From the monthly archives:

February 2009

I Hear Them Calling My Name

February 27, 2009

How can one introduce an act that’s been entertaining audiences for more than fifty years other than to say:
Miss Kiki DuRane and her only living friend, Herb!
Kiki & Herb – No Children/Rainbow Connection from Kiki & Herb Will Die For You At Carnegie Hall (available through CDBaby)

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Bonus Genius
This video is a little shaky and blurry, [...]

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If I Could Go Back, Oh Lord Knows, I’d Run

February 26, 2009

Read in the paper that Leonard Cohen’s got this tune on his laptop, so while you’re raiding the kids’ college account for Cohen ticket money, why don’t you sing along with Lenny & George?
George Jones – Choices from Cold Hard Truth

http://www.georgejones.com
http://www.myspace.com/banditrecordsgeorgejones

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Who Cares If There’s A Party Somewhere?

February 25, 2009

Was I saying something about how I hadn’t found too much stuff that grabbed me so far in 2009?
Well, first I lied, and what’s plus more is that have I even told you about The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart? Oh the joy this band is going to bring high school kids in love. [...]

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Prisoners Of Ice Wheeze In A Sultry Weather

February 24, 2009

Hey, I thought that Voivod was all about the progressivey sort of OK metal until I read this review of War And Pain in allmusic. Then I was all, “Holy crap, ‘dry production and straight-ahead metal riffs’? Gimme!”
As a young, broke, burgeoning thrash-metal fan, I (or was it Pete?) heard that Voivod was great and [...]

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Midges And Moths, Cut From A Cloth

February 23, 2009

I don’t have words to describe Andrew Bird’s performance Friday night at the Fillmore, so I’ll just paraphrase Mrs. H and say he was a man at his creative, organizational, and expressive peak.
He’s got a lot more shows to go around the country and beyond, so if you were on the fence, consider your choice [...]

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Me Oh My, Hey Hey Hey Hey

February 20, 2009

Here’s a slabba happy old(er)-school for the weekend.
When people talk A Tribe Called Quest, they’re usually talking Low End Theory, but for my cash you can gimme Instinctive Travels any ol time. More songs about food, fewer songs about how it’s hard to be a rapper.
This song popped into my head yesterday during a surprising [...]

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Go Home To Your Nana

February 19, 2009

Last year was a super year for mixes — I wore the H-E-double-C-K out of Top Ranking and The Very Best.
DJ/Rupture’s Uproot was also in the book of right-on, but I never felt like it was the right time to truly immerse myself.
But San Francisco felt like it was underwater earlier this week, and there [...]

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Get On

February 18, 2009

I’ve been spending all my time rolling around in the music of the past cuz that’s the where I roll right now. I haven’t really been hit over the noggin with a lot of 2009 greatness so far (ceptin for Merriweather Post Pavilion, and there’s plenty of places for you to hear that right now).
But [...]

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I Was Wrong All Along, Just Took You To Make Me See

February 17, 2009

Man. You know who can throw a freakin’ mixtape together?
?uestlove.
I’m always interested in what great musicians listen to, but holy crap, dude. Seek and find: Babies Makin’ Babies from 2002 and its sequel Babies Makin’ Babies 2: Misery Strikes Back. Something like 130 minutes of music, and it’s ALL SO GOOD.
Today’s pick is from the [...]

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I Just Can’t Help It, I Know It’s Wrong

February 16, 2009

Are you ready to weep?!?
In the months before his tragic death, in the apartment he shared with his new bride, Buddy Holly recorded songs and sketches for songs on his Ampex tape recorder.
You can read more about the legendary Apartment Tapes heah and heah, but maybe you’d just rather close your eyes and dream … [...]

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