The September 29, 2015 Richard Lloyd Band show at The Columbia City Theater hit top gear about halfway through the main set, and from that point right on through the all-Jimi encore, Richard was on FIRE! Here’s how he brought it all back home on his battered Strat: “Friction”, “Pleading”, “Alchemy”, “Field of Fire”, “Amnesia”, …
Last night Bill Larsen and I and a few others were sharing some musical memories from the late ’70s, and it struck me that I really can’t underestimate the cumulative effect that several records from roughly 1979 or so had on me — “Starry Eyes” (The Records), “Girl of My Dreams” (Bram Tchaikovsky), “Too Late” …
back in the mid-60’s, there was a huge monster fad. there were two general categories of monsters sold – movie monsters and hot rod monsters. the economic king of the hot rod monsters was ed ‘big daddy’ roth, who promoted a character named “Rat Fink” and a whole family of other assorted ”fink’ monsters. one …
I can’t get enough of these new tunes from Starr Blazerz. At last, dance tunes loaded with humanity and drama (the good kind)… The one above is brand new, the one below is a few months old. Listen if you want to catch up. Starr Blazerz began in 2013 as a songwriting collaboration between Virginia …
At 8:20 a.m. on September 9, 1971 the Attica Prison riot began. At 9:45 AM on September 13, tear gas was dropped into the yard and New York State Police troopers opened fire non-stop for two minutes into the smoke. by the time the facility was retaken, 10 hostages (Nine of them Prison guards who …
Loved this song for a long, long time. Only just realized it has Chloe Sevigny in it, apparently her first time on film in any guise. I was prompted to it by watching Chloe’s excellent UK mini-series Hit And Miss in which she stars as a paid assassin who just happens to be transgender female. …
Here’s a lovely version of “In the Garden” off No Guru, No Method, No Teacher recorded at Van Morrison’s 70th birthday (8/31/2015) concert on Cypress Avenue in Belfast, near Hyndeford street, near Sir George Ivan Morrison’s childhood home. It’s amazing to me that there’s any musician out there who can still make great music on …
Patsy Cline singing Willie Nelson’s “Crazy” (her biggest hit). in the movie version of her life (her bio/pic) jessica lang never quite “looked right” with that voice coming out of her skull. when you hear the real deal, it makes perfect sense. logic counts for something, still. – Art Chantry Patsy Cline – Crazy by …
Woke up in the mood for this gorgeous B-side by The Police. As a bonus, a fan has lovingly assembled footage of them through their brief, amazing career, and you can truly see their spirit as people and as an utterly special band — with Andy Summer’s melodic magic, and how Stewart Copeland and Sting …
This recently resurfaced film clip is awesome, and tells the story as well as I could. Just watch the video: https://youtu.be/Ct_SWrM4TbM Vortex 1 Wikipedia Page Vortex 1 in the Oregon Encyclopedia And more…
The Swedish electro-pop act Death In The Afternoon (DITA) are treating you to their next single from their forth-coming album called Let Go. As all their other tracks, this one is also produced remotely by the duo themselves. Christian and Linda’s hard work, talent and artistic individuality seem to be paying off by having already …
The 8/28 edition of the Chicago Tribune contained a gushing article by rock critic Greg Kot about Naked Raygun, a local 1980s “punk-rock band” that appeared on the bill with Foo Fighters, Urge Overkill, and Cheap Trick at Wrigley Field last night. The piece included snippets from Dave Grohl, former Nirvana member and Foo leader. …
A moment of eerie synchronicity with this tune just caught me. I hadn’t heard it in 25 years, but a lyric from here, actually a line William Blake’s poetry, has stuck with me ever since I eagerly lapped up A Sense of Wonder on day of release in 1985: “Wisdom is sold in the desolate …
This might be on Spotify but I went out and bought this 1974 unreleased album by the late Chris Wood on CD. Wood was the flautist and saxophonist of Traffic. Recorded just after the demise of Traffic in 1974, Vulcan was begun for Island records but shelved in 1978. The sessions featured contributions from Steve …
You Rockers who hate R&B You Soul Surfers that hate Rock You Jazzerz who hate everything that’s popular You fusionist who hate Blues You country Bluegrassers that hate the city You Rappers opposed to any thang Positive I love all y’all sound ! Sound, Music Groove Pocket It’s invisible Angels Ya Big Sillyz ITS ALL …
