sweet sweet little ramona

Forgive me, siblings. Infirm motherf@ckers. I am in transit, currently migrating to a custom domain, and neither of my search engines up here appears to function as ‘advertised’. So. If I’ve posted this bit o’ bob before pay it no mind. Those three Dylan LPs I most often revisit are ” Another Side“; “Bringing it

wash and go

I grew up with this song. An overly dramatic changeling from the start, easily given to outbursts of melancholia bordering on the derisively maudlin. Originally released as a 45 on Monument in 1964, next to “Running Scared” this has has always been my favourite Roy Orbison moment; the David Lynch movie, “Blue Velvet” did little

cellular mutation

Why ?doesn’t a reputable telecommunications corporation invest in the development of a cellphone incorporating a built-in cigarette lighter? I would certainly purchase one. Not only would it conserve limited pocket space; one might also entertain callers with the gasping soundtrack to a lingering death by infinitesimal degree. My original intention was to use “Light My

interlude: bull by the horns

Sandy Bull: January 1st, 1941 – April 11th, 2001. After hearing New Yorker, Sandy Bull for the first time over on Art Decade in April last year, I decided to use his unique take on exploratory fusion to illustrate one of the first ever posts here on SibLINGSHOT ON THE BLEACHERS. The following cut, from

tales from the crypt

publicity still from film adaptation of “tales from the crypt”. five part compendium; amicus, 1972.“Screenplay by: Milton Subotsky. Based on stories written by Al Feldstein, Johnny Craig and Bill Gaines, originally published in the Comic Magazines ‘Tales From the Crypt’ and ‘The Vault of Horror’ by Bill Gaines. “Wish You Were Here” also suggested by

24 hours from tulsa

new mexico. photograph by danny lyon. More Hal David and Burt Bacharach. Perhaps an Italian image – something from Naples – would have been more appropriate, but this does it like the version plays in my head. MS-3015. I don’t have a Spanish version of “Tulsa“, but if you do please get in touch. ▼

pj proby: somewhere

james marcus smith, born houston, texas, november 6th, 1938. Buccaneering brigand. Pioneer of the original living Davy Crockett cut. From Wiki: “Proby grew up in a banking family where his father was the VP of the Second National Bank in Houston, Texas. He was educated at San Marcos Military Academy, Culver Naval Academy and Western

lewis reed, staff primitive

ingrid superstar & gerard malanga outside warhol’s factory.west 47th street, NYC, 1964. “Warhol was a man of parts, most of them contradictory, which accounts for his nickname, “Drella‘, composed equally of Dracula and Cinderalla.”– Gerard Malanga, from his Secret Diaries. Before putting in for overtime down the Factory, Brooklyn born, Lou Reed was engaged as

baden powell: the boys from brazil

baden powell: august 6, 1937 – september 26, 2000. Forget Django Reinhardt, if you are searching far and wide for exemplary jazz oriented acoustic guitar, look no further than Brazillian maestro, Baden Powell.“Born at the Varre e Sai district, he was baptized after his grandfather, a musician and conductor himself, whose father was an admirer

keep on pushing

remembering those ordinary people who refused to bow to tyranny. photograph by james nachtwey. Nelson Mandela – along with seven others – was imprisoned on Robben Island in 1964 where he served eighteen years of his twenty-seven year sentence. While many people will of course be celebrating his 90th birthday today, let’s all try to

communiqué #9: breaking news!

flowers #1 by ib, SibLINGSHOT ON THE BLEACHERS. Important and exciting breaking news over on Art Decade.Love is definitely in the air ! nb: the continuity in today’s flower theme is entirely coincidental…But it’s also a helluv’an excuse to break out the vino this early in the day! Wishing I could be there, dudes and

garôta de ipanema

the girl from ipanema. Written in 1962 by Antonio Carlos Jobim; Vinicius DeMoraes; with additional English lyrics by Norman Gimbel. The first version – the original great pairing – is by Stan Getz & João Gilberto, recorded live at the Carnegie Hall in October, 1964, featuring Astrud Gilberto on vocals. The second cut is a

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.