Thanks to Andrew Hamlin for these awesome links: 50 Favorites: From Adele To ‘Book Of Mormon’ Vote For Your Favorite Albums Of 2011
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Legendary Chicago blues guitarist Hubert Sumlin has died. Born in Greenwood, Mississippi on November 16, 1931, Sumlin had recently celebrated his 80th birthday with a public appearance. He died of heart failure December 4, 2011 in Wayne, New Jersey. When reached for comment, EPB blues expert John Siscoe replied: “So Hubert Sumlin is dead. Though …
Some thoughts from the Youtube comments: “Really notable at the end with the “Sweet sweet love of mine,” and “Come on, come on,” and “Ooooooh yeah.” This lead singer frankly is the song in this case, totally immersed and expressing herself. All three are wonderful. The high notes the other two singers hold at 1:55 …
It appears I’m in an exploring mood tonight. It turns out I’m behind the curve with Still Corners, they’ve even been the Guardian’s band of the day, but hell, let’s not make that a reason to ignore them. I got to them via a recommendation from our friend Josh, a man who is on the …
I utterly loved Scary Mansion’s last album Make Me Cry. It was one of a running list of around three at the time that were my constant go-to records when anything else just wouldn’t satisfy. Scary Mansion is essentially Leah Hayes, from New York. Leah’s voice envelopes your ears and psyche. She uses autotune as …
Late night radio received some horrible news tonight when popular Coast to Coast Am host, Ian Punnett, the best C2C host ever (he’s surpassed the great Art Bell) announced yesterday that he has been suffering from tinnitus and hearing loss. To aggressively treat this condition, Punnett will take time off from the show beginning January …
Lost Wax Method has put together a lovely sonic Advent Calendar which features delightful, rediscovered, seasonal music every day ’til Christmas. This includes more of Jimmy Smith. See also: The Three Greatest Recordings of Handel’s Messiah, By Don Lundell The 20 Greatest Christmas Albums of All Time, By Don Lundell Morten Lauridsen’s O Magnum Mysterium …
And don’t forget the pug who says the word “Batman” when he barks.
Here are both versions of Lana Del Ray’s new single, “Born To Die”. Another blogger writes about LDR… “This is just mesmeric. More produced. Less immediate (not that the last one was exactly pop-obvious). Very slightly emasculated, as she now offers to “kiss” as opposed to “fuck you hard in the pouring rain”. She has …
The parallel to this story found on the website of the Evangelical Covenant Church (anybody like Mission Covenant Church better?) and Mr. Alice Cooper is the death penalty. Man should not execute human subjects because the person could at some point invite Christ into his/her life. Penitentiary is derived from penitence; they should sit in …
When people ask why I left Seattle in 2005, I never tell them real reason which was, “Because I stopped drinking the coffee.” Seattle is only fun while you’re drinking coffee. Once you stop drinking their delicious coffee it becomes obvious that you have to leave. I was about 30 when I moved to Seattle …
Thanks to Daniel Housman for this very funny link: Welcome to Chicago “We’re glad you’re here” …or are you? http://www.unnecessaryquotes.com/2011_11_01_archive.html
Electronic Istanbul (Not Constantinople) – They Might Be Giants – Official Video from They Might Be Giants on Vimeo.
Tthe xlr8tr website is offering a streaming mixtape of tasty Brazilian digital cumbia here. The offering is to celebrate a distribution deal between Buenos Aires music collective, ZZK, and Waxploitation, a global distributor. The mixtape includes emerging artists such as Chancha Via Circuito and Mati Zundel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyJmCzyblwY
Sal Nunziato has a great post about Tom Petty’s distinct vocal stylings in Burning Wood.
http://youtu.be/K7A6CM4om1k
A tune reminiscent of both the Beatles and the Beach Boys:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjcrxCEXDDg
Here’s my take on HOW or iF these trends may actually be adapted to mainstream fashion. 1. Meggings – Men, be jealous of women no more. You now have leggings of your own. They look like men’s tights, cut off at the bottom. Perhaps meggings will catch on in a looser fitting version, something like …
I think she’s either mentally deranged, on drugs, or just the result of centuries of inbreeding. Having said that, it is hilarious that she’s been arrested. That’s England for you! A punch in the mouth, maybe, but arrested… Well there’s a reason why we separated from England. Some Americans have forgotten the reason, but it’s …