if you really wanna go insane

check out the live stuff here. it's mind-boggling.

it's new to me

john doe and the sadies "country club"

i've been clamorin for doe to make a trad country album for years. X hinted at it, and the knitters opened the doors (fuck, bloodshot recs acknowledges "little critter" was the reason they started), but as great as they were, it always had a foot in kitsch. etc etc etc. the voice was there and the sentiment was almighty. so, why does this album not work?

in retrospect, his first solo record underwhelmed the hell outta me (saving graces were mainly X-ish). i've not really bothered with much of his others, save a song or 2 here and there.

i'll be honest, if he'd blown this set out kamikaze style during an encore, i'd still be talkin about it. & though the record gets better as it goes along, the lack of dirt kills. the sadies relatively staid numbering meets his smooth delivery at a steady plane, and that's not a good thing. inexplicably, there's little personality, which is weird after witnessing doe live multiple times (in multiple incarnations!), he's an engaging guy ... and then there's the matter of why he hit on so many well trod songs ... still clamorin.

lennon being ... lennon

godifucking hate retracing these things, but this is kinda interesting

cocksucker blues

the legendary unreleased movie. this might be the drowsiest & best vid ever. an attempt to show the band as they were (and it does). some filmed by themselves. stones circa "exile". only seen it once on blurry vhs. "don't look back" it ain't, and that's what's great. druggzzzzz. stones pulled release at the time. here it finally is.

The Rolling Stones - Cocksucker Blues Part 1 sélectionné dans Musique et Rock / Pop

this might

be the funniest web series i've seen in a while. follow the trail.

file under: essential DC

in college, our band had one hard rule, if we got to open for The Ramones and the Slickee Boys, we would immediately break up. we never got the Ramones nod, but we did play with the Slickees. just found out about this blog that has a link to mp3s from "here to stay", their initial LP collection of EPs & singles. wore this thing out. & it still rules ... they have other great records, but this one's the prize ... prowl on yer own dime ... or buy a copy on ebay for the big bucks.

xmastime is a dead man, miss him, miss him

xmastime has not uploaded a post since thursday. the blog equivalent of me missing work for 47 straight days. i don't want to get everyone worried, but ... let's just be on tom ridge orange warning. sure he's safe. but, keep an eye out.