Thrifty Drug Stores in-store announcements – circa 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Difficult to imagine there was a time when going to a drugstore meant a whole lot more than cold pills aspirin and razors. But aside from the customary bill-of-fare, Drug Stores were places you could buy jewelry,
Miss Binnie: Your Guidance Counselor – staunch believer in cows and raising sheep. You turn 16 and people start looking at your future for you. Why is that? Your parents: “What are you going to do with your life?” Your girlfriend: “What college are you going to?” Your friends: “You
Something homegrown this weekend – a concert from My Morning Jacket, recorded in Chicago on June 17, 2011. Since MMJ’s Jim James has been criss-crossing the country the past several weeks, on a solo tour – and everybody I ran into at his L.A. show a few weeks back were
Curtis Harding – mashup meditation on Soul. Putting Friday to bed with Curtis Harding, in session for Lauren Laverne at BBC6 Music on October 14 of this year. Curtis Harding (born June 11, 1979) is primarily a soul artist, his “slop ‘n’ soul” style carries the influence of genres including blues, gospel, psychedelia, R&B, and rock. His first
