… and people actually let these creatures into their homes. Shape-and-voice-shifting creatures that steal breaths from babies. And the Siamese varieties sing their own theme song. – Steve Stav
Full story is here.
http://youtu.be/hCJ4SvANI7s
. And here’s the audio for the full song: .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta6PxbEH_3A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exBEFCiWyW0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-rK4Ee45dk
Still alive and singing at 81, Bobby “Blue” Bland is the last survivor of a remarkable group of artists– Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Little Milton, and Junior Parker— who in the 50’s and early ’60’s combined gospel and blues to create a new American music. Unlike his peers, Bland has never played an instrument or …
An in-depth obituary by the Chicago Tribune’s Greg Kot can be found here. .
Please, please, please see the brilliant documentary FORKS OVER KNIVES. This is a battle we can win in which everyone (except a handful of large corporations) wins. This non-judgmental, non-guilt-inducing, non-“we-know-better-than-you-you-dumb schmuck,” totally fascinating film can change your life. And maybe save it, too. – Gordon Jack Schultz . .
Some friends of East Portland Blog recently pooled their knowledge of music sites and I’d like to share it with you: Jan Erickson: Kurt Elling – http://kurtelling.com James Bresnahan: 1) Wolfgangs Vault; King Biscuit Flower Hour live concerts were merged with Bill Graham’s live archives, www.wolfgangsvault.com. The concert list is HUGE! It now features archival …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BrkmIqUXck
From Jerry Dammers of the Specials, composer of Ghost Town: “I think it couldn’t have happened without Sex Pistols and punk rock – the door was open for lyrics about reality, about real lives. Pop music was a completely different thing then. We were touring the country and we could see what was going on. …
I’m following David Handelman‘s sage advice and linking to Sal Nunziato and Burning Wood early and often. Here’s Sal’s mix for the best of 2011 so far, the first half of the year – My Morning Jacket, NRBQ, Cake, Paul Simon, Eddie Vedder, the Strokes, Lucinda Williams, Death Cab for Cutie, Beastie Boys, Ron Sexsmith, …