I got this slice of early 70s psych-sludge stuck in my head the other day...only the lyrics mentally devolved into something akin to "..shuh nuh nation, sumthin' sumthin' expectation, devastation, shuh nuh nuh, fascination, revelation" and so on. The associated mental image was of David St Hubbins fronting the Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem. Those of you who have been around a minute may recall "All Across The Nation" was featured as part of the collection become a member or log in.
Released last month, Free Again: The 1970 Sessions highlights a fertile, if transient, period in Alex Chilton's life and career. As the decade began the twenty year old Chilton found himself at a crossroads. Having already achieved preternatural pop success as a teen with the blue-eyed soul of the Box Tops (and a year away from co-founding Big Star), Chilton hunkered down at the . . .
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Take me away right now if you believe. Right now.
MP3: Willis Earl Beal :: Wavering Lines (via
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While I can't really add much to the conversation per the provenance of Bosques' "Heya", I can say that when you're spinning rocknroll records it's a good one to have in your back pocket when you need to take shit to the next level. And if it doesn't, you may be at the wrong party. Wine drunk & amphetamine paced, I came across this slice of Argentinean garage bizarro a couple of years back via a compilation sourced straight from 45s - Diggin' Down Argentina: Nuggets From The Rioplatense Scene, 1969-75.
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2012 has been a brutal year for those of us who love soul, jazz, funk and related music. In a short span of time, we’ve lost Jimmy Castor, Johnny Otis, Etta James and Don Cornelius (apologies to anyone I’ve overlooked). As tributes from musicians, DJs, writers, etc pour in (and deservedly so); it’s refreshing to see legends honored while they’re here to appreciate it. Which brings me to “Homage”. A new series of events in downtown Los Angeles curated and promoted by Edgar Varela Fine Arts & Art Don’t Sleep, “Homage” pays tribute the great, often unsung, musicians and also newer acts that will surely be listed among the greats.
The first of these events featured vibes genius Roy Ayers paired with Beat Junkies turntablist J. Rocc with an opening set from Flying Lotus associate Thundercat. On Thursday, February 23rd, the series continues pairing two bonafide legends with the cream of the crop of younger acts; Sun Ra Arkestra trumpeter Phil Cohran and Delfonics founder/songwriter/vocalist William Hart with the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and Venice Dawn.
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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 232: Jean Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane ++ Trailer Trash Tracys - Candy Girl ++ Frankie Rose - Know Me ++ Crystal Stilts - Shake The Shackles ++ White Hinterland - Requiem Pour Un Con ++ Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings ++ Pearly Gate Music - Daddy Wrote You Letters ++ Lower . . .
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Just like last time, today's Videodrome is a clip from a German TV show. Specifically, the show Beat! Beat! Beat! No, not the Beat Club… but the show did have a Shindig/Bandstand style “variety” format where mostly U.K. and American rock bands would play . . .
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It's Mardi Gras season. Sunday night Aquarium Drunkard Presents Rebirth Brass Band at the Echoplex in Los Angeles. 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 artist to come out of . . .
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Josh Tillman has been writing, recording and releasing albums for a decade now. Like Captain Beefheart and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy before him, it was announced last month that future Tillman output would be released under the guise of Father John Misty. A new beginning? Indeed. If past Tillman releases mined the intricacies of greys and blues, then Fear Fun - his forthcoming record due out in May via Sub Pop - embraces the . . .
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A bunch of us drove from L.A. to Long Beach last month for night two of Reigning Sound's two night run at Alex's Bar. To say it was exactly the kind of sonic punch in gut we were looking for would be an understatement. I've since been revisiting Dangerous Game - the Reigning Sound-backed Mary Weiss album that become a member or log in.
Looped a capella track (reportedly) culled from a 1968 studio session known in fan circles as "Unknown Harmony." I copped this five or so years ago via the fan-made compilation You're Welcome: A Beach Boys Sequel to SMiLE. From what I gather, the source material is thought to be clipped from the isolated vocal track of the Beach Boys "Break Away."
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Born Marc Feld in 1947, this hour long BBC documentary traces Marc Bolan's life and career from his London mod beginnings to his death in 1977, two weeks shy of his 30th birthday. Have a watch, then go listen to Unicorn
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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 231: Jean Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane ++ Bosques - Heya ++ Screaming Lord Sutch - Flashing Lights ++ The Girls - Chico's Girl ++ Eddie Beram - Riot In Thunder Alley ++ Lou Reed - Gimmie Some Good Times ++ Alex Chilton - Jumpin' Jack Flash ++ Michael Kiwanuka - Tell Me A Tale . . .
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What do we expect from our beloved artists who are so deeply rooted with a singular, albeit explosive, sound? At this point in their career A Place to Bury Strangers are unbeatable at creating the most devastating psychedelic rock out there. I mean, who really wants these guys to transition into a lighter version of themselves? What makes them great is their recklessness, the chaos that ensues on stage and their simple approach to making music; be louder than everyone, but always catchy.
So many reviews can be based solely on the idea that a band’s merit, or quality of output, rests in their creative malleability, which will hopefully result in a “career.” But music’s not always about "progress" - or whatever that even means in this decade. A new album or single can demonstrate an escalation - a memorable and moving song with simple melodies, basic guitar chords and rhythms that we’ve all heard a million times. APTBS re-arrange the basic elements of Noise-Pop by destroying whatever preconceived notion you had towards the genre. Instruments are merely tools used to test the limits and knowledge of what sonic exploration really means, and Onwards to the Wall resembles the Home Depot at times.
Case in point: Oliver Ackerman operates the amazing Death By Audio effect pedals and custom stomp box brand. Most of these pedals sound like shock-and-awe devices detonating entire cities. Onwards to the Wall demonstrates that magnitude and range of power in a single guitar strum or click of a distortion box. On the other hand, it also succeeds by offering songs with cleaner passages, putting vocals first and allowing other instruments and new sounds a chance to lead the platoon into battle. It’s a nice look for a band that has already mastered both the loud-quiet-loud and LOUD-LOUD-LOUD formulas without ditching any of the inventiveness and sheer noise-making freak-outs that defines the group’s persona.
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Delaney & Bonnie had a lot of friends. So there’s no surprise that an early D&B album cut entered the repertoire of both The Staple Singers and The Flying Burrito Brothers before the duo commercially released their own recording. “Get Ourselves Together” was never anyone’s single, but there was something about this song that transcends genre and immediately yielded two distinct and powerful interpretations.
The D&B version doesn’t feature the Steve Cropper helmed Stax-Volt house band, but The Staple Singers’ version does. Released in late 1968, the Staples’ first . . .
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