Tick Tick Boom

The new video. As always putting the Sonics into future.

The Hives - Tick Tick Boom
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Selling Out

Quick pop quiz....which is the most egregious example of commercial sellout by a respected band/artist?

a. Bob Dylan, Victoria's Secret ads
b. Iggy Pop, Carnival Cruises
c. "London Calling" by the Clash, for Jaguar
d. Led Zeppelin for Cadillac

No, this is not an essay test, because now mathematics has come to the rescue to definitively address this important subject with a complicated theorem.

In Sunday's Washington Post, former NPR arts editor Bill Wyman presents a scholarly article on The Shilling Effect designed to assist you in determining the heinousness of the infraction, or as he calls it, the Moby Quotient of a particular commercial sell-out. You are encouraged on the site to add your own examples to further fine-tune the results.

And please, while we're on the topic, help yourself to an eminently dancable recording by the immortal Slim Gaillard on Selling Out, from the David Bowie movie "Absolute Beginners".

Shaft! (Shut your mouth)

Chris at Ultra Swank has compiled 15 of the best variations of the Shaft theme:
"... The main theme for the movie is a guitar driven funk piece with Isaac's hot buttered soul voice driving it forward. There are countless covers and variations of the theme and today I give you fifteen of the best ones. The styles range from psychedelic organs to disco to reggae, there's something for everyone in the family. ..."
Shaft! (Shut your mouth)

Yo! Lookin good, Farrah!

Farrah Fawcett on Late Night with Letterman in 1997. (transcription here)

Continuation here: Part 2 and Part 3.
Clips added by ClippVid

New Jersey Pride

In 1960, Governor Robert B. Meyner of New Jersey was looking for a state anthem that would have enough pomp and circumstance to showcase his entrance to all state events. To the rescue comes Red Mascara who composed this fine ditty: New Jersey

Red also thought that the catchy phrasings could spawn an entire line of bumperstickers, license plates and cool images like these beauts:



It's a mystery why the state legislature didn't bite and adopt Red's gem as the official state song but at last report they were looking at the Bon Jovi catalog for a suitable tribute to the Garden State.
Cheesedicks!

Stag Party Special #4

Terri "Cup Cake" O'Mason - Stag Party Special #4 available thanks to WFMU's 365 Days Project.
I love saucy Limericks!!!








Perhaps a little NSFW.

Old Handbills

7th Annual North Beach Photographic Art Fair May 28-30, 1977
Artist: Gilbert V. Johnson
(Found in 'Artist Show Cards')


Left: The Electric Flag - Mad River / The Fugs / 13th Floor Elevator, February 2-4, 1968, Avalon Ballroom San Francisco (Found in 'Family Dog postcards and concert cards')
Right: Miss Kitty The Psycho Souls, April 30, 1981 at Nightbreak, San Francisco (Found in 'Nightbreak concert handbills')

"... specialize in collectible handbills, stickers, and other small paper items ..."
Old Handbills (via biggest part of my life is me)

Girl on a Prop Elephant

I don't think I would be so adverse to having my picture taken if I could find a studio like this one.

Girl on Prop Elephant
Originally uploaded by jack_mord

80's nostalgia

Directly linked to Monsieur Aperitivo post below, i've found this 80's nostalgia site full of stickers and other merchandising crap.
Branded In The 80's.
The A-team collection is here.

Ask for the A team

Ask for the A team is the new Aperitivo radio show. This week thanks to the Aperitivo team you will be able to ask for a solution to your problems.
With the help of our doctors and consultants, Alberto Baldan Bembo, Black devil disco club, Dan le sac vs Scroobius pip, John Cale and many more pop, italian library and electronic delights.

vintage chinese children's book

Nice illustrations and beautiful monochrome prints from a chinese children's book, propably from the 50's/60's. Inspiring !
Feel free to have a look on my Flick'r page.

Wala Dai

(via Heino und Jerry)

Art Fein Poker Party Videos

Tav Falco and Panther Burns performs "Oh, How She Dances" on Art Fein's Poker Party back in 1999.

Wanda Jackson, Rosie Flores and Skip Heller does "Rock Your Baby":

(Also see this Wanda Jackson performance from 1958 doing this tune)

See more good stuff over at Art Fein Poker Party Videos.

Come and Dance and Love the Fish!

Dschinghis Khan's cheesy Eurodisco classic Moskau has been helpfully translated into English for your lyrical edification.

France Gall - laisse tomber les filles

Written and composed by Serge Gainsbourg in 1964.

Medieval Sabbath

Can you imagine what Black Sabbath would have sounded like if Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward would have formed the band in the 14th century? Would “War Pigs” or “The Wizard” have been as powerful if played on medieval instruments like lute, fiddle and harp?

For the curious here's Rondellus, with their tribute CD to the Godfathers of Metal, "Sabbatum".
Sound samples are here: Sabbatum (Apologies - still working on posting direct links to mp3's)

Also check out the video for "After Forever" from Master of Reality


Have you ever thought about your soul - can it be saved?
Or perhaps you think that when you're dead you just stay in your grave
Is God just a thought within your head or is he a part of you?
Is Christ just a name that you read in a book when you were in school?

When you think about death do you lose your breath or do you keep your cool?
Would you like to see the Pope on the end of a rope - do you think he's a fool?
Well I have seen the truth, yes I've seen the light and I've changed my ways
And I'll be prepared when you're lonely and scared at the end of our days

Rock On

Let's go... Zombie Walkin'

Brian from supreme nothing tells us:

"Just in time for Halloween and for your upcoming Zombie Walk, here's a collection of undead ravers to groove on as you stalk the living for flesh and brains!"

Let's go... Zombie Walkin'