Music Archives: 12/2011

Here’s some fabulous 1970s footage of the New York Dolls performing, talking and hanging out. Directed by one of rock and roll’s great photographers and…

Genesis performing their epic, seven-movement progressive rock sonata “Supper’s Ready” onstage at Shepperton Studios in 1973. “Old Michael went past the pet shop, which was…

It’s the Man in Black vs. the bombastic Welsh crooner… I like the Johnny Cash version, it’s cool, but more for a James Bond film…

A Christmas message from Marc Bolan, Steve Currie and Mickey Finn. Recorded on flexi-disc and made available only to fan club members in 1972. The…

The jungle room at Graceland all decked out with Christmas cheer. When he was cool, he was very cool. A black leather clad Elvis croons…

“Callin’ Oates”: Hall and Oates at the press of a button. This, my friends, is what civilization has been leading up to. When only Maneater…

I have a fear of flying. When I travel, I do it by car. One of the many joys of driving across the States is…

Although she’s celebrated as “the mother of punk,” the musical fruits of Nina Hagen’s early career sounded much closer to the tuba-led Bavarian oompah music…

This Dutch TV documentary from 1977 captures some brilliant performances by The Stranglers, Blondie and The Sex Pistols. The bands are firing on all cylinders…

I was really hoping to promote Motörhead Vödka as a great stocking stuffer idea, but it appears that it’s only available in Sweden right now…