Friendly Fires

Such a good video man. This is fun fun fun!

John Fred and His Playboy Band

My fave 45 right now! Judy in disguise with glasses!

Family Force 5

So...this band is like Ratatat meets Death From Above 1979!!!

Poetry....

Dead Prez - Hell Yeah

The Game/Travis Barker

WOW! That's what I calling drumming and rapping!

Mayer Hawthorne RULES!

Maybe so, Maybe no! SO FREAKIN GOOD! FREAK OUT!

Mayer Hawthorne

I saw these guys last night. Doo Wop is officially back. GO GET THIS ALBUM NOW! Out on Peanut Butter Wolf's label StonesThrow!

Statler Brothers in Pulp Fiction!!!!

I did not remember this...... What an awesome soundtrack!

The Toys - Attack!

This movie is awful, but has great performances. The Toys were so awesome! That's all I ever say in my blog. But...oh well!

Buddy Holly & The Crickets (The creators of the rock band.)

This song is almost creepy knowing Buddy's early demise....

Beatles first TV appearance (Ed Sullivan 1964)

Beatles mania is being re-circulated again, with the re-issuing of their albums. Even I'm a little bit caught up in it. Wanted to post this first appearance by the mop tops, to show just how out of tune they were. Its amazing. Also, I hope everyone knows that the Beatles name is just a nod to Buddy Holly's Crickets. Of course....since the Crickets created the modern rock: two guitar, one bass, drummer format we know and love today.

Kermit 3

This guy is in my cohort, I believe he may be the one person who has had more odd jobs than even I....
Regardless, he is awesome in my book.

John Peel's 45 Box!

When it comes down to it, every hard core music fan loves his 45's the most. Even the late great Peel.

Extra Golden - Kenyan Music

I saw these guys last night. It was awesome. I went by myself. I danced a lot.

The Heartbeats - Oh Baby Don't

Really great Doo Wop 45 my roomate just scored.

Shirley Ellis - The Clapping Song

An old skool elementary playground fave from way back!

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!