04/08/2008
Eat Your Beefheart Out
I'm ready for Spring to take the winter chill out of the air and to warm things up. I need to get some "Ice Cream For the Crow" and have a "Tropical Hot Dog Night" or two. "Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I do!" Long live Captain Beefheart, maker of all t ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 04/08/2008 1:47 PM EST in Experimental, YouTube, Video Retrospective | Permalink
04/03/2008
I'm A Meatball, Big and Fat
Ok, I'll admit it. I've put some weight on the past 7 months. My jackets won't button, my bathrobe doesn't close, I can't sit as close to my desk at work...I'm bigger than I have ever been in my entire life. Everyday when I bend over to tie m ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 04/03/2008 4:53 PM EST in Electronic | Permalink
No Hippies Allowed
WFMU recently posted a series of red- blooded, conservative, country western mp3's by a few All- American Muskogee Okies. These cowboys were so ticked off by the freewheeling antics of the peacenik flower children, they exercised their 1st Amend ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 04/03/2008 12:48 PM EST in Country | Permalink
04/02/2008
New Music From Architecture In Helsinki
Judging the sound of Architecture In Helsinki's upcoming EP Like it Or Not, somebody sure has been listening to a lot of the Tom Tom Club! Our favorite Indie- Pop Electro Aussie's have recorded another batch of tracks vaguely reminiscent of the ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 04/02/2008 12:25 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic | Permalink
03/20/2008
Hey Bear Stearns, Jonathan Richman Understands!
Poor Bear Stearns. For financial buffs worldwide, the unfortunate situation of this fallen hedge fund giant has been the talk of the watercooler all week. I figure that Stearns' employees are probably shuffling around their Madison Avenue offi ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 03/20/2008 11:50 AM EST in Folk, Rock, Editorial | Permalink
03/18/2008
Jack Mudurian Downloads His Repertoire
When I get to be a senior citizen, I hope I'm as fun as Jack Mudurian. He was a good natured resident of Boston's Duplex Nursing Home in the early 80s with a penchant for music. In 1981 the activities director of the nursing home, David Greenbe ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 03/18/2008 3:35 PM EST in Experimental, Folk | Permalink
Slade Vs. The Monkeys - The Finest in Rock Caricatures
High fives all around to Goner Records for publishing Slade vs. The Monkeys, 50 pages of phenomenal, laugh-out-loud musical caricatures drawn by the artist Crowbar. Look at some of these illustrations- they are brilliant!
Read MorePosted by Emily on 03/18/2008 12:53 PM EST in General, Highly Recommended | Permalink
03/17/2008
Get Pumped With The Governator
The year was 1984. It was the year Arnold Schwarzenegger would star in the action-packed, tough as nails, big screen blockbusters The Terminator and Conan The Destroyer. It was also the year he would release his Total Body Workout album and en ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 03/17/2008 5:21 PM EST in WTF? | Permalink
Erin Go Braugh! The Snakes are Gone From Ireland!
Be like Bing Crosby! Pour yourself a Minute Maid on the rocks and sit back to enjoy this clip of a March 16, 1960 performance of Bing Crosby singing a medley of Irish classics on Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall show. If you can't get enough ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 03/17/2008 1:29 PM EST in YouTube, TV Music | Permalink
God Less America
Bluegrass may not be Michael's thing, but Rock and Roll certainly isn't for the Hi-Fi Guys. Their Louvin Brothers styled "Rock and Roll Killed My Mother," doesn't lend itself to roadtrippin' music but it will get one thinking about the deconstr ...
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