1983 was was an incredibly fertile year for the the Talking Heads. The companion album to Jonathan Demme’s Stop Making Sense made an effort at capturing the band’s live mojo, but due to its length (neutered at nine tracks) failed to paint a complete picture. Thankfully there are a number of high-quality boots in circulation. [...]
Before I cool it with the Waits stuff, I thought I’d share this last bit as I’ve been in a heavy early-late ’70s Waits mode for awhile. It’s that time of year. What I love about this era is that it just bounces. There is no one doing it quite like this anymore, not even [...]
As nice as the official ‘bootleg series’ releases have been over the past 10+ years, it’s the unofficial stacks I regularly find myself turning to when looking for an off-kilter Dylan fix. Long available in trading circles (at times known as the Yesterday bootleg) the following two sessions were cut in ‘69 and ‘70 at [...]
“This was a show I recorded with Tom in December of 1976 that was originally broadcast on WNEW during my first sojourn at the station. I played this rare one-hour tape tonight as my contribution to the station’s “From The Archives” weekend. Tom and I (and drummer Ralph Ebler) taped this at a studio in [...]
Do you watch Gossip Girl? Me neither, but apparently Sonic Youth do and made a guest appearance on the show last night (you can check out the cameo via Videogum, here). In short, the band play a wedding reception – specifically an acoustic version of “Star Power” (originally off Evol) which you can download for [...]
Without giving too much away, let’s just say you will be reading a lot about Sonic Youth’s Murray Street on AD in the near future. On August 13, 2002, WERS Radio in Boston hosted Thurston, Lee, and Jim as they performed acoustic versions of the first three tracks off Murray Street’s side A: “Empty Page,” [...]
Last week I wrote about how impressive J. Tillman’s present touring band is. The following live set, recorded in August while on tour in Sacramento, exemplifies just that. I am incredibly selective in what live shows I share on AD, and the following meets every criteria in terms sound, track selection and performance. If you [...]
Since their original appearance on AD in 2006 I have had countless requests to re-post this 1967 rehearsal session. So, here it is. I came upon this recording about six years ago, and it has since become my favorite Beach Boys recording. All very understated and to the point. Besides saying that, I will let [...]
In the spirit of the residual frenzy surrounding the release of volume one of Neil’s archives, we continue with the Neil Young reposts. Below is part 1 of 2, of Volume II, of the Perfect Echo compilation chronicling the years 1978-1984. Stay tuned for part two.
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For those interested in the back story, here are notes [...]
Below is the second half of the Neil Young soundboard-derived live collection A Perfect Echo Vol. I. capturing the years 1974 – 1976. The first half can be found here. For those interested in the back story, here are notes on the series via sharing the groove:
“Braden Strickler has done it again. He’s compiled and [...]
The following set was posted on AD in 2007 and I had planned on reposting it in early 2008 in conjunction with the release of the first volume of Neil Young’s archives project. Since then the set was, obviously, pushed back multiple times…and with it, this repost. So for those who have requested it over [...]
The past couple of weeks have found me spinning a disc comprised of the following Elton John session (from July 1970) in which the artist lays out, among other tracks, a selection of Nick Drake covers. Yes, you read that correctly. Let’s first address the 800 lb gorilla in the room: on paper the often [...]
