captains dead

keep on forgetting to mention that summer’s kiss, the definitive site all things dulli, the afghan whigs, twilight singers, etc, has just released an afghan whigs tribute record featuring the likes of lanegan, joseph arthur, matthew ryan, susan marshall and host of others. click here for all the details.

i used to listen to the apples in stereo just about every day, for quite a while. when i mean a while, i mean probably a few years. i loved the hell out of their first three records, fun trick noisemaker, tone soul evolution and her wallpaper reverie. then they for some reason fell out of favor with my ears and its been probably 8 years since i listened to any of their records. as soon as i get off work im going to put on at least one of em, probably fun trick noisemaker. here they are at berbati’s pan, portland, or on 3.26.07. grab the flac version here, and thanks to yltfan for the recording.

1. intro
2. can you feel it
3. please
4. go
5. energy
6. do you understand
7. strawberry fire
8. sun is out
9. play tough
10. rainbow
11. same old drag
12. whats the #
13. skyway
14. radiation
15. open eyes
16. i cant believe
17. break no 1
18. ruby
19. break no 2
20. tidal wave

photo by alexandra leveque but taken from rockscope

good morning, denizens of the internets. as it turns out, those sweet demos are actually part of a two disc set, and as luck would have it matthew @ addicted to vinyl has the first part. who knew? well matthew did, i suppose.

listen to dawes yet? i cant stop… awesome stuff.
that western skyline via daytrotter – favorite song of the year, thus far
when my time comes

i thought this one was gone for good, but alas it lives! here are the afghan whigs at the paradise club in boaston on 4.5.94.

debonair
turn on the water
be sweet
the dark end of the street
what jail is like
regret
gentlemen
i’m her slave
when we two parted
fountain and fairfax
come see about me
you my flower
when doves cry
retarded
my curse

sup, homies? hope everyone had a grand thanksgiving and no one was killed venturing out the day after. i participated in my first every turkey bowl with some of the fellas on my block, and for a guy that smokes and drinks too much, i think i did pretty damn well. sure, i was a little winded from time to time, and it was hard to keep up with the younger dudes but, fuck, i think i am still a pretty decent athlete. i should mention that for the past three days, my groinal region has been sore as hell. thats just from the jukin and jivin clinic i was putting on…

btw, plaxico burress is a complete and utter piece of shit. how the hell do you accidentally shoot yourself at a club?

been listening the hell out of two cow garage’s speaking in cursive as of late. a record, that me thinks you will either find much to your liking or not so much. isnt that always the way though?

your humble narrator

brass ring

you can buy it for a measly 5 bucks via suburban home or vinyl for 8 bones. definitely worth it.

here are the afghan whigs live at the democrazy in belgium on 10.8.92.

1. beware

2. i’m her slave

3. turn on the water

4. kiss the floor

5. my world is empty without you

6. come see about me

7. congregation

8. let me lie to you

9. retarded

10. little surfer girl

12. will you still love me tomorrow

13. amphetamines and coffee

14. you my flower

pic stolen from summers kiss

ah, june 29, 1991. i am sure it was a good day cause it was me birthday and i can only wonder what 17 year old me was doing whilst dulli and co. were tearing up the satyricon in portland, or. i am sure i was using nikki taylor’s swimsuit calender to assist me in defiling a sock or tissue. here’s that show..

el zippo

1. amphetamines & coffee

2. i’m her slave

3. turn on the water part one

4. hated

5. southpaw

6. conjure me

7. turn on the water part two

8. big top halloween

9. let me lie to you

10. retarded

11. congregation

conjure me

honky’s ladder on conan

so, in an effort to neglect whatever duties i am trying to neglect, i am going to post one more short set tonight.  here are the afghan whigs recorded live on thanksgiving in 1997 at the howlin wolf in new orleans.  this is not the full show, but a rare promo disc released during that time.  anyone got the full show?

1. debonair

2. superstition/going to town

3. blame, etc.

4. if theres a hell below (we’re all going to go)