Qa`a - Chi`en

a couple of months ago we got an email from some dude saying "I see you got some this heat in this blog. check out this band, its got some this heat influence with some krautness". its a band from Barcelona and it definitely has some of those this heat soundscapes and a couple of grooves that remind me of can.

especially the one called speakerbox.

Jaga Jazzist - One Armed Bandit

!!!!!
a little late on this one but surely this is going in for a 2010 classic.

prognissekongen sounds jaga frippish.

Sir Richard Bishop - While My Guitar Violently Bleeds (2007)

Yet another amazing 2007 release.

"This is an essential document by one of America's most original and inventive unaccompanied guitarists
working today. "While My Guitar Violently Bleeds" is a splendid three piece gem in which the good Sir
branches out & nods to points west, east & otherworldly. Classic spaghetti western tinged spidery fretwork
("Zurvan"), Fushitsusha style feedback drenched psych decay ("Smashana") and a brilliant lengthy raga
epic ("Mahavidya") round out the proceedings by the Sun City Girls master musician."

"Bishop creates abstract and dissonant fingerstyle webs that evoke those famous LSD experiments with spiders and he stretches
out in long raga-influenced improvisations that accelerate into flatpicked furies." -Acoustic Guitar

i'm so smart now

T h e - E v e n s .

Anyone wondering what Ian Mckaye, lead-singer of Minor Threat/Guitar player for Fugazi/Founder of Dischord Records, has been up to lately; look no further. The Evens are a punk rock-ish duo, formed of Ian on Baritone guitar and Amy Farina (The Warmers) on drums. They play a unique brand of acoustic punk the DC way. The Baritone guitar is a real show stealer and the drumming is the best i have ever heard coming from a lady. The songs are sung by both and are charged with socio-political commentary that never comes out as preachy. They've released two albums on Dischord which are both excellent and played a number of shows 'round the globe. Give em a go.


s/t


get evens.

V/A - Folk is not a four letter word

More from master-mixer Andy Votel. This time for the folkies, its comprised mainly by bangs sportin' vixens. mmMMmmm, my fave.
Get this shit you mopey fucks.

P.S. Wendy & Bonnie's "by the sea" is sampled somewhere, and I cant seem to remember. If someone out there in the blog-o-sphere can help a brotha out.

Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers - Back in your life.

Here's a great Modern Lovers record for the kids. Put it on by the bonfire and all the cool cats'll shake them hips all night long.


Richman is the shit. Did you see that thing he did with the pick?

Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)

One of my personal favorites. This album contains many of Tom Waits' best songs and features really superb arrangements. He has a unique and distinct style and has something for everyone. You'll want to read his lyrics like a book. Pop in this one and open up a bottle of bourbon.
"Waits employs a crack back up band, with significant guess appearances with performers like Keith Richards. The star back up musician is, however, Marc Ribot, who as he so often does provides stunningly original guitar lines that embellish every song upon which he appears."

They say if you get far enough away You'll be on your way back home