grant lee buffalo on the bbc, 5.17.96
gregor | January 27th, 2010 - 10:19 am
top of the morning to you all. so ive been listening to the new truckers for the past 24 hours and its awesome. i dont know if its any more uptempo than any of their other stuff, although brighter was pretty un-rocking as a whole. either way, yeah its great. here’s a short grant lee buffalo performance from the bbc on 5.17.96. at the time of its release, i didnt think much of their copperopolis, but in the past month or so i have really gotten into. im not sure what i didnt like about it when it was released?
1. intro
2. homespun
3. two & two
4. chat
5. the bridge
6. all that i have
only after disaster can we be resurrected
gregor | October 25th, 2008 - 7:27 am
one thing i have learned in my scant 34 years here on this rock is that the minute you think you have shit figured or planned out thats when reality slaps ya upside the head and goes “hey not so fast there buddy.” case in point(s) took the car to tires plus for an oil change and inspection, and of fuckin course they come back with i need this and need that. do i have the cash for the this and that? no… luckily they said it could wait a while. that very afternoon i was pulling into my subdivision and i hear a clacking coming from one of my tires and wouldnt you know it, theres a god damn nail in one of em. lovely… thats not even the most annoying happening, but i’ll just stop there and just say the last 72 hours has pretty much busted our budget for this move. rock n roll!!!!!!! hate being such a fuckin buzz kill, but damn if the past 8 months been a son of a bitch.
dave fischoff aka spoolwork has thrown his hat into the radiohead remix challenge with his retooling of the track reckoner off in rainbows. i was not a fan of rainbows, so i am not super familiar with “reckoner” but i can only assume its better than the original. vote for it here.
speaking of david bowie, here is the bbc broadcast of the rehearsals for his 50th birthday party at madison square garden.
1. interview
3. the supermen
4. interview
5. andy warhol
6. repitition
7. interview
10. interview
12. interview
13. quicksand
14. aladdin sane
15. interview
16. bbc promo clip
can i borrow another copy of your ‘hey soul classics’? (redux)
smangs | August 22nd, 2008 - 1:48 pm
Eli “Paperboy” Reed, all of 25 now maybe?, has been tittering Boston muso ears for a few years and this year marked his debut to the rest of the country… and planet. MOJO’s digging it, Duffy’s asked him to open, MTV Italy is ciao bella on em, he played Paris last summer and he’s booking the big festivals. In other words, we aren’t seeing him in 50-capacity venues here no mo.
The Brookline native has also got a keen little backstory to go along with his sweet, soul sound — from stomping plankboards in Delta jukejoints to backing Holly Golightly to playing organ on the south side of Chicago with Mittie Collier. Before he was, like, 21. But don’t expect any Crackhouse-like shenanigans, I’ve never even seen Eli with a beer in his hand.
He’s playing Austin City Limits next month and then hits the Voodoo Festival in NOLA in October. If you’re in Australia, he’ll be there around and on New Years.
Here is a BBC set from July. RIYL: Otis, Sharon Jones, James Hunter, Jamie Lidell, the Complete Stax Singles Box Set.
01. Interview Pt1
02. Stake Your claim
03. Interview Pt2
04. It’s Easier
05. Interview Pt3
06. Am I Wasting My Time
07. Interview Pt4
08. I’m Gonna Getcha Back
09. Interview Pt5
10. Boom, Boom
11. Interview Pt6/outro
Eli’s MySpace
His website
And pick up a copy of his stellar sophomore record, “Roll With You,” at his label, Q Division.
drop that zero and get with the hero
gregor | April 20th, 2008 - 11:44 am
hola, gaywads! hope everyone is enjoying their respective weekends. my 4 days off are coming to an abrupt end, with another 11 day stretch ahead of me. yeah.. hey mr. drunkard has the new my morning jacket “evil urges” available for your listening/downloading pleasure, here. i was, honestly, unimpressed with my first go around with it, but after a few more listens i am definitely diggin it – sounds almost like mmj fronted by prince. admittedly, i am still getting used to the more groove-centric mmj, as z did nothing for me the first 20 or so listens.
i am really liking this bowerbirds record, hymns for a dark horse. they remind me of early iron and wine, andrew bird and a more cohesive devendra banhart. check em out!
i am surprised i never heard of the pedaljets during their “hey day” of the late 80′s – they called it quits in 1990. they apparently opened for the likes of the replacements, husker du, flaming lips, meat puppets, etc and even had a video on heavy rotation on the late, great mtv classic 120 minutes. i think that actually still runs, but i am sure its as inconsequential as it has been for the last 15+ years. anyway, when their self-titled record was released back in 89, the band was none to happy with its production. fastforward, 17 years and they band got back together and decided to re-do the record with the original masters. they even re-recruited my man archer prewitt(sea and cake, the coctails) to do the cover artwork – he did the original cover art back in 89. it’s being re-released via oxblood on 5.6.
here is leonard cohen live on the bbc, broadcasted during the summer of 68. tracks 1 – 5 are from an 8.31 broadcast and 6 – 12 are from the 9.7 broadcast. i appear to be missing track 13, which is “one of us cannot be wrong.” anyone have it?
3. the stranger
8. the teacher
10. suzanne
11. that’s no way to say goodbye
note to self: remember to get ass wart cream for giant wart on my ass
gregor | April 4th, 2008 - 1:35 pm
dont have time for much today, for as this gets pushed out to the internets i will be most likely shopping for baby car seats or if i have any kind of luck enjoying a mid-afternoon beer. most likely its going to be the former though. only one month until we add number two into the van dyke clan. yeah… until tomorrow…
here is a radiohead boot commonly referred to as ground control to major thom. btw, apparently they set up some kind of social networking thingy.
tracks 1-10 recorded live @ hammerstein ballroom on 12.18.97
tracks 11-14 bbc radio one ‘evening session” recorded at maida vale studios, Llondon, 5.28.97
track 15-16 studio outtakes
1. karma police
2. the bends
3. exit music
4. subterranean homesick alien
5. my iron lung
6. no surprises
7. bones
10. street spirit
11. no surprises
12. talk show host
14. exit music
15. just
much anger in him. like his father.
gregor | November 23rd, 2007 - 9:23 am
he’s out..you’re out too..and i don’t think i’m in either!
gregor | May 6th, 2007 - 7:54 pmso, as of late i have been messing around with photography. i have always been really inspired by photos and i wanted to try my hand at it. i had some extra amazon money to spend so i went and purchased this camera. for those too lazy or dont care enough to click on that link, its a panasonic dmc lz7, 7.2 mp with 6x optical zoom. granted its not the top of the line but the specs are great and i figured i can take at least good if not great pics with it. since i know very little about the world of photography – see taking good photos – i was hoping one of you fine readers could point me in the right direction as i attempt to venture forth. any good sites to visit with tips and stuff?
taking a break from the bedhead series, here is neil young performing on the bbc in 1972 shortly after the release of harvest.
2. old man
7. love in mind
