Cyriak Harris strikes again with a music video for the band Light.
[via Ms. Cellanea].
Hubert Sumlin & Sunnyland Slim (with Willie Dixon on bass & Clifton James on drums) from The Stars of the 1964 American Folk Blues Festival, a German television program. Sonny Boy Williamson II did the introduction.
Scott H. Biram is a one-man ass-kickin’ rock machine. (Reposted from about ten years ago).
I’m yawning, gotta go, see you back here tomorrow.
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.
Vi Hart has put together some amazing videos over the years – her series Doodling in Math Class is excellent. [h/t Memo Of The Air]
Argentine tango in black and white.
Otros Aires is “a 21 Century Audiovisual ElectroTango project created, produced and directed by the Argentinean musician, architect & video artist Miguel Di Genova. It was made between Barcelona and Buenos Aires ports in 2003.“
Meanest cover of Dale Hawkins‘ Susie-Q I’ve ever heard.
The Head Cat, live at The Key Club, West Hollywood, California, May 6th, 2010, consisted of Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats) Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead) & Danny B. Harvey (Rockats). Lemmy died in 2015 at the age of 70 and was replaced by David Vincent (Morbid Angel).
Gunhild Carling is amazing. Someone told her the bag pipes are a musical instrument so she played them.
Hoy, Hoy, Hoy (Rockin’ on Christmas Eve), The Honeydippers (1997) The band was formed in 1996 by rockers Gary Twinn (guitar) and Danny B. Harvey (guitar), with Clem Burke (drums) and John Carlucci (upright bass).
Porky Pig does Blue Christmas.
Look at this doggle [h/t Bunkerville].
Oh. Christmas tree [h/t Mme. Jujujive].
“Seagulls gonna come. Poke me in the coconut.”
[h/t Bits & Pieces]
Ellen Baker’s Solar System [via American Digest].
Museum of Wonky English [h/t Memo Of The Air].
[Top image found in here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked in Tonite,
Earl Vince & the Valiants (1969) Band lineup: Danny Kirwan, Jeremy Spencer, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Peter Greenbaum, aka Fleetwood Mac. The song was the original B-Side of the 45rpm record Man of the World in the UK.
Capy love [via Bunkerville].
My favorite Billie Eilish cover.
The Weirdest Effin’ Carrot You’ll Ever See.
Vote for The Coolest Song In The World of 2022!
30 Facial Reconstructions [via Memo Of The Air].
“Come closer little mosquito. I can’t hear you…”
[via Philosopher Mouse of the Hedge]
[Top image: 1957 London Booster Bus, 2012 Olympics Czech House, and it does pushups. Found via here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Sam Butera & The Witnesses (1964).
Written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, Elvis scored a hit in 1961 with Little Sister in 1961, but Ry Cooder‘s 1982 version is my favorite.
New Blues, Miles Davis w/ Robben Ford & Bob Berg (1986).
Don’t be fooled -it starts out slow then sneaks up behind you and kicks you in the head. Ford steps in at about 3:00.
Have a great weekend, see you back here tomorrow and we’ll talk it over.
Rocket To Nowhere, Webb Wilder (2005) All you need to know:
“Mississippi Musician Hall of Fame icon Webb Wilder pleases and shocks, soothes and rocks, and meets every un-expectation. Equally versed in two glorious worlds, Rock and Roll – with a strong side of Outlaw Country (Webb prefers the term “PROGRESSIVE Country”). He is a force on tour, and a tour de force. He is the Last of the Full Grown Men, as well as Roots Rock Royalty.”
There are differences.
[via Memo Of The Air].
“The Origin” made me smile.
Guido’s Towing & Body Shop, drumming up business.
[via Bunkerville]
[Top image: Helga Stenzel’s Clothesline Sheep via Mme. Jujujive.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On, Big Maybelle Smith (1955) Mabel Smith began recording in 1947 when she was 23 years old, yet she’d been singing in various venues since she was a child. She was the first to record Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On, produced and arranged by a young Quincy Jones for Okeh Records, and predating Jerry Lee Lewis’ version by almost two years. (Lewis liked the song so much he stole it, then credited Big Mama Thornton.)
A round of applesauce [via Bunkerville].
It’s not easy being the coolest in the club.
Dave Chappelle talks about the funny business.
Only the names (in the Rocky Horror Picture Show).
[via Memo Of The Air]
[Top image found here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Sadeck Waff, Oxandre Peckeu et 126 performers professionnels et amateurs. Remerciements à la Neodance Academy et leurs équipes pour le casting et la gestion des danseurs.
A clip from their 1931 short film Nine O’Clock Folks, The Mound City Blue Blowers featured Red McKenzie (kazoo), Jack Bland (Vega guitar) and Frank “Josh” Billings on suitcase. YouTube video description includes Eddie Condon, but I think that’s Eddie Lang on guitar. The movie title referred to the local curfew.
Bette Midler at her peak (circa 1984) with a killer cover.
One of the most underrated bands ever: Los Lobos, from How Will the Wolf Survive , 1984.
Well, dang. Down to the wire, out of time & out of steam. See you tomorrow.
The Platypus [h/t Gord S.]
From St. Petersburg, Russia, Messer Chups is listed under vampire space zombie surf rock, and their version of the Bondage theme is the best I’ve heard. Recorded at Brin de Zinc (Chambery-France) 2014
Oleg Gitaracula – guitar; Zombierella – Bass; Rockin Eugene – Drums.
Ten minutes of a bluesy Doors-ish groove. Tito and Tarantula were filmed for an episode of Texas Roadhouse Live (hosted by Kinky Friedman) in 2010. Tito Larriva played Radio Head in the movie TRUE Stories (1986) and was a founding member of The Plugz.
Rory Gallagher slides all over the place at the Montreux Jazz Festival, July 1977. Five years earlier he was crowned International Guitarist of the Year. He died in 1995 at the age of 47, from liver failure caused by prescription drugs; his grave marker is a replica of the award.
That’ll do for now. Have a great weekend, see you back here sometime tomorrow.
Tacky Raccoons 