In the mid ’60’s, my ex-girlfriend Antonia introduced me to the concept of “go” songs. These were the songs we heard on the radio that we had a powerful affinity for. Nowadays, you could say a “go” song is one you put on your iPod. Antonia and I tended to have the same ones, although …
This unusual performance took place at New Years Eve 2012 party at Mala Restaurant, Wailea, Maui.
…even if he wins the Iowa caucuses or comes in second, or third. And Ron Paul won’t be the next president if he wins either. Really. The importance of Iowa is not that it picks the winner, just ask President Pat Robertson or President Mike Huckabee, instead it helps identify the losers (or more gently …
Click here to view Freak Folk Origins Part I, by Peter Stampfel. The Weavers had their last hit in 1952 with “Wimoweh (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)” after which they were shot down by the House Un-American Activities witch hunt. Guy Mitchell, who had a number of folkish hits in 1951, promptly recorded “The Only Red …
This is a sort of P.S. coming at the beginning instead of the end–when I started writing, I wasn’t sure what point I was trying to make, and this stumbles and fumbles a lot. Generally speaking, it’s about emerging musical and social trends that I see as hopefully growing, due to their being useful, fun, …
2011 started out with my watching The Reverend Horton Heat play a New Year’s Eve show at Seattle’s El Corazon and ended with my watching The Reverend Horton Heat at Seattle’s El Corazon on December 30th. I have now seen the Reverend four times and will see him four more times if the opportunity arises. …
Every year, we are bombarded by “Best Of” lists including my own submitted here on the East Portland Blog. However in hindsight, as much as the best of the 2011 albums (sorry, I still call them that) made me very happy and satisfied, I need to warn you of the bottom-of-the-barrel, waste of plastic, what-were-they-thinking…Crap …
Famed British record producer Steve Lillywhite was named a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) today by the Queen of England in her annual New Year’s list of honorees. A Knighthood is one step ABOVE the estimable CBE designation, with OBE & MBE below CBE. I could be wrong, but that’s my recollection… The tunes …
Here’s the German language version of Games Without Frontiers: http://youtu.be/HII5VANpiAU
German covers of I Got Stripes & Five Feet High And Rising: http://youtu.be/BkbWl60rULY
El Corazon is a tiny club tucked under the Denny Way viaduct on Eastlake at the northern part of downtown Seattle. Their habit of booking awesome bands has sent me there many times over many years. Last night, December 30, 2011, I went there to see psychobilly artist Reverend Horton Heat. But before The Reverend …
On Reddit, the music of Anna Ternheim has been described as, “[folk rock] Sort of like a Swedish Neko Case (i.e. awesome). :]” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPUPpok62Jw
http://youtu.be/TCDbY_lXS5A
We’ll make an untrue attack ad accusing someone of supporting us. Orwell’s Doublespeak concept had nothing on today’s politics. – Steve Stav
http://youtu.be/u7Ncd_FkQNs Here’s the artist info from his Youtube page: ARTIST: BEHRANG MIRI SONG: GIVE UP MUSIC VIDEO PRODUCED BY: MANUEL CONCHA ****************************** Behrang Miri is a Swedish artist, with a mindblowing sound and a unique approach. He continues to find new directions with his music and he is part of the world music scene. Behrang …
Zooey Deschanel wrote the following about this video on her Youtube page: “I have known Joe Gordon-Levitt for going on 12 years. We first met in the summer of 2000 while doing a tiny movie called Manic, where we bonded over a mutual appreciation for Harry Nilsson and Nina Simone and I have been lucky …
I just want to know if anybody else remembers this song like I do from the 70’s? It was fun and subversive:)) – Anne Seymour Mette
Could Adele cover this song? Yes. Someone should do a punk version of it. Now that would sound cool. I recommend Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. They do great punk covers of songs that were never punk. – Holly Homan
I’m old enough to remember when this was played regularly on the radio. I also used to sing it to my oldest son when he got interested in basketball. You don’t get songs like this any more. Cheech and Chong were creative and actually ignited thinking in people. Commercial radio won’t touch that level of …
I’ve been taking some time to reflect on this year, and I’ve compiled, for your pleasure, my Top 10 list of Things That Should Be Left Behind in 2011. See if you agree. 10. The sadly used-up word “amazing.” If you’re using it as a descriptor, it probably isn’t. 9. Anyone connected with the “Royal …
This is deliciously droll. Two brothers go back over old home movies and provide DVD-style commentary from the actor’s point of view:
”US press coverage has usually cast the Tea Party as an authentic expression of popular anger against Washington insiders. Anthony DiMaggio’s new book, Rise of the Tea Party, shatters such myths, demonstrating that the Tea Party has never been a genuine social movement or political outsider but rather an elite-dominated group that was closely linked …
Why is African-American gospel music of the forties and fifties, and for that matter, white country gospel music of the same time, usually perceived by critics to be more real, vital, culturally-significant, lasting and better than the Christian Contemporary Music which immediately followed thereon? Chris Estey – I could write a book. Wait, I am. …
Morphine does for me what bands like The Smiths or The Cure do for so many others. They don’t have nearly the back catalogue, but Mark’s voice / lyrics /instrumentation combined are like several years of my life squeezed into sound. – Chris Estey is a renowned Seattle music writer.
Thanks to Robert for this link:
“It’s a good thing I’m declawed, kid, or you’d have one of those head tattoos by now… there, there, that’s right – keep quiet or I’ll steal your breath.” – Steve Stav