Archive | August, 2007

Dueling Turtables..King Kurtis And The Kingpins…

by on 31. Aug, 2007 in dueling turntables, general, music

“Memphis Soul Stew” King Curtis & The Kingpins (Live) The great King Curtis in his prime–live in 1971. Only band that could make Booker T and the MG’s sweat…. “And now we need a pound of fatback drums.”

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The Flooding Didn’t Destroy Enough Houses

by on 29. Aug, 2007 in general, politics

(checking in from the wrong Coast…) On the 2nd anniversary of Katrina, it’s a depressing day. It’s hard to fathom how bad our federal government has failed to provide for it’s own people. How it failed to provide for the least among us. After reading a bunch of different articles this morning, only one has [...]

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Sunday Morning Selections..John Hiatt..”Something Wild”

by on 26. Aug, 2007 in general

Ok.. since J-man and M.C. are on a surf adventure.. Ian’s on the wrong side of the Coast… and W.J. is probably surfing a fabled So-Cal point break… I’m checking in … with my Man, John Hiatt. Think Neil Young,David Lindley,T-Bone Burnett, Steve Earle…and Randy Newman..and a damn fine f…ing guitar player to boot…and thats [...]

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Dueling Turtables..The Clash…Tom Synder Show 1981..

by on 22. Aug, 2007 in dueling turntables, general, music, politics, war

“Magnificent Seven” Via: Sidrel Sidral Mundet on The Clash’s Sandinista!

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Sunday Morning Selections…The Dream Syndicate..

by on 19. Aug, 2007 in music, Sunday Morning

“The Days Of Wine And Roses” (live) La Edad de Oro, Madrid, October 9, 1984 From my favorite Dream Syndicate LP of the same name. enjoy

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Young God Records

by on 16. Aug, 2007 in general, music

Run by former Swan’s head Michael Gira, this label has for me a couple highly anticipated releases coming up… Akron/Family’s Love is Simple and Angels of Light’s We Are Him. Over the last few years there’s been an interesting and engaging cross-pollination between these artists, with the Akron guys acting as backing band for Gira’s [...]

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Dueling Turtables..Kraftwerk…”Ruckzuck”

by on 15. Aug, 2007 in dueling turntables, general, music

(Live on WDR TV in 1970) I believe from the 1st official Kraftwerk LP, if I’m not mistaken. “Ruckzuck” translates to…To jerk-twitch! To see these artists in this embryonic stage and with live drums is a real treat. For a great read on them check out Wolfgang Flur’s book “I Was A Robot”! Flur has [...]

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Red Alert

by on 13. Aug, 2007 in general

File this under Surrealistic Serendipity… Patti Smith..( yes, our Patti Smith), at the Santa Monica Pier..this coming Thurs. @ 7:30 pm….FREE. This per LATIMES today…Sunday Calender… Not sure it could get any better…all you SoCal guys..and gals…go for it. Nothing to loose…much more to gain. Give her my Love.. Shalom.

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Sunday Morning Selections..Ian Dury and the Blockheads..

by on 12. Aug, 2007 in general, Sunday Morning

“Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll” I remember this song being kinda silly but damn it’s funky as hell!

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WTF Mr. Vice President?

by on 12. Aug, 2007 in fear, politics, war

This video was posted to the net a couple day ago and has been spreading rapidly. Rightly so… In this interview from April 15th, 1994, Dick Cheney reveals the reasons why invading Baghdad and toppling Saddam Hussein wouldn’t be a great idea. He also stipulates that “not very many” American soldiers’ lives were worth losing [...]

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