Thanks to Bob Smietana:
Two versions of the same song, recorded in the same city- Chicago- many years apart. Muddy’s 1947 recording, with Ernest “Big” Crawford on stand-up bass, established him as a blues star and altered forever Leonard Chess’ ideas about music. The Stones’ 1964 version, recorded at Chess Studio, went nowhere commercially, but reworked and re-imagined the …
This song has been the most popular song on Indian radio so far in 2011. It’s mostly in Hindi, but has lots of English. Lyrics are in the lower left. – Robert http://youtu.be/hcKtDXUb6Cg
Here’s one for ya. Kind of a weird song, partly spoken (with a Polish accent?). Seems to be kind of about the fall of the Iron Curtain, though I’m not completely sure… – Robert
Thanks to Dennis White for this: . . . . . .
Indescribably beautiful: .
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to the Kids Choice Awards:
And here’s a video which shows a great street level view of the North Side of Chicago including a pizza joint, a Catholic (or maybe Orthodox) Church, a gospel choir, an alley with brick walls rising on both sides and an apartment full of empties.
Here’s the latest from Kidd Russell: Hey Guys – Here is my new weekly recap show via youtube called “Everyday’s Pulaski Day.” It will document what its like to chill with me and my homeless DJ John Blaze. Episode 1 has us hanging out on the Chicago music video set of Interscope’s newest artist, Kay. …
Jared at the cell phone store was telling me about some great bands in the Philippines and in particular he recommended a band called, Manila High. I haven’t found a band called Manila High yet, but here’s a really nice little song and video. The band is Kala, the song is Manila High. It’s a …
Thanks to Colette Moran.
This is way better than the title, and it’s not Oregon-specific:
It’s a little tedious at first, but Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon (???) makes an appearance around the five minute mark:
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Thanks to Stephen Rabow: