If you have never listened to Duck Rock or you haven't listened to it in a long time you are missing out on one of the earliest hip-hop/rap/latino/white-guy DJ things out there. The illegitimate father of everything from Paul Simon's Graceland to De La Soul's 3 Feet High & Rising.Asia if you like this beat, let me hear you stomp your feet!
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As a kid I used to see TV commercials for Slim Whitman records and he became a running joke. In the early 80s I think his record company bought up 50% of available air time. Not sure what inspired me to fire Slim up this morning, but I am listening to him for the first time and if you are in the mood for some excellent "schmaltz", I highly recommend The Essential Slim Whitman. The opening cut "
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My family had a jukebox in our basement when I was growing up. I tried to recreate it to the best of my, along with my brother's and sister's, recollection. Dig the 70s thing on Colby Ave Jukebox
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Just finished my latest playlist for the weekend - Reggae Covers of Pop/Rock Hits. It started when I heard Bob Marley doing a great version of "Sugar, Sugar". Then I found Marcia Griffiths doing "Don't Let Me Down" and of course the Heptones awesom version of "Crystal Blue Persuasion" and the rest is history mon.
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If you haven't checked out any of her stuff in a long time/never, highly recommended pop/countryish/dustyish/bachrachish stuff
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Well maybe, but if you are a Nick Drake fan Keith James' performance is pretty good, and he sounds like a depressed brit so he's kind of perfect. His voice is not quite as uber downer as Nick's - he sounds a bit more like an earnest folk singer than someone who is a shutin, but given the alternative, perhaps as good as we're going to get. "The Chime of the City Clock" is my fave track.
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For some reason "Within You Without You" never really grabbed me. I knew it was trippy and all Ravi Shankartastic but it always felt like work to me. Until I heard Easy Star All-Stars version. Like a spoonful of rasta sugar making the medicine go down.
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I was in the mood to hear "Ramble On" - couldn't find a version by Zeppelin on MOG then I found this. Led Zeppelin's hits for Karaoke. It's unbelievable:Ramble OnStairway to HeavenOver The Hills and Far AwayMisty Mountain HopGoing to CaliforniaBabe I'm Gonna Leave You and more, so much more folks. Can't be found in any stores at any price. Buy now while supplies last.
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I just put up my newest playlist, inspired by J. Dilla's Donuts, entitled A Donuts Sampler - I tried to find the source tracks for samples from one of my favorite pieces of music. Hearing some of these for the first time after having Donuts on rotation for years puts the both the sets of music in a new light. Have fun and let me know if you can find any others. Bummed that MOG doesn't have Tin
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