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Augie March are finally releasing Moo, You Bloody Choir here in the States in August. I’ve had a copy of the Australian group’s 2006 LP for nine months, but have been hesitant to write about it on these pages, as the going import rate at Amazon is a hefty $26.00 all the way to $66.00 […]

“There are only two kinds of songs; there’s the blues, and there’s Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah.” - - Townes Van Zandt (1944-1997)
I am presently reading author John Kruth’s biography of legendary Texas singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt entitled To Live’s to Fly: The Ballad of the Late, Great Townes Van Zandt. If you’re at all familiar with Townes […]

Ben Weaver and his touring cellist performed two tracks, last week during the A.D. show, off of his new LP, Paper Sky, upstairs in the Little Radio loft studio. I’ve ripped the performances into MP3s for those who did not download the podcast version of the show.
Previously: Ben Weaver :: Paper Sky (May […]

The upcoming issue of the hipster music rag Fader explores something I have discussed several times on these pages in the past: the vast, popular, misconception of Jerry Garcia and the legacy of the Grateful Dead. I have long believed them to be one of the more misunderstood groups of the past 40 years, […]

“This is why people OD on pills — and jump — from the Golden Gate Bridge. Anything to feel weightless again…” – The Handsome Family
The Handsome Family’s third album, 1998’s Through The Trees, is an essential, Americana, genre classic. The music of the husband and wife duo, Brett and Rennie Sparks, […]

This past Wednesday, prior to his gig at Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, Ben Weaver and his touring cellist, Julia, were able to drop by the Little Radio studio and knock out a couple of songs before their load-in at the venue. I have been a big fan of Weaver’s music since getting turned onto […]

I have no idea if the following (urban) legend, regarding Peter Tosh, is true, and it really doesn’t matter, because even if pure myth, it illustrates my point either way.
The story goes that Peter Tosh’s relationship with The Rolling Stones soured. both professionally and personally, due to Tosh’s refusal to leave Keith Richards’ Jamaican […]

Dig this track off Dungen’s upcoming album, Tio Bitar, due out May 15th. Psychedelic indie rock by way of Sweden.
Download:
MP3: Dungen :: Familj
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Amazon: Dungen - Tio Bitar

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The heavy duty funk and soul archeologists, Now-Again Records, return with their latest compilation Florida Funk - Funk 45s from the Alligator State, 1968-1975. Researched & compiled by Gerald Short, Malcolm Catto & Angelo Angione, this twenty-two track collection is the third in the UK based Jazzman Records series that also put together […]

Page France create from a whimsical musical palette that that very few can pull off, and rarely pull off so well at that. Think dreamy and surreal shades of folk-pop tied together with the string that is leader, Michael Nau’s, songwriting.
Here on their third proper LP, entitled And The Family Telephone, Page France find […]

My backyard (Griffith Park) was ablaze last night and my ‘hood lost power for ten hours. Thankfully my laptop was powered up, and I had this collections in my iTunes.
The two Ethiopiques volumes I own, volumes III & IV, have been my go-to music the past few months around the house. Volume IV has […]

A couple of months ago John Vanderslice gave away (via his website) a completely remixed vesion of his 2005 LP Pixel Revolt.
Carefully crafted, entirely in analog, by Scott Solter, the remix constitutes Vanderslice’s vision as seen through Solter’s filter. A longtime Vanderslice colleague, the document is an interesting take on both the material, […]

The praises of Bert Jansch have been sung numerous times on these pages in the past, but never has there been a post dedicated solely to Pentangle, the quintessential sixties English folk group made up of Jansch, Jacqui McShee, John Renbourn, Terry Cox and Danny Thompson.
Pentangle’s jazz inflected English folk is as unique, and different, […]

Did you know Ian Hunter has a new album out next week? For those interested, it’s on Yep Roc, entitled Shrunken Heads.
While I was never an ardent fan of Ian’s band Mott The Hoople, I have always loved their biggest single hit, the David Bowie penned “All The Young Dudes.” It’s anthemic in […]