Now I'm certainly not advocating that anyone harsh on ole Kermit's mellow, but Willie has a pretty damn good cover.
Kermit The Frog - Rainbow Connection
Willie Nelson - Rainbow Connection (cover)
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Housekeeping
FYI, I am going out of town Wednesday-Monday. In my stead will be TripleJ from NotJackKerouac. Coudn't ask for a more tasteful guest-host while I am out. He also mixes the best margarita in Los Angeles. I look forward to seeing what he dishes up for ya'll . . .
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Red Hash, Indeed
Psych-folk beardo, Gary Higgins, is seeing his 1973 album Red Hash gain a new audience due to it's recent re-release. I say bring it on. For a taste, dig on the track below in all it's stoned-out glory.
Gary Higgins - Thicker Than A SmokeyRed Hash by Gary . . .
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The Cover: Quicksand
The cover battles continue. In light of Dinosaur Jr.'s temporary reformation, today's selection is David Bowie's "Quicksand" of his 1971 album Hunky Dory. The cover: Dinosaur Jr.'s version off their 1991 ep Whatever's Cool With Me.
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Cuban Musician/Legend Dies At 78
Damn cuz, sip one back and pour one out. Buena Vista Social Club member, Ibrahim Ferrer, dies at the age of 78. Read more here... In honor of his life and music, below you'll find my favorite track off the Ry Cooder produced Buena Vista Social Club
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Time Fades Away Pt. II
It's happened. I'm back on a Neil Young kick. This week's discovery of a decent sounding recording of the unreleased "Time Fades Away" album has it's hooks in me. Some interesting factoids/tidbits found on this site...
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Don’t F*CK With The Star Room Boys
After the Bloodkin post i'm on an Athens tangent. The now defunct Star Room Boys were one of my favorite neo-traditional-honky-tonk country outfits until their 2003 demise. In their eight years together they released two fantastic albums: 1999's Why Do Lonely Men & Women Want to Break Each Other's Hearts?, and 2002's This . . .
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…just like something out of tennessee williams
Everyone has a band they root for. An underdog. A band, who despite an enormous amount of talent and perseverance, remain obscure. Life in the minor leagues. The band I root for is Athens, Georgia’s Bloodkin. Practicing what they preach, for better or worse, for the past 15+ years of their creative career.
Some of the most haunted Southern literature never committed to paper.
Bloodkin is: religion, redemption, regret, a bar fight, pride, shame . . .
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Time Fades Away
Unlike the recently released LP "On The Beach," Neil Young, at this point, has no plans to release this Live album on compact disc. Luckily, you can find it HERE...
*Link courtesy of Golden Fiddle
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Garcia 8/1/42 – 8/9/95
For a long time I have believed The Grateful Dead to be an incredibly misunderstood band. Too often (90% of the time) their music has been eclipsed by their fanbase, and the tired cliches that come with it. Check out the link below for a vast vault of free Live Grateful Dead recordings. Set aside your pre-conceptions and dig deep into this treasure trove of American music.To quote the late Bill Graham, “The Grateful Dead aren't the best at what they . . .
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THE LATE-GREAT PAVEMENT
For those of you who stop by from time to time, it's no surprise I'm a Pavement fan. Below is an assortment of collected Pavement articles/interviews from over the years that have been gathering dust in my bookmarks.
- SPIN 1994 "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain" era
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Velvet Underground vs. Cowboy Junkies
A truly inspired cover can sometimes trump an artist's original vision for a song. In this ongoing series, The Cover Wars, I'm interested in which version (or versions) you prefer. The song: Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane" off their 1970 album Loaded. The cover: The Cowboy Junkies version off The Trinity Session album.
Velvet Underground - "Sweet Jane"
Cowboy Junkies - "Sweet Jane"
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Searching For The Wrong-Eyed Jesus
Saw this documentary today in West Hollywood. Alt-country musician, champion of the redneck-underground, Jim White steers us through the deep South connecting the various threads that make this part of America such a potent, fertile, ground for music, literature, and art. Pure Southern Gothic. Picked up the stellar soundtrack in the lobby immediately following the film. Highly reccomended.
Searching For The Wrong-Eyed Jesus
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Neil Young vs. Built To Spill
Neil Young is the man, but damn if Built To Spill don't just kill it here. "Cortez The Killer" off Young's 1975 album Zuma, is the topic of part IV of the cover wars.
Neil Young - "Cortez The Killer
Built To Spill - "Cortez The Killer (Live . . .
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New Order vs. Galaxie 500
Part III of the covers war. Ceremony was the last Joy Division song the band wrote before the death of frontman Ian Curtis. No "dancey" New Order vibes to this one.
Galaxie 500 does a really nice version of the song in their own narcoleptic way.
New Order - "Ceremony"
Galaxie . . .
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