Wormburner – Skinny Leather Tie
I came across this homage to the 80’s the other day by a band with an awesome name: Wormburner. Here’s a clip from their web site bio: Wormburner was co-founded in 2002 by two guys with a song they couldn’t…
Rich Man’s War
Here’s the video of Steve Earle‘s “Rich Man’s War,” a song from his latest album ‘The Revolution Starts Now”. It was directed by Jonathan Demme. Steve on Amazon. [2024 – Link no longer available, and I can’t find the video…
Comin’ Straight Outta…Edmonton?
I came across Cadence Weapon last week on Fluxblog. Cadence Weapon is an 18 yr old rapper / producer from Edmonton, Alberta. Yes, Edmonton. I didn’t know they rolled so hard up there, but judging by CW’s style, I think…
Chop Suey with Joey and the Girls
There’s an eighties movie called ‘Get Crazy’. It starred Malcolm McDowell, who freaked everybody out as Alex in ‘A Clockwork Orange’. I haven’t seen ‘Get Crazy’. But on the soundtrack is a Ramones contribution called “Chop Suey”. It was an…
This Holy Mess
“It’s hardly morning It’s early January There’s always something That’s coming or gone Out in the dark light I go walking Into the quiet Of this holy mess” So I’m a sucker for the gritty raw singer songwriter types. Springsteen,…
Nels Cline – Mas Sangria, por favor!
In keeping in line with music that involves one of my favorite beverages, sangria, I give you the long, intoxicating journey that is “Sangria for Three”, as performed by Nels Cline, Wayne Peet, and Alex Cline, live at the Alligator…
DVD – “Tom Dowd & The Language of Music”
The language of music indeed… Recently watched this DVD about the legendary engineer/producer and all-around music man Tom Dowd and I have to say that this is the best music documentary/DVD I’ve seen in years. The life this man led…
Old School Saturday – Electric Lady
It’s time to take you back to 1985. I was a 15 yr old snot-nosed little kid and I loved the 80’s R&B / Soul of the time (thanks to Prince opening up my mind and expanding my love of…
What do you get when you cross Elvis and Bob Marley?
No, it’s not fried peanut butter & ganja sandwiches, it’s this ‘mash-up’ of Elvis’ “Crying in the Chapel” over the rrrrasta beat of Bob’s “Satisfy My Soul.”The great music blog The Suburbs Are Killing Us writes:
Love and Mercy to you and your friends tonight
If you saw the tsunami celebrity extravaganza the other night, you may have seen Brian Wilson performing “Love & Mercy”, a simple and poignant tune from his 1988 solo debut. Before I ever found out that the tune was Brian’s,…
