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Category Archives: Music
Hear It, See It: Selett
Today I got to discover the new single from the NYC-based singer/songwriter Selett. I just was really charmed by the lovely, woozy, gauzy, waltz-y qualities of the song as well as how well it pairs with the archival (?) footage … Continue reading
Dueling Daltons And More Cool Record Store Day Releases
Okay, “Dueling Daltons” is of a stretch, and unnecessarily Eagles-referencing way to say that there is one recently released Karen Dalton album and another coming on April 23’s Record Store Day. On March 25, Light In The Attic put out a special edition of … Continue reading
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Tagged 4AD, Beggars Banquet, Betty Harris, Brave Combo, Cavity Search Records, Dave Davies, Del Shannon, Delmore Recording Society, Demon Records, Echo and the Bunnymen, Freddie Steady Sound Recordings, Green Amp, Iggy Pop, Jay Bennett, Karen Dalton, Kid Creole and the Coconunts, Kris Kristofferson, Laura Nyro, Light In The Attic, LMLR, Lou Reed, Merge Records, Nico, Omnivore Recordings, Patti Smith, Pete Krebs, Punk 45, Rainman Records, Record Store Day, Roky Erickson, Sandy Denny, Ship to Shore Phono Company, Soul Jazz Records, Soul Power ’68, Superchunk, The Best Of Chi-Sound Records, The Bottom Line Record Company, The Cranberries, The Gun Club, the muffs, The Reigning Sound, Tiny Tim, Trojan Records, What Were We Thinking
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2022 Record Store Day Delights: From Golden Smog and Rain Parade to Love, Lowe, and Modern Lovers
The countdown is one for this year’s Record Store Day, which is happening April 23 (although there will a follow up RSD Drop Day on June 19) There is a treasure trove of excellent offerings – not unsurprisingly – a … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Pepper, Bad Company, Bleeding Hearts, Brian Bennett, Carl Perkins, Craft Recordings, Darlene Love, Esther Marrow, Everly Brothers, Flash & the Dynamites, Golden Smog, Grateful Dead, Jazz Dispensary, Jennie C. Riley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Jonathan Richman, Joni Mitchell, Judybats, Nick Lowe, Org Music, Rain Parade, Real Gone Music, Rhino Records, Rosco Gordon, Sheila Divine, Stiff Little Fingers, The Cure, the Ramones, The Replacements, Vince Guaraldi Trio, Willie Nelson, Yep Roc
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SNAP! – here comes a podcast documentary of the legendary Deirdre O’Donoghue
When I think of qualities for a good friend, I think of someone who is reliable and trustworthy. Someone who gives you good advice. Someone you enjoy spending time with. A person who shares some similar interests but who also … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Uncategorized
Tagged Bent by Nature: Deirdre O’Donoghue and the Lost SNAP! Archives, Deirdre O'Donoghue, House of Freaks, KCRW, Paul Kelly, Peter Case, Pontiac Brothers, Richard Buckner, Richard Thompson, Robyn Hitchcock, Steve Wynn, the Blasters, The Go-Betweens, The Men They Couldn't Hang, The Silos
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Autumn In The Archives: Doc, Doors, David, Daptone & Dracula
World Circuit Records celebrates the 25th anniversary of the breakthrough Buena Vista Social Club album with an expansive double-disc version, all remastered by Grammy-winning engineer Bernie Grundman. The 19-track bonus disc features 11 never-before-released tracks from the original 1996 sessions. This new version also has other … Continue reading
Country Funk, Memphis Soul, Japanese Americana And More New Old Music
Light in the Attic Records is putting out the latest edition of its Country Funk series on August 6. Covering the years 1975-1982, Volume III contains more tasty treats from a cool array of acts, from well-known performers like Dolly Parton, Jerry Reed, Conway Twitty, and Delbert McClinton … Continue reading
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Tagged Booker T. & The MGs, Brian Hyland, Conway Twitty, Delbert McClinton, Dolly Parton, Explorer Tapes, Gary & Sandy, Get Smart, Grateful Dead, I’ll Be Your Mirror, Jerry Reed, Light In The Attic, Makoto Kubota and the Sunset Gang, Marianne Faithful, Montreux Jazz Festival, Muddy Waters, O.V. Wright, Omnivore Recordings, R.E.M., Real Gone Music, Rob Galbraith, Steven Soles, Tony Joe White, Travis Wammack, Velvet Underground, Verve
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Nyro In July: New Releases From the Laura Nyro Archives
This month holds the double good fortune of two Laura Nyro releases (with a third arriving in September). While not as well-known today as her contemporaries Carole King and Joni Mitchell (more on her at the end of this piece), … Continue reading
Make Your RSVPs for RSD
I had started this Record Store Day list a couple months ago, got busy with other things and now RSD is just days away. But I still wanted to send out a shout out on a number of releases that … Continue reading
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Tagged Cherry Red, Cra, Demon Records, Jungle, L.M.L.R., Legacy, Lightning Rod Recordings, MUNICH/V2 BENELUX, New West Records, Omnivore Recordings, Org Music, Ramp Local, Real Gone Music, Record Store Day, Sundazed, Terminus Records, Two Tone Records, World Music Networks
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A Read Through “Swim Through The Darkness”
I’m known in my family as the one who doesn’t read books. Well more precisely, the one who doesn’t finish books. And it’s not the books fault, it’s mine. Which is a long away around to say that it isn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Williams, Craig Smith, Judee Sill, Karen Dalton, Michael Nesmith, Mike Stax, Monkees, Penny Arkade, Phil Ochs, Roky Erickson, Skip Spence
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Eight Tracks: Brun & Hell
Here’s a little variety pack of music and videos that have caught my attention of late. 1. There is something about Norwegian singer Ane Brun’s music that always get to me. Maybe it’s her way of melding emotions and restraint in … Continue reading
Musical Shapes 