January 2010
Links for 2010-01-30 [del.icio.us] →
Pardon Us For Living But the Graveyard is Full | Coldcuts Productions
“PARDON US FOR LIVING BUT THE GRAVEYARD IS FULL” IS A FEATURE-LENGTH FLESHTONES DOCUMENTARY DIRECTED BY GEOFFRAY BARBIER….
Taxi →
Don’t fart before your arse is ready and win an... →
As highlighted in Will Birch’s tremendous Ian Dury biography, the creative relationship between the late singer and Barney Bubbles was one of the most fruitful in the history of pop.
Of…
This is one of my first live concert photos that I... →
This is one of my first live concert photos that I took of The Rolling Stones in Los Angeles in 1975. I think it was also one of my very first photo passes. I just scanned it for the first time…
Patti Smith "Smith On Smith" →
Thought I would post this to show you how much we really care.”***!;;\\**** Went to see Patti Smith perform Thursday night at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. The ceremony entitled…
This 1977 photo of Cherie Curie from The Runaways... →
This 1977 photo of Cherie Curie from The Runaways is posed in front of my first car! I saved every dime from early photo sales to purchase this Mercedes. I think it was a 1974 that I bought…
DJ History Podcast #49: BOB BLANK Special →
Yeah groovers, it’s the Bob blank special as promised a few weeks ago. It’s a mixture of Bob talking and some of the records he’s been involved in over the years. Take it away Bob! > TRACKLIST:
January 2010 Free Music re-cap →
What the what, it’s already February?? Before we dive in to the shortest month of the year, let’s take a look and listen back at some of our FMA editorial crew’s recommended listening from January…
Spun out →
If the normally unreadable Spin magazine is going to claim to be relevant and review the return of the Stooges, you’d think they’d get some basic facts right. Like Ron Asheton being the original…
COOL ZINES →
As a young hipster and budding historian growing up in New York I acquired and saved a lot of magazines, newspapers and zines. As a result I now have a pretty extensive of publications like New…
1960 →
Andre Williams Book Blasts, NYC! →
Photo by Christy Kane. Get ready for 3 nights of Big Boss Action as Andre “Mr. Rhythm” Williams swings into town to read from his new book, Sweets! Round 1 - Feb. 4 Music…
Howlin' at the Moon →
There’s a big, beautiful, Wolf Moon in the sky tonight. ******************* Download: “Howlin’ at the Moon” mp3 by Hank Williams, 1951. available on Hank…
Girls At Our Best - Pleasure (1981) →
Featuring, oddly enough, a pre-fame Thomas Dolby here and there on keyboards, Girls at Our Best’s sole album, Pleasure, is an underrated delight, tempering the sometimes harsh edge of the…
Nice hair ... →
McGeoch →
My trawl through the archives continues. How about this though? An autograph from John McGeoch that is LITERALLY written on the back of a fag packet. The Armory Show were kind of a…
import and export →
king’s road, 1977. opposite lloyd’s bank.
Produced by Micky Foote and The Clash.
▼ THE CLASH: POLICE & THIEVES from “The Clash” LP (CBS) 1977 (UK)
Friday Ephemera - the Weirdos →
A beautiful design advertising a Weirdos gig in Los Angeles, late 70’s. Possibly from Slash magazine. Thanks to my friend Paul for this. He & his brother have one of the best collection…
Daily travels - 30 Saint Marks Place →
Two Tom Waits tracks on Preservation Hall Jazz... →
As previously noted, Tom Waits will appear on a CD with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band titled Preservation: An Album To Benefit Preservation Hall & The Preservation Hall Music Outreach Program. The…
"Write your heart out ..." →
A very personal tribute to J.D. Salinger can be read at the home of Caught By The River …
I just dug out this 1976 classic photo of Cherie... →
I just dug out this 1976 classic photo of Cherie Curie, Jackie Fox, Marie Curie and Vicki Razor Blade in front of The Whiskey A Go Go. Was this a Kim Fowley production?
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The Doors →
Tootsie Pop wrapper →
Tootsie Pop wrapper, originally uploaded by grickily.
