Friday, February 14, 2020

Beach Boys - Live In Japan - 2012


Here they are, in their 50th anniversary year, sounding as good as ever. Link in comments.

Monday, February 10, 2020

Buckaroo Banzai - Limited Edition Soundtrack


This may be the best of the many Buckaroo Banzai soundtracks. There are 21 tracks here, all in glorious stereo. Link in comments.

Friday, February 7, 2020

Tube City - The Best Of The Trashmen - 1992


The Trashmen shocked the world in 1963 with SURFIN' BIRD. Unforgettable - if you were there. Link in comments.

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

The Beach Boys - Surfin Safari - 1962


It was Dick Dale who first developed the Surf Sound. The Beach Boys added vocals with this very successful result. Link in comments.

Saturday, February 1, 2020

George Carlin Reads To You - 1998


George reads dozens of his favorite comedy bits. Link in comments.

Friday, January 31, 2020

Medieval Lives S01E02 - The Monk


Another episode from this Terry Jones Series. Link in comments.

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Terry Jones - Medieval Lives - 2004


It also happens that Terry Jones wrote history books and presented numerous television documentaries. Medieval Lives was one such and seems intended for a younger audience. Link in comments.

Friday, January 24, 2020

Ripping Yarns - Terry Jones - Michael Palin


Terry Jones and Michael Palin wrote and performed in this series. Here is the very enjoyable first episode. Link in comments.

Americathon - 1979 - Technicolor


PROCTOR and BERGMAN wrote the play that became this film. Peter Reigert, Harvey Korman, Fred Williard, and John Ritter star, with cameos by Elvis Costello, Tommy Lasorda, and lots more. Link in comments.

Saturday, January 18, 2020

Laika Sex Machine - 2001


Laika And The Cosmonauts played Surf Rock with a Finnish influence. They also took TV and movie themes and gave them the same organ-heavy treatment. Included also is a fun interview for NPR from 2004. The fixed link is in the comments.

Friday, January 17, 2020

Red Elvises - Grooving To The Moscow Beat

1996. The band had already been in the business awhile when they recorded this, their first English language album and perhaps their best work. A few years later their gun-slinger guitarist split and so it went. Link in comments.

Friday, January 10, 2020

Spinal Tap - Glastonbury 2009


A brief interview and then a live set for an audience of 140,000. Link in comments.

Thursday, January 2, 2020

Sting - Bring On The Night - 1985


STING decided to assemble a new band and make a film about himself and it. Siskel and Ebert found the result cringeworthy and so can you. Special moments include STING pretending to read an EKG, and STING's minion-in-chief getting indignant about the new band feeling underpaid. Link in comments.

Saturday, December 28, 2019

Woodstock - 1970


This happened a half-century ago. I don't believe it. Link in comments.

Saturday, December 21, 2019

The Bride Of Firesign - 2001


Here is Firesign Theatre at their most tasteless and self-referential. Adults only. Link in comments.

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Single Gun Theory - Fall - 1994


Four remixes of the tune FALL, intended for the club scene. FALL was probably their best tune. This completes SGT. Link in comments.

Friday, December 13, 2019

Single Gun Theory - Exorcise This Wasteland


1987. The first album by SGT, and not the most-praised. SGT has been categorized as Ambient, Dream-Pop, Electronica, Progressive Electronic, Techno-Industrial, and so on. You might want to skip this one. Link in comments.

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Single Gun Theory - Flow River Of My Soul


There is more very atmospheric listening in this follow-up to LIKE STARS IN MY HANDS. Link in comments.

Friday, December 6, 2019

The Red Elvises - I Wanna See You Bellydance


This 1998 lineup was certainly looking for airplay. Only one of the original artists - Igor - remains in the group today. Link in comments. Listen to the hit single *Here*.

Monday, December 2, 2019

The Art Of Skiing - 1941


'Tis the season for goofy outdoor sports. Link in comments.