It's no mystery I am a longtime fan of the music of Daniel Hutchens and his band Bloodkin, with Eric Carter. I put their catalog right up there with the likes of Townes Van Zandt, Alejandro Escovedo and Steve Earle in terms of truly capturing the nuances of humanity, both the light and the dark, in song.
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The original Modern Lovers were not together long. In fact, they did not remain intact long enough to see the release of their first album, the absolute classic LP The Modern Lovers. Recorded in 1972 and released in 1976, the album was wayyy ahead of it's time, influencing punk, post-punk and new wave. Hell, it even sounds remarkably fresh today.
After the dissolution of the band n '74, become a member or log in.
If you tune into my radio shows, or podcast, you may very well recognize the Eshete & Beqele song "Temeles" off of Ethiopiques Volume III. It's funky.
Kicking of with a blast of horns that would make bandleader Fred Wesley proud, the track quickly dives into its snake charmer funk vibe, coming up . . .
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While Stop All That Jazz may not be Leon Russell's best album, it is the first Leon Russell album I heard outside of his work on Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen (which was my fathers all-time . . .
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I intentionally posted this drop-dead, badass soul jam yesterday - sans editorial commentary - for a reason: I thought the album art alone was enough to pique your curiosity. Apparently it did judging by these two readers comments. If you have not already grabbed this one, do it now.
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"Straight out this song is the SHIT. funky, old school bongo flavored rhythm and blues. and the horns! this is my first time hearing terry callier sing and im really excited. not to mention a few bars of ‘i know you ryder.’ sold. so money"
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"You’ve got to warn . . .
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This set was originally shared by the always excellent Big O magazine in January. If Big O is not yet on your radar, do check them out as they consistently unearth interesting live recordings and rare finds. Also, how great/frightening is the above photo of Will Oldham?
Bonnie "Prince" Billy & The Harem Scarem band - Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland - April 12, 2006. Will Oldham fans will not want to miss . . .
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Move over Clientele. Yesterday on Little Radio we re-aired the Aquarium Drunkard show's year anniversary show with special guests The Switch. If you did not catch it live, either time, you can download the podcast version here.
Besides playing live upstairs in the loft studio, the band took turns guest DJ'ing. Included . . .
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For displaced Southerners, the 1984 documentary, Athens, Ga: Inside/Out, is both the cause and cure for homesickness. Available on DVD, the film documents the Athens, GA music scene of the mid '80s, and in the process captures some truly historic performances; one being (reportedly) R.E.M.'s first performance of "Swan Swan H" in a deserted and . . .
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In association with Zealous Records, An Aquarium Drunkard will be giving away three copies of the Soul Sides blog-curated compilation Soul Sides Vol. 2 :: The Covers. Like Volume I, this comp is a solid addition to any enthusiast of old funk, soul and r&b's collection. Each track has been hand selected, and is backed by liner notes from
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I finally had a chance to take in a St. Vincent show in its entirety, last week at Largo, when the multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter opened for John Vanderslice before rushing out the door to catch a flight to support the Arcade Fire. In a word, her performance was breathtaking.
Deftly moving from confessional singer-songwriter fare on . . .
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Sunday afternoon, I had a chance to pick up the new two disc, posthumous, Elliott Smith release New Moon, and, as expected, it is comprised of excellent material. Unlike 2004's
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Having successfully pushed the boundaries of what defines the Wilco sound on their last two LPs, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and
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Augie March are finally releasing Moo, You Bloody Choir here in the States in August. I've had a copy of the Australian group's 2006 LP for nine months, but have been hesitant to write about it on these pages, as the going import rate at Amazon is a hefty $26 . . .
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"There are only two kinds of songs; there's the blues, and there's Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah." - - Townes Van Zandt (1944-1997)
I am presently reading author John Kruth's biography of legendary Texas singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt entitled To Live's to Fly: The Ballad of the Late, Great Townes Van . . .
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Ben Weaver and his touring cellist performed two tracks, last week during the A.D. show, off of his new LP, Paper Sky, upstairs in the Little Radio loft studio. I've ripped the performances into MP3s for those who did not download the podcast version of the show.
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