Category: Odd

Saturday Matinee – Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, The Contours, and Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros is a bit of an enigma to me. Some songs sound like folk busker music, some seem almost evangelical, and then they morph into a psychedelic jug band. Formed by singer Alex Ebert, the band’s name is based on a story he wrote about a messianic figure named Edward Sharpe.

The Contours should need no introduction, but not according to some of the comments in the Utoobage. The 1962 hit Do You Love Me was written by James Brown and Pee Wee Ellis.

A former James Brown impersonator, Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires turned up the soul groove with this retro gem from 2014. Great bassline too.

Happy Memorial Day weekend, stay safe in your travels, and we’ll be sitting on the porch as usual if you want to stop by.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 803 – Drainman, Mudsplat & Taco Tip

[2nd .gif found here; 1st & 3rd lifted from Bitter Ben when he wasn’t looking.]

Jeep.

Spotted at Vander Veer Botanical Park, Davenport, Iowa.

[h/t Charlene604]

Ypotron

Doctor Morrow, a scientist who works for NASA, has mysteriously disappeared and the agent Lemmy Logan is in charge of the case.

[This must-see movie from 1966 found here.]

Pup Art

[A leak of a leak found here.]

Palpebrating Hot Links

Get Rhythm, Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Two (1956) Originally calling themselves Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Three, Sun Records owner Sam Phillips suggested they go with The Tennessee Two after steel guitarist A.W. ‘Red’ Kernodle became too nervous to play and left the studio, leaving Luther Perkins (Fender electric guitar) and Marshall Grant (upright bass). By 1953 drummer W.S. Holland joined the band, and they eventually became The Tennessee Three again.

Who’s there?

Words of Wisdom.

Say a little prayer.

Crackhead magic.

What “CC” means.

Criminalizing truth.

The Calling of the Crows.

The Tithing of the Crows.

The Leveling of the Crows.

G.I. Joe can take you there.

Beautiful shore of Guatemala.

Kitty sings the blues [sound up].

How to enter a crowd in Paducah, Kentucky.

Seven seconds of contentment [via Bunkerville].

The Melbourne Bouncy Castle King [h/t Gord S.].

Spoiler alert: C is for the Capsule [via Mme. Jujujive].

The big band jazz of Jonny Quest [via Memo Of The Air].

The Atomic Energy Merit Badge begat The Radioactive Boy Scout.

[Top image: 1958 Cadillac Fleetwood tail light found here.]

From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.

NOLA Graffiti

SE Corner of Poland Ave. & Charles St., New Orleans, LA
14 May 2023

Boob-Le-Dink, Boob-La-Da

Life goes on, brah.
Lala how the life goes on.

[Found here.]

Matripotestal Hot Links

Cankton Two Step, Leeman Prejean (1988) From an obituary:
A native of Carencro and a resident of Lafayette for most of his life, Leeman Prejean retired from the Lafayette Parish School Board after thirty-two years of service as a custodian. He had a passion for music and was an active musician for thirty-nine years with “Leeman Prejean and the Happy Playboys of Scott“.

This guy.

Universe 25.

Moscow traffic.

Fun with numbers.

bababababop [via Bunkerville].

A reply to a message in a bottle.

NOT a deepfake. Those are real.

Bar napkin art [via Memo Of The Air].

The thing is called the Great Seal bug.

USAF racist program to combat racism.

A Unique petting zoo opened in Florida.

A.I. generated 1993 Pizza Nuggets commercial.
[via Mme. Jujujive]

Happy Mothers Day, mothers!

 

From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.

Saturday Matinee – Aaron Hughes’ Five Cents, The Meteors & The Interrupters

Aaron Hughes‘ impressive hand-drawn animation Five Cents:
“Drawn by hand on thousands of market data pages from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times with ink, white-out, gouache paint, gold leaf and other materials.”
[h/t Mme. Jujujive].

Formed in South London in 1980, The Meteors are considered the first verifiable psychobilly band (and the second band to use the term).

The Interrupters: Aimee Interrupter & the Bivona brothers always look like they’re having fun, probably because they are.

That’s all for now. Be back here tomorrow and we’ll make up stuff.