Keepers:
Memories
Poptones
Careering
Archive for January, 2010
Public Image Limited-Metal Box
Sunday, January 31st, 2010
Aimee Mann-I’m With Stupid
Saturday, January 30th, 2010
Sparks-Kimono My House
Friday, January 29th, 2010
Keepers:
Here In Heaven
This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us
Amateur Hour
Talent Is an Asset
In My Family
Badfinger-Straight Up
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Poor bastards. Ham and Evans already have a deer-in-the-headlights look about them on the cover, don’t they?
Played this thing to death on 8-track, then bought the lp, then bought the CD with extra tracks, now feel guilty for having not paid for the mp3s. Something’s screwed up somewhere, and three of these guys aren’t with us to not get the money they wouldn’t have gotten from the 4th format of this album that I have or have not owned for 38 years.
Keepers:
Baby Blue
I’d Die Babe
Name Of The Game
Sweet Tuesday Morning
Day After Day
Sometimes
Perfection
Ringo Starr-Ringo
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Keepers:
Photograph
Sunshine Life for Me (Sail Away Raymond)
You’re Sixteen (You’re Beautiful and You’re Mine)
Oh, My My
You and Me (Babe)
It Don’t Come Easy [bonus track)
Roxy Music-Stranded
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Emmylou Harris-Pieces Of The Sky
Monday, January 25th, 2010
Keepers:
Bluebird Wine
Too Far Gone
Boulder to Birmingham
Before Believing
Bottle Let Me Down
Sleepless Nights
Coat of Many Colors
For No One
Queen of the Silver Dollar
iLink uClick
Sunday, January 24th, 2010RedTelephone66 – OMG it’s The Goldebriars! Curt Boettcher/Becher/Betcher/Youbetcha fans go, go, go! Now!
Twilightzone! – Mono Stones (no Beatle Bones) and enough Rebel Rockabilly Rock to keep you moving for a while.
Power Pop Criminals has an Advent best-of, Houba Houba footage and Part 1 of a John Wicks/Paul Collins performance.
Power Pop Overdose – Part 2 of the John Wicks/Paul Collins performance (see above).
And by all means… scroll.
Portishead
Sunday, January 24th, 2010
Keepers:
Cowboys
Undenied
Half Day Closing
Over
Humming
Seven Months
Elysium
Western Eyes
Movie Review – Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010Last night I watched 30 Century Man, a documentary with Scott Walker as the central figure.
First, some background – I had the Walker Brothers’ 45 “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” when it was a hit, so I had at least a passing familiarity with Scott Walker for years. That passing familiarity changed in 1988, when Lane Steinberg mentioned him in conversation as a “must hear” and then sent me a cassette compilation with songs from Walkers’ first 4 solo albums. The first time I heard it I have to say that I didn’t get it, but I kept trying (Lane is never wrong) and slowly became blown away. Of course I then set about getting my hands on anything I could by the guy. When I heard that this movie existed and that Scott Walker had allowed himself to be interviewed and filmed in the studio I was pretty excited, but I wasn’t sure I wanted to actually see it.
Scott Walker Heaven (I think)
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010Earlier:
Later:
Little Feat-Dixie Chicken
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010
Harry Nilsson-Harry
Friday, January 22nd, 2010
The Cramps-Smell Of Female
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Van Dyke Parks-Song Cycle
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Keepers:
Vine Street
Palm Desert
Laurel Canyon Blvd
The All Golden
Donovan’s Colours
The Attic
By the People
NRBQ-Scraps
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Patti Smith Group-Radio Ethiopia
Monday, January 18th, 2010
John Fahey-The Legend of Blind Joe Death
Sunday, January 17th, 2010
This album has the 1963 and 1967 versions of the “Blind Joe Death” songs, and it’s all quite incredible.
It takes a lot of work to become this good at something, and it must wear a guy down to do it for years and get as little recognition as John Fahey got…
Keepers:
On Doing An Evil Deed Blues
Poor Boy Long Ways From Home
Uncloudy Day
In Christ There Is No East Or West
Desperate Man Blues
Sun Gonna Shine In My Back Door Someday Blues
Sligo River Blues
I’m Gonna Do All I Can For My Lord
West Coast Blues
Tom Waits-Nighthawks At The Diner
Saturday, January 16th, 2010
There are two kinds of live albums: placeholders and non-placeholders. This one is in the latter category. Lots of great stories, and some good, smoke-drenched music. It’s a really fun album, and it made it seem OK to call myself up when I was alone (I now call myself up even when I’m NOT alone).
I assume Big Joe had the first spectral sex change, and it landed him/her a role in a Pee Wee Herman movie.
Keepers:
Big Joe And Phantom 309
Beach Boys-Surfer Girl
Friday, January 15th, 2010
Keepers:
Surfer Girl
Catch A Wave
Little Deuce Coupe
In My Room
Hawaii
