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Friday Flackbash:
There Was A Guy From P.E.I. They Used To Call Potato

January 8, 2010

Stompin’ Tom Connors – The Ketchup Song
first posted July 3, 2007
http://www.stompintom.com

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Today’s Vegetable:
All Along Your Green Valley, I’ll Work Till I Die

October 20, 2009

After toiling in the fields of new music for the last eight days, I’m bringin’ it back to basics today. Special dedication to the people laboring in our other fields this autumn.
Woody Guthrie – Pastures Of Plenty from This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol 1 (on our beloved Smithsonian Folkways, which we [...]

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Tomatoes, Onions, Caper Please [video]

October 13, 2009

Finally — an AutoTune song I can get behind.
Lamb: Computer Bagel (available as a 7″ from Stone’s Throw)

And as long as we’re talking Stone’s Throw 7-inches, Peanut Butter Wolf just did 7″ remixes (YES) of classic hip-hop tunes, and you can buy em as a can of records and/or as a HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY ME [...]

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Sent To Spy On A Cuban Talent Show [video]

October 8, 2009

The Ramones: “Havana Affair” at Max’s Kansas City, 1976:

I don’t think anybody will ever be as cool as Joey Ramone. We miss you, Joey!

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Bonus Beat:
Look Down Your Glasses At That Aranciata

October 5, 2009

Hey, new Vampire Weekend song! Is it adorable? OF COURSE and plus it rhymes “horchata” with “balaclava.”

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On a crazy Cali mini-tour this November with stops in Pioneertown, Lafayette, and Visalia (among other metropolises). Dates here.
http://www.vampireweekend.com
http://www.myspace.com/vampireweekend

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You Know Tofu, It’s The Truth

August 30, 2009

Early on a Sunday morning, short on sleep, I should be reading or crawling back under the covers but I can’t stop watching Sound Of Urchin videos…
“Zen Magic Marker” (2001)

“People In The Clouds” (2005)

If anybody ever was put on this earth to rock, it’s Tomato.

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Rest In Peace, Guitar Explorer

June 25, 2009

A belated farewell to Bob Bogle, who whammied his way into the hearts of the world and helped create a whole new kind of rock.
Until Bogle’s passing prompted me to do a little reading, I knew nothing about the Ventures other than the classic 60s songs. But a little research learned me that the Ventures [...]

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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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It’s Good For A Man That Weighs 103

January 27, 2009

I had a fella come over to the house yesterday to do a little work, and I figured I may as well make a good impression and play some good music. I had never met this guy before, but I can pretty much guarantee that if you’ve got someone coming over and you put some [...]

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You Got To Please Her Palate

December 1, 2008

Chicken has been a muse to many great musicians. Me, I don’t get it. Even back when I ate meat, chicken ran a distant third to the other land-based meats.
The popularity of chicken songs might have more to do with the socioeconomic status of the folk and blues musicians, who probably couldn’t afford to have [...]

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