Just as I was preparing to leave my apartment yesterday afternoon to catch the Mets game at the sports bar, the call-box starting buzzing. That's when I remembered my roommate had called the plumber earlier in the day. Although I had no idea what he should be looking for, I buzzed him in anyway and met him at the top of the stairs. A young Hispanic man carrying a flashlight was followed closely by a middle-aged Caucasian man, who perhaps played Luigi to the Hispanic guy's Mario. Either way, it wasn't until I led them into the apartment that I [...]
"You'll just have to watch me do it, and if the hate of watching me do my thing burns you up, that's your problem." -- Tom, doing it his way "I didn't even know he was a singer. I thought he worked in advertising." -- Tom, discovering the real occupation of Hank Williams, Jr. "Wow, I thought I was good at this -- you're great at this. -- Tom, commending Paycheque for correctly identifying FDR as being deceased in a game of Dead or Alive "Talk [...]
Ici, à la Blogothèque, on ne fait pas les choses à moitié. Quitte à liquider un mois, autant le faire avec une année entière. C'est vrai quoi, entre un White Album et un Beggars Banquet, cette année 68 a fait beaucoup de mal à la musique populaire - pour reprendre l'expression de Christian Clavier à propos de la Nouvelle Vague. A cause de trucs comme White Light/White Heat, A Banda Tropicalista, An Electric Storm, Astral Weeks, Caetano Veloso, The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, Machine Gun, (...)
There are some things you can't cover up With lipstick and powder Thought I heard you mention my name Can't you talk any louder Don't come any closer, don't come any nearer My vision of you can't come any clearer Oh, I just want to hear girls talk ... Girls Talk- (e. costello) [...]
Before the Nudie suits and the big hair; before Dolly and Norma Jean; before The Grand Ol' Opry and The Porter Wagoner Show; before "Psycho," "Rubber Room," "The Carroll County Accident," and "The Cold Hard Facts of Life," there was Porter Wagoner the hillbilly singer from the Missouri Ozarks. This record was his first number one hit in 1954. Download: "A Satisfied Mind" mp3 [...]
As the name suggests, these are all songs from the movie, Forrest Gump. It's not that I have any particular love for the movie, I think it's alright, yet the music on it is what makes it special. I actually listened to the soundtrack frequently before I ever saw the movie, my parents clearly seeing its quality, making this album one of my earliest exposures to music of the past. And so when it came to finding my favourite 60s songs, I found quite a few to be off this album, so much so that I thought it deserved an [...]
Une dent contre Led Zep, les gars? 28 jours, c'est vraiment trop court pour parler de tout ce qu'on avait prévu donc allons-y pour une nouvelle playlist. Il aura fallu attendre ce mois de Février pour que l'année démarre vraiment avec les premières grosses pointures musicales. Petite sélection des disques en rotation sur ma platine... Benjy Ferree : Leaving The Nest Pop, rock, folk, country... Le sosie de Will Oldham mélange les genres avec succès sur son premier album. Ici le final calme In [...]
Un peu oubliée de tous (et de moi), Carly Simon est revenue en janvier 2007 avec un nouvel album, Into White , qui a fait un flop (commercialement parlant, entendons nous bien). C'est sûr, il est dur de faire connaître son album à l'heure des buzz sur Myspace et des campagnes de promotion massives. Le fait est que Carly Simon n'a même pas de page Myspace (!) et que niveau promotion, elle n'en fait pas trop non plus. J'avais découvert sa musique grâce à Radiohead (on y revient toujours) après avoir entendu la reprise de [...]
For Part One, Visit: L.A. Burnout :: Part One of Three ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------ Running the Drunkard has put me in touch, both through email and in person, with some great folks, many of whom have been eager to share their musical best-kept-secrets, and in the case of this post, their excellent themed compilations. The L.A. Burnout comp was mailed to me in November from a longtime reader based in NYC, which coincidental arrived at the same time I was reading two books ( Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story of Rock-and-Roll's Legendary Neighborhood [...]
