Did you catch this video last week?
a great piece of work; showing off the creativity of our new generation; fused with 21st century technology. wonderful stuff to see.

and as a follow up released today…the “McCain campaign” has fired back with a copy-cat release of their own…

The Campbell Brothers - Sacred Steel

I’ve been sitting on this one for awhile, its awesomeness never abating. This here’s the Campbell Brothers, a gospel guitar group making the case for not skipping church on Sundays. Brother Chuck (pedal steel) leads the charge, with rhythm duties tied down by brother Phil (guitar) and his […]

One of my favorite bands by far musically, sonically, conceptually and politically. The Young Marble Giants were a Cardiff, Wales post-punk band formed in 1978. Their music was constructed around the powerful and minimal instrumentation of brothers Philip and Stuart Moxham supporting the naive untrained voice of Alison Statton.
The LP to get is “Collosal […]

from, SXSW 06
A little spill over from my current Gang Of Four obsession I feel fits nicely next to the Crazy Horse.
Not great sound or edit yet these old guys from across the pond show that they still got the ROK!
Lp a must????? Entertainment!
Apologies for the ghetto post.

Grinderman - No Pussy Blues

Nick Cave, Madman.
Continuing on the Cave train started over at Cabinessence, and again offering the high energy counterpoint, here’s a cut from this year’s (I’m calling) essential rock’ n’ roll album Grinderman.

“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.”

“Magnificent Seven”
Via: Sidrel

Sidral Mundet on The Clash’s Sandinista!

(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 some poignant […]

Released in ‘71 this song’s message has sadly come to be relevant again.

Radiohead - National Anthem

From 2000.
The other side of the Radiohead coin. The one where they take no prisoners and destroy. I remember watching this performance live on TV, jaw on the floor, dazed and confused by they end of it.
The brass section? The madman singing intelligably? And what the fuck was that guy doing […]