Funkiest Song Ever?

slater — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 20:58:24 GMT

This jam was a huge childhood favorite, and it's haunted me ever since. Thanks to the brilliance of YouTube I was able to track it down, and was pleased to see that it's as good, if not better, than I remembered.

Rock on:

Whoops

slater — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:12:08 GMT

The late, great Stone Roses' first TV appearance...be sure to keep watching to about the halfway point where the sound suddenly craps out on live TV. Great stuff.

Magical

slater — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:46:16 GMT

For any Neutral Milk Hotel fans out there, you'll enjoy this. It's from a private New Year's Eve party on 12/31/98...I'm pretty sure this is their last ever public performance.

If you're not a NMH fan, you probably should be.

The Best American Band Ever

slater — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:25:57 GMT

Their albums kind of suck now, sadly, but R.E.M. still gets my vote as the best American band ever. This clip is a good reminder of why.

Jammin'

slater — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:12:55 GMT

Join me on a trip back to the byegone days of the '80s.

slater — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:49:10 GMT

Who hasn't sat on the front porch with their buddies and sung a bluesy ode to the joys of wine coolers? I know I have.

The '80s were a more innocent era. An era when wine coolers were the hip new sensation and Bruce Willis had hair. Step into the time machine, and let's take a trip back to the days of yore:

Krautrock jam of the day

slater — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 00:32:49 GMT

Pretty cool video of Can jamming it out on an old German TV show. I would love to see these guys live...if they don't get back together for a reunion show I'll need to start building that time machine.

Dubya covers U2.

slater — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:12:22 GMT

Courtesy of mogger ccranford:

Clip of the day.

slater — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 22:42:28 GMT

Guru Guru practice jam, circa 1971:

Welcome to the depths of my insanity.

slater — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:12:32 GMT

Sometime in the early 90s I started a list of all the shows/concerts I'd been to, and have kept it up fairly consistently ever since. Although this might not be 100% of them, it's close enough to be a little embarrassing in its comprehensiveness.

1987 Robert Cray - Barton Coliseum, LR Huey Lewis & the News - Barton Coliseum, LR

1989 Trusty - DMZ, LR Living Colour - Cotton Bowl, Dallas Rolling Stones - Cotton Bowl, Dallas

1990 All - Mandrake’s, LR Eric Clapton - Starwood Amphitheater, Nashville Jeff Healey - Barton Coliseum, LR ZZ Top - Barton Coliseum, LR

1991 Beach Boys - Riverfront Amphitheater, LR Indigo Girls - Red Rocks Amphitheater, Denver Hoodoo Gurus - New Daisy, Memphis Dread Zeppelin - New Daisy, Memphis Blues Traveler - New Daisy, Memphis Violent Femmes - Memorial Arena, Vanderbilt U, Nashville Crowded House - New Daisy, Memphis

1992 Eric Clapton - Pyramid, Memphis Lush - Blossom Amphitheater, Akron, OH (Lollapalooza ’92) Pearl Jam - Blossom Amphitheater, Akron, OH (Lollapalooza ’92) Jesus and Mary Chain - Blossom Amphitheater, Akron, OH (Lollapalooza ’92) Soundgarden - Blossom Amphitheater, Akron, OH (Lollapalooza ’92) Ice Cube - Blossom Amphitheater, Akron, OH (Lollapalooza ’92) Ministry - Blossom Amphitheater, Akron, OH (Lollapalooza ’92) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blossom Amphitheater, Akron, OH (Lollapalooza ’92) Social Distortion - August in Arkansas, NLR waterfront, NLR Ringo Starr - August in Arkansas, Riverfront Amphitheater, LR Public Enemy - Legion Field, Birmingham U2 - Legion Field, Birmingham

1993 Green Day - Vino’s, LR Fugazi - New Daisy, Memphis Paul McCartney - Liberty Bowl, Memphis Tripping Daisy - Juanita’s, LR They Might Be Giants – Salem Armory, Salem, OR Belly – Salem Armory, Salem, OR X – Salem Armory, Salem, OR Swervedriver - New Daisy, Memphis Smashing Pumpkins - New Daisy, Memphis Urge Overkill - Barton Coliseum, LR Pearl Jam - Barton Coliseum, LR

