These guys are dudes. They all like music and clothes and stuff. And they’re cool as f**k. Dudes.
BB King. He’s a dude.
Wayne & Garth. They’re dudes.
Muddy Waters. He really is the dude.
The Rolling Stones. They’re total dudes.
These guys are dudes. And it’s totally excellent news that Bill & Ted are coming back for another adventure. Will it be excellent? Will it be bogus? Who knows. But Keanu’s always been fine in my book.
It’s been ages since I had a proper music post. and today in typical procrastination fashion I listened to SHIT loads of new stuff. Well, by new stuff I mean mostly old stuff that I either didn’t know the names of or never bothered chasing down. I would like to share some with you.
Sister Nancy’s Bam Bam is probably one of the most recognisable reggae songs around, although I never really knew the name…thank you google machine.
this isn’t old. one of my friends bigged them up the other day and I am enjoying their tunes.
WATCH THIS VIDEO!!! IT’S AMAZING. I watched Spike Jones’s film Bamboozled there recently, and this kinda reminded me of some of the scenes. Some serious musical history, and pretty amazing blues music.
and finally
Big Maybelle….is a legend. And a VOICE. So evocative. A true inspiration, when you think of all the shit that she would have had to put up with in 1958.
Ok last last one….My favourite band. Ever. I know it’s not cool or whatever, but I LOVE them. Especially the bluesy stuff from the beginning, even if it’s all covers, their sound really suits it. And Mr. Jagger’s not bad to look at, is he…..
It’s with great sadness but also not that much shock that I heard about Road Records impending closure. Road Records, for those of you who don’t know, is a delightful little record shop just off Georges St in Dublin. It has been there for longer than I can remember, and it has always been a bastion of Irish and independent music. Unfortunately most of its followers and supporters are like me -total hypocrites- because people are not putting their money where their mouths are. They threatened closure about two years ago and public sentiment was such that they actually started making enough money to stay open again. Sadly, the demand fell off after the initial fear of closure eased and this time it’s for real. Road will be greatly missed, and it’s a sad day for Dublin.
The news got me thinking about records in general, and instead of going off on one about the music industry and the medium in which we consume our music these days, here are some of my favourite vinyls from my collection:
Hollertronix Vol. 6
The Rolling Stones – Let it Bleed
Chuck Berry – Johnny B. Goode
The Rolling Stones – Sticky Fingers
The Who – Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy
Edith Piaf
Monty Python & the Flying Circus
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Tears of a Clown
Jean Knight – Mr. Big Stuff
And here is a song that has been on heavy repeat in the last little while, it’s a beaut…
