03/03/2008
Texan Psychobilly Meat Grinder Punk Is Uncalled 4
I was introduced to The Uncalled 4 through volume 8.5 of my favorite series of DIY obscure punk records, the Killed By Death compilations. Never before had cannibalism sounded as sweet as the first time I heard the 1979 single "Grind Her Up," o ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 03/03/2008 12:56 PM EST in 70's Punk | Permalink
No More High Heels For Prince! He Needs to Have His Hips Replaced!!
Poor Prince, those years of wearing high heeled shoes to compensate for his stately 5'3" stature caught up to him. Now at 47, he has to undergo hip surgery, or accept a danceless life devoid of platform boots and gyrating hips. I wanted to post ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 03/03/2008 11:09 AM EST in Soul, Glam, 80's Pop | Permalink
02/28/2008
The Sky Is the Limit When it Comes To Loving Children
Robin's post from yesterday inspired me to seek out my all-time favorite kids video. Spike Jonze's directorial classic of Biggie Smalls single "The Sky is the Limit," off Smalls' posthumous Life After Death album is brilliant. I totally underst ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 02/28/2008 5:33 PM EST in Hip-Hop, YouTube | Permalink
Iggy Pop Rocks David Bowie's Head Off
Like downing a bag of Pop Rocks and chugging a Coke, Iggy is well versed in the art of explosive music. This weekend I was stuck in an airport for a number of hours and went through a couple of my favorite Iggy albums. After listening to The Id ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 02/28/2008 3:40 PM EST in Rock, YouTube, 80's Pop, 70's Rock, Punk | Permalink
40 Years Later, "I'm Not A Young Man Anymore," A Never Before Heard Velvet Underground Song, Rings True
What a wonderful way to start the day! A new Velvet Underground song? It can't be! Hoooray, but it is! Velvet fans everywhere will be thrilled to hear "I'm Not A Young Man Anymore" from Gymnasium, the rare bootleg recording of a 1967 perform ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 02/28/2008 11:42 AM EST in Experimental, Rock, 60's Psych, Lo-Fi, Highly Recommended | Permalink
02/27/2008
Young Marble Giants are Masters of Minimalism
Every so often I am caught off guard by how comprehensive Youtube is as a music resource. More than a couple Young Marble Giants videos from the early 80s can be found on the site. For those unfamiliar with YMG, this ragtag bunch of musicians ar ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 02/27/2008 4:48 PM EST in Post-Punk, YouTube | Permalink
Kelley Stoltz and His Modern 60s Pop
Luckily for me, I was just introduced to the music of Kelley Stoltz a month before he is scheduled to play a show in Philly. Ah, the wonders of serendipity! On tour supporting his latest Sub Pop release, Circular Sounds, Stoltz is a no-frills, ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 02/27/2008 1:37 PM EST in 60's Pop, Rock, New Music Spotlight | Permalink
02/26/2008
Serge Gainsbourg, Whitney Houston and The Delicate, Drunken Language of Love
This Youtube video should have been a prophetic red flag for Whitney Houston, warning her about the perils of the music industry. It only goes to show how the longer one stays in the entertainment business, the better the chances one has of show ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 02/26/2008 4:21 PM EST in WTF?, YouTube | Permalink
Kim Jong Il's Communist Jams
In the spirit of recent cultural diplomacy, I thought a post dedicated to bridging the North Korean / American gap was in order. While Kim Jong Il did not attend last night's New York Philharmonic concert in Pyongyang, that doesn't mean "The Gr ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 02/26/2008 12:55 PM EST in WTF? | Permalink
02/21/2008
The World's Greatest Music Collection Sells for $3 Million?!
Really? That's it? Well, if you consider this particular collection to be, in fact, the greatest in the world, then I would assume it would have a much higher price tag. Granted, the collection was estimated at having a value of $50 million b ...
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