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Tordah

lovely

red terror

I heard a very lame contemporary version of this gem on a jazz station that made me blow my gasket. I don't understand the point of doing covers of great songs that are mailed in. Here's the original (I think it should properly be titled "Ritmo Pilon," at least that's what I've always known it. I think whoever uploaded this grabbed it from a compilation found in coffee stores.). The rhythm, horns and vocals are fantastic. I believe it's from the '50s, but could be early 60s (?). Hard to get a lot of accurate recording dates from Cuba.
 
Doing the youtube search I found some swell vintage footage of Alonso. I love these cool-as-fuck Cuban bandleaders. Party time.

JC

Sad news for fans of 80s Kiwi music:
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/10500810/The-Chills-Peter-Gutteridge-dies'>http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/10500810/The-Chills-Peter-Gutteridge-dies</a>

The Chills' Peter Gutteridge dies

Musician Peter Gutteridge, a founding member in the late 1970s and early 1980s of Dunedin bands The Chills and The Clean, has died.
Aged in his early 50s, Gutteridge was considered one of the pioneers of the Dunedin sound - a style of indie pop using jingly jangly guitar-playing, minimal bass lines and loose drumming.
Gutteridge was also the brains behind Dunedin band Snapper, which released its debut EP on Flying Nun Records in 1988.
In a statement on its website, Flying Nun said: "We are greatly saddened to learn of the passing of Peter Gutteridge today.
"Peter was a Flying Nun original, a founding member of The Clean, The Chills and of course his own brilliant band Snapper. A great talent, he was also member of the Great Unwashed, involved in many Dunedin bands and went on to release beautiful solo material across the years.
"All of us, and so many people around the world, have been touched and affected by his music, whether it be the swirling fuzz of the guitar or haunting piano melodies, Peter was a true hero of New Zealand music, and will be deeply missed.
"Our thoughts and sympathies are with his family and friends at this very sad time. 
"Thank you Peter for all the music, may you rest in peace."
Wes Holland of Melbourne band The Sand Pebbles tracked Gutteridge down in Dunedin for an extended interview published in Mess and Noise in April 2013.
Gutteridge was back in the south after having lived in Auckland and being on an intense drug-treatment programme.
During the interview Gutteridge said he had become irritated with the Dunedin sound.
"People didn't think about the sound of things, people put on guitars and then clanged out stuff. I just got tired of a guitar sound that wasn't thought about."
Describing his own music he said it had "this hypnotic element that doesn't date". The basis of Snapper was something very old. All his music "encapsulated ideas going back to early Arabian and Indian music".
"Snapper has an honesty about it. There's something very genuine there. I never tried to copy other bands; I've just done what I've done. Followed my own course."
At that time Gutteridge had never been overseas, but was intending to go.
"I'd love to go to India - it's a spiritual heartland where much of the heart of the music I play comes from."
Gutteridge visited the US and played a show in New York in recent weeks.

red terror

Very sad. A couple weeks ago I saw an effusive listing for The Clean in the New Yorker magazine for an incredibly rare live performance in NYC two months ago, and was kicking myself I never heard that news until the show was over. That's a show I would have made the trip to see. Early 50's is much too young. R.I.P.

red terror

Always been curious if there was a psychedelic acid-rock PROG movement in NZ in the late 60s/early 70s, and am tickled to have just discovered the answer is in the affirmative!!!
 
They are called TICKET and they are . . . amazing?

I kinda like it. Here's a whole album's worth for me to decide...

Tim

Tim

Enjoying this track from Jonathan Wilson. David Crosby and Graham Nash provide guest vocals.

Found on this nice Dream Chimney mix: 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://soundcloud.com/the-dream-chimney/mix-of-the-week-steve-lee'>https://soundcloud.com/the-dream-chimney/mix-of-the-week-steve-lee</a>

red terror

Speaking of C&N, they are mentioned (along with S) by Y in this long and entertaining Howard Stern interview from three days ago. Howard claims Neil is his hero and has been trying to book him for over 30 years. This was his first appearance.

red terror

Get down.

red terror

Tim

red terror

Japanese psychedelic acid-rock from the early 1970s.

Tim

John Carpenter is releasing an album of new music. 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://soundcloud.com/sacredbones/john-carpenter-vortex'>http://soundcloud.com/sacredbones/john-carpenter-vortex</a>

JC

The wonderful Bob Mould

red terror

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Did you ever read his autobiography? (Oh, boy...)

mariner4life

Got my Foo Fighters tickets for Feb in Brisbane. Haven't heard the new album yet but even if it sucks the rest of the set will kick ass.

JC

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No I haven't. Any good? I gather he hasn't had the happiest life.

Stockcar86

red terror

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I'm a huge fan of his work going back to Husker Du, one of my most fave bands from the 80s, and after that career he then became a booker (writer) for WCW wrestling during the infamous "Monday Night Wars," so I was verrry interested to read his book. Sadly, as much as he tells us in his autobiography that he's finally found peace in his life, you'll roll your eyes, yeaaaah, riiiight. He has nothing good to say about Grant Hart or Greg Norton's contributions to Husker Du, diminishes them, basically refuses to take their phone calls, says nothing good about their post-Husker work, trashes every past relationship he's ever had, and spends at least half the book documenting his exploration of gay sex cruising strangers in public washrooms and filthy back alleys. There's too much stuff there you don't want to know. Thank god he can channel his anger n' bitterness into some brilliant songwriting. I've met him, he seems kinda cold & aloof, by comparison Grant Hart is a fabulous bloke and very attentive and modest. I haven't seen Hart since Mould's book was published, and would be reluctant to even ask him if he's read it; but I am curious if we'll ever see a reply.

red terror

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Ha! Just yesterday I was watching a clip of them playing "Overture" from 2112 a couple years back. Great stuff!

The Silver Fern

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