First taste of the Henry Clay People’s upcoming a five track EP, This Is A Desert, out in May via TBD Records. MP3: The Henry Clay People :: California Wildfire —————— ____________________________________________________________________________________
Tomorrow is Mardi Gras. I’m not touching down in NOLA until jazzfest in May, so a slice of king cake and an annual viewing of filmmaker Les Blank’s’ 1978 documentary, Always For Pleasure, on the subject are as close as I’m going to get. For those curious, the film is described by Blank as an [...]
A lot of requests to re-up both volumes of this series. New links are active here and here. ____________________________________________________________________________________
“Harsh Realm” — like manna for starved Hope Sandoval devotees. Atmospherically, Widowspeak have lifted a page or three from the first two Mazzy Star LP’s (this is a good thing) with the late-night comedown vibe found on the track below. Look for it on Captured Tracks (on wax) next week. (via GVB, YANP) MP3: Widowspeak [...]
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 26 (SIRIUS), and channel 43 (XM), can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. SIRIUS 183: Jean Michel Bernard – Generique Stephane ++ The Chocolate Watchband – It’s All Over Now Baby Blue ++ Deerhunter – Rainwater Cassette [...]
Welcome to the latest installment of an ongoing mixtape series in which I highlight some of my favorite voices online and beyond. This week we catch up with Adam Weatherhead; London DJ, crate digger and the man behind Diddywah, a blog I have been following since 2005. Covering all things vintage, from rock&roll to soul [...]
Born at Fort Bragg, NC in ‘24, Vernon “Lucky” Wray is the much lesser known but no less talented older brother of the original Shawnee rocker Link Wray of “Rumble” fame. Having learned to play guitar by the age of 11, Vernon played rhythm guitar and bass behind Link for the better part of Link’s [...]
There’s nearly a full minute of rally calls, shrill screams, throaty howls and blasting horns before Baby Huey insists, “Listen to me / Hear what I say.” When a possessed yawp escalates into the song main a moment later, you are indeed heeding his call. Because that’s what this man is–possessed. He’s more inviting than [...]
The Yo La Tengo gang hit Los Angeles last week at the El Rey with their Wheel-O-Songs—which fortuitously included a set comprised of tunes via their garage rock alter-egos, Condo Fucks. (That album, by the way, remains a favorite in the YLT ancillary project universe). The band clearly loves a good cover as evidenced on [...]
Greater Pacific is a new project featuring Kyle Kersten and John Phinney from Travel by Sea and their debut EP, Rainfall, is about the most aptly named record to come out in awhile. Every thing about this EP sounds like a soft rain shower – from the languid percussion, electronic effects, guitar and especially Kersten’s [...]
