Only in New York (well maybe a few other places) can a restaurant open, specialize in one food, and really perfect it. Everyone has seen the cupcake shops, dumpling houses, and whatnot…but a place specializing in meatballs is something that I wasn’t expecting. That is not to say the meatball can’t be perfected, or that there…read more
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The Great Pumpkin on 2010-09-02 06:45:27
Last night I saw Big Troubles video for “Bite Yr Tongue” for the first time, and all I could do was smile. These boys are adorable, and the video represents everything that is Big Troubles and New Jersey…car rides, food (PIZZA and HOT DOGs), soda, great pop music, and more. One of my favorite music videos…read more
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The Great Pumpkin on 2010-08-27 07:46:27
Back To the Future the Ride (BTTFtr) is the solo exploration of sound by the one and only Brian Miller. One of the people responsible for Friends Forever (if you haven’t seen the Friends Forever documentary, it’s one of the best rock n roll docs ever), as well as the unearthly power that is Foot Village . BTTFtr…read more
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The Great Pumpkin on 2010-08-26 08:36:29
South Carolina. My home state, and a place you can readily find fresh seafood, boiled peanuts, Cheerwine , mustard based bbq , Krispy Kreme, and pimento cheese. According to my friends raised in other part of the country pimento cheese isn’t something that is common knowledge. Pimento cheese is a common food in the Southern United States. The basic…read more
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The Great Pumpkin on 2010-08-25 10:10:01
West Palm Beach’s Totem Pole make haunting 60′s influenced pop music. Totem Pole is the music of Kevin Williams, and he is backed up by Sam Lang with additional vocals from Tess Bass. Totem Pole played their first show about two years ago, and just last month the band released their first EP titled Caves and…read more
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The Great Pumpkin on 2010-08-20 08:34:14
I should have been on this months ago, but it took Bryant over at Part Time to bring it to my attention. Family Trees are a Brooklyn based threesome that recently released a7″ on the quickly rising Father/Daughter Records . Ryan Trott, Amanda Finn, and Joe Pruitt make up the trio and as the title of this post/song…read more
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The Great Pumpkin on 2010-08-17 08:18:27
Jack’s Cosmic Dogs is one of the places that I truly from when I lived in Charleston, SC. Even as a humble vegetarian we would visit for the excellent french fries, and the almighty Bunny in a Bun. Now as a more experienced food enthusiast I was willing to try the Cosmic Dog, a hot dog with blue…read more
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The Great Pumpkin on 2010-08-13 10:32:27
On July 5th I tagged along with my friend Leah to see Unrest at the Bell House for the big Teen Beat party. I am still fairly new to their music (I know…how many years behind am I?), but have been catching up fast. Above is a photo I shot at that show with my Diana Mini, and I…read more
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The Great Pumpkin on 2010-08-12 09:54:41
Hello All, For those of you following this blog since the first post you know that the initial idea was to have the blog turn in a record label. Last fall that dream was almost brought into fruition, but do to the actual fiances involved in pressing records I had to back down from the idea…luckily the band I was…read more
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The Great Pumpkin on 2010-08-09 09:50:46
Tonight is a big day for music here in Brooklyn, and even though I haven’t had great internet access over the past couple weeks I still need to let you know what is going on! Death By Audio has a killer show happening with two of my favorite up and coming acts. First is Swimsuit , a new band…read more
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The Great Pumpkin on 2010-07-30 04:21:37