French DJ and producer Simon Delacroix, operating under the moniker The Toxic Avenger, has shattered the boundaries of electronic music, creating a chillingly dark place all his own. Crafting heavy-hitters that range from dizzying, dance club numbers to twisted, otherworldly creations, his signature sound speaks to the depths of the imagination, rousing images straight from …
“That Man” – Victoria Spivey. Saltiest blues singer. Hurry and re-discover her so we can get the Hollywood bio-pic rolling. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ06tV2QnVQ
The Latest From Steve Stav is Part Two of a three part series on the Seattle World’s Fair: http://www.stevestav.com/2012/04/elvis-jfk-and-it-happened-at-worlds.html
About 25 years ago it suddenly dawned on me that Todd & Daryl were/are vocal doppelgangers, in addition to being Philly boys who made good! It then occurred to me that Daryl’s truest vocal model wasn’t David Ruffin or any of the other Soul Immortals he’s cited, but rather the wunderkind known as Todd! So …
I heard a stirring tune sung in Italian on my evening commute the other day. I went to the station’s website, www.wnur.org, which is the student-run, self-sufficient radio station at Northwestern University. My one source research has led me to Italian prog. GOTTA visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz86bw70Beg and search for Museo Rosenbach on YouTube. – Mark Erickson
Thanks to Ann Cohan for these pix of this year’s tulips up in Washington’s Skagit Valley near Mount Vernon.
“Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses” – U2. I’ve been her. Haven’t we all? – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
Steve Stav’s latest is part one of a three part series on the Seattle World’s Fair: http://www.stevestav.com/2012/04/50-years-of-wonder-and-counting.html
On 4/26/2012 3:08 PM, Kipp, Thomas J wrote: https://www.burningshed.com/store/kingcrimson/product/450/3794/ By the by, Marc, if you ever need a birthday gift for our ol’ D.C. Prog Rock pals, now you’re set! (Burning Shed has four different mugs for Jethro Tull, as well! And two others for Crimson.) And I love that they’ve printed onto …
“Not This Time” – Kate Bush. Impossible to over-state this artist’s influence on me. Chose a rare b-side for true KB fans. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
Here’s the latest from my friend Davin Michael Stedman: The very first Soul United Film Festival takes place May 3rd, 2012 from 7 to 10pm at Cinebarre in Mountlake Terrace. The festival features a unique program of music videos and short films, produced on both a local and national level. The Soul United Film Festival …
Perennial L.A. punk-rockers, X, are touring the West Coast right now, before heading to Europe to join Pearl Jam this summer. Now celebrating their 35th anniversary as a band, X is the last musical group out of the iconic “class of ’77,” which featured such greats as The Ramones, The Clash and The Sex Pistols, …
On Tuesday evening April 24, I headed to Seattle’s artsy Fremont neighborhood to The Nectar Lounge – where legendary Ska band The Skatalites were playing. The Nectar Lounge is a great little club with an ample dance floor, a large loft and even a covered patio where patrons can go smoke and still watch the …
“Morning Sun” – Dot Allison. Swirl yourself around inside this strange, slow mystery. Take a deep breath and exhale into blissful relief. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
Thanks to Randy Rendfeld for finding this video: Finding Portland from Uncage the Soul Productions on Vimeo. Here’s the Vimeo page description: Finding Portland was produced, shot, and edited in 51 days during March and April at the invitation of TEDx Portland, where the video was unveiled to a sell out crowd of 650 and …
http://youtu.be/pl8j_nFpajI This movie includes all of the following 2 Tone bands and songs live: “Nite Klub” – The Specials “The Prince” – Madness “Ne-Ne-Na-Na-Na-Na-Nu-Nu” – Bad Manners “007 (Shanty Town)” – The Bodysnatchers “Three Minute Hero” – The Selecter “Ranking Full Stop” – The Beat “Big Shot” – The Beat “Concrete Jungle” – The Specials …
The following is from the artist’s Youtube description: Sámi artist Elle Márjá Eira performing in Sami Grand Prix 2009 in Kautokeino, but not as a part of the competition. She is singing/yoiking “Ruoššajievja”. Sami Grand Prix is a part of the Easter Festival in Kautokeino. The Sámi people: Sami people, also spelled Sámi, or Saami, …
“The State I’m In” – Sinead O’Connor. A “breeze blowing under the skin” that purifies and heals. PS. Get well soon, Sinead! – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
Here’s the catchy and cool new single from The Animals at Night. As you can read below, all profits from the sale of the single will go to PAWS. Here’s the band’s Youtube description: “One Down, One to Go – Official video by Marlon Schaeffer and the Animals at Night. Purchase the single here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/one-down-one-to-go-single/id517282887 …
“Lifetime” – Maxwell. “I can let my life pass me by / or I can get down and try / to work it ALL out this lifetime.” – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days Maxwell – Lifetime (Official Music Video). Watch more top selected videos about: Maxwell
A seed packet of nasturtiums is the best $3 you will ever spend! Nasturtiums only flower if they are planted in crappy soil, they are beautiful, and you can eat them; what is not to love? Both the leaves and flowers are edible and taste like black pepper. They are beautiful in a salad or …
One of the teachers in our high school, a Mr. Blake, was a former actor and knew Jonathan Frid (of TVs’s Dark Shadows) from those days. One day, Frid came to visit Mr. Blake at the school and to talk to his classes. My Humanities class with Mrs. Bertaccini met in one of the rooms …
“…Peace has come to Zimbabwe, Third World’s right on the one…”
There’s something faintly surreal about seeing Tim Midgett and Andy Cohen together onstage again. Five and a half years after Bottomless Pit played their last (and first) Seattle show, their recent Northwest engagement—Friday, April 13 at the Sunset and the following night at Bellingham’s Shakedown—felt like a long time coming, but it also felt as …
“Beau Soir” – Debussy. Learned it at 16 + still sing it to warm up my voice before shows. Hauntingly beautiful + nostalgic. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
[What follows is a work of fiction. None of this ever happened or will happen. No one wants any harm to come to President Obama. The author is using stories which exist only in his imagination to tell a political parable and thereby challenge readers to think in a new way about politics. Once again, …
During my first night at Herb Study it was mentioned that anise hyssop made a nice tea. I asked what part of the Anise Hyssop was edible and I was promptly assigned to find the answer and report back at the next meeting. I had grown anise hyssop for years because it is a tall …
“Secret” – Madonna. File under “Guilty Pleasures”, but somewhere near the top! – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days