About The Staff

“The BlooGAR Show” is a recurring Hip Displeasure podcast hosted by long-time buddies Yail Bloor and Senator LooGAR. Songs are played, attacks are launched, tears are shed and beds are shit. No topic is taboo with these two!

Click here for an archive of all previous episodes of “The BlooGAR Show.”

Oh, and they both openly HATE this being called “The BlooGAR Show.”

FT’s name is Bob.

FT is located in Dallas, Texas.

FT was born in 1966.

FT’s E-Mail is bobsixtysix@gmail.com.

FT’s MySpace Page is
http://www.myspace.com/bobbland.

FT has his own blog, “Son of Dad.”

FT’s three favorite albums of all-time are:

1. Spoon – A Series of Sneaks
2. The Who – Who’s Next
3. Cheap Trick – Cheap Trick (1977)

Elvis Fu’s name is Cory.

Elvis Fu is located in Annaoplis, Maryland.

Elvis Fu was born in 1976.

Elvis Fu’s E-Mail Address is
tcory.brown@gmail.com.

Elvis Fu’s Mog.com Page is
http://www.mog.com/Elvis_Fu.

Elvis Fu’s three favorite albums of all-time are:

1. Warren Zevon – Warren Zevon
2. Willie Nelson – Phases & Stages
3. Neil Young – Zuma

jasmine’s name is Jasmine.

jasmine is located in Chicago, Illinois.

jasmine was born in 1977.

jasmine’s E-Mail Address is
jasmine2677@gmail.com.

jasmine’s MySpace Page is
http://www.myspace.com/iheartjasmine.

jasmine’s three favorite albums of all-time are:

1. Yo La Tengo – I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One
2. Liz Phair – Exile in Guyville
3. Okkervil River – Down the River of Golden Dreams

Darrin Frew’s name is Darrin.

Darrin Frew is located in Glasgow, Scotland.

Darrin Frew was born in 1974.

Darrin Frew’s E-Mail Address is
darrinfrew@gmail.com.

Darrin Frew’s MySpace Page is this, I guess.

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Darrin Frew’s three favorite albums of all-time are:

1. Sonic Youth – EVOL
2. Orange Juice – Ostrich Churchyard
3. Velvet Underground – White Light/White Heat

Loog’s name is Dave.

Loog is located in Montgomery, Alabama.

Loog was born in 1977.

Loog’s E-Mail Address is davidmowery@yahoo.com.

Loog’s MySpace Page is the Hip-D bio page you’re looking at right now.

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Loog’s three favorite albums of all-time are:

1. Album 1 goes here
2. Album 2 goes here
3. Album 3 goes here

stacey’s name is Stacey.

stacey is located in Vermont.

stacey was born in 1981.

stacey’s E-Mail Address is yosly@together.net.

stacey’s MySpace Page is
http://www.myspace.com/sassyhair.

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stacey’s three favorite albums of all-time are:

1. Jeff Buckley – Grace
2. The Beatles – White Album
3. Soul Coughing – el oso

Yail Bloor’s name is Chris.

Yail Bloor is located in Atlanta, Georgia.

Yail Bloor was born in 1975.

Yail Bloor’s E-Mail Address is
chrisbkrauth@yahoo.com.

Yail Bloor’s MySpace Page is
http://www.myspace.com/yail_bloor.

Yail Bloor’s three favorite albums of all-time are:

1. The Rolling Stones – Exile On Main Street
2. Bob Dylan – Blonde On Blonde
3. Frank Black – Teenager of the Year

Mark H.’s name is Mark.

Mark H. is located in Syracuse, New York.

Mark H. was born in 1976.

Mark H.’s E-Mail Address is
fletchlives9@hotmail.com.

Mark H.’s MySpace Page is what your eyes are glued to at this very moment.

Mark H.’s three favorite albums of all-time are:

1. Beach Boys – Pet Sounds
2. Bill Fox – Transit Byzantium
3. Moby – Everything Is Wrong

Patrick’s name is Patrick.

Patrick is located in Nashville, Tennessee.

Patrick was born in 1974.

Patrick’s E-Mail Address is idiopathic@gmail.com.

Patrick’s MySpace Page is
http://www.myspace.com/_thedrizzle_.

Patrick’s three favorite albums of all-time are:

1. David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars*
2. The Beatles – Rubber Soul**
3. R.E.M. – Reckoning***

*As perfect a pop/rock album as there is. Concept in nature, without achieving the telling of an actual story, Stardust has Bowie’s best rock moments (not to mention one of the best, period) in the “Ziggy Stardust/Suffragette City” pair, and also, in “Starman” one of his most accessible ballads. I always felt that my favorite Bowie song, “Life On Mars” belolnged on this disc, but the rest will do nicely.

**Effortlessly merging bubblegum pop with pre-psychedelic folk, Rubber Soul has all the great moments of the Fab Four condensed into 14 perfect tracks. Who can argue with “Drive My Car”, “Nowhere Man”, “If I Needed Someone” and “Wait” as classic Beatles ‘rock’, while “Girl”, “Michelle”, “In My Life” and “Norwegian Wood” embrace the folk influence that would shape parts of later Beatles’ classics. The production effects and not-so-harmonious harmonies first arise here, and are at their embryonic best. The reason it isnt Number One? Ringo’s obligatory effort, “What Goes On”.

***There was a time, recently, when I doubted the intensity of Reckoning, and had it in the second tier of R.E.M. releases. After binging on it these last few months, however, I’m fully convinced of its greatness and rank it right above Murmur in overall value, although it may fall behind the debut as far as emotional immediacy, the overall album is a tremendous example of the bridge between late-70’s post-punk and late-80’s alternative pop.