What an astonishingly bleak life, artistically at any rate, must one have lead to be a full-fledged adult workin’ at L’ETRANGER and without the first clue about blues, jazz, or the very existence of the 20th Century Avant-Garde! Or even about wordplay or bizarro humor. And to be so utterly hostile & uncurious (as opposed …
Month: April 2012
“We Dont Need Another Hero” – Tina Turner. I would follow her into battle singing it at the top of my lungs. Respect 4ever TT! – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days http://youtu.be/2KLsNgKR1js
The five herbs I could not live without are chives, sage, anise hyssop, french tarragon and fennel. All five are easy to grow as long as you have a sunny garden patch. Herb gardens not only provide loveliness to the eye, but also add deliciousness to your food without adding salt. In addition, many have …
“Come Into My World” – Kylie Minogue. Sweet, sticky lip gloss pout that beckons. I love it and I don’t CARE what you think! – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAJgLZlyAwg
I recently heard Ted N.C. Wilson on 3ABN talking about the The Great Controversy Project and it inspired me to pass along these links concerning The Great Controversy, which is free online, in text form: http://www.whiteestate.org/books/gc/gc.asp And as an audiobook: http://www.greatcontroversyonline.com/ Also, here is an article about three women whose lives were changed by Ellen …
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The Joy Formidable’s most recent US tour has been a huge success by the looks of things. They have been playing some new songs, notably ‘Silent Treatment’ brilliantly captured here by Paul Gormley. Paul’s a mate of mine and a TJF nut, as evidenced from his nipping over from the UK to NYC to catch …
I arrived at the Paramount with about ten minutes to spare before the lights dimmed and Lindi Ortega along with a drummer and a guitarist (who looked like a cross between Paul Weller and Michael J. Fox) came on stage. Ortega, from Toronto, but living in Tennessee now, is all charm with a sly sweetness …
Muddy Waters‘ gravestone is in the Restvale cemetery in Alsip, Illinois, a small suburb just south of Chicago. (I believe there are more dead residents than live ones, based on the number of cemeteries in that town). I happened to be there last year for a gravestone ceremony for Joe and Charlie McCoy, early jug …
“Street Life” – Randy Crawford. Because it contains multitudes, and every single one of them rocks your soul. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days STREET LIFE THE CRUSADERS by avajra
Nice. Haven’t listened to this song in years. It’s also Andrew Lloyd Webber’s best work, IMO. He moved on to wreak serious damage to music and theater after this. Case in point: Cats. – Randy Rendfeld http://youtu.be/lgKb7-YC9lI
“Wise Enough” – Lamb. Something in this strange anthem strikes like lightning and stays with you for days. An altered state. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHV5o8bqK3w
This is a great find. Robby on guitar and Ray on keyboards were the best part of the Doors. – Randy Rendfeld
When Style Council came out with its first record, Bruce, the biggest Jam fan I knew, shook his head sadly. He may never have uttered the word, but hanging over his head was an acid green thought bubble containing the word, “sellout.” Bruce had a Mosaic sense of pop ethics, and when he came down …
“The Consort” – Rufus Wainright. Am I the only one who thinks this is the perfect wedding song? “Together we’ll wreak havoc.” – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days Go here.
Not long ago I discovered that AT&T Park gave tours to the general public, including visits to a luxury box, the Giants’ dugout, and the visitors’ locker room. At $15 dollars per ticket, the price of admission seemed cheap for the privilege of living a childhood dream, so after Christmas last year I prevailed upon …
“Thieves in the Temple” – Prince. Stirs my blood more than his other songs. My band covers this acoustically on YouTube. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWi2XEXXNYA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxlBIx1rqhc
“Joy” – Lucinda WIlliams. A gritty, foot-stomping, soul-searing manifesto. If you don’t have enough joy, go get some!! – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days Here’s a Youtube sample of the studio version: Here’s a live version:
http://youtu.be/BnwJ5KIcKX4
This is the most important clip I’ve ever passed along. Please watch. This is the best evidence I’ve ever seen which tends to suggest that music fans are doing something important when they choose and organize the music of their lives.
These were all so good… I can still sing along to most of them. 🙂 Does any network continue to show them on Saturday mornings? Or anything similiar, I wonder? – Lisa Sundell Olsen http://youtu.be/VaBCwwgrgoA
“Set Your Arms Down” – Warpaint. What will happen when you fall into this swirling fever-dream? Will you love better? – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
It’s safe to say that Karmin has jumped the shark. This ridiculous cover of “Pumped Up Kicks” doesn’t border on self-parody, it IS self-parody, unknowing self-parody, the most delicious kind.
Here’s Remembering Mike Wallace at CBS.com and here’s a nice photo gallery.
Here’s the latest in a rising trend of Russian language music videos which make their way into the daily lists of most popular vids in the US:
Happy pills make happy kids in this Norah Jones cover:
Listed at No. 6 on RIAA’s Songs of the (20th) Century list, this ditty is interesting in that it perfectly suited it’s time, representing the war years of the early forties as no other song can, while prefiguring the uptempo jump blues of the fifties and containing a hint of the teasing sensuality of the …