Category: Music

Abnegating Hot Links

Acilius sulcatus diving beetle male front tarsus 100x – Igor Siwanowicz (2016)

A Teenager In Love, The Regrettes (2018) Nice neopunk cover of Dion & The Belmonts’ 1959 hit; I looked for a live version; no dice. More about Lydia Night and the Regrettes here.

Training.

Not Woody.

Homo longi.

He sees you.

It’s to dye for.

Guess Which Hole.

Cats ‘n Cheesecake.

Headlock Maneuver.

Michael w/ laryngitis.

Where to go in Norway.

Things Go Better With Roy.

Giant microscopic puppets.

The Leicester Balloon Riot of 1864.

Analog screenshot [via Bunkerville].

Missing Missy is an internet classic.
Gary, Landlord of the Flies is another.

Crocodiles & the Battle of Ramree 1945.

The Fall of Minneapolis. THIS is important.

How to Play With Tom Waits [h/t Chuck C.].

AI robot reacts to mirror [via Memo Of The Air].

Justice for Damone, the story of the under-appreciated 5th Ramone, would make a great stocking stuffer.

[Top image: Front foot of a diving beetle found here. More info here.]

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Saturday Matinee – The Pogues, Chelsea Williams & Johnny Winter

The Pogues lost one. RIP Shane MacGowan.

Nice bluesy cover of a Tom Waits song sung by Chelsea Williams, with John Schroeder / guitar, Vikram Devasthali / trombone, and husband Ross Garren / harmonetta. Should have been filmed in 16mm b&w – in 1927.

Too soon for Christmas music, so how about some Winter? Fire it up!

Another week gone in a blink and the Thanksgiving leftovers are gone. Nothing to do but be back here tomorrow and think thoughts while we still have time. See you then.

Not Two Thumbs of Beaches

Pelo (“Hair”) was an Argentine rock magazine published from 1970 – 2001.
The image on the cover of  Pelo No. 5 (1970) is from Toe Fat‘s 1970 album Toe Fat.

Semi-Rufescent Hot Links

Joyful Sounds, The Word, (2001)
The Word is a blues/ funk rock superband consisting of Robert Randolph, John Medeski & The North Mississippi Allstars (brothers Cody and Luther Dickenson). They make gospel music fun.

First rain.

Surfin’ birds.

Camperocity.

Dear Mrs. Kennedy.

Fashion 1910-2023.

The Forever Mumble.

Detached from reality.

The Fall of Minneapolis.

Only say it if you mean it.

Pie Hole [via Mme. Jujujive].

A 6 year old girl joined Mensa.

Dropping compliments in NYC.

It came from Grandma’s house.

A Short Conversation [via Bunkerville].

Hydraulic Press Girl [via Mme. Jujujive].

Ekgmowechashala translates to “little catman”.

Science Oopsies Illustrated [via Memo Of The Air].

From FOX13 Florida: Female felon found in furniture.

[Top image found here. More manikin madness here.]

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Saturday Matinee – Tab Benoit, Jonny Lang & Joe Louis Walker w/ Nasta Súper

Cajun party fun with Tab Benoit, Corey Duplechin on bass, Doug Gay on drums. Ain’t nobody sittin’ down at that show.

Straight outta Fargo: Jonny Lang had an early start in the blues business, earning a platinum record by the time he was 15 years old. To date, Lang has scored five albums in the top 50 of Billboard’s Top 200.

Blues Hall of Fame inductee and six-time Blues Music Award winner Joe Louis Walker teamed up with Nasta Súper, an Argentinian blues band lead by guitarist Rafael “Rafa” Nasta.

Seems it was just Halloween a few days ago and yesterday was Monday…  I gotta to find a way to slow down the calendar. See you tomorrow (unless it’s Christmas).

Paragnosial Hot Links

Girls Are Out To Get You, The Fascinations (1966) Produced by Curtis Mayfield, this song reached No. 92 on Billboard Hot 100. Formed in 1960, Shirley Walker (aka Shirley Lawson) and Martha Reeves originally planned on calling their group the Sabre-ettes. Reeves had more success as lead singer for Martha & The Vandellas.

BE.

A Good Samaritan.

Rock With Me Radio.

The Hint {via Bunkerville}.

Meanwhile in a small café.

Off to the Skiploader Pulls.

