Dang girlfriend… You are out of this world. To say the least you’re the most. – Hugh Gerrard
Why is that bands named after continents are especially terrible, Asia and Europe come to mind, and we could shoehorn in America as well… – Pat Thomas is the author of the recently released work, Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975
Whatever it is at the heart of Rock n’ Roll that made Mötley Crüe inevitable is a thing I wouldn’t cross the street to save from a fire. – John Roderick [John Roderick will be performing with friends at the Showbox in Seattle on Oct. 29. Follow him as he tweets his wisdom @johnroderick.] http://youtu.be/6nm1BJPe-pg
While looking for “The Lemon Tree” I came across this live version of “This Land is Your Land” which has some suave, electrified-folk charm to it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8w0ebSqdOw
Of all the great, great music of the 80’s, the one number that makes me the most nostalgic is not a political bombast or a depression-dirge. No, it’s a song sung by an androgynous singer for his identity-conflicted drummer/lover. Those who know me might be surprised by this revelation; those who know me well, however, …
Hey kids, here’s a minute of pure bliss, Sandy Denny with Fairport Convention in super high quality video, during the era that Faces/Who Producer Glyn Johns was steering the ship…… If the Fairport Convention video above didn’t move you, this vintage footage will finish you off. Today I walked into a bar in Aalborg, Denmark, …
I appreciate it that older rock dudes want to keep the dream alive, but when I see the “Paul Weller hair” on a chunky dad I wince. – John Roderick [John Roderick will be performing with friends at the Showbox in Seattle on Oct. 29. Follow him as he tweets his wisdom @johnroderick.]
If life gives you lemons, make a lemon cannon. – John Roderick [John Roderick will be performing with friends at the Showbox in Seattle on Oct. 29. Follow him as he tweets his wisdom @johnroderick.]
Although not as well known as his peers (Roy Harper, John Martyn, and Bert Jansch), the name Michael Chapman is an important one in the lineage of English folk rock guitarists and singer/songwriters of the late 60’s/early 70’s. The guitar and voice of Michael Chapman first became known on the British Folk Circuit in 1967. …
Haha! This vid is supposed to be controversial?! Who in their right mind would take this group seriously? Totally missing the point. I’d still like to hear the stories that got them dropped from Interscope Records though! – Marco Collins is currently rocking at JetCitystream.
I’m saddened that the ship has sailed for Fela and Kenny Rogers to do a split single covering each other’s song… Fela who had many many wives singing what is in effect a Lionel Richie song singing about there being no other love like our love, well that would be funny. Rogers doing a song …
EVERYONE’S A STAR, the new album by LOLA DUTRONIC, includes this single “EVERYBODY LOVES YOU WHEN YOU’RE DEAD,” which features backing vocals from: Chris Frantz & Tina Weymouth (Tom Tom Club) Hugo Burnham (Gang Of Four) Mona Mur & En Esch (KMFDM) Jeremy Gluck & David Buckley (The Barracudas) Eric Debris (Metal Urbain) Ian MacKay …
My favorite Scandinavian American musician is Jorma Kaukonen, here´s a version of “Good Shepherd” recorded live in 1964 in San Jose, many years before he performed it with the Airplane on the Volunteers LP. – Pat Thomas is the author of the recently released work, Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975
Short list so far. Please help me out. Leif Garrett Cheap Trick collectively, of course and as individuals. Rick Nielsen Tom Peterson Brad “Bun E. Carlos” Carlson Robin Zander (might be German) Grace Slick Jorma Kaukonen Harry Nilsson Ricky Nelson Yngwe Malmsteen Todd Rundgren Nils Lofgren Roky Erickson Stan Boreson Doug Satterberg (letting them in …
Reel Big Fish, the ska/pop band from So Cal, were technically the headliners on this Tuesday night, but the show really belonged to both RBF and Less Than Jake who preceded them. This is my third or fourth time seeing Reel Big Fish and I have tons of fun every time. While we all waited …
On the Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show. March 21, 1959, hosted by Dick Clark. http://youtu.be/45cluUL95io
Punk icons NOFX are back with a vengeance on their new CD which is called Self/Entitled. Released on September 11, 2012, most of the songs find the band once again singing about political topics including the philosophy of suicide bombers, “72 Hookers,” and even a scathing song called “Ronnie & Mags” which rips Maggie Thatcher, …
Time Out, by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, is one of those rare recordings that no matter how many times they are played, never become wallpaper. One of the best-selling jazz records of all time, its obscure time signatures (anything but 4/4) and its seemingly effortless and laid-back complexities make it as fascinating today as when …
Yeah, Rod Stewart eventually became a lightweight, but in 1973, this was some of the deepest and darkest shit that he ever sang. – Pat Thomas is the author of the recently released work, Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975 http://youtu.be/gpGD9icrIco
Originally written in the mid 60’s, while traveling alone in England… Here’s Paul Simon performing a sublime solo version in 1975… “I wish I was Homeward Bound…” – Pat Thomas is the author of the recently released work, Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975
Kid Cudi put out a great debut album with killer production and then just blew it and fell off the map with a weak-ass follow up. His newest single, “Just What I Am” sounds exactly like all the songs I admired him for and fell in love with. – Jon Harthun
How is it that Mavis Staples put a record out and I can’t find it on EPB? Mavis Staples, of the first family of American singers (the Cash-Carter clan is a close second, but cannot sing as well) released an excellent album of mostly Gospel tunes in 2010 called, “You Are not Alone.” It was …
This is not as bad as the concept seems at first blush. It’s synthy, nifty, okay-ish. According to the Youtube description, Debbie Harry recorded this tune for the movie “Three Businessmen” in 1998.
Meet “Bessie the Werecow.” It’s a combination of “Ghost Riders in the Sky” and “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer” into which the author certainly has put many hours of work. I like the guitar playing… http://bessiethewerecow.com/
[Editor’s Note – On Sunday October 7, 2012 a great show went down at Studio Seven in Seattle. One of the rockin’ bands to win over the audience was Portland’s Own, Toxic Zombie. A complete description of the show with photos of headlining band, the Koffin Kats, can be found here. Since Toxic Zombie showed …
[Editor’s Note – On Sunday October 7, 2012 a great show went down at Studio Seven in Seattle. One of the rockin’ bands to win over the audience was Johnny Hoffman and the Residents. A complete description of the show with photos of headlining band, the Koffin Kats, can be found here. Since Johnny Hoffman …
Why couldn’t they have waited for the film’s debut, instead of tempting greedy bastards like myself? I will say that I only listened to about 30 seconds. Didn’t want to completely spoil it for myself. – Steve Stav
The Vaccines “I Always Knew” is a musical throwback to sixties psychedelia. Lyrically there’s not much here that’s original. Two people who are in love but can’t quite connect as intimately as they both seem to want. Yeah, been there, heard that. The song is pleasant, though. Twangy guitars and a catchy tune, it sounded …
Dominican-American singer, Leslie Grace, has a true crossover hit with her version of the Shirelles 1960 hit “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?”which she sings in both English and Spanish. (A live clip of the Shirelles performing this tune in 1964, backed by a rough, rockin’, almost garage-like band, is here and embedded below.) According …