This Stethoscope Kills Fascists Today the doctors and nursemaids picked up Woody Guthrie’s My Dusty Road - a Rounder Records released 4 disc, 54-song box set filled with dose after dose of magic medicine from the dustiest of the dust bowlers. A stockpile of antique treasures - collections of polished and unreleased tracks from a six-day 1940s session that would of had roses growing through the .
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Lord have mercy patients, yer rock 'n roll stethoscopes should know that yer pill box isn’t complete without the searin' soul side "You Left The Water Running" by Maurice and Mac. Not versions by Otis Redding, Sam & Dave or Wilson Pickett... the track released by former members of the Radiants, Maurice McAlister and Green 'Mac' McLauren.We ran this song through some medical studies and it was r.
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Lately our rock 'n roll stethoscopes have been diggin' up the sounds of the Black Balloon 10-inch from the slow-burnin' kerosene sleaze stained London-based misfits, The Kills.You've heard the title track, "Black Balloon" off their critically acclaimed third album, Midnight Boom. But, the highlight for the doctors and nursemaids on this EP, stethoscopes down, is their sexy take of Howlin' Wolf'...
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Patients, today the doctors and nursemaids are gonna give yer rock 'n roll stethoscopes the 99th degree with the flipside from the "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" single from the White Blood Cells-era Stripes. Written and recorded in 1937 at 508 Park Avenue in Dallas by Robert Johnson, "Stop Breaking Down Blues" has been given the cover treatment from Clapton to the Rolling Stones to Lucina ...
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Our rock 'n roll stethoscopes just stumbled across a dandy of an EP. Boston-bred Jenny Dee & the Deelinquents 5-song EP, Shame On You delivers an all-out retrorocket-a cool blast of late 60s girl group soulful spirit that finds Jenny Dee testifying like the girls of Motowns past. Check it out and let the doctors and nursemaids know what ya think.Band Members:Jenny Dee - Vocals and songsEd Valau...
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Patients, hold out yer rock ‘n roll stethoscopes and say please because the indie-rock collective Monsters of Folk, yes monsters, has released their eagerly awaited debut single, "Say Please." Depending on how you chalk it up patients, Monsters of Folk is somewhat of a supergroup: Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Bright Eyes, M. Ward and My Morning Jackets's Jim James, Yim Yames for some of you.
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Patients, you can add Louisville’s favorite son Jim James to the long long long list of artists to cover George Harrison and a groovy little rock ‘n roll band called The Beatles. On his recordings outside of My Morning Jacket, Jim James, er, Yim Yames is going with the classic switch of the first letter of the first/last, get it patients. YY has a solo album in the works and in September will
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Today we have a razor sharp digital 45 from the double dealin' Chess-mates Etta James and the Sugar Pie DeSanto. This ditty has shades of back alley grit and Chicago-blues fire.Oh, now tell us where can you party patients, all night long? That's right patients, in the asylum basement-that's where it's at. Basically patients, what this comes down to is that this is one of those long lost stompe...
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It's only fitting that the Aristocratic horseman of rock was a Detroit tradesman before he found world wide fame with The White Stripes-White had an upholstery company called Third Man Upholstery. Patients, today we have an obscure Jack White project that came between The White Stripes and De Stijl. That's right, In 2000, White was in an unknown two-piece with Brian Muldoon under the moniker th...
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It's only fitting that the Aristocratic horseman of rock was a Detroit tradesman before he found world wide fame with The White Stripes-White had an upholstery company called Third Man Upholstery. Patients, today we have an obscure Jack White project that came between The White Stripes and De Stijl. That's right, In 2000, White was in an unknown two-piece with Brian Muldoon under the moniker th...
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Alright all you sound hounds out there in 115th Dreamland. Today the doctors and nursemaids have a beautiful dose of magic medicine from one of the top post-war gospel quartets that's gonna hit you right in the mind.The Gospel According to BrownleeIn 1950, the Five Blind Boys of Mississippi signed to Don Robey's Peacock Records and immediately cut their first single, "Our Father"-one of the ear...
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Patients, it has been confirmed that Brendan Benson’s fourth solo album and follow-up to The Alternative To Love, My Old, Familiar Friend on ATO Records has a delivery date of August 18. Should we dare say that Brendan Benson is the Paul McCartney of the new day. The man can write the perfect pop song. The amazing thing about BB is that he is a one-man band. He plays all the instruments on his .
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Oh those discreet charms of the Kinks. As many of you patients out there in 115th Dreamland know, here at the asylum we love the dusty allure of the unreleased/lost album. Some of our favorites include: The Beatles Get Back (1969), The Beach Boys SMiLE (1967) and, now, The Kinks Four More Respected Gentlemen (1968). That's right patients, our rock 'n roll stethoscopes are talkin' about them ele...
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Oh those discreet charms of the Kinks. As many of you patients out there in 115th Dreamland know, here at the asylum we love the dusty allure of the unreleased/lost album. Some of our favorites include: The Beatles Get Back (1969), The Beach Boys SMiLE (1967) and, now, The Kinks Four More Respected Gentlemen (1968). That's right patients, our rock 'n roll stethoscopes are talkin' about them ele...
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Patients, tonight yer ears are going to hear some good time music that stood smack in the middle of the legendary Beano album and Fresh Cream. Eric Clapton & The Powerhouse was a short-lived supergroup glory consisting of: Steve Winwood credited as Steve Anglo (vocals), Paul Jones (harmonica), Jack Bruce (Bass), Pete York (Drums) and the chief instigator of the British blues boom, Eric 'Slowhan...
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The doctors and nursemaids have come down with a curious case of the brakeman's blues today after hearing from old Pistol Pete that the legendary wailer Koko Taylor has unexpectedly passed away. Collectively we have decided to declare today "Koko Taylor Day" and dedicate today's post to the hard bitin' sounds of Koko Taylor.Outside Woman BluesIf yer noodle isn't familiar with the 'Wang Dang Doo...
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Patients, today we have a collection of top notch non-Marley reggae-a perfect dose of infectious summer sounds from reggae's chief investigator and golden voiced rudeboy, Jimmy Cliff. It's quite possible yer rock 'n roll stethoscopes know Jimmy Cliff from the breakout reggae soundtrack The Harder They Come. Today, we urge you to go back a little farther for some heart wrenchin' rich 'n bouncy d...
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Lady Funkadelic-Shout Sister ShoutRight on patients, can you dig these sounds from the badass soul sister. Say wha? Today, we have a collection of searin' sonic sounds from the original super freak outlaw diva's first self-titled LP. If yer rock 'n roll stethoscopes have yet to hear of Betty Davis... it's time to tune 'em up because the Doctors and nursemaids here at the 115th Dream are tellin'...
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Lady Funkadelic-Shout Sister ShoutRight on patients, can you dig these sounds from the badass soul sister. Say wha? Today, we have a collection of searin' sonic sounds from the original super freak outlaw diva's first self-titled LP. If yer rock 'n roll stethoscopes have yet to hear of Betty Davis... it's time to tune 'em up because the Doctors and nursemaids here at the 115th Dream are tellin'...
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Patients, be warned, 'cold turkey' has got us on the run. Please don’t be confused, it ain’t the heavy heroin gloom and goose-pimple bones that got our rock ‘n roll stethoscopes racin’... it’s the supercharged shudderin’ riff and broodin' off of the second single by The Plastic Ono Band (Lennon, Clapton, Voormann, Starr).Released in October 1969 as a single, “Cold Turkey” (b/w "Do
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