There’s A New Dial In Town.

The Phrontistery has words.

Zappa spoke truth to future.

Prancercise Season 1 Trailer.

Greta & her Fairy Godmother.

Chasse Galerite – a French creole folktale.
[via Mme. Jujujive]

The 2024 Blues and Rock Grammy Nominations.

The Pilatus cogwheel train [via Memo Of The Air].

A Question for the Girls [via The View From Lady Lake].

DIY 500cc, 10 cylinder, 2 Stroke, RADIAL Motorcycle Engine!?

[Top image: Eel guitar solo clipped from this video. She’s made similar mud-fishing videos, like this one.]

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Saturday Matinee – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Albert Castiglia w/ John Ginty, and Larkin Poe

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram is nominated for a 2024 Grammy for his album Live In London. Pretty good for a guy only halfway into his 20s, and I hope someone helps him shed some kgs so he can stay around a while.

Albert Castiglia is vicious, sort of a Negan Smith of blues rock, and there’s the proof. That’s John Ginty on the Hammond B-3 organism.

Larkin Poe pulls off some fine surf rock blues. They are also nominated for a 2024 Grammy for their album Blood Harmony.

Used to be only the days, but now the weeks are flying by.  The accelerator’s stuck, the brakes are shot and we’re about to slam right into the holidays. Maybe I’ll pretend it’s not happening, at least for now, and I’ll see you back here tomorrow.

Acervuline Hot Links

Being Without You, Maurice Williams (1966) Maurice Williams (with The Zodiacs) was best known for the classic 1960 hit Stay, the shortest recorded number one hit in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart (US).

Flötenkreis.

Mo campers.

Psychopomps.

Crochet del creepo.

Master level chess.

To us, he’s the king.

Song o’ the Starling.

Doggo photo awards.

I SO hope this is true.
Holy crap! IT’S TRUE!

In the Garden of Eden.

She meant Louis, not Luis.

She played all her victim cards.

Sonny Rollins’ solo floored them.

Canadian villagers eating street food.

Losing weight in ’58 [via Bunkerville].

Half man, half man [via Memo Of The Air].

“The Thatch Man” from the album cover of Led Zeppelin IV identified
[via The View From Lady Lake].

War correspondent Douglas Murray talks to Piers Morgan from the Israel / Gaza border.

[Top image found here.]

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Acersecomic Hot Links

It Ain’t Nothin’ But Rock And Roll, The Matadors (1963) Puerto Rican street corner vocal group The Epsilons formed in Brooklyn NY, changed the name to the The Matadors and recorded four songs in 1963. There was another group with the same name, and rather than give up their matching bullfighter garb, they became The Toreadors.

Scarebear.

Campering.

“We’re toast.“

Go on. Take it.

Party’s cancelled.

$17.33 per gallon?

Meet Fred Dibnah.

Jinni in a Polka Dot Bikini.

“and finally, finally, i am a pinata.”

A happy ending [via Bunkerville].

In The Still Of The Night (1946)
[via Philosopher Mouse of the Hedge].

Party like it’s 1987 [via Mme. Jujujive].

Tom has been chasing Jerry for 80 years.

Wonderful and worrisome [via Memo Of The Air].

Study suggests: Less air pollution may cause rising temperatures.

[Top image: Mural by Belgium artist ROA found here.]

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Saturday Matinee – The Flying Sailor, Swamp Ratz & Lonnie Brooks

The Flying Sailor (2022) is a short film by Amanda Forbis & Wendy Tilby:
“In 1917 two ships collided in the Halifax Harbour, causing the largest accidental explosion in history. Among the tragic stories of the disaster is the remarkable account of a sailor who, blown skyward from the docks, flew a distance of 2 kilometres before landing uphill, naked and unharmed. The Flying Sailor is a contemplation of his journey.”

Watch in full screen, sound up. [h/t Mme. Jujujive]

From Tokyo, these Swamp Ratz got the triple slap back style.
Frantic Pickin’ Guitar, Backing Vocals – Yu Fukuhar
Rockin’ Piratez Drum, Backing Vocals – Yoshimasa Ohishi
Slap Back Bass, Lead Vocals – Daisuke Ohishi

Lee Baker Jr., aka Lonnie Brooks, did Chicago blues right.

Have a great weekend, see you in the early hours of the late afternoon.