2008

Jul

Back in the day when I was a fixture on the Asbury Park...

Richard Thompson, Oops! … I Did It Again Covers Friday . . Richard T covers Britney Spears ....

Electric Roulette: Who? Kim Gordon, man, you know her?...

Antony and the Johnsons, Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door Antony totally kills it on this one,...

Dan Bern is a hero. tuneage: Dan Bern - “Jerusalem” In an evening full of remarkable and unusual...

The Asbury Park fortuneteller known as Madam Marie, who...

Iron Knowledge, Showstopper acid-proto-metal funk Little known about this band, seems like mid 70s...

“I made up a lot of the songs I sing. It’s like you hear a...

orangesunshine: Lost In The Flood, Bruce Springsteen, Berkeley Community Theater, March 2,...

The Feelies, It’s Only Life Reuniting this week, first shows in 17 years: The Feelies’...

Jun

Hawkwind, Silver Machine 1972

Hippie Kid Stories is a Web site with unedited interviews of...

When Ambassadors Had Rhythm, Louis Armstong, Cairo, 1961

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-29)

“Sometimes, when I go to a concert, I can’t wait...

yvynyl: Arthur Magazine needs $20,000 by July 1 or it will...

Cover day - Jerry Garcia does Jimmy Cliff. orangesunshine: Harder They Come, Jerry Garcia Band,...

It’s a wonderful record and a great cover...

Badfinger, Day After Day Another top 10/all time song.

Black Rebel Motorocycle Club, Ain’t No Easy Way These guys clearly want to be rock stars, they...

“I believe in his genius. He is an extraordinary writer, but...

“Culture is worth a little risk” - Norman...

Make no mistake: A house punk, who can go home at night, is...

The most stoned band in America - great video. yvynyl: New Brightblack Morning Light - “Hologram...

Irving Plaza, Academy, Fugazi. tapeleader - remember those days? orangesunshine: Give Me The Cure -...

“I listened to my record recently and I’m concerned about...

Dandy Warhols, Minnesoter No justice = Minnesoter not being on every top 10 list ever.

Buddy Holly, I’m Gonna Love You Too After all, another fella took you But I still...

Led Zeppelin, Trampled Under Foot Led Zeppelin had the highest ratio of good vs. mediocre songs of...

What a great song. I’m pretty sure I saw Adam and his Ants play this in 1982 at a show at the...

Willie Nelson & Calexico, Senor Willie covers Dylan.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-22)

Broken up in the wasteland Broken up in the promised...

themusic: Stevie Nicks, Edge of Seventeen Awesomeness of this video: 1. Stevie in full witch/rock...

Post: Then what do you think about when you’re...

Dylan: …I do know what my songs are about.Playboy: And...

Dylan (contemplating): “I was once burned by a...

Ten Years After, I’m Going Home Woodstock Alvin Lee & Co. furious blues.

Taking Drugs to Make Web Sites to Take...

Spiritualized Harmonies Intense. This project is called Harmonies: Past & Present. Once you...

“When we got to our seats on the upper deck we took...

Susanna And The Magical Orchestra, It’s A Long Way To The Top AC/DC cover. A must listen.

Yes, must listen. ericamay: tightgrip: Hellsongs - Thunderstruck (AC/DC Cover) Super mellow cover...

Classic Album Covers pt 3 Did she make you cryMake you...

Belle & Sebastian, The Boys are Back in Town Thin Lizzy cover, courtesy of Ben

Classic album covers pt 2. watcheroftheskies: Out of print...

“Cohen and Stone say Fortune 500 companies are waking up to...”
— Wait, they just fucking...

Howlin’ Rain, Nomads (from HearYa live session) Album: Magnificent Fiend, probably the best...

“When the tapestry of alienation becomes the...

True, too many solid B&S songs, If She Wants Me included, the opening rhythm guitar part on...

Nina Simone, Ain’t Got No/I Got Life Who are today’s rock stars?

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-15)

Bruce Springsteen, 4th of July Asbury Park (Sandy) For some reason this song reminds me of...

Joanna Newsom, Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie Beautiful song, no real idea what it means, but I think...

Cryptacize, Cosmic Sing-a-Long Know nothing about this band, but read this by Sufjan Stevens and...

Belle & Sebastian, Lazy Line Painter Jane Greatest B&S song, ever, I can’t decide if...

friendssharingmusic is killing it with this theme (Four Songs I Would Kill To Play In Rock Band), I...

Alejandro Escovedo, Irene Wild Ian Hunter cover, from 2006, so we know Alejandro has great taste in...

Little makes me happier than Anthony posting an NMH tune, even if it is a remix - which is...

