
Well, Life Just Bounces mixtapes were pretty sporadic this year. It started strongly enough, with an early hiccup in March and, then, er, May, and by July everything had basically gone to the dogs. Oh well: in a spirited last-minute effort, here's a mix for December, themed for no good reason around the colour brown. Solid, reliable brown is the color of earth and is abundant in nature. Light brown implies genuineness while dark brown is similar to wood or leather. Brown can also be sad and wistful. Men are more apt to [...]

Roy Brown - Hard Luck Blues ( buy ) "Weeellll... rocks is my pillow, the cold ground is my bed, The highway is my home, so I might as well be dead..." Our new contributor Nicolas mentioned him already in his first Groovers Paradise post : rock ´n´roll pioneer Roy Brown. He became famous because the Memphis Flash recorded an even wilder version of Brown´s already pretty wild Good Rockin Tonight for the legendary Sun label in ´54, but there´s much more to the [...]
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Like any self-respecting gamer, I've played a lot of Fallout 3 since its release (80 hours and counting, sigh) Though the game has its own soundtrack (in Fallout 3's case, it's très X-Files ), the player can forgo that and listen to a number of radio stations that broadcast across the nuclear war-devastated landscape. I prefer Galaxy News Radio, the station run by raconteur Three Dog, who comments on your in-game progress in between spins of great pre-rock and roll tunes. Though the music selection falls well within the game's [...]

"Since I grew tired of the chase and search, I learned to find; and since the wind blows in my face, I sail with every wind." - Friedrich Nietzsche "If the wind will not serve, take to the oars." - Latin Proverb "If a man does not know what port he is steering for, no wind is favorable to him" - Seneca "Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it." - Winston Churchill "There's no need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down." - Irish Proverb [...]
Ike Turner, who died last week, is best remembered as a first class villain. But to paraphrase Shakespeare, I've come to bury Ike, not to praise him. Ike's evil will live long after him, the good interred with his bones. He had an important part in the history of Rock and American popular music he should be remembered for. Before I delve into Ike, first, to better understand his role, here's a quickie history of the development of Rock in popular music. Early forms of Rock have roots in late 19th century with black Gospel artists. The excellent [...]
One-Offs: Debutante Ball Stephen Stills, Change Partners. The Rolling Stones, Miss Amanda Jones. Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson, Miss Brown to You. Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, Miss Molly. Bert Firman's Rhythmic Eight, Miss Annabelle Lee. Fred Astaire, Change Partners. Run DMC, Miss Elaine. Little Richard, Miss Ann. Roy Brown, Miss Fanny Brown. The Police, Miss Gradenko. The New