1994 Red Red Meat – Statehouse Convention Center, LR Smashing Pumpkins - Statehouse Convention Center, LR Freedy Johnson - New Daisy, Memphis Cowboy Junkies - New Daisy, Memphis Queen Sarah Saturday - New Daisy, Memphis Charlatans UK - New Daisy, Memphis Black Crowes - Memphis in May, Tom Lee Park Pavement - New Daisy, Memphis Guided by Voices – Roseland, NYC Pavement – Roseland, NYC Rolling Stones - War Memorial Stadium, LR

1995 Hole - New Daisy, Memphis Oasis - New Daisy, Memphis Warren Zevon - Juanita’s, LR Boston - Riverfront Amphitheater, LR Matthew Sweet - New Daisy, Memphis Radiohead - War Memorial Arena, Buffalo REM - War Memorial Arena, Buffalo REM - The Pyramid, Memphis

1996 Tori Amos - The Orpheum, Memphis Afghan Whigs - New Daisy, Memphis Cracker - Memphis in May, Tom Lee Park Alex Chilton - Memphis in May, Tom Lee Park Robyn Hitchcock - Warfield, SF Billy Bragg - Warfield, SF Hayden - Bridge School ’96: Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View CA Pete Townsend - Bridge School ’96: Shoreline, Mountain View CA Cowboy Junkies - Bridge School ’96: Shoreline, Mountain View CA Patti Smith - Bridge School ’96: Shoreline, Mountain View CA David Bowie - Bridge School ’96: Shoreline, Mountain View CA Pearl Jam - Bridge School ’96: Shoreline, Mountain View CA Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Bridge School ’96: Shoreline, Mountain View CA

1997 Apples in Stereo - Warfield, SF Pavement - Warfield, SF Tuatara - Great American Music Hall, SF The Minus Five - Great American Music Hall, SF Mark Eitzel- Great American Music Hall, SF Teenage Fanclub - Warfield, SF Radiohead - Warfield, SF Beck - Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium, Oakland

1998 Fuck - Noise Pop ’98, Bimbo’s, SF John Doe - Noise Pop ’98, Bimbo’s, SF Frank Black - Noise Pop ’98, Bimbo’s, SF The Gerbils - Bottom of the Hill, SF Elf Power - Bottom of the Hill, SF Neutral Milk Hotel - Bottom of the Hill, SF Neutral Milk Hotel - Bottom of the Hill, SF Radiohead - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, SF Fuck - Fillmore, SF Sonic Youth - Fillmore, SF Rocket from the Crypt - Great American Music Hall, SF Calexico - Great American Music Hall, SF Dirty Three - Great American Music Hall, SF Billy Bragg - Amoeba Records, SF Liz Phair - Warfield, SF The Eels - Bridge School ‘98: Shoreline, Mountain View CA Jonathan Richman - Bridge School ‘98: Shoreline, Mountain View CA The Wallflowers - Bridge School ‘98: Shoreline, Mountain View CA Barenaked Ladies - Bridge School ‘98: Shoreline, Mountain View CA Sarah McLachlan - Bridge School ‘98: Shoreline, Mountain View CA Phish - Bridge School ‘98: Shoreline, Mountain View CA Neil Young - Bridge School ‘98: Shoreline, Mountain View CA REM - Bridge School ‘98: Shoreline, Mountain View CA The Wallflowers - Bridge School ‘98: Shoreline, Mountain View CA Barenaked Ladies - Bridge School ‘98: Shoreline, Mountain View CA Sarah McLachlan - Bridge School ‘98: Shoreline, Mountain View CA Neil Young - Bridge School ‘98: Shoreline, Mountain View CA REM - Bridge School ‘98: Shoreline, Mountain View CA Phish - Bridge School ‘98: Shoreline, Mountain View CA Miles Hunt (Wonder Stuff) - 330 Ritch, SF Afghan Whigs - Fillmore, SF The Coup - Amoeba Records, SF

