Hope you’re all starting off 2008 as rockin’ as the Jimi version of Auld Lang Syne! Many cheers to all and to all a long night!
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What was Blue Oyster Cult’s first LP called?
Can’t believe that it’s already been 8 years since I saw these guys at Big Cypress for NYE 2000! Where were you during the what-was-supposed-to-be-apocalyptical New Year’s 2000?
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Makes me miss ‘em!
What Canadian band was thought to be The Beatles in 1976?
X-Ray Spex in 1978 released “Germ-Free ________”.
You won’t be spinning these albums on your turntable, but after you fall in love with these downloads, you’ll be looking for the vinyl copy…
Check these out now!!!
* Never Get Out of the Boat brings you The Music of Frank Zappa
* 8 Days In April with my favorite Amon Duul II album, Vive La Trance
* DUDU2doVINIL presents one of my new found musical joys, the Edgar Broughton Band
* Rocksoul gives to you the avant-garde Agitation Free’s 2nd album
* Recessed-Filter presents Nick Drake’s Pink Moon
* Chris Goes Rock gives you Mott The Hoople’s rare first album
Now sod off, buggers….or bugger off, sods
Who produced the Let It Be album?
It sure is the time of year for lists, huh? I’m seeing them everywhere, especially now that every other jerk-off out there has their own blog and thinks that their opinions of the year’s top stuff really matters. Well, unfortunately for you, I’m one of those jerk-offs but at least I’m going to admit that I don’t listen to a ton of new music and can concede that just about any other list you’ll find will be more accurate and attuned to popular modern society.
I am also going to spare you my enormous lists of great NYC vegan restaurants and best foreign films made in Hollywood of 2007 and only give you my listy opinions about music (and you will hopefully share yours) so as not to drive the whole end-of-the-year requisite lists into the ground. So, that being said, I’m going to try to list my Top 10 Favorite New Album Releases of 2007. Since I may not be able to come up with a full 10, I’m going to allow myself (and us) to pad the list with albums that you were turned on to during 2007, but came out whenever. Cool? Let’s do it after the jump…. (more…)
What was the name of Humble Pie’s first LP?
What song did the Isley Brothers record before the Beatles?
But Seriously Folks (1978)
Maybe the Mother Hips are my Wilco. They have that similar laid back California classic rock sound, and I’m diggin’ it. They even come from about the same time as Wilco, the bands’ members having met at university in Chico in 1990. I honestly never heard them (or of them, even) until we got a copy of their 2007 album called Kiss The Crystal Flake (I don’t think they’re referring to our Crystal…or are they??).
I don’t have a whole lotta history for you since I don’t know it, and since the Wikipedia entry was a pretty boring read. That’s not to say the band hasn’t had a killer exciting life, because their Wikipedia entry is a lot better than mine.
Anyway, this song came up on my iPod a couple days ago and it was the highlight of my subway ride home from work. Okay, maybe that’s not sayin’ much, but what I’m trying to say is “I really like this song”. It’s got a bit of a Black Crowes thing going on, but the Black Crowes have a Faces thing going on, and the Faces have a Otis Redding thing going on, and so on….
Just take a listen and see what you think. What other things are goin’ on here…?
AAC audio: The Mother Hips – Let Somebody
On The Loose (1983)
I just grabbed this from a MySpace bulletin posted by Lee from Magnetic Field, one of my favorite neighborhood haunts. I thought this would make a good Sh*t L*sts edition. I’ll put my song answers in the alloted spots, and then you can copy and paste the whole thing into a comments post, erasing my songs and filling in yours. Sound good?! Here goes…
1. Put your music player or ipod on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question.
No cheating!
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What does next year have in store for me?
Give Me A Kiss by Van Morrison
What’s my love life like?
Hound Dog by Blodwyn Pig (Hey now!)
What do I say when life gets hard?
Get Back by The Beatles (Ha!)
What do I think when I get up in the morning?
What’s My Life by Jun Kamikubo
What song will I dance to at my wedding?
Rehumanize Yourself by The Police (well, not quite Dylan’s Wedding Song but who knew I’m already married?)
What do you want as a career?
Astrology Rap by The Doors
Your favorite saying?
Say ‘I Do!’ by Lothar and the Hand People
Favorite place?
It’s So Nice by Exmagma
What do you think of your parents?
Fa Cé-La by The Feelies
What’s your Porn star name?
Piggy In the Middle by The Rutles (Hehe!)
Where would you go on a first date?
Here Comes the Sun by Nina Simone
Drug of choice?
I Wish I Was Your Mother by Mott The Hoople
Describe yourself?
Pulsating Dream by Kaleidoscope
What is the thing i like doing most?
Spoonful by Howlin’ Wolf (never even tried the stuff!!)
What is my state of mind like at the moment?
Miss Heather Rosemary Sewell by Bert Jansch (perfect, actually)
How will I die?
Throw Down The Sword by Wishbone Ash (hilarious)
All right, now you, cousin…. (copy and paste into a comment replacing my songs with yours)
Where was Jimi Hendrix’s last performance?
What instrument does Keith Emerson play? (he was at the Ahmet Ertegun tribute too, btw)
After all the Zep hullabaloo, we are all settling down a little today and wondering if we’ll be seeing Zep on tour in 2008. I hope so. Whilst we speculate, here’s some Zep-related and also some non Zep-related links that are sure to amaze and amuse you.
The Sun reviews Zep’s big comeback (good video there too), RS’s David Fricke‘s take on the show, and some vids that Hidden Track found…TSRTS, Whole Lotta Love, Stairway To Heaven, Kashmir
Hugh Hefner interviews Jerry Garcia and plays ‘Mountains of the Moon’ on Playboy After Dark 1969
Meg’s anxiety might end the White Stripes touring
Brian Wilson’s rap song from the late 80′s via WFMU’s blog. Thanks to Mo for this treat!
Hidden Track revisits Neil Young’s “Odd” Period with a great video from Trans tour
Happy Hannukah!
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Our good friends at Hidden Track found a different source for rehearsal pictures, which look amazing, and they are also giving live show updates….like show opener…’GTBT‘!
And here at NME are live updates with song descriptions.
Chime in about what the encore will be….
Well, here it is…setlist and comments lifted 100% from NME’s website…
Led Zeppelin reunion: live setlist here (click through)
These amazing Zep pics just went up on RollingStone.com…
