This is Peter Gabriel’s closing song, “Biko,” at Amnesty International’s “Conspiracy of Hope Tour” on June 15, 1986. It was something like a funeral in there until 80,000 of us started singing the “Uhh, uhh, ooohhh’s”. Powerful stuff. – James Bresnahan http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/peter-gabriel/video/biko_1005240.html
Does enchantment pour out of every door?
Thanks to Randy Rendfeld for this very funny link.
I remembered this ad vividly, but had no recollection that it was for Alka Seltzer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQhwNtY3N2k “You ate it, Ralph…”
Four or five years ago, I was driving and radio surfing with the seek button in Portland. At one of the stations upon which the seeker stopped, I heard a slightly out of the ordinary Creedence tune. It stuck out because it was one that hadn’t been heard on the radio in decades. I stopped …
It’s St. Patrick’s Day 2012 and I’m headed to The Sunset Tavern in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. When I arrive, Season of Nightmares was already on stage. I had to push my way to the front, which was not an easy feat. The Sunset is puny and the sold-out crowd was packed tighter than that proverbial …
“Sinner”- Neil Finn. Spooky magic, with killer bass + spine-tingling atmospherics. He has known great loneliness and lived. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
This is the univeral male popular music fantasy, ugly men sauna with beautiful women while eating and drinking…
I think they really got the spirit of the song right here. The Dude does indeed abide. One of the few movies I’ve watched (and liked) in a long, long time. I’d say something about My Morning Jacket being the only band around today I’d get off the couch to go see, but that’s not …
Here’s one of Crazy Horse’s finest moments. No clue why it cuts off, but who knew those guys could do harmony? – Ron Swanson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrwKQriEESs
“Sweet the Sting”- Tori Amos. Gospel-flavored hymn to being female, a musician, + a flirt. And obsessed with tea. Familiar? – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
[“For the induction of The Band into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko and Garth Hudson (backed by Blue Rodeo) perform “The Weight” at Canada’s Juno Awards (March 12, 1989).” – From the Youtube description.] This is new to me. I guess Levon was out of the country for this one. …
“Slide Away”- The Verve. Dreamy, creamy reverb drenched guitars + serpentine bass+ crashing drums mixed perfectly. Sexytime. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
An old friend from Montana days queried me the other night as to my overall take on Bruce Springsteen, in light of Da Boss’ brand new LP, Wrecking Ball. Here’s my reply: Bruce is a far more interesting case than one would ever surmise from reading his press of the past 30 years, or hearing …
“Waiting”- Sheila Chandra. Some of the most beautiful singing ever recorded, by a master musician + writer. Lay back in it. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days MP3 is here. Here’s a remix on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r94GwxYdSa4
Randy Rendfeld sent in this photo of guttercropping, a simple and easy way to increase the area available for growing things in an urban setting. Says Randy, “I should note that isn’t my photo. My friend Linda T. found it on the Net. Here is another page showing something similar: http://ballardfresh.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gutter-lettuce/“:
Is there any justice in this world that I get a rare (for me) head cold and end up feeling punk all week – the week my beloved Flogging Molly are playing? This proves a negation of God. No god would be so cruel as to make my bi-annual head cold coincide with such an …
Full story is here.
http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=FCJ2CMNU
That sounds positively infernal, Jay, but I’m glad persons, beasts and buildings have thus far been spared! And I certainly agree with you about the climatic insanity of The Hi-Line. With Havre’s record temps ranging from 117 above down to 52 below zero, I think we’ve got a spread that’s unmatchable, at 169 degrees! Nowhere …
Steve Stav has a nice review of a recent Danny O’Keefe show here.
“Down the Line”- José González. Haunting acoustic riff + honey-sweet vocals, suffused with longing and love. Try to resist! – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
Oh yeah, I love these guys! I’ve played with half of them, and one of them, Hubby, has been playing in my band for years! I give them the highest recommendation! – Peter Stampfel Complete tour info here.
This morphs into “634-5789″ and then Bruce goes up into the balcony, and at 9:22 you can see Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones (lower right).” – David Handelman
In the year since this vid first came out, I hope these solar bottle lights have moved across the Philippines and across the world. A while ago, I asked a very wise university professor who thinks about these things professionally if there was any way to cool down the sun-battered corrugated tin shacks in which …
Dan Wilson strikes songwriting gold again, this time with Dierks Bentley‘s “Home,” which Dan cowrote with Dierks and producer Brett Beavers. It has worked its way up to the number one slot on the country charts. (Here’s an excellent interview with Dan on CMT.com.) – Jacob Slichter
“Alright”- D’Angelo. One of the best bass lines of the 20th century + a very timely message about love “seeing eye to eye.” – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days http://youtu.be/sPzy6b2k2dA
Unovae Nights, the long-awaited album from Eighteen Individual Eyes is out now. EPB contributor Matt Brown expresses his love for EIE and their new record in this way: “I loved this band before they even existed outside my imagination. It’s breathtaking to finally hear them recorded with the right amount of punch-to-the-face. The idea of …
On the Sunday evening of March 11, I ventured out to the Ballard neighborhood to see the Aggrolites at the legendary Tractor Tavern. When I arrived, the first band, Seattle’s own Georgetown Orbits, were well into their set. I had seen the Georgetown Orbits last fall when they opened for the Slackers and was quite …