Garden of Groovy Delights

Ephemeral obsessions and other pretentious musings

Friday, April 1, 2011

Books I read March 2011

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James Fenimore Cooper-The Prairie
Monday, March 28, 2011

Guilty Pleasures #1

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What can I say? Smooth as fucking silk!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Rocking My World #2

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So in my never-ending quest for groovy tunes I stumbled upon these 2 absolute gems from the early 70's. Power of Zeus was an American ba...
Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Isaac Hayes Tough Guys

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I just got a sweet double disc from Isaac Hayes featuring the soundtracks to both Tough Guys , with Hayes, Lino Ventura, and Fred Williamson...
Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Books I read February 2011 (All too brief, I'm exhausted)

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James Fenimore Cooper- The Last of the Mohicans I can't recall having read a more thrilling adventure narrative than the first 200 pages...
Monday, February 28, 2011

Lest we forget #1

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It's hard to imagine 70's cinema without John Cazale. Make a top ten of 70's movies and there's a good shot Cazale will be i...
Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Blast from my past #6

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Possibly the best band Australia ever produced lip-synching their best song.
Monday, February 21, 2011

Groovy Giallo babe #1

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I watched Sergio Martino's Torso for the first time the other night and was smitten by the killer's first victim, actress Patrizia ...
Sunday, February 20, 2011

Who said the flute isn't groovy? #2

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Absolutely groovy tune from one one Italian cinema's most groovalicious composers
Thursday, February 17, 2011

Alessandro Alessandroni

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Groovy take on the Shaft! theme from Italian maestro Alessandroni.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Books I read January 2011

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Guillermo Del Toro & Chuck Hogan-The Strain Being a huge fan of Del Toro's cinema I knew it would simply be a matter of time before ...
Saturday, January 29, 2011

Armando Trovaioli

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Another heavyweight of the Italian soundtrack, Armando Trovaioli has composed for over 200 films. His soundtrack for Una Magnum Special Per ...
Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Who said the flute isn't groovy? #1

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Piet Van Meren and the Flying Dutchmen Classic Library recording from the Bosworth Library
Monday, January 10, 2011

Blast from my past #5

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Nice and sloppy version of one of their greatest songs. This features The Top -era line-up.
Monday, January 3, 2011

Books I Read December 2010

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Robert Kirkman-The Walking Dead Volume 13 Too Far Gone Kirkman keeps the tension high as the survivors begin to assimilate and splinter with...
Thursday, December 23, 2010

Seasons Greetings

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Merry Christmas everyone!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Tame Impala

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I heard this when watching The Kids Are All Right last weekend with the wife. It only appeared in the film for a minute or so, but I loved ...
Sunday, December 12, 2010

Books I Read November 2010-Late

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Horace McCoy-They Shoot Horses Don't They? McCoy's murder tale of a young couple and the dance marathon they entered doesn't rea...
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Thursday, December 9, 2010

Rocking My World

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Wolf People are an amazing band. Check out my previous post of their video for 'Tiny Circle'. They have just released their first st...
Monday, November 1, 2010

Books I read October 2010

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Boris and Arkady Strugatsky-Space Apprentice This month started off with an early novel of the Strugatsky's. Written before the brothers...
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