Manu Dibango will forever be known as the artist behind the 1972 worldwide smash ” Soul Makossa “, but his career spans much deeper than that one immortal track. This Cameroon-born sax man has […]
Month: July 2015
Marc Bolan: The Final Word ( BBC documentary, 2007)
Streaming in full, and narrated by Suzi Quatro, the BBC ‘s 2007 documentary chronicling Marc Bolan. Born Marc Feld in 1947, the film documents the artist’s life beginning in post-War East London, […]
Bobby Patterson — I Got More Soul :: Pickathon / Galaxy Barn
Welcome to the eighth installment of an ongoing series with Pickathon , showcasing footage from the Galaxy Barn located at Pendarvis Farm in Oregon: Bobby Patterson — “I Got More Soul […]
The Velvet Underground :: The Freeman Tape Sampler, Max’s Kansas City, NYC, August, 1970
With the official release of (most of) the Matrix Tapes last year, there is very little unheard Velvet Underground live material left in the vaults. But there is a still-unreleased tape that should […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (Noon EST, Channel 35)
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 396: Jean Michel Bernard […]
Chuck Johnson :: Blood Moon Boulder
Chuck Johnson’s 2013 long player Crows in the Basilica was one of the finest guitar soli excursions in recent memory. His latest release, Blood Moon Boulder , might just be even better. Gorgeously recorded by Trans Am’s […]
Irvin Freese & Daughter Jacqueline :: Shell Lake Disaster
Shell Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. Early morning, August 15, 1967. Recently released from a mental hospital, 21 year-old Victor Hoffman randomly enters a sleeping farmhouse armed with a .22-calibre rifle. In […]
Leon Russell in A Poem Is A Naked Person
As one of the programmers of the annual DKTR Film and Music Festival, which is now in it’s 12th year, I have watched countless films on musicians, bands, regional music […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (Noon EST, Channel 35)
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. The Lagniappe Session with Ought can […]