Jimi Hendrix Experience, Voodoo Chile Watch this for Noel Redding on bass — Redding’s...

Detroit Cobras, Baby Help Me A band that maybe has recorded one original song in 10 years, choosing...

Boon/Watt/Hurley - History Lesson. thingsthatgobumpinthenight: our band could be your life real...

Nicely put: “I don’t come to be rocked—no, no, no—I come for that rare feeling of rhythmic...

Where are today’s guitar gods? watcheroftheskies:

“We liked the absurdity of how small it was. We kept our...

The Heavy, Set Me Free Cowbell, great song.

Blowing Up

I think these three bands are going to blow up in 2009, no particular reason, just a general...

“The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a...”
— Hunter S. Thompson (via...

Kris Kristofferson - Sunday Morning Coming Down Best song about being hung over ever.

Vince Taylor & His Playboys, Brand New Cadillac 1958. Taylor - the black leather rebel.

Still hard to believe this is a Bruce Springsteen song. I spent a good part of my youth (a) trying...

Joe Walsh, Funk 49 I don’t know if Joe Walsh is underrated, but I do think he is...

Chapin Sisters, Wash Away I feel like the Chapin Sisters are blowing up, their first album Lake...

Andy Warhol by Richard Avedon, 1969 (via Boogie Woogie Flu)

“It’s always one of my favorite times in the record-making...

Far and away the best recording Janis ever made. whitneymcn: Janis Joplin - Summertime

Keith Hudson, Flesh of My Skin Monday morning reggae.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-8)

Best album covers ever, version: Big Youth, Ride Like...

Dr. Dog, 100 Years Song from their new album Fate comes out in a few weeks, everything new they do...

Royal Trux, The Flag Hawkwind somehow got me to Royal Trux, this song from the album Cats and Dogs,...

“Look at my generation. How did that work? Jimi Hendrix....

Hawkwind, Master of the Universe From 1974, getting into the heavy stoner rock vibe by this point,...

Hawkwind, Hurry on Sundown Kind of think Hawkwind were way underrated 60s/70s band relative to, say,...

Ouinsou Corneille & Black Santiagos, Vinon So Minsou From: African Scream Contest: Raw And...

Love a small drum set. artistspaid: yvynyl: Top down...

Joni Mitchell, A Case of You I see nothing ironic or wrong about going right from Iggy to Joni.

Stooges, I Wanna Be Your Dog Have to include this on any list of best and most influential songs,...

yvynyl: Born To Be Nervous: r.i.p. | alton kelley

More Alton Kelly

Alton Kelley, 1940-2008.

For those who came to worship, Mr. Wainwright could do no...

“Would “Layla” or “Something” have been written if [Patti]...

The Abyssinians, Satta Massa Gana “If any one song can lay claim to the title...

Look at this fucking band - then tell me who today packs this much style, great hair and great...

Bo is in love with himself

“He never ventures from his unshakable boasts — “Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger,” “Hey Bo...

“I am owed. I’ve never got paid. A dude with a pencil...”
— Bo Diddley

A great song from Captain Beefheart, also one I often use as an introduction to his music. eec: ...

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-1)

Neutral Milk Hotel, Two-headed Boy Part II From In The Aeroplane Over The Sea maybe my favorite...

May

Bonnie Prince Billy, I See A Darkness Live, Scotland, Queen’s Hall, 2006. “Guaranteed...

Best Album Covers Ever, v.1

Top 5 songs about New York City

Subjective, of course. Except for Stevie.Up on muxtape now: NYC Songs5. Central Park N West - Ian...

“Are we getting wiser, or just older?” The ideal, of course,...”
— Manohla Dargis

Bonnie Prince Billy

Bruce Springsteen, It’s Hard to Be A Saint In The City Radically different...

“I’m dissatisfied with every record the Beatles ever fucking...”
— John Lennon, Playboy...

“They gave him two jars full of flies. One of the jars they...”
— Layne Staley (via sangennaro)

Great cover of an iconic song, played in a most non-iconic way, have to agree the only way to cover...

Mars Volta freak out, just a few days ago. “the spirit of punk rock in all its glory”

Pavement, Summer Babe The Tape Leader will attest that all Pavement begins, and ends, with Summer...

Unstoppable

The suggestion Anthony makes is to open source muxtape: “muxtape should be open source. If...

Who knew Beastie Boy Ad Rock was married to BIkini...

Grateful Dead, New Speedway Boogie Written for/about Alatamont. Spent a little time on the...

100 different ways

“If, as this hypothetical artist on an indie label, I get traction, will I then move up into...