“Mango Mangue” by Machito from Machito Jazz with Flip & Bird (1952).
Machito + Charlie Parker = The birth of Afro-Cuban Jazz.
“The Obvious Child” by Paul Simon from The Rhythm of The Saints (1990).
FURTHER ADVENTURES IN RECENTLY ACQUIRED VINYL:
Purchased at: Amoeba Music, Hollywood, CA
Price: $4.99
Also purchased: Michael Jackson’s Bad (1987), Radiohead’s In Rainbows (2008), The Cocteau Twins’ Treasure (1984), Baby Huey & The Babysitters‘ The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend (1971), Paul McCartney’s McCartney (1970), Vince Guaraldi’s Jazz Impression of Black Orpheus (1962) and A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1964).
Bottom line: Hey, it’s Amoeba.
(Paul Simon says: Psst. Check out my friend Anna Bean’s wonderful short film of the same name.)
“Nothing’severgonnastandinmyway (Again)” by Wilco from Summerteeth (1999).
ADVENTURES IN RECENTLY ACQUIRED VINYL:
Purchased at: Origami Vinyl, Echo Park, CA
Price: $25
Also purchased: Built To Spill’s There is No Enemy (2009) and Atlas Sound’s Logos (2009).
Bottom line: Support your local independent music store, will ya?
(Pictured: Wilco and Mystery Friend.)
“Cure For Pain” by Morphine from Cure For Pain (1993).
Ladies and gentlemen, it happened.
Fuck Yeah This is My Favorite Song.
I am humbled.
“Can’t Hardly Wait” by The Replacements from Pleased To Meet Me (1987).
The ‘Mats: anti-music video heroes. See here, here and then here.
“Awaiting on You All” by George Harrison from All Things Must Pass (1970).
Happy Birthday, Rudy.
With love,
George Harrison
(Photo via the brilliant Reverse Moustache.)
“Mince Meat” by DANGERDOOM from The Mouse & The Mask (2005).
Out for Daffy Duck bucks, Porky Pig paper
Bugs Bunny money or Sylvester Cat caper
Offer DAT tape of rap, country or deep house
And I’ll make mince meat out of that beat mouse.
“Moanin’” by Charles Mingus from Blues & Roots (1960).
“Good jazz is when the leader jumps on the piano, waves his arms, and yells. Fine jazz is when a tenorman lifts his foot in the air. Great jazz is when he heaves a piercing note for 32 bars and collapses on his hands and knees. A pure genius of jazz is manifested when he and the rest of the orchestra run around the room while the rhythm section grimaces and dances around their instruments.” — Charles Mingus
This is some run-around-the-room music.
“Web in Front” by Archers of Loaf from Icky Mettle (1993).
All I ever wanted
All I ever wanted
All I ever wanted was to be your spine.
“The Repudiated Immortals” by Of Montreal from The Sunlandic Twins (2005).
MY ALL-TIME TOP FIVE FAVORITE IMMORTALS:
Honorable Mention: Highlander
“My Cabal” by School of Seven Bells from Alpinisms (2008).
Only 1,000 were pressed on vinyl, and now I have one, so, y’know, hurry. 999 left.
“Jail La La” by Dum Dum Girls from Jail La La (2010).
This band will be a big deal. Start saying you like them now and one of two things will happen:
So if you like this band now, you will either be cool or happy or maybe even both.
“The Swimming Song” by Loudon Wainwright III from Attempted Mustache (1973).
Since I got my iPhone a few months ago, I’ve been compiling a list of wireless network names that my iPhone has known. What I found was this: it’s a daunting task to name something that doesn’t really need a name but demands you to come up with one (see also: iPhones, iPods* and iTunes libraries).
Here are real WIRELESS NETWORK NAMES THAT MY iPHONE HAS KNOWN:
*However, I’m still proud of the name I gave my first 4th generation 40gb iPod “classic”: Whitey Bulger.
“Ocean Man” by Ween from The Mollusk (1997).
JUST RELEASED ON VINYL:
Ween 1996-2000 Box Set including:
Comes with a 12”x12” flat of each album cover, a Ween postcard and a boognish sticker. Limited edition of 1000. Order it here, you lucky ducks.
“Woody’n You” by The Ahmad Jamal Trio from At The Pershing: But Not For Me (1958).
(Original song by Dizzy Gillespie posted July 5, 2009.)
If you dig this song, try “Poinciana” as well.
