Saturday, April 7, 2018
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Monday, July 25, 2016
Saturday, November 7, 2015
David Rees - How To Sharpen Pencils
I don't normally seek out autographs. I certainly don't buy them or sell them. But, when I have a chance to meet someone fun, I enjoy having a keepsake. Mr. Rees, if you haven't heard of him, has made it his life's mission to teach us all how to do the things we thought we knew how to do already.
What would be the point of that?, I hear you wondering... Well, the point is to teach perspective, observation skills, patience, and insight. Life, even the mundane, dreary, everyday, is full of opportunities for wonder. We just need the appropriate skill set. If you want a smile or two while you learn to have a deeper look at the world around you, head on over. You'll be glad that you did.
Monday, September 7, 2015
Monday, April 27, 2015
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Friday, October 24, 2014
When The Wind Blows
You may be aware that this classic movie is set to be released on Blu Ray. Please see the article (and links) here. To celebrate the wonderful news, I thought you might be interested in looking at some press materials from the film's original release in 1986. 28 years ago... Feeling really old right now...
Press Kit
Monday, September 22, 2014
Friday, August 15, 2014
Monday, June 30, 2014
The Happily Everafter
Here
I was drafted into this band that was really musically more advanced than my playing. They already had their own style which was a cross between Kate Bush, The Incredible String Band and Downey Mildew. It was a good experience in that it was the tightest outfit I have ever been in and played in front of real audiences. It was also great to play with long time friend and mentor David Fleminger however since I did not live in San Francisco there was little time for musical collaboration on my part. The cover art is an etching by Dave that he called "Eye Of The Storm".
Testaments, Leftovers, Colaborations
Here
The name TLC was a play on Tender Loving Care. It featured 2 songs
that I had written that year ( 1997 ) that took me a long time to
complete due to the emotion involved ( "Cause Of Death", "Such A
Crime", ) and other songs that I had help on ( "Laughing At Me" features
the late Joe Kazska on guitar, "Something Wrong In My Brain" and " The
Key" co-written by the late Chris Morris, "Planning A Murder" written by
Vance Haemmerle and Mark Haemmerle played guitar and drums on Cause Of
Death, Such A Crime, Planning A Murder, On
A Plane ). The others were either alternate mixes of things recorded at
DeVry Phoenix or things I did not previous put on a compact disc
because simply, they suck ( Moved Away, Reflection ).
Songs For Emily (the Elephant)
Here
This was the second compilation of my songs cira 1995 put together
that was mainly the epic "Elephant's Prayer" which we attempted to make a video for, and songs recorded after putting Decaying Masters together. My favorite here is " Gone" which I often played live
solo acoustic. Most of the tracks are plagued with bad timing as I
decided to do live drums as my friend Joe Kazcka used to do. Unfortunately I tended to do things in one take and just go with the results ( Happy 30th, Remember, Feeling Ill ).
Polecats 4 Peace
Here
The two 4-track demos the band recorded, the first produced by me and featuring Travis Roberts on bass, the second produced by Mark Shafer of Caterwaul and I play bass on the recordings. There is also the complete 91x radio spot with Marco Collins and a few rough recordings of "Song".
Covered Covers Uncovered
Here
A Silly collection of cover songs ranging from absurdly grating to only mildly annoying ;) The artwork for was done by Chris Morris.
A Collection of Decaying Masters
Here
The first disc of mostly my original material which I still consider to be my best recordings compiled circa 1994 and recorded 1987-1994 . It features two songs ( Someone, Last Of A Dying Breed ) recorded at Greenhaus studios ( Dave Fleminger ). The rest were DeVry and on Caterwauls 6-track recorder in Burbank featuring Mark Shafer and Betsy Martin.
The original demo of Warm To Cold which became a Polecats for Peace version 2 song but sounds more like Caterwaul. The second song I recorded with Joe Kazcka doing drums and production ( Rough Life ). Named Decaying as most of the mixes were to cassette > DAT > PC.
Boo & Democracy
Here
Boo was David Fleminger's 4th or 5th incarnation of the Answers
sound ( but controlled by Chris Gasht who could barley stand on stage ).
