Monday, 22 July 2024
quote [ "At that time, the band had broken up, and I was told they would never reunite. But that?s not what happened." ]
I was jamming Jane's Addiction
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Saturday, 20 July 2024
quote [ This stuff has no business being this good. ]
He even recreates it (somehow) on piano and explainsdigitally how an untrained 15yr old made it work. Fascinating stuff that somehow OC Remix has barely touched.
Probably because of the distortion, but I don't mind.
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quote [ Single available at:Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/album/id/175...
Amazon Music: http://amazon.com/dp/B0D7RQGLBS ?and everywhere else digital music is sold or streamed! ] Do that stupid stuff with weird Al Yankovich
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Saturday, 13 July 2024
quote [ Named after the famous 1953 war film and originally released in 1973 on the prolific Techniques label, ?Stalag? carries a heavyweight legacy in the genre. It was born in an era when Jamaican music was going through a significant transformation, blending Roots Reggae with emerging Dub mixing techniques pioneered by the likes of King Tubby and Lee Scratch Perry. ]
Some nice examples of the musical evolution of this heavily sampled riddim.
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Monday, 8 July 2024
quote [ Watch the official music video for "Bad Indian" by Dead Pioneers! This powerful song explores themes of identity and representation in the Native American community. Don't miss this thought-provoking and visually stunning video.
Based on Dead Pioneer?s first single, Bad Indian represents the exhaustive critique of being an Indigenous person in America. With each interaction is a question or an assumption that is rooted in American stereotypes of Native peoples. Articulated with humor, sarcasm and a healthy amount of punk driven f**k you?s, Bad Indian is a good representation of Native people not living up to the expectations given based on the perception of Indigenous existence, only to answer with Indigenous reality. ] Not the 1/64 Cherokee kind.
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Sunday, 30 June 2024
quote [ ?I don?t wanna pickle. I just wanna ride on my motorsickle.? If you ask me to name a song that features motorcycles, this is the one that pops into my mind right away: Arlo Guthrie?s ?The Motorcycle Song.? The lyrics may be nonsense, but they stick in your head, and the song has had enduring popularity; a radio hit in the late sixties ? Continue reading ]
A bit of background on the way the song changed and the brief period when motorbike riding and hippie culture went along peacefully.
Came across it when playing the song to my kids the other day.
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Tuesday, 25 June 2024
quote [ On the deep, rich history and many misinterpretations (accidental or otherwise) of the Bruce Springsteen classic, which turns 40 on Tuesday ]
He said, ?Son, don't you understand,? now
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Saturday, 15 June 2024
quote [ The tale of the Regina Music Box Company is one composed of innovation, initial success, perseverance, and the struggle to remain relevant in the capricious home music landscape of the US at the turn of the century. ]
Playing with my music box
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Sunday, 9 June 2024
quote [ To some, Nickelback signifies the pitfalls of over-commercialized music. To some, Nickelback's success stems from those on the opposite end of a geopolitical divide. And to some, Nickelback is simply internet shorthand for bad. ]
Statistics and music and and economy and anthropology.
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Thursday, 30 May 2024
quote [ The first single from our upcoming album/EP/collection of sounds Big thanks to Josh Furnish & Kay aka Vida Videography, and to Jeremy Civic aka Civic Jnr for... ]
Some underrated underground tunes.
Blue meanies and pineapple slurry stoner rock.
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