Ukiah CA song called "95482" by Chon Travis of Loose Change

He's kinda turning into the modern day Charley Pride of country punk acoustic rock. Kinda hokey fun.

Rock the Bells 2008

The highlight of last year. Rock the Bells @ the gorge.

Wu Tang (Feat. and Sampling Isaac Hayes)

Where did Notorious BIG get the beat for "Juicy?"

Right here. Its Mtume's Juicy Fruit. He stole the beat and the chorus.

Origins of Rock n Roll

This is Ike Turner's song with this guys name on it. The riff is used by Little Richard later in Good Golly Miss Molly. This is possibly as old as rock n roll gets. I've been really studying the origins of rock lately. The originators, Fats Domino, Bo Diddley, Ike Turner, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Ray Charles and The Coasters.

Mayer Hawthorne

DOO WOP is BACK!

Paperboy - DItty

Here's a one hit wonder from 1993. Its crazy how popular gangsta rap was back in the day...
I hear this guys works at a bowling alley.

R.I.P. - Ramones

They are all gone but Tommy and Marky. Sad. This acceptance speech is infamous....

O'Jays - Backstabbers

Soul Train is pretty much the greatest show EVER!

Sonic Youth back in the DAY!!!

Making the Nature Scene! 1983

Superstar Duet

I also closed the night with a duet of this popular Carpenters track, in Sonic Youth fashion with cohort member Kayleen. It was good.

Mother (My Karaoke Staple old Standby)

Performed Last Night at the Alibi for my MAT cohort 09, by yours truly.

Amazing Ann Peebles

B-side to the 45 with "I Can't Stand the Rain." Amazing.

Johnny Cah Show Joni Mitchell

I think I've already posted this, but anyways....it's beautiful and made me buy 2 Joni Mitchell LP's the other day. There...I just admitted it to the whole world. I like to make flower arrangements and listen to Joni Mitchell. j/k

Betty Davis

This is the kind of music that will be playing next thursday.

This Thursday. GET DOWN!!!

Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White!!!!

Builders and Butchers (PDX)

Really Good Portland Band!

Angle Dance

My grad teacher Mrs. Eifler recommended this frightening one. Its truly frightening. I don't know if I would show this to middle school students. Very 80's.

Animals - I'm Crying

Ed Sullivan Show. 10-18-64

Elvis' Sad Demise....

The King. At the bitter end. This video is really sad. You can really get a feel for Elvis' emptiness at the end of his life.....
MJ must have been in about the same place.

Ma and Pa Kettle Math

Fun video I saw today in Ed 531, which confused half the class. I feel like I would love to use this video for now and eternity when teaching math. Great opening video for teaching Basic Math. The problem with ma and pa in every example is a fundamental misconception about place value. They keep using a 1 as 1, when the value is actually 1 ten. Place value error. Its a math thing. this video is awesome though. Thanks Dr. Eiffler.

Guess Who - These Eyes (As song in "Superbad")

Fantastic song. I am currently looking for this on 45.

So hilarious!

Finally.....the soul cover by junior Walker and the all stars.

TOTAL BUMMER! Seeds lead singer dies and no one knows!!!!!!!

THE SEEDS


This truly reminds me of the day Darby decided to OD, the same day John Lennon was assassinated. Talk about becoming a footnote. Anywho the Seeds were totally amazing and the lead singer Sky Saxon apparently died the same day MJ kicked it. Here is a little tribute for those not aware of the awesome garage rock of the Seeds. (See Nugget collection)

The Toys - A Lover's Concerto

This song is referenced in Mr. Holland's Opus, which I watched today at U of P. Apparently its an early example of "sampling" in this case from Bach's classical song, basing the melody on the familiar "Minuet in G major" (BWV Anh. 114) from J.S. Bach's Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach. One key difference is that the "Minuet in G major" is written in 3/4 time, whereas "A Lover's Concerto" is arranged in 4/4 time. Early Hip Hop or should I say Doo Wop????