Month: December 2012
This is the kind of movie that I can get behind, one that documents the Who’s Next Monolith. According to photographer Ethan Russell, most of the members were unable to urinate, so rainwater was tipped from an empty film canister to achieve the desired effect. The striking, partially cloudy sky seen above the site was …
I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by Facebook… Years ago I argued with a friend over the Nick Drake “Pink Moon” VW commercial. While I don’t like hearing my favorite artists used like that, I did feel that Drake had such a small following before the commercial that anything to bring him …
The driving force behind Seattle band Sledgeback is Gabi Hun, a force of nature who began playing in punk bands in his native Hungary back in the early nineties. Sledgeback looks the part of seasoned punk rockers. They’ve been around the punk rock world a few times and they sport piercings and chains hanging off …
I have a bit of history wit’ CHARLIE IS MY DARLING, which is a great fave, especially in the phenomenally cleaned up & recently completed version now finally available! I first read about it in 1981, when Dave Marsh published the first edition of THE BOOK OF ROCK LISTS, in which it was listed as the #1 …
Thanks to John Layne Anderson for bringing this simple, yet elegant, pug video to my attention. In this video you can really see how the mighty pug is, as Dave Barry said, “a close relative of the pillow family…” And here’s one where the cute little pug just hates the iPhone. Poor pug…
“Rescue Me” is certainly the equal of Peak Aretha on Atlantic, but arrived a full 18 months IN ADVANCE of Miz Franklin’s first venture into the Top 10! It also boasts one of the great bass lines in the history of pop music, from R&B to Postpunk! – Tom Kipp RIP Fontella Bass 1940 – …
Yes, this song BELONGS to Etta James (her version is the ONLY version), but my favorite cover of it, is this one by Christine McVie circa 1970 (last night, some woman who I didn’t catch the name of, absolutely butchered it “in tribute” to Buddy Guy. She over-sang it, the key is to ‘under-sing’ it) …
I was just thinking about something else last night when the phrase “hit me with your rhythm stick. hit me, hit me, hit me” … hit me. That’s staying power and pervasive influence of which any rocker can be proud. – Claude Iosso http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A61i0Xscj-k
I like the idea of an over-the-top gothic Gatsby for the 21st Century, and this version of Fitzgerald’s novel looks like it could be an amazing ride in 3D. I only wish they’d gone for period music in the soundtrack, or orchestral music simulating period music, or even electro dance pop incorporating period music. Gatsby …
On Friday night, December 22, I ventured one mile north from home and set foot once again in Darrell’s Tavern. At the invitation of Seattle’s infamous funny gal, Cathy Sorbo, I decided I’d go see the burlesque show she was hosting. With my BGF in tow, a band was just finishing playing some Christmas tunes …
Here was Davin Michael Stedman‘s initial response to the mighty, Django Unchained: “Holy sh#tballs I just saw my favorite Tarantino movie. Django was so great I don’t want you to go into the theater with expections that may diminish its impact. It’s like Moonrise Kingdom. Leave expectations at the door and let the master do …
Sorry baby but all I wanted for Christmas was Bonnie Raitt and a bottle of whiskey, right under that tree. I would have done everything John Lee Hooker told her he was going to do, twice. Before breakfast. This **** is BAD. – Davin Michael Stedman and his band, Staxx Brothers, wish you a Happy …
Thus far, this Quad City All Star Christmas CD from 1996 is the best Holiday album I’ve ever experienced. The 69 Boys and 95 South have so far been upstaged by female MCs K-nock and 24K. I’m not sure which of them rapped this verse. But I’ll tell you what, it knocked my dick in …
Thanks to Gordon Jack Schultz for this lovely piece of music.
While I have sung and played music since childhood, a number of mundane personal detours led me away from music, my first love, and into the corporate world. One day I peeked outside my cubicle and realized that music was still there waiting for me. So we kissed, made up, and ran off together. People …
When your loved one needs more daily assistance than you can provide, it’s time to start looking for an assisted living facility. Rather than the complete care that a nursing home provides, an assisted living facility will help your loved one maintain his or her independence while still providing help with day-to-day activities as necessary. …
Born in 1997 and 14 at the time of this video, singer Zara Larsson entered the public eye by competing and succeeding on a Swedish TV show similar to America’s Got Talent called Talang 2008 when she was ten years old.
Total Warr’s “Where Is My Mind” (Pixies cover) turns the hit into a buzzing, beat-driven jam complete with a sample from “Empire State of Mind.” The video builds from a simple live performance of the classic into an all out house party full of entertaining characters.
In this latest installment, you will learn that George W. Bush was the worst president in our lifetime. Earlier this month the European Court of Human Rights found the CIA guilty of torturing a German citizen, Khaled el Masri. Allegations included kidnapping him in Macedonia, covertly transferring him via extraordinary rendition to an Afghan detention …
F*CK THAT! ERIN MCKEOWN'S ANTI-HOLIDAY ALBUM (2011) by Erin McKeown Singer-songwriter, producer, and dedicated activist Erin McKeown is gearing up to release her new album, MANIFESTRA, which brings together her political and musical selves. Funded by her enthusiastic fan-base in a mere six days via PledgeMusic, MANIFESTRA will be released January 15th on McKeown’s own …
Dani Shay is no stranger to the stage, having been a contestant on both NBC’s America’s Got Talent and the most recent season of Oxygen’s The Glee Project. With a handful of releases and viral videos already under her belt, the singer-songwriter has released her new One: The Winter EP today featuring three uplifting tracks, …
Meet Sophia Bastian. She sings because she loves Ray Charles and Tupac Shakur, or at least that what she says at the end of “Ways to Take it Easy.” She puts a jazzy spin on classic soul with tasty organ riffs and brawny horn stabs that sound as full as vintage Morphine to punctuate her …
Click to Enlarge ImageChristmas Tree Fire Safety Selecting Christmas Trees: Needles should be green and hard to pull back from the branches Trunk should be sticky to the touch Bounce the tree trunk on the ground if lots of needles fall off it’s dried out Caring: Do not place your tree …
You might envision Tunisia as a wonderful place for an exotic holiday. Most tourists love visiting the tiny African nation because you’re right in the middle of so many different landscapes – beaches, desert, mountains, and cities. But Tunisia also has plenty to do for the whole family, and if you’re thinking about bringing the …
Homer and Jethro were adept, first-rate jazz musicians (See Playing It Straight and It Ain’t Necessarily Square) but that’s not the music for which they’ll be primarily remembered. Instead Henry “Homer” Haynes and Kenneth “Jethro” Burns will go down in musical history as the creators of tunes such as “The Gal From Possum Holler,” “How …
August 1958, Chess Records, Little Walter’s version of the Big Bill Broonzy classic – Paul Butterfield said that when he heard this, it forever changed his perception of the relationship between the harmonica to the human voice. – Pat Thomas is the author of the recently released work, Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of …
A lovely, minimalist version of “In the Garden” from No Guru No Method No Teacher with Van’s inimitable voice surrounded by transcendant piano, bass and acoustic guitar.
The trailer for this movie makes the production look very deftly imagined and well-acted. This entire genre, however, the “my parents don’t understand my band and my long-suffering girlfriend can’t cope with my success” genre, is almost always disappointing. As my friend Rich Horton says, “To be fair, the whole ‘(our) band is daring to …