09/04/2008
Did anyone else catch Brian Wilson playing on Leno last night?
Well, I did. And it wasn't pretty. We were sitting around full from a birthday dinner of which the birthday boy didn't show for and flipping between channels trying to avoid footage of the Republican National Convention when we stumbled acros ... Read More
Posted by Pit on 09/04/2008 5:56 PM EST in Classic Songs, Show Reviews, Random Shit | Permalink
08/22/2008
The Jam reunion reaches the US with a Full Tour!
Whilst Sir Paul Weller gallivants across the US in his leather suit (see the promo pics) playing Jam classics sprinkled throughout a set of songs that no one (with any taste) gives a shit about, Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler (the original rhythm ... Read More
Posted by Pit on 08/22/2008 9:09 PM EST in Classic Songs, Random Shit, Upcoming Events | Permalink
08/19/2008
The Adverts - "Bored Teenagers" Live!
Here's a live version of "Bored Teenagers" from the Old Grey Whistle Test. It's loud, sloppy and obnoxious... amazing!! Read More
Posted by Pit on 08/19/2008 5:58 PM EST in Live Videos, Classic Songs, Rare Records | Permalink
08/18/2008
Alton Ellis IS Rocksteady
Although not nearly as recognized as some of the other Jamaican legends, Alton Ellis' songs are as timeless as any classics, regardless of style or country of origin. Ellis was one of the pioneers of the new sound to strike Jamaica like a bo ... Read More
Posted by Pit on 08/18/2008 5:14 PM EST in Classic Songs, Rare Records | Permalink
08/14/2008
Inspiration: Brutal Knights re-writes Adolescents' "No Way"
If you want to read about Brutal Knights and how great we think they are go here. Below is the case is presented that the main riff and structure for BK's awesome album-closer "We Have A Website" is copped almost directly from the Adolescents ... Read More
Posted by Pit on 08/14/2008 5:31 PM EST in Classic Songs, Random Shit, Inspiration | Permalink
08/13/2008
The Elastik Band - "Spazz"
The Elastik Band's "Spazz" is the kind of single so strange and uncommercial that it boggles the mind as to how it managed to get released on a big label (Atco). Even by the standards of late 1967, when this came out, it was politically incorrec ... Read More
Posted by Pit on 08/13/2008 2:20 PM EST in Classic Songs, Rare Records | Permalink
08/06/2008
The Outsiders - "I'm Not Trying To Hurt You" Single
I found out about Cleveland's the Outsiders the same way most people born beyond the reach of the 60's did: Through the Nuggets comp and their track on it "Time Won't Let Me". But to be honest, I never really lost my shit over that song. Especia ... Read More
Posted by Pit on 08/06/2008 6:19 PM EST in Record Reviews, Classic Songs, Rare Records | Permalink
07/31/2008
Inspiration: Led Zeppelin "Whole Lotta Love" channels The Small Faces' "You Need Loving"
I still remember the first Small Faces CD I'd ever gotten. I was maybe 19 and had been digging the shit out of the first couple Who and Kinks LPs and had read that SF were right up there with them in song writing and ferocity. I'd found the disc ... Read More
Posted by Pit on 07/31/2008 2:41 PM EST in Record Reviews, Classic Songs, Random Shit | Permalink
07/23/2008
Video: New Colony Six Makes The Kiddies Shake!
Chicken McNuggets Compilation? Unreal. In the video below, Chicago's Garage/Psych crooners the New Colony Six knock out a version of "I Lie Awake" to a bunch of dancing children on the regional TV show Kiddie-A-Go-Go. That's the problem ... Read More
Posted by Pit on 07/23/2008 5:48 PM EST in Live Videos, Classic Songs, Rare Records, Music Videos | Permalink
07/21/2008
"Citadel": Best Rolling Stones Song of All Time??
Depending on the mood, yes. With a back catalog as mighty as theirs, there is really no right answer. However, there are plenty of wrong ones. This is off the Stones' "weird record", 'Satanic Majesties Request'. Sure, it's gets pretty "trippy ... Read More
