• Ickmix

    Happy New Year! An Ickmix just for You…

    So how was 2007 for you guys and gals? I can’t complain here. I’m blessed with a beautiful wife and two precious girls, I have a steady job (knock wood), and my family and loved ones are healthy.

    I thought I’d punt the blog into 2008 with my premiere podcast on Ickmusic. I used Garageband for the first time, and it made podcast makin’ a breeze. I’ll have to figure out some of the bells and whistles so I can include sound effects and some DJ action next time. For now though, we stick strictly to music – some tunes that will get you kick started for a great New Year’s Eve, even if it only involves sitting at home. That’s what I’ll be doing! Woo hoo!

    Enjoy, and I’ll see you on the other side.

    Download: Ickmusic’s New Year’s Eve Ickmix (mp3 – about 42MB)

    Playlist (30:35):

    Reverend Horton Heat – “Cruisin’ for a Bruisin'” – from Liquor in the Front
    The Ramones – “Surfin’ Bird” – from Rocket to Russia
    The Clash – “Lose this Skin” – from Sandinista! (Tymon Dogg on vocals, in case you’re wondering)
    Trouble Funk – “Trouble Funk Express” – E Flat Boogie
    Shaggy – “O Carolina” – from Oh Carolina
    Buckwheat Zydeco – “Ma ‘Tit Fille” – from The Big Easy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
    Old 97’s – “W. Texas Teardrops” – from Too Far to Care

  • Country,  New Orleans

    Buck + Dwight = Hank

    The last week has featured some Cajun sounds, a little 80’s Minneapolis funk, and some old school country. Now to marry it all up, it’s Buckwheat Zydeco’s collaboration with Dwight Yoakam. They got together in 1990 to lay down their take on Hank Williams’ “Hey Good Lookin'”, and I love the result.
    Dural’s accordion shares the spotlight, as he and Yoakam trade verses and put their mark on this classic tune.

    Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural was born in Lafayette, Louisiana in 1947. His mentor was the late Clifton Chenier, the “King of Zydeco”. It’s obvious that I need to visit New Orleans as fast as humanly possible. I just might never come back.

    Buckwheat Zydeco (w/ Dwight Yoakam): Hey Good Lookin’ (mp3)