Part 2 - a large part of the excitment of the underground Northern Soul scene was provided by the discovery of obscure records and the battles of one-upmanship between DJs. Find a record with that sound that no one else had, and play it at your particular venue? Pure gold. That venue may have been the only place where a punter could go to hear it and dance to it. Best not to let the collectors know too much about the record, either, or they'll be in the bargain bins and record fairs and rooting out copies [...]
It was the age of the country songwriter, with people such as Harlan Howard (Heartaches By The Number), Hank Cochran (I Fall To Pieces), Roger Miller (Billy Bayou), Willie Nelson (Crazy), Mel Tillis (Detroit City), Tom T Hall (Harper Valley PTA) and the Bryants (Love Hurts) creating many classics. Some of them would become stars in their own right. None maybe more so than Kris Kristofferson, a man whose early biography reads like a far-fetched penny novel. Many of the songs he is known for were first recorded by others, sometimes several times. With the arguable exception of Me And [...]
R. Dean Taylor - Shadow Buy UK:
Pop music, never known for its subtlety and largely celebrated for its lack thereof, is a particularly fertile rose bed of wrong. This compilation takes a look at some of the most memorable (and unheard) examples, with inventive songs about peeking through windows, tending to her garden, and good old-fashioned assault.
R. Dean Taylor, "Indiana Wants Me"
I've been in a wee bit of a funk lately. Not a life funk, necessarily, it's more of a recreational funk. By that I mean, my recreation activities have not been particularly varied. See a movie, get a meal, see a movie, get a meal. Sometimes, you just need to break out and do something different . It almost doesn't matter what it is. Often, it's something I normally would not choose to do or would otherwise be bored by. But for me, that feeling of breaking the pattern and taking control is critical when I'm feeling this way. [...]
This post courtesy of Listener Thomas G. Johnny Paycheck - Cocaine Train Merle Haggard - White Line Fever Lonnie Irving - Pinball Machine Leadbelly - The Bourgeois Blues Dean Martin - Houston Luke The Drifter - Just Waitin' Tommy Blake - F-Olding Money Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - The Legend Of Xanadu Nancy Sinatra [...]
In between appointments yesterday, I spent 20 minutes wandering around the neighborhood Best Buy, getting a picture of what's happening in the two industries in which I work: the consumer electronics business and the music business. (Yeah, I know: get into a real business.) I was encouraged by the fact that at least 6 different employees spoke to me, asked me if I need any help, offered me their services. I recall walking into the now-defunct Incredible Universe store in New Jersey around Christmas time several years ago. The place was a graveyard empty except for me and [...]
I was up late last night after watching the Rockies sadly best the Giants at Coors Field in Denver (that bottom of the sixth was a bitch). So if I weren't already working on a growing sleep deficit from this weekend, I'd be seriously considering going to the theaters at midnight tomorrow to see the new Indiana Jones (actually, I still might). I've been awaiting this new installment -- I adore everything about those movies, and have even forgiven the Temple of Doom for scaring the bejesus out of me at a sleepover when [...]
The Riverboat Captain
Any Major Dude With Half A Heart
Jumble Pusher
Obscure Sound
NEVVER
Battery In Your Leg
WFMU's Beware of the Blog
Fusion 45
I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS
Video: 2:54 - "Creeping"
Sleeve: “1991″ by Azealia Banks
Tango In the Attic: "Sellotape"
Sleeve: “Summertime Sadness” by Lana Del Rey
