tad: jack pepsi ep

john deere come home. How can you possibly go wrong with an EP glorifying unsafe alcohol consumption and Wisconsin loner sociopath, Ed Gein ? Well, you’d better have deep pockets for a start, and not just roomy enough to stash a bottle of Jack Daniels in. Produced and engineered by Doug Olson and Butch Vig

the velvet underground

jackie says it cold, so jane is in her vest… What, no Velvet Underground to date ? Let’s remedy that right here and now with their first assault on radio friendly America. Recorded April – July 1970, Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City. And released in September, 1970 – one month after Lou Reed had

brother typewriter slain

‘fatal’ microbes

Wonder Weeny 3.fatal microbes #1 (1978):Honey Bane; vocalsPete Fender; guitarScotty Boy Barker; bassGem Stone; drumsThis 45 first appeared in 1978 on one side of a Small Wonder 12″ split with the Poison Girls, sharing two songs apiece. It received a fair bit of airplay on the John Peel Show at the time and as a

tito puente

puente’s star on the hollywood walk of fame, february 2006. From his 99th studio album, apparently. Who’s counting ? “Tito Puente, Sr., (April 20, 1923 – May 31, 2000), born Ernesto Antonio Puente, Jr., was an influential Latin jazz and mambo musician. The son of native Puerto Ricans Ernest and Ercilia Puente, of Spanish Harlem

riz ortolani and the jin-ling crusade

Author’s note: I was intending on posting more Riz here on the bleachers having recently discovered this killer album. My only previous exposure to his talent was through Latin Mondo & Exploitation classic cinema. The only problem is these two following tracks appear to be the cream of the crop ; most of what’s left

joe cuba sextet

bang! bang! Joe Cuba was born “Gilberto Calderón” in 1931 in the city of New York. “Cuba is considered to be the “Father of Latin Boogaloo”. His parents emigrated from Puerto Rico in the late 1920s and settled in Spanish Harlem, a Hispanic ghetto located in Manhattan. Cuba was raised in an apartment building where

grant lee buffalo

“assiniboine hunting buffalo” by paul kane, 1796 – 1872. ▼ GRANT LEE BUFFALO: FUZZY from “Fuzzy” LP (Slash) 1993 (US) HUNT IT DOWN

van morrison: the angry young them!

she’s ’bout 5’4″… from her head to the ground. One of the greatest defining rock n’ roll moments outside of the U.S. was from this young Belfast group, looking over the water not east to The Rolling Stones or The Beatles, but west across the Atlantic Ocean separating one small island from an entire continent.

grateful dead

turn, turn, turn. Written by Jerry Garcia ; John Dawson; Robert Hunter.▼ THE GRATEFUL DEAD: FRIEND OF THE DEVIL from “American Beauty” LP (Warner Bros.) 1970 (US) REMASTERED & EXPANDED

stop press: radiohead

astronomer extraordinaire, sir patrick moore. Tonight is a minor cause for celebration for many Glaswegian citizens, namely Radiohead’s “Gig On The Green“. Even my son’s mother is hosting a special party in honor of the festivities, given that her new flat’s location overlooks the very park hosting this wonderful live event. There is only one

kenny larkin

something for the weekend.Former U.S. Air Force computer repairman and one-time Detroit dj, Kenny Larkin. Find him here. ▼ YENNEK (aka KENNY LARKIN): WITHOUT (HOUSE MIX) from “Art Of Dance: Exhibits (Sampler)” CD / VINYL (Distance) 1995 (France)SLIP INSIDE THE HOUSE

tony bennett

anthony dominick benedetto and the golden gate bridge.Another Grammy Award winner ; this time for Tony Bennett in 1963, who picked up a double for “Record of the Year” and “Best Solo Male Vocal Performance” with this composition by George Cory and Douglas Cross. Arranged by Ralph Sharon and produced by Ernest Altschuler. After a

teenage fanclub

school’s out. It’s Friday. The weekend looms large. And here in Scotland, school’s out for the summer holidays. Hooray ! So here’s two from Glasgow‘s finest. Listen out for the twisted Big Staresque guitar solo that closes “The Concept”, with echoes too of The Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love”. Beautiful. This is for Art

war: low rider

chewin’ the phat. William DeVaughn’s 1974 smash, “Be Thankful For What You Got” is frankly unbeatable when it comes to summertime movies playing in your head. Riz Ortolani has it pegged too, but is thin on the ground. If you come from Glasgow this one from post Eric Burdon War has a significance all of

syd barrett: the madcap laughs

syd barrett and a girl called eskimo, 1969. golden fish by paul klee, 1925. While Roger Waters convinced the rest of the Pink Floyd to give up on Syd during the recording of “A Saucerful Of Secrets” at Abbey Road Studios in 1968 – again more than ably produced by Norman Smith – Floyd’s manager,

the pink floyd

columbia 45: DB8214 Well, this 45 – like yesterday’s – has been played incessantly since the day it was released – but who cares, right ? There is only ten years between them, like warring siblings, but a lot of water under the bridge. Pink Floyd’s “Animals” was their contribution to 1977’s summer of contempt,

sex pistols

vacational training. Recorded at Wessex Studios, London. Produced by Chris Thomas. Engineered by Bill Price. ▼ SEX PISTOLS: HOLIDAYS IN THE SUN from “Never Mind The Bollocks… Here’s The Sex Pistols” LP (Virgin) 1977 (UK) RIP IT

phil ochs

james byron dean: february 8th, 1931 – september 30th, 1955. From the ironically titled “Greatest Hits”. Produced by Van Dyke Parks. Engineered by Don Landee ; Douglas Botnick ; and Peter Pilafian. For more coverage on earlier Phil Ochs visit The Rising Storm. ▼ PHIL OCHS: JIM DEAN OF INDIANA from “Greatest Hits” LP (A&M)

volare: hip priest in the house of love

nel blu, di pinto di blu. Written by Domenico Modugno and Franco Migliacci in 1958, and a huge hit for Ratpacker, Dean Martin. From Wiki: ‘”Nel blu dipinto di blu” was presented by Domenico Modugno and Johnny Dorelli at the 1958 Sanremo Music Festival, winning the contest and achieving instant popularity. It was then chosen