droogs of stonehenge

  Now. It is my assumption that the following 2’57” is not some veiled reference to NASA fueled excesses over the plains of New Mexico. Or covert cold war dramas outrunning missiles over Soviet air space. Tearing the back seat out of the sound barrier. This, despite dandified drummer Steve Tindall’s passing resemblance to Thunderclap

déjà vu: hector’s house

What started out in my brain as a Midnight Florida Fantasy soon escalated into a delirium haunted by flutterings of ZaZa & Kiki in “La Maison de Toutou“. Which ultimately led me here.According to the mighty Loronix, “O Violão E… Tapajós” is the second album from Sebastião Tapajós; produced by João Mello, featuring only Tapajós

bang the drum

the circus comes to toy town. From the subsidiary imprint of Don Robey’s Peacock Records, operating out of Houston, Texas from 1949 until 1974. Every time Brown tries to get down with the people – in making a quip about competing for votes with the X-Factor – it makes me wince.  The whole discomfitting charade

bleecker and drookit

I had no real idea who dunnit, but I came across it while ‘shopping’ for spoils from Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl“. This is not it. From Wiki: “[Eric] Drooker grew up in Manhattan’s Stuyvesant Town, relatively close to the Lower East Side, which was then a working-class immigrant neighborhood with a tradition of left-wing political activism.

some kind of hollocaust [reduxe]

A deceptive lull from the raging tempest of Amon Düül’s abrasive 1969 debut; which on the whole is a splendid regurgitation of everything which made the Velvet Underground bad, dangerous and hard to get along with. Reheated over the coals of a collective opt-out which was, in truth, every father’s worst fear. Without exaggeration, the

bubblegum, comic strip, disco bullet

Arranged and conducted by Michel Colombier. Recorded at Hoche Studios, Paris; 11th & 12th December 1967. bul•let |ˌbʊlɪt|nounORIGIN early 16th cent.(denoting a cannonball): from French boulet, boulette ‘small ball’, diminutive of boule, from Latin bulla ‘bubble’. Released Jan 2nd, 1968. ▼ SERGE GAINSBOURG: BONNIE AND CLYDE from “Bonnie And Clyde b/w Comic Strip / Bubblegum”

silver tongues and crosses

Recorded in the studio and live at Filmore East and West – with el capitán, Dino Valente conspicuously in or out of the frame and serving a two year stretch for marijuana possession – “Happy Trails” is a saturnine tour de force of worming guitar and flowering intent. Kings of the Bay Area, “Maiden of

philadelphia freedom: drake’s cake iced

protect yourself, people. back up. The following post on Philly Soul legends, The Intruders – sans all audio links – originally ran here on December 3rd, 2008 and was very recently the subject of a DMCA Takedown Notification. If you are fortunate to own their “Cowboys to Girls” LP on Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff’s

air raid

“testing, testing: 1-2-3-4…” I was somewhat dismayed earlier today to find that Warden’s World has mysteriously been deleted. If you are out there, Warden… What’s up ? Have you gone FTP or switched to a custom domain or what ? Written by Erc Burdon; Vic Briggs; Barry Jenkins. ▼ ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS: SKY

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

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

02/03

Tau•rus |ˌtɔːrəs| 1 Astronomy a constellation (the Bull), said to represent a bull with brazen feet that wastamed by Jason. Its many bright stars include Aldebaran (the bull’s eye), and it containsthe Crab Nebula and the star clusters of the Hyades and the Pleiades.• [as genitive ] ( Tauri |ˌtɔːriː|)used with a preceding letter or

uncherished symphony

Recorded at Olympic Studios, London. A Sister Morphine production. The Glimmer siblings stuck po’ Brian’s head down the toilet and f@ckin’ flushed it, Lucifer. Not just a lucky strike. There’s a sucker born every damned minute. ▼ THE ROLLING STONES: SWEET LUCY from “Sympathy For The Devil: Beggars Banquet Outtakes” CD (Bootleg) 1968 (UK) ▼

13th floor elevator

David “Fathead” Newman‘s musical career began in 1954 as saxophonist in the Ray Charles Band. A Texan of deviant colour, that’s all she wrote. This one is over 40 years old. For a slightly more contemporary tale of Caucasian life on the 14th floor, see here. David Fathead Newman: altosax & flute; Cornell Dupree: guitar;

landlocked

sibling jellyfish, by michael melford, 2007. land•lockedadjective (esp. of a country) almost or entirely surrounded by land; having no coastline or seaport : a midget state landlocked in the mountains. • (of a lake) enclosed by land and having no navigable route to the sea. • (of a fish, esp. a North American salmon) cut

terry melcher’s favorite toy

Do not f@ckin’ worry or…alternatively, hold your breath. I have not been born again; once in a lifetime is quite enough. Written by Ira and Charles Louvin, this is simply a dress rehearsal from the “Sweetheart of the Rodeo” sessions with Gram Parsons on vocals. Fitting on a Sunday. Said Gary Usher: “ McGuinn was

what the world needs now

Only… one year before the Queen of Soul’s definitive version, Dionne Warwick recorded this song on her Scepter released LP, “The Windows of the World“, essentially one more Warwick / Bacharach vehicle to add to the catalogue; seven of the eleven tracks recorded were Burt Bacharach arrangements. There is no escaping the songwriting genius of

my name is jack

r. crumb by charles burns. This single, released on Fontana in the early summer of 1968 – dragging on the heels of a 45 version of Dylan’s “Mighty Quinn” and Mann’s theme from the kitchen sink drama, “Up the Junction” – reached the number 8 spot on the UK charts but did not even break

child of the moon

illustration: “la voyage dans la lune” by george méliès, 1902. “I saw the new moon late yestreen,Wi’ the auld moon in her arm:And if ye gang to sea, maister,I fear we’ll suffer harm.”– from the anonymous Scottish ballad:“Sir Patrick Spens“.knit one, purl one; satellite of love (part ix): Tonight I couldn’t find the moon. The

$6 motel recovery

My PC is badly in need of one of its regular dusting downs; a time-consuming process which fills me with dread. It has already gone into thermal shutdown mode twice this morning in order to protect itself from permanent damage, so if I suddenly disappear into the ether you will know the reason why. My