The yin and yang of Neil Young---acoustic/electric from Amsterdam, 2008. Happy Memorial Day Weekend.
Download: Neil Young: RAI Theatre, Amsterdam: Part One @ Part Two 192kbs
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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 195: Jean Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane ++ Thee Headcoatees - Meet Jacqueline ++ Jack & The Rippers - Cathy's Clown ++ Foreign Born - Early Warnings ++ Orange Juice - Falling And Laughing ++ The Beach Boys - Girl Don't Tell Me ++ The Beach Boys - Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow ++ The Beatles - Los Paranoias ++ The Beatles - You Know My Name . . .
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I took a film class once where we contemplated what kinds of movies could or could not be construed as Westerns. The professor was tall and lanky in a bow tie, with hands that hung down to his knees, a mustache and a 'power donut' hairdo. There were some cute girls with dyed hair and tattoos in the class. I don't remember what we decided about Westerns in the end, but Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia become a member or log in.
Sticking with the early--raw--R&B for a minute, here's a side that pops up on eBay every once in awhile if you're into collecting 45s. Recently comped on a sampler entitled Mr Hot Shot R&B, Anthony Lamont's "Benny The Skinny Man" kicks the door in with the opening riff before launching into a nasty, propulsive, shuffle that lasts throughout the tracks two and half minutes. They don't . . .
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Should you ever happen upon it, there's a great underground, oft-bootlegged, raw soul, r&b and trash compilation floating around called Pass The Soul. At twenty-five tracks the collection kicks off with Simon & The Piemen's "Cut It Out," a filthy dirty (mostly) instrumental banger from 1963 that sounds something like a twisted "Tighten Up" summoned from the darkside. With production quality on par . . .
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A bittersweet love letter to the city of new Orleans post-Katrina, season two of David Simon's Treme continues to boast inspired music supervision. If you tuned in this past Sunday you may have caught the inclusion of Delta bluesman Mississippi Fred McDowell's "I Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down." If you know the track via McDowell's album Good Morning Little School Girl . . .
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Just wrapped a music consulting gig downtown and included this bit; a favorite early soul ballad culled from an old soul an old r&b mixtape I put together years ago of tracks the Beatles covered. One of the great voices of his time, Alexander's honey vocals and delivery are perfectly matched by the track's drums and ivory run. While I love the Fabs rendition, it comes off somewhat tepid in comparison.
MP3: Arthur Alexander :: Anna (Go To Him) Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support. To continue reading, become a member or log in.
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Happy 70th birthday, Bob. Here are a few links to recent AD Dylan posts...
The Los Angeles Gospel Choir: The Gospel According To Dylan
How Many Roads :: Black America Sings Bob Dylan (Compilation)
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Merge Records just announced they will be releasing a collection of hard to find and previously unreleased tracks by the Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt. Entitled Obscurities, the set will feature songs during the bands run on the label from 1994-99. Look for it August 23rd. Here is the first taste, "Forever And A Da
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If you keep up with our Mondo Boys stuff (pt. 3 of our Weird Summer mixtape series is on the horizon) than you're familiar with the stylings of Monster Rally. Like a self-contained surf & sand b-movie from the sixties, "Surf Erie" (premiered via IGIF last week) is a surreal instrumental slice of bedroom . . .
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Wednesday night, May 25th, Aquarium Drunkard welcomes back White Denim to Los Angeles at The Echo. I've said as much numerous times on these pages in the past, but if you've yet to see this band live than you're truly missing out on one of the best shows going today. Also, the band is sure to debut a bunch of material from their forthcoming LP, D . . .
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Spun this joint today on the radio show. You may be familiar with Doug Sahm and his band's cover, but this, the original, is seriously where it's at. Fronted by vocalist/saxman James Young, Big Sambo & The House Wreckers hailed from the gulf coast of Texas, laying down "The Rains Came" for Eric Records in 1961. I'm sure if you're diligent you could track the 45 down somewhere, but I was personally hipped to the track several years back via the . . .
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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 194: Jean Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane ++ Howard Nishioka - Carnivourous Dogaramus ++ Michael Kiwanuka - Tell Me A Tale ++ Big Sambo & The House Wreckers - The Rains Came ++ Bill Withers - Better Off Dead ++ Amanaz - Khala My Friend ++ Wendell Stuart & The Downbeaters - Hey Jude ++ Santa Nguessan :: Manny Nia ++ Os Mutantes - A Minha Menina ++ Henri . . .
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Keeping with this Tom Waits/Morphine "low rock" noir vibe for a minute, check out Timber Timbre's "Woman," both the track and the accompanying video culled from the Creep On Creepin . . .
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I enjoy a good magic trick, a bit of slight of hand. I enjoy an entertainer--a changeling, a shapeshifter, a master of ceremonies. While there are fewer and fewer artists tapping into the primordial, the supernatural, we thankfully still have the self-made myth that is Tom Waits.
Captured in 1987 during the the tour for Frank's Wild Years, you could do much worse than spend a night nipping on your favorite bottle of whatever and this tourfilm . . .
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