The Equals: It’s the late sixties in the UK — how do you describe these guys? Garage, r&b, freakbeat, rock & roll? All encompassing hybrid? Sure. Note: If you’re looking avoid import prices, you can […]
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Bongos Ikwue :: Woman Made The Devil
I’ve been a total freak the past twelve months for foreign artists, often from the “third world” — during the sixties and seventies — playing original music as processed through a distinctly American filter. A […]
Bill Callahan :: Woke on a Whaleheart
Bill Callahan’s new LP Woke on a Whaleheart has been heavily anticipated around these parts since we first heard the “Diamond Dancer” single back in February . Because of this I was fairly bummed to have missed Callahan’s SXSW performance at […]
Blair :: Wolfboy
I received an unsolicited EP in the mail last week by a New Orleans based singer-songwriter named Blair . From here bio: “I was raised on Neil Young, raised in New Orleans, given my uncle’s guitar […]
Dylan :: Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (1966)
If you consider yourself more than a casual fan of Bob Dylan , chances are you remember the song, album and/or concert event that turned you into a true believer. Yes, there are obviously folks with a […]
Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66
Somewhere, there must be an unwritten rule that as the weather gets warmer the strange sounds Sergio Mendes get sweeter. As far as best-of, and greatest hits compilations go, this is a prime example of when (and why) they really […]
Meg Baird :: Dear Companion
Upon hearing Meg Baird’s Drag City solo debut, Dear Companion , I was immediately reminded of the first time I listened to the Numero Group’s January release of Catherine Howe’s
Funkadelic :: Can You Get to That?
My face is sunburned from drinking tequila in Mexico this past weekend during the wife’s b-day. Thankfully we had this album with us. I recently replaced my old copy of Maggot Brain with the 2005 […]
Now Podcasting :: Episode 29
This podcast is culled from my meeting with Internet phenomenon Clutchy Hopkins representatives this past Wednesday on my Little Radio show. The reps, who went by the names “Dino” and “Seth” came into the studio (wearing masks), sat down, […]
J. Tillman :: Cancer and Delirium
Never one to be associated with bright and/or “cheery” music, J. Tillman returns with the appropriately entitled Cancer and Delirium, his first LP for Virginia based Yer Bird Records. Since I first began listening to Tillman’s brand of folk […]
Ray’s Vast Basement :: Steinbeck’s Starvation
San Francisco’s Ray’s Vast Basements new release, Starvation Under Orange Trees, may be the best little album to hit my mailbox this week. Actually, no, upon further absorption it is the best album I have received this week. […]
Stephen Malkmus :: New Album News/Pig Lib EP
Pitchfork Media recently reported that Drunkard hero, Portland inhabitant, and indie rock guru, Stephen Malkmus is two-thirds done with his next LP (to be released by longtime label home, Matador ). According to his website: “Basic trax for album committed […]
Dylan Covered :: Sign On The Window
“Sign On The Window” has long been a favorite track off Dylan’s New Morning . A friend just shared this Melanie cover of the tune off of the UK compilation The Songs of Bob Dylan, Vol. […]
It’s Like That :: Dr. Lee, PhD
Per the DJ Spooky curated Trojan compilation post, I was recently having a discussion with a friend about the importance of Lee “Scratch” Perry in the evolution and prominence of reggae and dub over the past forty years, both as a producer as well […]
The Parson Red Heads :: King Giraffe
The Parson Red Heads debut LP, King Giraffe , capitalizes on the best attributes of past 35 years of Golden Coast musical heritage. Like The Broken West , The Parsons are doing their part to re-usher in the laid back retro-vibe that […]