Harold And Maude in the cemetery was a good time last night. The crowd was packed in, it was a very cool experience. I am anticipating nothing short of complete bliss when I get to see Holy Mountain next Sunday. That Mix Tape might have to be postponed if I'm going to be out late, getting drunk and soaking in a few hours of surrealist Jodorowsky goodness. I spent the early part of today reading in Echo Park. It was a perfect day outside, and very conducive to relaxing with a good book and a [...]
I don't remember where or how I came across Charles Glaubitz work first but I can tell you this, he was the first artist I ever commissioned to do work for me and he, might be, one of the nicest men I have never met. I have since bought at least 5 paintings from him and have referred him to at least two other people. Check out this interview I did with him over the internet. W hat is your name ? Charles Glaubitz Gonzalez [...]
Allow this to push you into the week in mind blowing fashion... Miles Davis Royal Festival Hall, London November 13th, 1971 1. Directions 2. What I Say? 3. Sanctuary 4. It's About That Time 5. Honky Tonk 6. Funky Tonk 7. Sanctuary Lineup: Miles Davis (tp) Gary Bartz (soprano & alto sax) Keith [...]
It's May, and the all-instrumental extravaganza continues. . . "Return of the Birdland" by LINK WRAY I would be remiss if I did a series of posts on great instrumentals and failed to mention Link Wray. More important to the electric guitar and perhaps rock itself than Jimi Hendrix, Wray has not yet been inducted in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame. What the fuck?! "Bongolia" by MICHAEL VINER'S INCREDIBLE BONGO BAND The Incredible Bongo Band were most well known for their hit (and oft-sampled) version of The Shadows' [...]
Here's a raw treat for your funky weekend. Betty Davis is most often remembered for being the model turned second wife to Miles Davis , who introduced him to Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone , which in turn helped inspire him to record Bitches Brew . But not many know her as a funk goddess pioneer. She was a flamboyant and RAW performer who's sexual overtones were way ahead of her time, paving the way for many female artists since. [...]
As I write this, I'm watching Mike Lowell hit his second home-run against the Yankees in a hotly contested battle up in Boston. I had a good weekend, thanks for asking. There was socializing, drinking, seeing an old friend, and more. Oh yeah, and Obscure References is trying to put together a national tour. Well, I mean, we've done calculations. So far we contemplated an entire tour (or, as I called it, a "heist") where we pretend our gear was stolen every night (thus cutting down on our costs because we could drive our cars, and not have to rent [...]
First of all sorry for the deadness this week so far, it's been a crazy one. I feel badly about the drop off, especially since I have been making an effort to post more than once a day recently. Good thing I don't do ads, otherwise I would be in trouble. I offer you my apologies via this large nine-track mix. It's been awhile since I've given you folks a mix, and honestly I am a little uninspired this evening so a mix you shall receive. This one is comprised of songs that I tend to drift to [...]
Kurt Vonnegut, author of Slaughterhouse-Five, amongst others, passed away last night. You might be wondering what that has to do with a music blog, but Vonnegut was a big music fan. In fact, he wrote the following in his last work: If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph: The only proof he needed for the existence of God was music. And so in honor of the late great writer, I've put together a compilation based on his [...]
WHEN WE ARE A WILDERNESS (I) Night of the Senses There are a couple of early snapshots of me and my father that I haven't seen in years, thanks to my mother's inexplicable embargo, in place for well over a decade, on the display or exhibition of family photos. These snapshots are black-and-white in the unselfconscious manner of 1963; I believe the date, not that I'd need it, is stamped on the border of each. In both, I'm sitting on my father's lap in one of the raggedly [...]
Here's some classix from the jazz-funk era. It's that kind of day. Expansions - Lonnie Liston Smith Put It Where You Want It - The Crusaders School Days - Stanley Clarke Harlem River Drive - Bobbi Humphrey Miles Runs The Voodoo Down - Miles Davis [...]
The road trip mix is a tough mix to master. Many fall victim to the "throw every traveling song I own on a playlist" syndrome and get real sick of driving after listening to Johnny cash tell them everywhere he's ever been. The key is variety, a few travel songs sure, but the rest should be random. After a few indie rock songs and 7 or 8 (out of 500) mile markers, an old soul sing along or a nice jazz track is a welcome break. This is just a building block, feel free to add and subtract because really, [...]
soundtrack jazz // hard bop // film noir To record this soundtrack, Miles Davis stood in front of a screen, watched the movie, and played in the moment, improvising his own musical impressions of the drama on-screen. The music of this film, Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud , helped define the sound of film noir-the slow-walking bass beats and muted, slithering horn lines miming the characters' action and emotion. Perfect tunes for relaxing, studying, or just completely zoning out. [Thx Angad] Nostalgia and suspicion from jazz's finest. [...]
Nothing quite very special, just a couple of classic and not-so-classic versions of a classic tune as a Valentine's Day's gift for you. Enjoy & happy Valentine's Day. Download Charlie Parker - My Funny Valentine (128 kbps, 6,05 mb) Download Miles Davis - My Funny Valentine (live at the Plugged Nickel) (224 kbps, 26,7 mb) Download Elvis Costello & the Attractions - My Funny Valentine (320 kbsp, 3,4 mb) Download Nico - My Funny Valentine (128 kbps, 3,19 mb) [...]
Blue in green Ésta no sé cómo se llama, pero es un directo de 1973 de 164MB So what So what (second set) On Green Dolphin Street Fran Dance Walkin' Miles runs the voodoo down Soleá I fall in love too easily [...]
First of all, let me just say that I am in love with my History of Jazz class. Today was the first day back in session for UK and I couldn't be happier with my classes. So until I can ready a proper post later this afternoon, here's one of ...
I have some Amazon vouchers to spend, and am not sure what I'll do with them. I'm currently leaning towards this, and not just because the plate in my skull is attracted to all the metal in it: I only have one of this seemingly never ending series of clunky Miles Davis box sets. It is of course the Jack Johnson one (none of which appears to be on my iPod, maybe I should be putting my vouchers towards a new 80GB one of those fellas) , which was [...]
Your white tee, well to me looks like a nightgown. Make ya mama proud take that thing two sizes down. Joe Simon - " Before the Night Is Over " used in "So Fresh So Clean" Five Stairsteps - " Danger She's A Stranger " used in "Two Dope Brother's in a Cadillac" Allen Toussaint - " Worldwide " used in "We Luv Deez Hoez" Brothers Johnson - " Strawberry Letter 23 " used [...]
From Miles: The Autobiography , by Miles Davis with Quincy Troupe: As soon as I got back to New York, I took the group back into the studio in December 1967, along with Gil Evans - who arranged some things - and added a young guitarist named Joe Beck. I was already moving toward a guitar sound in my music because I was beginning to listen to a lot of James Brown and I liked the way he used the guitar in his music. [...]
When you start something like ' Under the Influence ' you know that you are gonna get to hear some great new tunes and hear about artist's influences. A bonus of doing this is that you also get to be exposed to the passion that people have for music. All I can say is that if anyone in this world has passion for music it is the one and only Dubble D ! It is infectious. When I emailed him a few weeks ago, to ask if he'd be into contributing, I wasn't expecting a response in all honesty [...]
I've never understood people who get up at ungodly hours the day after Thanksgiving to go shopping. It seems to bring out the absolute worst in people. I don't care how great the specials are, you couldn't get me to set foot in a Best Buy or Wal Mart at five o'clock in the morning even if they were selling bundles of hundred dollar bills for a quarter. And if I needed any extra incentive not to join the holiday madness that takes place on this day every year, this article [...]
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