They were asked by Arthur Lee to back his Forever Changes reunion tour
but Boo disbanded due to instability of its controller, so Arthur settled for Baby Lemonade. Arthur had seen Boo live and said they had the right energy.
Democracy are all demos by David Fleminger from around that same time, 1994 with many tracks intended for the band Boo. Several Epic tracks here in my opinion.
The Boo drawing is by Dave Fleminger.
Monday, May 12, 2014
Monday, April 14, 2014
PF - ASOS (mono)
Here
This is a new transfer (April 2014) at 24/96 by Neonknight. It's the same vinyl that he used the last time, but played with a super snazzy turn table. See comments for details.
Friday, April 11, 2014
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Happy Pete Seeger Day!!
Pete Seeger - 1955
Here
Pete Seeger - 1957-10-12 and 13
Here
Pete Seeger - 1957-10-13 - University of Chicago
Here
Pete Seeger and Big Bill Broonzy - 1956-10-25 - Evanston, IL
Here
Pete Seeger and Big Bill Broonzy - 1956-10-25 & 1957-07-06
Here
Oh, I am sure that the quick-witted among you will be able to tell that there is a certain amount of duplication in the list above. Why that is, exactly, I do not know. What I can tell you is that each of these contains unique material and was torrented separately. Everything is now as it was then.
These are all of the live recordings that I have. If anyone has any others, I certainly would invite you to get in touch!
Here
Pete Seeger - 1957-10-12 and 13
Here
Pete Seeger - 1957-10-13 - University of Chicago
Here
Pete Seeger and Big Bill Broonzy - 1956-10-25 - Evanston, IL
Here
Pete Seeger and Big Bill Broonzy - 1956-10-25 & 1957-07-06
Here
Oh, I am sure that the quick-witted among you will be able to tell that there is a certain amount of duplication in the list above. Why that is, exactly, I do not know. What I can tell you is that each of these contains unique material and was torrented separately. Everything is now as it was then.
These are all of the live recordings that I have. If anyone has any others, I certainly would invite you to get in touch!
Monday, March 31, 2014
RH - Unhatched Crablings
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Robyn Hitchcock
1987-07-18 - McCabe's Info 1 Info 2
1989-09-24 - TT The Bear's Info
1991-11-01 - Town & Country Info
1991-11-20 - Mein Batschkapp Info
1999-08-07 - 33 Degrees Info
2002-04-08 - Smith's Olde Bar Info
2004-10-31 - Smith's Olde Bar Info
2006-07-10 - Robyn speaking on Syd Barrett's death (Word Magazine podcast)
2008-01-28 - Jools Holland TV program
1989-09-24 - TT The Bear's Info
1991-11-01 - Town & Country Info
1991-11-20 - Mein Batschkapp Info
1999-08-07 - 33 Degrees Info
2002-04-08 - Smith's Olde Bar Info
2004-10-31 - Smith's Olde Bar Info
2006-07-10 - Robyn speaking on Syd Barrett's death (Word Magazine podcast)
2008-01-28 - Jools Holland TV program
Friday, March 21, 2014
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Robyn Hitchcock
1986-06-10 - BBC Info
1987-02-11 - Bologna Info
1990 - Soho Natural Session
1990-10-14 - Nietzsches, Buffalo Info
1987-02-11 - Bologna Info
1990 - Soho Natural Session
1990-10-14 - Nietzsches, Buffalo Info
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Robyn & Roy
Robyn Hitchcock - 1995-03-25 - Tin Angel, Philly PA
Robyn Hitchcock - 2012-01-21 - Santa Monica, CA
Roy Harper - 1970 - Norwegian TV
Roy Harper - 1978-01-25 - Bremen
Roy Harper - 1978-05-14 - Nottingham Playhouse
Roy Harper - 1985-10-19 - Sunderland
Robyn Hitchcock - 2012-01-21 - Santa Monica, CA
Roy Harper - 1970 - Norwegian TV
Roy Harper - 1978-01-25 - Bremen
Roy Harper - 1978-05-14 - Nottingham Playhouse
Roy Harper - 1985-10-19 - Sunderland
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Friday, March 14, 2014
Some More Robyn
2008-07-12 - Ridgewood, NJ
2008-07-15 - Turning Pt
2008-07-18 - World Cafe Live
2009-06-05 - Bronx, NY
2013-02-21 - BBC
2013-04-30 - West Hollywood, CA
2008-07-15 - Turning Pt
2008-07-18 - World Cafe Live
2009-06-05 - Bronx, NY
2013-02-21 - BBC
2013-04-30 - West Hollywood, CA
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Some Robyn
1992-02-03 - Mt. Stage Info
1993-05-12 - Mt. Stage Info
1994-11-19 - El Caiman, Spain Info
1995-04-01 - Mt. Stage Info
1995-10-04 - Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ Info
1996-04-18 - Salon El Carmen - BilBao, Spain Info
1996-11-17 - Mt. Stage Info
2005-10-06 - NHK 505 Studio Info
I was recently contacted by a nice fellow who offered me an upgrade for a show. And, then, he just kept uploading more and more shows. Enjoy!
