Origami Vinyl :: Top 10 Records (7/8 – 7/14)
1. Gardens & Villa – S/T
2. Bon Iver – S/T
3. Papa – I Am The Lion King 7″
4. Washed Out – Within and Without
5. Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
6. Death Hymn Number 9 – Smokestack Frightening
7. The Radio Dept. – Clinging To A Scheme
8. James Blake – S/T
9. The Books – Lost and Safe
10. Les Demoniaques – Teenage Lust 7″
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The Gris Gris
We have a three pair of tickets to give away to R&G readers for King Khan
and The Gris Gris this Friday at the Echo. To enter the contest, please write
an email to rollogrady@gmail.com. Include “King Gris” in the subject line and
your full name & e-mail address in the body of the email. We’ll pick the winners
tomorrow afternoon. For ticket info (click here).
King Khan Experience – Hey Rudi
The Gris Gris – Medication
Jen is the host of the Levitation Radio program on local station KXLU 88.9 FM Los Angeles. With a musical taste heavily influenced by a variety of genres and movements, including 1950s blues and soul, 1960s garage/psych, and the Paisley Underground, her program features a blend of garage rock, blues rock, and psychedelic pop from both up-and-coming names and past artists. Many local musicians and promoters have been past guests on her show, as she continues to do her part in exposing listeners to independent music and local events. Check out Jen’s playlist after the jump:
Over the past year and a half, Arish A. Khan (a.k.a King “BlackSnake” Khan) has been to the depths of Hell and back. He was arrested twice while on tour, lost three of his best friends, parted ways with longtime collaborator and best friend, Mark “BBQ” Sultan, had a nervous breakdown, quit music, and considered becoming a Buddhist monk.
Naturally, Khan’s wife, family, and friends were worried about his well-being and encouraged him to check into a mental institution in Berlin. He agreed. At the hospital he was evaluated, prescribed “mind numbing” drugs, and monitored on an outpatient basis for a couple months.
When I caught up with Khan last month, he was no longer taking the meds and told me that this was the first month that he felt back in real life again. He is now channeling his spiritual awakening towards producing and recording on several projects: one is with Singer-songwriter Mary Ocher and another called KhanWood Clarke, which is his country music collaboration with Jeff Clarke from Demon’s Claws and Sean Wood from the Spits. He is also working on a new King Khan & The Shrines record.
