM

For starters we've got BAGeL Ted, Richie Panic of Blow Up SF and Emeryville legend DJMC blazing the decks and The Heavenly States performing an intimate mini set. Plus, we're giving away special Ratatat swag (new CDs, autographed posters, 7-inches, and more). We'll be spinning some tracks off their new album "Lp3." Don't forget giveaways from TankFarm Clothing and FREE vodka lemon drops 8 to 9 (while vodka lasts)!!!

Free entry with SonicLiving RSVP before 10PM. ONE RSVP PER PERSON. You MUST RSVP to be on the list.

Tom Green and Andrew Dice Clay, I'm speechless...

This is definetily the most disturbing thing I've seen in a while, I really don't know what to say...