Adam shares more stories from his Hawaiian vacation, and talks with Larry Miller about swim up bars. Alison brings the news, and Lemmy Kilmister and Slim Jim Phantom discuss living the rockânâroll lifestyle.
http://www.adamcarolla.com/ACPBlog/2011/08/31/lemmy-and-slim-jim-of-headcat/
Adam describes a heartwarming conversation he had with an 11-year-old on the flight home from Phoenix. Penn Jillette comes by later to discuss his book, âGod, No!â including a hilarious blow dryer incident.
http://www.adamcarolla.com/ACPBlog/2011/07/29/penn-jillette/
This week: Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold talks Hymnals and hair… Gaming gets a ladies’ Man… And three stars are borne - by master chef Paul Liebrandt. Plus, a joke from street artiste Shepard Fairey, and a dreamy tune by Dirty Projectors.
ICEBREAKER: SHEPARD FAIREY
Shepard Fairey — the acclaimed graphic artist behind the iconic Barack Obama “Hope” poster - pitches us a joke. Shepard’s work is featured at the L.A. Museum of Contemporary Art’s massive exhibit Art in the Streets and the new street art documentary Outside In.
SMALL TALK: MADE IN AMERICA
Aaron Britt, senior editor at Dwell, gives us a sneak peak at the mag’s October 2011 issue and tells us that we’ve still got it “Made in America”… if you’re in the market for an upscale nail clipper. (SoCal listeners - catch Aaron at next month’s Dwell on Design conference.)
A HISTORY LESSON WITH BOOZE: THE BIRTH OF PAC-MAN & THE “PAC-MAN”
This week back in 1980, Japanese video game designer Toru Iwatani helped arcades go co-ed…by inventing a game for gals. Feast your ears upon the story of Pac-Man, then gobble up this eponymous custom cocktail:
“Pac-Man,” as cooked up by bartender Kentaro Wada at the Shiba Park Hotel’s Bar Fifteen in Tokyo.
In a shaker, add:
Prepare a low ball glass with a rim of salt and Parmesan cheese (mixed).
Add the biggest ice cube(s) you can find. (Kentaro uses a large, glass-sized ice ball that looks like Pac-Man’s power pill). Shake the mixture and strain into the glass. Then garnish with a toothpick skewered with:
GUEST OF HONOR: ROBIN PECKNOLD OF FLEET FOXES
Two of the most beautiful pop songs of the last three years were written by Robin Pecknold and his band Fleet Foxes. “Winter White Hymnal,” from the band’s first album released in 2008, is a euphoria-inducing blend of harmonies, soaring guitar and provocative natural imagery. “Helplessness Blues,” the title track from their newly-released album, is Paul Simon if Paul Simon was 25 and had a backup band that shared his talent. Each of these is surrounded by a strong supporting cast of sturdy folk songs with a modern sheen. Robin talks with Brendan about bad TV, the beard question, and how to capture the universe between two fingers.
MAIN COURSE: A MATTER OF TASTE
At age 24, Paul Liebrandt became the youngest chef ever to garner a coveted 3-star NY Times Dining review. But a lackluster review a few years later - and NYC’s post-9/11 downturn - temporarily shot down his own rising star. On the eve of the release of the new HBO doc A Matter of Taste: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt (debuting June 13th), Rico chats with the chef about whether the Times is still the ultimate taste-maker.
ONE FOR THE ROAD: THE DIRTY PROJECTORS - “I DREAMED I SAW ST. AUGUSTINE”
As part of the Levi’s Pioneer sessions, which pairs modern acts with classic jeans - er, songs - The Dirty Projectors took on this ‘dreamy’ 1967 track from Bob Dylan. Best listened to on your 70th birthday, contentedly watching the young’uns grow up.
MUSIC ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW:
One of the pleasures of watching movies and television is finding characters you recognize from your own life. Matthew Baldwin is a Seattle–based writer, and he spent a long time looking for a specific kind of character — someone with autism. That’s because his son was diagnosed with autism in 2006 at the age of two, and back then Matthew only knew about one portrayal of autism in media: Rain Man. Matthew tells KUOW’s Jeannie Yandel about two other characters he was happy to discover recently; Abed from the NBC sitcom "Community" and Spock from the 2009 Star Trek reboot.
A rare chance to catch this quintessential English band play a gig in the quintessential English setting of a rural village hall. Half Man Half Biscuit are playing an intimate and low key gig at Roadwater Village Hall in Somerset. A unique opportunity to see the band delivering some top Trad. Arr. Tunes at a top Trad. Arr. venue. While you’re there you could also check out the Quantocks.
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Stars cover The Smiths.
From http://www.moteldemoka.com/2008/05/31/summer-dance-paris-edition/
In the early ’60s psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted his "obedience" experiments, showing that most people will do what an authority figure tells them to do. Psychology professor Thomas Blass details Milgram’s life and work in his book "The Man Who Shocked the World."
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