johnny ace and the mystery .22 bullet

chicago, 1954. photograph by fritz goro for “life” magazine. Classic Doo Wop from Memphis born, John Marshall Alexander, Jr. who allegedly committed suicide on Christmas day, 1954 in Houston, Texas during a break between sets backstage at the City Auditorium. From Wiki:“Big Mama Thornton, another witness to the shooting, said in a written statement (included

super bad: the payback

103rd street, harlem, NYC, 1947. photograph by ralph morse for “life“.And not a white sock in sight. Honestly; all these flippant comparisons with James Brown are beginning to sound rather tedious. Fred Thomas: bass; John Jabo Starks: drums;Hearlon Cheese Martin: guitar; Jimmy Nolen: guitar;Johnny Grigs: percussion; John morgan: percussion;Fred Wesley: trombone; James Brown: vocals.Written by

little richie marsh

Richard Marsh:Born 1937 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Died in Austin Texas, June 25, 2009. Overshadowed by recent events over the course of these last few days, I only caught this sad news yesterday, courtesy of The Warden. Lifted from The Seeds ’66 debut album, also released on GNP Crescendo – out of Melrose Avenue,

ayatollah khatami: talking asshøle

sphinc•ter |ˌsfɪŋktə|nounAnatomy• a ring of muscle surrounding and serving to guard or close an opening or tube, such as the anus or the openings of the stomach. DERIVATIVESsphinc•ter•al adjectivesphinc•ter•ic |-ˌtɛrɪk| adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek sphinktēr, from sphingein ‘bind tight’. And flaccid with it. While Iran’s favourite mullah shoots imbecilic spittle

whose badge ?

Smooth…but the thing which makes it for me is Harrison’s Abbey Road guitar bridge cutting across the zebra crossing. A couple of seconds of timeless, excruciating joy. Did I say unadulterated ? Written by Eric Clapton with a little help from George Harrison.Recorder some time in October, 1968. ▼ CREAM: BADGE from “Goodbye Cream” LP

whose bad ?

the lengths some people will go to to pull out of an upcoming gig or two would put evenMark E. Smith to shame. Too bad.

polo neck

syd barrett, 1965. From the Floyd’s first outing wholly recorded without contribution from Syd. “Music from the Film More” is a well crafted document exploring their original soundtrack to the picture directed by Barbet Schroeder. Many of the songs featured bear scant resemblance to their cinematic counterparts, and in tonality builds on the themes first

santa ana revisited

Surfer Rosa, muthaf@kers. A righteous muscular workout of the Chantays’ 1963 classic, written by Brian Carmen and Bob Spickard of Santa Ana, California. Given some concise pace by legendary Doll, John Anthony Genzale, Jr. With additional guitar, of course, from Heartbreaker, Walter Lure. The album also features contributions from Steve Jones and Paul Cook. ▼

communiqué #24: a word of caution regarding money grabbing $hits

normal service disabled, mister ib. The good news, clearly, is that DivShare has reset my monthly download limit. Allegedly, there was an issue with their database on 16th June; coincidentally the same day they collected $12 on my account. Rather inconveniently, all linked files up on their server were locked over a two day period.

#3 of a 10-point program

“I’m talking about unity, brothers and sisters,because we have to get it together.”– john sinclair, 1968. “3. Free exchange of energy and materials – we demand the end of money!” – #3 of a 10-point mission statement,John Sinclair, Minister of Information: White Panther Party, November 1st, 1968. ▼ MC5: KICK OUT THE JAMS from “Kick Out The Jams”

saturday, maybe

“Factory chimney coughs yellow smoke.Trucks and trains go rumbling.Throw down the key from your window high.Your man’s out drinking.Neighbours thinking evil.Lead me by the the light of your electric fire.Your green slips falls about your feet,and across the sheetyour nut brown curls go tumbling. We don’t have long ’til he comes home from the bar.I’ll

all right now #2

WIP 6082.Recorded at the same time as the “Fire And Water” sessions at Trident and Island Studios, London, this abbreviated 45 release lacks the polish of the full album production, but packs more percussive bite. Paul Kossoff was reportedly aggravated that his lengthy guitar solo was edited so savagely (huh ?), but on balance I

come in, captain howdy

ouija board |ˌwiːdʒə|noun trademarka board printed with letters, numbers, and other signs, to which a planchette or movable indicator points, supposedly in answer to questions from people at a seance. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: Ouija from French oui ‘yes’ + German ja ‘yes.’ Produced by Peter Jenner ;engineered by John Leckie, Mark Vigars. Additional musicians:David

bum deal; the emperor’s new clothes

do drop inn, shelby, mississippi. photograph by bill steber.Sunday broke this morning on a bum note. Firstly, at 5:45 AM, there beat a tattoo of insistent knocking on my front door. I assume it was acquaintances of those unneighbourly neighbours directly above. I say assume, merely because I did not vacate the sanctuary of my

nightswimming

stickleback |ˌstɪk(ə)lbak| noun a small fish with sharp spines along its back, able to live in both salt and fresh water and found in both Eurasia and North America. three-spined stickleback • Family Gasterosteidae: several genera and species, including the common and widespread three-spined stickleback ( Gasterosteus aculeatus). ORIGIN late Middle English : from Old

vorsprung durch technik

Written and produced by Florian Schneider and Ralf Hütter.Percussion by Wolfgang Flür; violin, guitars by Klaus Roeder. Engineered by Konrad Plank.Recorded at Conny’s Studio & Mobile Equipment. On a grimmer note, police are today examining CCTV footage after a ten-year-old boy resisted an attempted abduction last night in the south side of Glasgow, when a

mellow out, herr stockhausen

mellow |ˌmɛləʊ|adjective1 (esp. of sound, taste, and color) pleasantly smooth or soft; free from harshness : she was hypnotized by the mellow tone of his voice | slow cooking gives the dish a sweet, mellow flavor.• archaic (of fruit) ripe, soft, sweet, and juicy : a dish of mellow apples.• (of wine) well-matured and smooth

the man who knew too much

…or nothing much at all.white•wash |ˌwʌɪtwɒʃ| noun 1 a solution of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for painting walls white.• (also white•wash•ing) a deliberate concealment of someone’s mistakes or faults in order to clear their name. 2 a victory in a game in which the loser scores no points. verb

sulk

26,000,000+ counting, eh ? That’s a lot of f@cking hits. Well. I don’t know about Susan Boyle. Or the c@nting Priory. Personally, I’d rather suspend my disbelief for Dundee’s Billy MacKenzie. Just as patently ridiculous, but a tad dashed more handsome. And charismatic. Pompous ? F@ck, yes; but unabashedly so. A bit like tartan f@cking

let it blurt

the inimitable lester bangs.blurt |bləːt|verb [ trans. ] say (something) suddenly and without careful consideration : she wouldn’t blurt out words she did not mean |[with direct speech ] “It wasn’t my idea,” Gordon blurted. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: probably imitative. While his well documented dalliance with Austin’s Delinquents on 1981’s “Jook Savages on the