Through my father's collection I inherited a formidable amount of out-of-print and rare Latin jazz, Latin soul, and salsa on vinyl. One day I will get around to ripping some of it to MP3 format to share on the Drunkard, but until then a number of key artists and tracks are captured on the Soul Jazz label's 2006 compilation become a member or log in.
Irish lilt mixed with the attitude of early UK punk rock was what initially powered the The Pogues. Fronted by the (in)famous Shane MacGowan, The Pogues lifted traditional Irish music out of the gutter of past injecting it with a strong dose of piss and lager.Originally released in 1987 If I Should Fall from Grace With . . .
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The most recent addition to the "Under Review" DVD series focuses on what would become known as Bowie's Berlin period from 1976-1979. A particularly fertile period in Bowie's artistic development, the sessions produced the albums become a member or log in.
The beauty of Amoeba records on Sunset blvd., with L.A. being a music industry town, is that you can stroll into the used section and often find reissues at half their original price, and often unopened. Such was the case last weekend when I spotted the 2002 double disc reissue of Elvis Costello's third album. Bolstered by a second disc . . .
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Last week I received an advance copy of Ola Podrida's self titled album that is being released through Plug Research in the Spring of 2007. What began as a nom de plume for David Wingo's home recording projects has blossomed into a live quartet playing in and around Wingo's present home base of Brooklyn, NY.Continuing in the vein of his self released home recordings . . .
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This album is the Rosetta stone of fire and brimstone country gospel. Released in 1960, wrapped up in quite possibly the greatest iconic album cover of all time, become a member or log in.
"Listening To Otis Redding At Home During Christmas""Home is where beds are made and butter is added to toast. On a cold afternoon you can float room to room like a ghost. Take the crî¨che out and argue about who gets to set up the kings. And I know that it’s home because that’s where the stereo sings “I’ve got dreams to remember.” But not even home can be with you forever. It’s . . .
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Earlier this fall Seattle's Rosie Thomas put the finishing touches on her new album, These Friends of Mine, featuring a bevy of guests including: Sufjan Stevens, Damien Jurado, Denison Whitmer, Dave Bazan, and Jeremy Enigk. The sessions yielded some fine . . .
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As far as we're concerned, blog-wise, Big Rock Candy Mountain is the place to be during the month of December. For three years now, every December, the site steadily offers up obscure quality Christmas nuggets you won't hear at the mall or Starbucks. What's more impressive is the fact none of the tunes have been repeated since they began their holiday tunes tradition.The following is a medley of tracks I gathered . . .
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Allow me to, again, gush over another Pretenders reissue. This time it's their 1981 second album appropriately entitled Pretenders II. The short-lived band led by guitarist become a member or log in.
Part Two of our Year In Review...Part One can be found HERE.The following list is comprised of my favorite 12 albums released in 2006. Take note that this list is in flux, and could be very different a month from now. For example, last year I declared Sufjan Steven . . .
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Best 2006 Reissue :: Pavement - Wowee Zowee (Sordid Sentinels Edition) Matador continued their excellent Pavement reissue campaign in '06 with the Wowee Zowee: Sordid Sentinels Edition. Like it's reissued predecessors, become a member or log in.
Veteran readers will note this one is a long time coming. Last February I posted the first half (1967 - 1971) of the Neil Young soundboard derived live collection, A Perfect Echo Volume 1, and recently a kind soul, and A.D. reader, sent me the second half (1974 - 1976) to complete the set. As promised I now share it here with you.
For those interested in the . . .
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Until this week I hadn't listened to Kurt Wagner's collaborative EP with Josh Rouse, Chester, all the way through in a couple of years. I'm happy to report it holds up extremely well seven years after it . . .
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It's (somehow) December again...a quick year indeed. For the first Holiday post of many, let's begin with Vince Guaraldi's classic score for the 1965 Peanuts TV special "A Charlie Brown Christmas." Nostalgia inducing holiday instrumental jazz at it's best, this CBS soundtrack is as familiar as the cartoon itself . . .
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