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08/19/2022

Speedbuggy USA's new full-length album, Sonic West, officially releases today, including a claustrophobic video for "How Soon Is Now" (written by Johnny Marr and Morrissey, and originally performed by The Smiths) filmed in the basement of The Little Jewel of New Orleans, located in Los Angeles's Historic Chinatown district.

Check out the video, then meet us at The Jewel for some crawfish soon. Vinyl available at rarebirdlit dot com; digital available online and via streaming.

Filmed and Joe Cardamone and Sean Cardamone from American Primitive. Produced by John X. Recorded by Andrew Bush. Mixed by Ben Moore. Mastered by Dave Gardner.

https://youtu.be/OJCz-0c_sAo
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Official music video by Speedbuggy USA performing "How Soon Is Now"—from the forthcoming full-length album, Sonic West (Rare Bird, 2022).Directed by Joe Card...

06/20/2019

Available 7/9/19 wherever good books are sold.

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02/09/2017

All of us at Rare Bird are very excited to not only be publishing Mark Fleischman's The Studio 54 Effect, but also Cornelia Guest's new memoir, Then and Now. 2017 and 2018 are turning out to be very high profile catalog seasons. Thank you to all of our close friends and allies.

From Studio 54 to Jackie O to Andy Warhol, the debutante who knew everyone announces plans to write her life story 

07/29/2015

09/30/2013

Marc Maron Jerry Stahl 11/8 | Chelsea Hotel at Stories Tonight http://p0.vresp.com/QQRxOZ

09/27/2013

WHBF 2013 Help Spread the Word! | Sun 9.29 http://p0.vresp.com/d6XBUf

05/29/2012

Chip Jacobs on Jerry Brown in Bloomberg.

Anyone following the listing giant we call California might have noticed that the Chicken Littles have once again hoarded the microphones for their narrative of downsized expectations.

05/03/2012

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04/30/2012

The stranger I’d incensed in the rusty, white Volkswagen bus pumped his fist out the window, cussing. “Motherf**ker,” he yelled. “I’m gonna get YOU!” His promise came with little javelins of spit that pelted out of his mouth, liquid vulgarity over which he had little control. That look — his detesti...