Running the Drunkard has put me in touch, both through email and in person, with some great folks, many of whom have been eager to share their musical best-kept-secrets, and in the case of this post, their excellent themed compilations. The L.A. Burnout comp was mailed to me in November from a longtime reader based in NYC, which coincidental arrived at the same time I was reading two books chronicling the late sixties-early seventies Laurel Canyon incestuous music scene. The L.A. Burnout mix has since proved to have been the perfect companion piece. I [...]
Happy Holidays everyone! I had to post these few tunes inspired by my finding this lovely cover of Big Star's "Jesus Christ" by Kristen Hersh Jesus Christ - Kristen Hersh Jesus Is Just Alright - The Byrds Jesus Is Just Alright With Me - The Doobie Brothers Music MP3 music
"Sounds like a culture clash!" -- Tom on the quality gulf between Japanese and American recorder construction ?I want him to get caught, but I just want to see him just beat the odds for 40 minutes." -- Tom, wishing for an airborne predator "You want me to go after someone from Destiny's Child? You?re first, buddy." -- God, sorting out his pecking order and targeting Spike for damnation "Can?t let some numbskull drive the bus. I?m driving the bus! It?s my show!? -- Tom, revoking [...]
This is what hope feels like? It’s been so long I can’t tell anymore. It might be a little premature to celebrate yesterday’s victory over the forces of darkness, as the question of which party will control the Senate is still up in the air, but I don’t care. The Republicans have lost their grip on the House, Rick Santorum crashed and burned, and the people of South Dakota shot down their state’s draconian anti-abortion law â€" all reasons enough to be happy this morning. I notice that many of the talking heads on the right [...]
Ahora funciona más rápido el FileHut, por lo que continuamos con las rolas Bonitas. En esta ocasión, la dedicamos a canciones un poco más viejitas (o adultas mayores, o en plenitud, para leernos polÃticamente correctos). La primera es del "Houses of Holly", disco que tuvo la mala fortuna de nacer después del magnifico "Sin titulo" de Led Zeppelin. Led Zeppelin :: The Rain Song Ahora, un clásico de la poetisa de NY [...]
Comme je suis de bonne humeur, on aura aujourd'hui l'originale du dimanche, sa reprise, sa reprise travestie et la reprise de la reprise travestie avec un tout vilain son 80's plein de réverb' sur la batterie. On est comme ça ici, car si on ne peut plus faire bombance le dimanche, quand le peut-on, je vous le demande?! Bref... 1961: un jeune auteur de l'écurie Stax, William Bell (merci STGW ) publie son premier 45t: You don't Miss Your Water (Till The Well Runs Dry) qui sera un immense succès, malheureusement sans suite [...]
Chuck Jackson: I Like Everything About You From Arrives! (Motown, 1968) The Byrds: Fido From Ballad of Easy Rider (Columbia, 1969) Lincoln Mayorga: Peace Train From Missing Linc (Sheffield, 1972) Jackie Jackson: Is It Him Or Me From S/T (Motown, 1973) Sassafras: Boxcar Hobo From Wheelin' 'n' Dealin' (Chrysalis, 1975) Ah, the liberating power [...]
Play it: Essential Gram Parsons Play it: Gram Parsons Interviews (from The Complete Reprise Sessions ) Today sees a double-shot of love ( courtesy of Rhino ) for the godfather of Alt.Country: Gram Parsons . First off is the DVD release of the documentary Gram Parsons - Fallen Angel , which wow'd crowds in the festival circuit last year. It's a good [...]
The most amazing aspect of CSNY has to be their ability to move in and out of their group and solo efforts over the the last 39 years. Coming into CSNY each member left a trail of success with their former bands, Buffalo Springfield , The Byrds and The Hollies . And yet, through the last 4 decades they have each had success together and apart. Their are few if any other bands that have accomplished this feat and shown their true musical dexterity. David Crosby , Stephen [...]
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La mofeta est? al aire!!!
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