05/27/2008
Todd Rundgren's Philly-styled Phreak Pholk
Todd Rundgren's 1972 Something / Anything album marked him as a heavy hitter in the music world. Not only did he play just about every instrument on the record; he wrote, recorded, and produced it all as well. AND when he played live, he rocked ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 05/27/2008 2:10 PM EST in Experimental, YouTube, 70's Rock | Permalink
05/23/2008
Weezer's new video, "Pork and Beans" is bringing the Internetz Together
I don't check Stereogum regularly, but I did catch wind of a new Weezer video from Sean Bonner's site this morning. The video is making the rounds across the internet today. Basically, they got a ton of people together who made youtube videos th ...
Read MorePosted by Finnegan on 05/23/2008 3:46 PM EST in Rock, YouTube, Pop, Video | Permalink
05/21/2008
Before T-Rex, Glam Icon Marc Bolan psyched out with John's Children
Marc Bolan got his start in the 60's psych group, John's Children and he instantly gave them the edge they needed. Bolan's songwriting chops and signature vibrato, single-handedly set them apart from the swelling influx of the other British mop- ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 05/21/2008 12:42 PM EST in 60's Psych, YouTube, Glam | Permalink
05/16/2008
Ladyhawke Dishes Out Deja-Vu Disco, But Can She Make Rutger Hauer Dance?
Growing up in the 80's, I can't help but have fond memories for the movies of the time. So when I stumbled upon NZ native Pip Brown's airy nu-disco-rawk project, Ladyhawke, named after the 80's fantasy film starring Matthew Broderick, Michelle P ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/16/2008 11:05 AM EST in Electronic, YouTube, Remix, Disco | Permalink
05/15/2008
Walruses know music, but did you know they can DANCE, too?
We interrupt your regularly scheduled mp3 blogging to bring you....A Dancing Walrus! Check him out as he gets busy to Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal". [yt]http://www.youtube.com/v/DDg7kWgs5e0[/yt]
Read MorePosted by Finnegan on 05/15/2008 6:59 PM EST in WTF?, YouTube, Pop | Permalink
05/14/2008
Long Live Sharevari! Detroit Italo Disco At Its Finest
Who needs electroclash when there is "Sharevari?" This 1981 single by Detroit's own Number of Names is for fans of Kraftwerk and Italo Disco. This is the kind of song most of today's technicolor club-rat DJ's wish they wrote. Check out th ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 05/14/2008 4:26 PM EST in Electronic, New-Wave, YouTube, Italo Disco | Permalink
05/13/2008
Music Video Created Using Apple's Mac OS X Interface Features The Bird and The Bee's "Again & Again"
So someone (or some people) really into Bird and the Bee's sugary pop tune "Again & Again" and Mac software have created a clever video using the OS X interface and its applications. The song fits the idea, and it's fun to watch, even though ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/13/2008 4:13 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic, YouTube | Permalink
Robert Wyatt's Rock Bottom Masterpiece
I have to giggle at all of these new bands who claim to be "experimental," especially after my recent Robert Wyatt binge. Nowadays, nothing comes close to Wyatt's pioneering 1974 album Rock Bottom. When it was time promote Rock Bottom, Wyatt ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 05/13/2008 12:56 PM EST in Experimental, YouTube, 70's Rock | Permalink
05/07/2008
Fela Kuti's Literal Zombie Attack
When Fela Kuti released his 1977 politically confrontational album Zombie, he pissed off his native Nigerian government so much that 1,000 soldiers showed up at his door. They burned his studio, all of his instruments, his master tapes, and the ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 05/07/2008 4:46 PM EST in YouTube, Afro-Beat | Permalink
Ian Dury Gets Horny In The Morning
Ian Dury is perhaps best known for his popularly misinterpreted (listen to the lyrics, he isn't glorifying punk) single, "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll." "Wake Up And Make Love With Me," from his 1977 album New Boots and Panties, is ...
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