1999 Vanilla Ice - Maritime Hall, SF Elliot Smith - Fillmore, SF Built to Spill - Slim’s, SF REM - Stadio dall’ara, Bologna, Italy Calexico - Maritime Hall, SF Pavement - Maritime Hall, SF Pavement - Maritime Hall, SF

2000 Frank Black - Slim’s, SF Goldie - The Justice League, SF Beck - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, SF Fugazi - Dolores Park, SF The Minders - Fillmore, SF Elliot Smith - Fillmore, SF Creeper Lagoon - Slim’s, SF Built to Spill - Slim’s, SF Grandaddy - Warfield, SF Yo La Tengo - Warfield, SF Travis – Now & Zen Festival, Golden Gate Park, SF Tonic – Now & Zen Festival, Golden Gate Park, SF The Go-Gos – Now & Zen Festival, Golden Gate Park, SF Beck – Now & Zen Festival, Golden Gate Park, SF Tegan & Sarah - Bridge School ‘00: Shoreline, Mountain View CA Foo Fighters - Bridge School ‘00: Shoreline, Mountain View CA Beck - Bridge School ‘00: Shoreline, Mountain View CA Red Hot Chili Peppers - Bridge School ‘00: Shoreline, Mountain View CA Tom Petty - Bridge School ‘00: Shoreline, Mountain View CA Dave Matthews Band - Bridge School ‘00: Shoreline, Mountain View CA Neil Young - Bridge School ‘00: Shoreline, Mountain View CA J. Mascis & the Fog (w/Mike Watt) – Slim’s, SF Rebirth Brass Band – The Justice League, SF

2001 The Coup – Slim’s, SF Doc Watson – Great American Music Hall, SF Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – Fillmore, SF Spinal Tap – Warfield, SF Grandaddy – Warfield, SF Coldplay – Warfield, SF Grandaddy – Amoeba Records, SF Grandaddy – Justin Hermann Plaza, SF Grandaddy – Modesto Xclamation Fest, Modesto Jonathan Richman – Warfield, SF Belle & Sebastian – Warfield, SF Belle & Sebastian – Warfield, SF Bjork – Paramount Theater, Oakland The Starlight Mints – Great American Music Hall, SF Beulah – Great American Music Hall, SF Pete Yorn – Fillmore, SF

2002 Tenacious D – Slim’s SF The White Stripes – Fillmore, SF Beck – Palace of Fine Arts, SF Flaming Lips – Paramount Theater, Oakland Beck – Paramount Theater, Oakland Destroyer – The Blackbird, Portland Maserati – Chop Suey, Seattle Mercury Program – Chop Suey, Seattle

2003 Oranger – Great American Music Hall, SF Wilco - Great American Music Hall, SF Kelley Stoltz – Bottom of the Hill, SF Iron & Wine – Bottom of the Hill, SF Liz Phair – Warfield, SF Flaming Lips – Warfield, SF Bright Eyes – Greek Theater, Berkeley Belle & Sebastian – Greek Theater, Berkeley Wilco – Shoreline, Mountain View REM – Shoreline, Mountain View Super Furry Animals – Fillmore, SF Grandaddy – Fillmore, SF Radiohead – Shoreline, Mountain View Willie Nelson – Golden Gate Park, SF

2004 Belle & Sebastian - Warfield, SF Grails - Bottom of the Hill, SF Frank Black – The Independent, SF Wilco – Paramount Theater, Oakland

2005 Grails – Great American Music Hall, SF Arcade Fire – Warfield, SF

2006 Jeff Tweedy – Fillmore, SF Pink Nasty – SXSW, Austin Flaming Lips – SXSW, Austin And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – SXSW, Austin Film School – SXSW, Austin Thunderbirds Are Now! – SXSW, Austin Elf Power – SXSW, Austin Thunderbirds Are Now! – SXSW, Austin Destroyer – Crocodile Café, Seattle Destroyer – Doug Fir Lounge, Portland Destroyer – Café du Nord, SF Pearl Jam – Bill Grahm Civic Auditorium, SF Bob Dylan – Bill Grahm Civic Auditorium, SF

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