We live in a beautiful part of the world, don't you think? Despite the fact that sometimes it feels like all we ever see are the taillights and inane vanity plates of the car we're stuck behind, if we take some time to check out all the flora and fauna that our soil produces, we might get that nice swift kick in the rear from Mother Nature we didn't even know we needed. On......

Luna crooners Dean Wareham & Britta Phillips add another cooing entry to their pillowy canon of waking lullabies with the release of a second, pseudo-side project album, Back Numbers (Rounder). Soothing, cinematic, and effortless, they are both the sleepwalkers and the hypnotizers. Expect Britta’s belting on the Lee Hazlewood/Ann Margret classic, “You Turned My Head Around” to make you wonder where she’s been hiding that big ol’ voice (to use the Randy Jackson parlance......

Well at least the weather was good. The Dodgers, as well as Major League Baseball celebrated Jackie Robinson Day Saturday April 15th. The Blue Crew looked to improve their record against arch rival San Francisco Giants but found themselves falling short and wondering what happened. It was an eventful and dare we say, entertaining series if not a successful one. The Dodgers dropped 2 of 3 to the Giants and fell below .500 (6-7)......