1993-05-12 - Mt. Stage Info
1994-11-19 - El Caiman, Spain Info
1995-04-01 - Mt. Stage Info
1995-10-04 - Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ Info
1996-04-18 - Salon El Carmen - BilBao, Spain Info
1996-11-17 - Mt. Stage Info
2005-10-06 - NHK 505 Studio Info
I was recently contacted by a nice fellow who offered me an upgrade for a show. And, then, he just kept uploading more and more shows. Enjoy!
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Robyn Hitchcock - 1997-05-22 - Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
This one doesn't sound great. But, it is a really unique show. The story I remember is that the club somehow accidentally double booked itself. So, a band called The Rugburns opened for Robyn. The Rugburns did, essentially, a full show. Then, Robyn did a full show. I am a huge Rugburns fan, and tapes of their shows are scarce. So, even if the quality isn't the best, I am very glad to have this one.
Here
Here
Robyn Hitchcock - 1988-04-09 - Metro, Chicago, IL
This was recorded on reel-to-reel by a fellow I once knew in Chicago named Rick Potts. We ran a copy to CDR while we were waiting to go to a Soft Boys concert. He died in 2009. I am glad to have this to share.
Sounds absolutely amazing!! Acid Bird - an incredible psychedelic classic! Sleeping With Your Devil Mask - disturbing on many levels and yet keeps pulling you back in.
Here
Sounds absolutely amazing!! Acid Bird - an incredible psychedelic classic! Sleeping With Your Devil Mask - disturbing on many levels and yet keeps pulling you back in.
Here
Monday, March 10, 2014
Robyn Hitchcock - The Mineral Men
This is a compilation of 11 different versions of the song "Clean Steve". Robyn always did loads of improvisation during this song, so it's interesting to hear them together.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Friday, February 28, 2014
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
RH - 1997-06-07 - Backstage, Seattle, WA
Here
This is one that I found in a big, dusty box. It played perfectly, then broke. It's nice that the capture worked well!
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Netsurfer Ghost
Here
** At the time that this live compilation was created, there were no official, studio versions of these songs. Mostly, they went on to become Jewels For Sophia and A Star For Bram, just like the X-mas Party tape below. I have it on good authority that this was the Original compilation. The X-mas Party tape was the Sequel.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Robyn's Xmas Party
Here
That was a compilation put together by JBJ. Live versions of then-unreleased songs that would eventually appear on Jewels For Sophia and Star For Bram. Robyn had joked in an interview Here that his next album was to be entitled “Robyn's Rockin' Christmas Party Album”; hence, the name of the comp. Get the official cover art here.
Monday, February 17, 2014
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Soft Boys - 2001 - Various Live
Here
Back a decade or so ago, there were a bunch of live .mp3s available for free on the official Soft Boys web page. The recording levels vary a little from track to track. When I made an audio CD from them, I just normalized each track and did some modest editing. But, for the obsessives out there, I wanted to share the original files.
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