J.D. Salinger and the frozen ducks of Central Park →
“I live in New York, and I was thinking about the lagoon in Central Park, down near Central Park South. I was wondering if it would be frozen over when I got home, and if it was, where did…
Howard Zinn, Historian, Is Dead at 87 →
Mr. Zinn was the author of “A People’s History of the United States,” which inspired a generation of high school and college students to rethink American history.
This Old House With Oliver Wang →
Oliver Wang of Soul-Sides posted a great tutorial for building your own record shelves last week that is highly recommended if you need some more shelf space for all our boxsets…
When Elvis met Nixon →
You’ve seen the photo and heard the story, but not in this much detail. Go here.
Mr. Broadway →
Links for 2010-01-28 [del.icio.us] →
Our Towns - Ronnie Italiano’s Clifton Music Preserves the Sound of Doo-Wop - NYTimes.com
In the bins of CDs, LPs, 45s, and 78s are thousands of reminders of the music invariably thought of as…
J.D. Salinger RIP →
J.D. Salinger - RIP
NEW YORK ROCKER COVER IMAGES GALLERY →
On the official blog of the Society of Publication Designers, graphic designer Robert Newman has created a gallery of front cover images from various issues of New York Rocker. These…
Daily travels - from the 17th floor →
25 Great Jones in 1935 →
Via Curbed.
Leonard Bernstein & Aaron Copland (1958) →
Thanks to Stupefaction for reminded me of Boing Boing, who then pointed me in the direction of some kind soul who posted several parts of…
Still Bill Withers →
The documentary Still Bill follows the life of one of the greatest singer/songwriters of the 70’s (“Lean on Me,” “Grandma’s Hands,” “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Use Me”), who’s also a guy that enigmatically…
January 1978: 32 Years Ago @ State Theatre,... →
As I’ve mentioned previously, I enjoy running across old newspapers at garage sales, flea markets, etc. You just never know what you might find buried in those old, yellowed pages. A few years ago I…
The Blank Generation Radio Mix by billbrewster →
The Blank Generation Radio Mix by billbrewster
History of Chicago Music 1908-1980 (MP3) →
The history of recorded music in Chicago during the 20th century was broad and deep, traversing sonic areas both familiar and unknown. The earliest crude recordings on Edison cylinders…
Dave Brubeck: Theme from "Mr Broadway"... →
Dave Brubeck: Theme from “Mr Broadway” and Winter Ballad Two from Jazz Impressions of New York. The first was the theme song to an evidently short lived TV series called “Mr…
Sixth Avenue Express →
Links for 2010-01-27 [del.icio.us] →
SUBTERRANEAN CINEMA
Rare, hard to find film online, some streaming, with links etc
Howard Zinn, Historian, Dies at 87 →
Professor Zinn was an author, teacher and political activist whose book “A People’s History of the United States” became a million-selling leftist alternative to mainstream texts.
Mr Percival sent me this link to *a review of... →
Mr Percival sent me this link to a review of The Runaways movie from Sundance. I wonder who plays Phast Phreddie in it?
WEIRDOS "Message From The Underworld" →
Amongst the first incarnation of L.A. punks were the WEIRDOS. Formed in ‘77, they were at first reluctant to accept the label of “punK” stating “We’re not punks, we’re weirdos from…
Upcoming Lou Reed Tour Inspired by Metal Machine... →
[Via Live4Ever]
Lou Reed’s 1975 Metal Machine Music was polarizing. What some claim helped trigger the inception of noise-rock and heavy metal, others find grating and unbearable. Reed…
I know I've said it before ... →
Shared by Karate Boogaloo
WTF?
… but I was wrong. Now, now… the party has started.
Howard Zinn RIP →
Howard Zinn - RIP Visit: His website Read: A People’s History of the United States: 1492 to Present
BLURTING WITH… Jello Biafra →
The man born as Eric
Reed Boucher on Obama, Abbie Hoffman, Canadian customs officers, the media,
fake MySpace addresses and more. BY RAN
Lou Reed to bring Metal Machine Trio to UK for... →
Velvet Underground man to play ‘a night of deep noise’ at shows