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only after disaster can we be resurrected

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gregor
on October 25, 2008
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one thing i have learned in my scant 34 years here on this rock is that the minute you think you have shit figured or planned out thats when reality slaps ya upside the head and goes “hey not so fast there buddy.” case in point(s) took the car to tires plus for an oil change and inspection, and of fuckin course they come back with i need this and need that. do i have the cash for the this and that? no… luckily they said it could wait a while. that very afternoon i was pulling into my subdivision and i hear a clacking coming from one of my tires and wouldnt you know it, theres a god damn nail in one of em. lovely… thats not even the most annoying happening, but i’ll just stop there and just say the last 72 hours has pretty much busted our budget for this move. rock n roll!!!!!!! hate being such a fuckin buzz kill, but damn if the past 8 months been a son of a bitch.

dave fischoff aka spoolwork has thrown his hat into the radiohead remix challenge with his retooling of the track reckoner off in rainbows. i was not a fan of rainbows, so i am not super familiar with “reckoner” but i can only assume its better than the original. vote for it here.

reckoner

speaking of david bowie, here is the bbc broadcast of the rehearsals for his 50th birthday party at madison square garden.

1. interview

2. the man who sold the world

3. the supermen

4. interview

5. andy warhol

6. repitition

7. interview

8. lady stardust

9. white light white heat

10. interview

11. shopping for girls

12. interview

13. quicksand

14. aladdin sane

15. interview

16. bbc promo clip


can i borrow another copy of your ‘hey soul classics’? (redux)

Published
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smangs
on August 22, 2008
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Eli “Paperboy” Reed, all of 25 now maybe?, has been tittering Boston muso ears for a few years and this year marked his debut to the rest of the country… and planet. MOJO’s digging it, Duffy’s asked him to open, MTV Italy is ciao bella on em, he played Paris last summer and he’s booking the big festivals. In other words, we aren’t seeing him in 50-capacity venues here no mo.

The Brookline native has also got a keen little backstory to go along with his sweet, soul sound — from stomping plankboards in Delta jukejoints to backing Holly Golightly to playing organ on the south side of Chicago with Mittie Collier. Before he was, like, 21. But don’t expect any Crackhouse-like shenanigans, I’ve never even seen Eli with a beer in his hand.

He’s playing Austin City Limits next month and then hits the Voodoo Festival in NOLA in October. If you’re in Australia, he’ll be there around and on New Years.

Here is a BBC set from July. RIYL: Otis, Sharon Jones, James Hunter, Jamie Lidell, the Complete Stax Singles Box Set.

01. Interview Pt1
02. Stake Your claim
03. Interview Pt2
04. It’s Easier
05. Interview Pt3
06. Am I Wasting My Time
07. Interview Pt4
08. I’m Gonna Getcha Back
09. Interview Pt5
10. Boom, Boom
11. Interview Pt6/outro

Zipper picker upper.

Eli’s MySpace

His website

And pick up a copy of his stellar sophomore record, “Roll With You,” at his label, Q Division.


drop that zero and get with the hero

Published
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gregor
on April 20, 2008
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hola, gaywads! hope everyone is enjoying their respective weekends. my 4 days off are coming to an abrupt end, with another 11 day stretch ahead of me. yeah.. hey mr. drunkard has the new my morning jacket “evil urges” available for your listening/downloading pleasure, here. i was, honestly, unimpressed with my first go around with it, but after a few more listens i am definitely diggin it - sounds almost like mmj fronted by prince. admittedly, i am still getting used to the more groove-centric mmj, as z did nothing for me the first 20 or so listens.

i am really liking this bowerbirds record, hymns for a dark horse. they remind me of early iron and wine, andrew bird and a more cohesive devendra banhart. check em out!

in our talons

bowerbirds site / myspace

i am surprised i never heard of the pedaljets during their “hey day” of the late 80’s - they called it quits in 1990. they apparently opened for the likes of the replacements, husker du, flaming lips, meat puppets, etc and even had a video on heavy rotation on the late, great mtv classic 120 minutes. i think that actually still runs, but i am sure its as inconsequential as it has been for the last 15+ years. anyway, when their self-titled record was released back in 89, the band was none to happy with its production. fastforward, 17 years and they band got back together and decided to re-do the record with the original masters. they even re-recruited my man archer prewitt(sea and cake, the coctails) to do the cover artwork - he did the original cover art back in 89. it’s being re-released via oxblood on 5.6.

