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.
Dubbed The World’s Greatest Two Person Rock ‘N’ Roll Ensemble, Flavia & Martin Couri, aka The Fabulous Courettes, are proof that Phil Spector lives.
Castro Coleman, aka Mr. Sipp is smooth. A recipient of many prestigious awards, Castro was the first bluesman to have his handprint inducted into the Wall of Fame in Fredrikshavn, Denmark.
The master of roots blues slide guitar, Ry Cooder gets all swampy whenever he wants to, and that’s fine with me. Mo swampy mo betta.
Yep, another week has gone by and I don’t miss it already. See you back here tomorrow at whenever o’clock sharp.
On My Own, The Muffs, (2019) The Muffs were a successful punk band from SoCal, formed by bassist, guitarist and lead singer Kim “Kimba” Shattock in 1991. Shattock suffered from ALS (aka Lou Gehrig’s Disease) for several years, and soon after recording the band’s final album No Holiday, she passed away in 2019 at the age of 56.
HO Spiral 1
HO Spiral 2
HO Dilemma
Sound up for the SkaFire.
A big test is coming October 4.
Those terrifying little upticks…
Theft-proof suitcase [via Bunkerville].
Pasta la vista, baby [via Mme. Jujujive].
“We have never seen anything like this.”
Doodling on a glow-in-the dark LP with a laser pointer.
[via Memo Of The Air]
[Top image found here, unknown origin.]
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Once upon a time, Fred Schneider, lead singer of The B-52s, stole Harry Nilsson’s Coconut and took it for a joy ride. [h/t Madame Jujujive].
Sam Phillips / Sun Records shunned early rocker Cordell Jackson because “girls didn’t play guitar,” so in 1956, with the assistance of Chet Atkins, she founded Moon Records (now defunct).
Ghost Hounds are a classic rock ‘n’ blues band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, fronted by singer, songwriter (and motivational speaker) Tré Nation.
Lotta stuff went down last week – I got some good news, got rid of a burden, picked up another and so far I’m happy with the trade. Have a great weekend, batten down the hatches if you’re in the southwestern states, and we’ll watch the clouds roll in tomorrow.
Proto punk soul singer and producer Genya Ravan blew me away when I heard Stay With Me (1970), and check out her 1977 interview here.
Pat Benatar‘s 1991 cover of Denzil Laing & the Wrigglers‘ 1958 cover of
Wynonie Harris‘ 1951 cover of Hank Penny‘s song from 1949.
Larkin Poe gets all nasty and swampy.
You know the drill. Have a great weekend.
[Update: Fixed link to Stay With Me.]
Harpya, by Belgian animator and filmmaker Raoul Servais, is based upon C.L. Moore’s 1933 creepy short story Shambleau.
Music video for the song Trudge by Tucson, Arizona duo Doo Rag, shot on 35mm film. Pure roots blues industrial punk is kinda hard on the earballs, but I like it.
Flat Duo Jets performed a cover of Benny Joy’s Wild Wild Lover on Letterman in 1990, with backup by Paul Schaefer’s Late Night band. Don’t know how I missed these psychobillies. Dexter Romweber was/is an animal.
[h/t Gord S for both Doo Rag & FDJ.]
L.A.’s Raskahuele is tight My Spanish is too slow to translate, but sometimes I don’t need to know the words.
Have a great weekend, see you back here tomorrow, at least for a while.
Safe European Home, The Clash (1978) The song is about a trip to Jamaica gone wrong, hence the lyrics “I went to the place where every white face is an invitation to robbery.”
Singer Joe Strummer and guitarist Mick Jones were sent to Jamaica for two weeks in December 1977 to write songs for their upcoming second album. “We must’ve looked like a strange pair to the locals… I’m surprised we weren’t filleted and served on a plate of chips” noted Jones. “We went down to the docks and I think we only survived because they mistook us for sailors.”
Getter done.
[h/t Bunkerville]
Cars designed to be trashed.
[h/t Mme. Jujujive]
Baby elephants and their trunks.
Biblical angels were scary. More about them here.
[Top image: Belgian goat with Doppelbock found here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
[–insert nervous laughter here–]
The King Khan & BBQ Show features King Khan and BBQ.
[h/t Bunkarina]
Scone Cash Players is a Miami based funk jazz group led by Adam Scone on the Hammond B3. Scone is an Ohio native, and the accompanying video may (or may not) be a hat tip to the steel industry surrounding Youngstown.
Clutch grinds another one.
Past week so hot I was forced to dig out my official Steve Irwin Crikey Shorts, hose myself down and sit for hours in front of the Vornado. Thankfully, tropical storm Kay showed up and blew out the heat. I’d forgotten how nice it is just to stand in the rain – and listen.
Have a great weekend. Tomorrow we’ll mess with stuff.
Railyard Ghosts are a self-described “deathgrass band” from Minnesota, but are categorized by others as a folk punk orchestra. Their lineup is constantly changing, excepting Ms. RabbitTail Abigail and Mr. Riley Coyote. Not much more about them here.
The Spunyboys covered Ronnie Dawson‘s 1959 hit Rockin’ Bones with reverence in 2018, Villeneuve St. George, France.
BoDeans formed in 1986 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and they’re still at it. Recorded in 1993 and performed here in 2015, Closer to Free is their biggest hit to date.
Looks like something big and nasty is comin’ round the mountain, and it’s not gonna be fun. Hope the effects don’t affect us as much as I think they will, but we’ll carry on. See you back here tomorrow and we’ll do laundry.
Seven Day Weekend, The New York Dolls (1973)Recorded live in New York City, 11 August 1973, and if you close your eyes they sound exactly like the 1962 original by Gary Bonds & The Church Street Five.
Dude got spooked [via Bunkerville].
Daylight Saving: Spring Forward (2014 trailer).
Breaking News. Suspect let loose minutes before arrest.
Maslenitsa, Nikola-Lenivets Park & the Tower of Babel.
Sound-powered telephones have been used since at least 1944.
[Top image: Phicoon found on FB, or maybe here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Tacky Raccoons 