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[Found here.]
True To The Flag, United States Marine Band (1921)
Franz Von Blon composer The United States Marine Band is the premier band of the United States Marine Corps. Established by act of Congress on July 11, 1798, it is the oldest of the United States military bands and the oldest professional musical organization in the United States.
[80 rpm recording found here.]

[Found here.]

Boombada, Les Baxter (1960) From the great 1988 compilation album Swing For A Crime, this recording includes an intro clip from The Big Heat (1953), featuring Lee Marvin being firm but gentle, and then just firm.
Do the Electric Clam.
Lab-grown meat looks real.
Humane Resources & Failed Interviews.
250 photo I.D. badges [via Mme. Jujujive].
A phenakistiscope of rats [via Memo Of The Air].
The first flower grown in space [via Bunkerville].
[Top image: Background story on that 2012 Ratrod unknown, found here via Tineye.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
Update: Twitter now requires you to have an account and log in before you can see linked tweets. What a shame.
Such a pretty sound. Rising Appalachia plays roots-based music righteously.
Little Feat, with founder Lowell George and Mick Taylor sitting in, live in London 1977.
“Where Zeppelin meets Son House.”
Moreland & Arbuckle were a trio consisting of Aaron Moreland on box guitar, Dustin Arbuckle on harp, Kendall Newby drums. Active from 2001-2017, they’re still performing, with different bands and lineups.
Gonna be a long hot (and probably loud) weekend given Independence Day on schedule for Tuesday. Don’t blow your wad of Black Cats too soon and we’ll see you back here tomorrow.
Straightened the crooked crows, photos courtesy of @CrowMonthly via Twitter. I also added a Crow Archive to the sidebar just because.