agnes mind

place in the race

pedaljets myspace / oxblood

here is leonard cohen live on the bbc, broadcasted during the summer of 68. tracks 1 - 5 are from an 8.31 broadcast and 6 - 12 are from the 9.7 broadcast. i appear to be missing track 13, which is “one of us cannot be wrong.” anyone have it?

1. you know who i am

2. bird on the wire

3. the stranger

4. so long marianne

5. the master song

6. there’s no reason

7. sisters of mercy

8. the teacher

9. dress rehearsal rag

10. suzanne

11. that’s no way to say goodbye

12. the story of isaac


note to self: remember to get ass wart cream for giant wart on my ass

Published
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gregor
on April 4, 2008
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dont have time for much today, for as this gets pushed out to the internets i will be most likely shopping for baby car seats or if i have any kind of luck enjoying a mid-afternoon beer. most likely its going to be the former though. only one month until we add number two into the van dyke clan. yeah… until tomorrow…

here is a radiohead boot commonly referred to as ground control to major thom. btw, apparently they set up some kind of social networking thingy.

tracks 1-10 recorded live @ hammerstein ballroom on 12.18.97

tracks 11-14 bbc radio one ‘evening session” recorded at maida vale studios, Llondon, 5.28.97

track 15-16 studio outtakes

1. karma police

2. the bends

3. exit music

4. subterranean homesick alien

5. my iron lung

6. no surprises

7. bones

8. paranoid android

9. fake plastic trees

10. street spirit

11. no surprises

12. talk show host

13. climbing up the walls

14. exit music

15. just

16. nobody does it better


much anger in him. like his father.

Published
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gregor
on November 23, 2007
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animal collective on the bbc, 11.19.07

doggy heylight

from a beach

on a highway

going fishing! holla!


he’s out..you’re out too..and i don’t think i’m in either!

Published
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gregor
on May 6, 2007
in neil young, photography, shows and tunes
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so, as of late i have been messing around with photography. i have always been really inspired by photos and i wanted to try my hand at it. i had some extra amazon money to spend so i went and purchased this camera. for those too lazy or dont care enough to click on that link, its a panasonic dmc lz7, 7.2 mp with 6x optical zoom. granted its not the top of the line but the specs are great and i figured i can take at least good if not great pics with it. since i know very little about the world of photography - see taking good photos - i was hoping one of you fine readers could point me in the right direction as i attempt to venture forth. any good sites to visit with tips and stuff?

taking a break from the bedhead series, here is neil young performing on the bbc in 1972 shortly after the release of harvest.

1. out on the weekend

2. old man

3. journey thru the past

4. heart of gold

5. dont let it bring you down

6. a man needs a maid

7. love in mind

8. see the girl dance


we’re gettin the band back together

Published
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gregor
on January 11, 2007
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i like radiohead quite a bit, but i never got why people go apeshit over them. they remind me of a sitcom that i never go out of my way to watch, but when i do catch it, i enjoy it quite a bit. my one problem with them is that the music is too cold for me to make an emotional connection. this is not to say i need to make these kind of connections with every band, but with a band i like this much, i wish it were possible. the only record i really dont dig all the much is the much beloved and highly overrated, ok computer. me thinks hail to the thief or the bends are my favorite radiohead records, although i dig kid a quite a bit. i love the dreamy pop of the bends, especially “fake plastic trees,” and “high and dry.” i have yet to hear any of their new stuff, but i am sure it will be gobbled up, even by yours truly.

here is a 2001 bbc recording - nice stuff.

1. national anthem

2. morning bell

3. lucky

4. packt like sardines

5. no suprises

6. dollars & cents

7. life in a glass house

8. exit music

9. i might be wrong

10. street spirit

11. paranoid android

12. idioteque

13. everything in its right place

The Bends Kid A Hail To The Thief