To these American ears, Merit Hemmingson's Swedish lyrics on "Brudmarsch efter Florsen i Burs" come across like an inspired - if whimsical - jazz scat vocal. Known as the "queen of Swedish Hammond folk groove," "Brudmarsch"is culled from Hemmingson's 1972 LP, Trollskog. While the Hammond is ever-present, it's this - the more 'folk' than 'groove' [...]
I came across today's Videodrome entry last month while digging around in search of an Ike & The Rhythm Kings performance I'd previously stumbled upon (late) one night. I never did find the Ike clip, but this "live performance" did more than suffice. And yes, do note the quotes surrounding the words 'live' and 'performance'. [...]
The recent release of The SMiLE Sessions must mark the ebb tide of the steady stream of retrospective issues of mythical "lost" albums from the sixties. One other such offering that crept out with much less fanfare in the same month as SMiLE is the "lost" solo album by Dave Davies, purveyor of revolutionary guitar [...]
January 18th, 2012 is the largest online protest in history, to stop the internet censorship bills, SOPA & PIPA. Join in by blacking out your site and urging everyone you can reach to contact Congress now.
I remember the first time I heard Alice Russell's voice. Blown away doesn't even begin to describe the feeling. I can only describe it as devastating, in the best possible way, and awesome (and I say that as a supporter of the campaign to the stop the misuse of the word). My introduction to Alice [...]
Threw this track on a mix for a friend over the holidays: Ponderosa Twins Plus One. A five-piece consisting of two sets of identical twins plus a friend from the neighborhood, this Cleveland outfit was one of several groups positioned in the 70s as 'the next Jackson 5'. And while that obviously didn't happen, they did [...]
"There's a sound on that recording, a vocalized So! right between the ninety-ninth and one-hundredth seconds: the Wailers, have just sung, "remember he is young, and he will live long." And then someone - you can't tell who - makes this noise. Intones, rather. It doesn't seem to come from inside the studio - doesn't [...]
Tomorrow night AD Presents Cass McCombs at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans. We're giving away three pairs of tickets to AD readers via email (you can also purchase tickets here). To enter for a pair, leave a comment below with your name and favorite Cass record. Winners will be notified via email prior to [...]
It's been seven years since the last Dirty Three album, 20052s Cinder. Come February 28th the Melbourne based trio make up for lost time with the release of Toward the Low Sun, their eighth record and first for the Drag City label. Here's the first taste, the velveteen violin walkabout, "Rising Below." MP3: Dirty Three [...]
First taste from Lee Ranaldo's upcoming solo full-length, Between The Times And Tides, out March 2oth via Matador Records. More Ranaldo news/etc over on his the Sonic Youth page (keep an eye out for 2012 tour dates). MP3: Lee Ranaldo :: Off The Wall
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35, can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. SIRIUS 228: Thurston Moore - Psychic Hearts ++ Suicide - Dream Baby Dream ++ Talking Heads - Houses In Motion ++ Pylon - Cool ++ Liquid Liquid - Optimo [...]
Last fall marked the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's Nevermind. As watershed moments in music history go it was surely one well worth noting. But in terms of my own continued enjoyment of the record, not so much. But I did like the idea - the idea of reflecting on a big album by a big [...]
While AD's 2011 Year In Review solely focused on full-lengths, I did have a favorite single of the year: Michael Kiwanuka's "Tell Me A Tale" - a track I wrote about last May. Last spring I described Kiwanuka as having "picked up the torch from Terry Callier and Bill Withers," a sentiment only bolstered having [...]
Known to J Dilla disciples for his sampling of "Light My Fire" on Donuts, it was Lil Brown's title and artwork - an obvious nod to Music From The Big Pink - that initially caught my ear a few years back. I suppose all roads do lead to Rome. Aside from the title nod, "Lil [...]
Dark, reverb-y, Kentucky-born garage blues strike back. "Rotten On The Vine" - the new single from the Owsley Brothers upcoming full-length - delivers on all the promise of last year's Pure Lust ep (see: "Blood & Fire" below). Look for the new LP out next month. MP3: The Owsley Brothers :: Rotten On The Vine [...]
Narcoleptic soul brew - Junior Parker's psychedelic molasses rendition of the Beatles "Tomorrow Never Knows." One of three Beatles covers found on his 1971 LP, Love ain't Nothin' But A Business Goin'On, Parker died of a brain tumor the year of its release. MP3: Junior Parker :: Tomorrow Never Knows
Originally released in 1971 via the Black Jazz label, Tompkins Square is set to drop a vinyl-only reissue of Calvin Keys debut LP, Shawn-Neeq, this Tuesday. Check out "B.E." below for a taste, and stream the LP in its entirety here. MP3: Calvin Keys :: B.E.
(Volume eight of Clifton's Corner. Every other week on the blog Clifton Weaver, aka DJ Soft Touch, shares some of his favorite spins, old and new, in the worlds of soul, r&b, funk, psych and beyond. – AD) When I was compiling the British R&B edition of Clifton's Corner and tracing songs back to the [...]
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35, can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. SIRIUS 227: Jean Michel Bernard – Generique Stephane ++ Reparata & the Delrons - Boys and Girls ++ Dum Dum Girls - Pay For Me ++ Bleached - Dazed ++ Gentleman [...]
Culled from the BYG vaults, I've had Coeur Magique's slice of French psychedelia, "Mademoiselle Marie," on deck for awhile now slated for an upcoming DJ set. Track two off the groups 1971 LP, Wakan Tanka the track exemplifies the substrain of heavy, guitar-driven, underground French psych blasting off at the time (see also: William Sheller's [...]
An Aquarium Drunkard
No Church In The Wild
Nas - Daughters
The Rains of Castamere by The National
CHROMATICS "THESE STREETS WILL NEVER LOOK THE SAME"
DIIV "How Long Have You Known?" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
[LISTEN] Gotye (Passion Pit Remix)
Big Boi & Theophilus London (feat. TRE LUCE) - 'She Said OK'
