Thursday, August 06, 2009

Rock and Roll Love Letter (Part Deux)

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As promised yesterday, here's the 1974 Tim Moore original. Seems I erred on the availability of this one as well; the album it derives f...
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Batter Up!

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Those who know me are aware that I am possibly the least athletic person on the planet. This is partly because of physical limitations: I wa...
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Somehow, "Rock and Roll Tweet" Just Doesn't Have the Same Poetry....

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From 1979, please enjoy powerpop gods The Records and their quite lovely version (apparently not on CD anywhere) of "Rock and Roll Love...
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Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Primary-Source Research: Shoes

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This is what you look like after five hours with me, bub. Tousled and a little dazed. Taken sometime around 1am last Thursday. (Actually, th...
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Not So Great Lost Singles of the 70s: Special "Guess the Celebrity!" Edition

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From 1970, please enjoy the country rock stylings of the appallingly monikered Carp and their ode to overindulgence, "Drink to the Que...
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Monday, August 03, 2009

She Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina

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From 1990, please enjoy the amusingly monikered Hindu Love Gods and their garage rock take on Prince 's "Raspberry Beret." Th...
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Friday, July 31, 2009

Weekend Listomania (Special Occupational Hazards! Video Edition)

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Well, it's Friday and you know what that means. Yes, my Oriental unendurable pleasure indefinitely prolonged specialist Gal Friday Fah ...
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Thursday, July 30, 2009

An Early Clue to the New Direction: Special Total Victory is Ours, Comrades! Video Edition

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From 1973, please enjoy unjustly overlooked Brit folk-rockers The Strawbs with their actually-a-hit-record ode to blue collar solidarity and...
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Quick, Henry, the Flit!

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From the soundtrack to John Waters ' original Hairspray , please enjoy Jerry Dallman and the Nightcaps ' greaseball quasi-rockabilly...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

May the Schwarz Be With You!

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Okay, this one is seriously wonderful -- none of that Banana Splits , I'm-being-partly-ironic crap. From 1972, here's the great Brin...
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