Friends, I've been getting back into Blues Explosion/the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion/JSBX. And I'm loving it. Why did I EVER stop listening?? Well they were played non-stop during my college years & they toured like mad. I must've seen them 20 times in a 5 year period (ALWAYS an excellent show, by the way). But now that years have passed, I remember why I loved those hot bitches in the first place. I mean: JSBX -- Wail JSBX -- Sweat [...]
Download: MP3: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion :: Afro --- Amazon: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Extra Width ------------------------------ ------------ Butter 08 :: Dick Serious Let's time travel to 1996. Butter 08: indie super group featuring members of Cibo Matto, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Skeleton Key. Ladies and gentleman, it's time to get Dick Serious. Download: MP3: Butter 08 :: Dick Serious ---- Amazon: Butter 08 [...]
Today's post was always going to be about Jon Spencer Blues Explosion . The signs were pointing to it. It was written in the stars. Fate decided it. Some may call it kismet. Or serendipity. Whatever. Anyway, this morning started with a conversation about the good man based on his appearance on the soundtrack to Hot Fuzz . Talk turned to that wonderful moment on Later With Jools Holland where he climbed onto the greasy troll's piano and judging by the priceless expression on Jools' face, may as well have defecated on [...]
As I was enjoying the few hours of free time I have between quizzes and a long night of hospital work, I started listening to an old mix CD I'd made a few friends after moving to Chicago a few jumps back. By moving to Chicago and abusing the resource of my friend Matt's pimped out Mac, I was finally able to break out the spindles of over 1,000 CDs I had burned over the prior 2 years as I sold off my CD collection disc by disc. Suddenly, I was able to pore over albums I [...]
Record Robot has some very early mp3s from The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion ... here . Tracks posted: "Lovin' Up a Storm" "40lb. Block of Cheese" Mute page is here . Emusic page is here . BONUS: "Do You Wanna Get It?" (mp3) Non-Podcast BONUS: "shhh" (mp3)
:: Lovin' Up a Storm :: :: 40lb Block of Cheese :: I can remember browsing the "new releases" wall of the Philadelphia Record Exchange way back in '91 and coming across A Reverse Willie Horton, the first Jon Spencer Blues Explosion album. Upon flipping it over to view the back cover, my 17-year old eyes bugged out at those big black titties and I decided to make a purchase. While I dug the
Happy Election Day. Stop perusing the Net for free music and drag your lazy ass to the polls.* And while you're up, you may as well drop by your local spin bin and buy yourself a physical compact disc for a change. I intend to. A couple energy drinks for your trip to the booth, courtesy of Blues "Don't Call Us 'Jon Spencer' anymore, please" Explosion: "Hot Gossip" "Calvin (Zebra Ranch remix)" (best absorbed loud) [...]
A little bit of everything to help ease you through this particular Friday. Hope to see all you Capetonians at the Taxi Violence gig at Mercury tonight. If not for you, I'll try to have some other options up for you later in the day. Listen: The Wrens - Happy Voxtrot - Trouble White ...
Ok... It's classic Sunday and I have a good one for you. Don't expect me to go into the history of Pussy Galore here. I'm fairly drunk and have them planned for a future Sunday but I will give you what little I can from this part of the Jon Spencer experience. I'm not sure what it is about this guy that brings out the extremes in people. He has a beautiful wife in Christina
Damn. I said GAWDDAMN! Remember when it was ALL ABOUT Jon Spencer Blues Explosion?? They toured all the time, Jon was in all of the music mags (along with his wife Cristina Martinez of Boss Hog)... & now? Where are they? Back in the day, I'd seen them play a bunch of times & I gotta tell you, he's quite a showman. He gives it all he's got every time. He'd get the crowd worked up so sexual (TM The Faint ) that girls AND boys [...]
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