we tend to dismiss Toni Basil as a lightweight party gal who had a single lucky hit (“oh mickey”) and then rightfully vanished. sure, it was a catchy tune, but really? it was bubble gum pop trash, right? if that’s all you think Toni Basil ever did, they you don’t know Toni. earliest credits i’ve …
There is no finer expression of Dave Edmund’s genius than the way he manipulates Elvis Costello’s nightmare relationship into a verse chorus verse rock and roll Rockpile jumped up pop song.. wait for the instrumental break… short but so strong… – Iman Lababedi Also in Rock NYC, Iman’s music blog: Band I’d Most Like To …
This is an old school pop tune. Very 60s, very Fitz and the Tantrums. There are plenty of hooks here. I heard this on NPR yesterday and decided to pass along. The last NPR tune which motivated me to go share-sies was Hozier’s “Take Me to Church,” which wound up being a huge US hit. …
over the decades, there has been an enormous amount of debate over “what is the greatest gigposter of all time?” some talk about elvis or the beatles (like the greatness of the band had anything to do with the greatness of the poster). The Who had amazing posters (try to belittle that infamous “maximum R&B” …
maybe my single favorite Neil Young tune. supposedly written after watching nixon’s resignation speech and then quickly recorded in a single take. a brilliant capture of what the 1970’s FELT like. – Art Chantry
The songs of Bruce Springsteen might seem like an odd choice for Swedish recording artist, Moa Holmsten. After fronting heavy metal band, Meldrum, then releasing two dynamic and avant-garde albums of her own songs (Do You Want Me, Death? and All Blade, No Handle)… Moa Holmsten and Tony Naima went into the studio in 2013 …
Keith Moon – this wack-job changed my life – the hours I spent as a teenager listening to every note that came out of his drum set and trying to emulate his sound and style caused me to get kicked out of bands in high school, got me praised occasionally in more recent years, and …
In the mid-70’s, my parents had a Volvo 122-S that they’d bought new in ’64. It was still running strong and had only an AM radio in it – which every 30 minutes seem to play this song during 1975-1976. – Pat Thomas is the author of Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black …
Author and Bad Religion member Greg Graffin has shared “Faith Alone”, one of his own songs that thematically inspired his new book, Population Wars. The full series including “My Poor Friend Me”, “The Answer”, “Changing Tide” are available on an limited edition exclusive 7-inch available for pre-order with Population Wars at kingsroadmerch.com/badreligion. With his new …
Rodrigo Solo has released a new video for his single, “Tal Vez No Se Hunda El Barco” (Perhaps the Ship Won’t Sink), which was recorded live at Tumbador Studios in Venezuela. The song is from his debut album No Estas Solo (You Are Not Alone) which came out last June and features a top-notch band …
Just listen to these two songs and Lou Barlow’s voice will take you back to a 90s happy place. He is set to release his first solo album in six years, Brace the Wave, on September 4th via Joyful Noise Recordings. Brace the Wave adds to Barlow’s extensive and celebrated discography, which includes releases from …
Toronto-based alternative rockers The Wooden Sky have a new album coming out soon. Let’s Be Ready is a compilation of songs that mirror everything the band has become on stage and beyond. Armed with swaggering guitars, rolling drums and melodies that sweep their way toward open-armed choruses, The Wooden Sky’s newest record is at once …
On a muggy Sunday night of August 16, I ventured out to the Funhouse Lounge to see ska masters Mrs. Skannotto. After some really good rock and punk openers I finally was eager to settle into some ska and hear some brass. Singer Joe Harmon almost melted into his mic as he flitted about the …
Nadia Nair’s way of blending genres, experimenting with styles and mixing sonic fields together runs in her veins… literally… This multi-cultural, half Swedish half Malaysian- Indian songstress, combines the many sides of herself and richly pours them into her music. In the era of “It’s all been done before” Nadia comfortably manages to achieve a …
https://youtu.be/L6JwFqbhCbI I’ve seen this show (above) a few times – it was a Father’s Day special from 1965 (I think) broadcast from St. Louis. The comedy routines with Sammy were typical of their shows. I think they are mostly indicative of the time, when racial and ethnic stereotypes were still a fixture of public discourse, …