Soundtrack for a Suicide: Marc Almond’s musical masterpiece, ‘Torment and Toreros’
When asked to name my top favorite albums of all time, Torment And Toreros by Marc and the Mambas, Marc Almond’s early 80s Soft Cell…
Music Archives: 01/2013
Johnny Carson weighs in on Paul McCartney’s 1980 pot bust
Me Wings have been clipped. This month marks the 33rd anniversary of Paul McCartney getting busted for 7.7 ounces of pot in Japan. A half…
The Dutch Woodstock featuring Pink Floyd, T. Rex,The Byrds, Jefferson Airplane and many more
I was hoping this would show up on YouTube in uninterrupted form. Stamping Ground is a most excellent film documenting the 1970 Holland Music Festival…
George Harrison (and me) bitching about Paul McCartney
“Argh! Leave me alone…” Recently I caught the famous Let It Be Beatles’ movie for the first time. Throughout, the individual Beatles are fascinating to…
Kind of Spicy: Miles Davis’ recipe for ‘South Side Chicago Chili Mack’
From John Szwed’s Miles Davis biography, So What: The Life of Miles Davis. Page 145: Miles Davis’s South Side Chicago Chili Mack 1 tablespoon bacon…
Dolly Parton IN DUB
Here, on the occasion of the country diva’s 67th birthday, is Jer Ber Jones’ 30-minute megamix of Dolly drenched in reverb and special effects. It’s…
Inspirational karaoke of the day: Some guy singing Spandau Ballet’s ‘Gold’
When OnceAndFuture King sings There’s nothing left to make me feel small Luck has left me standing so tall Gold Always believe in your soul…
Double Gonzo: Hunter S. Thompson interviews Keith Richards
Keith Richards and Hunter S. Thompson muse on The Beatles, the afterlife, getting a full blood transfusion and using the Hells Angels for concert security.…
Lindsay Kemp’s ‘Flowers’: A legendary dance production inspired by Jean Genet’s novel
Jean Genet wrote Our Lady of the Flowers while in prison in 1942. It was published anonymously the following year, and sold around 30 copies.…