The Moon & Antarctica

Modest Mouse is one of the more interesting Indie bands to come out of the Pacific Northwest.

Released in 2000, 'The Moon & Antarctica' is their third studio album.

Some People Have All The Fun

From Music History Calendar

On this day in 1987...

Ozzy Osbourne performs "Jailhouse Rock" at Wormwood Scrubs prison in London, England. He says it's his "last good memory of the '80s."

Before the show, Ozzy is treated to tea. During the course of his conversation with the tea maker, it is revealed that the man is in prison because he poisoned eight people to death. Ozzy shoots tea out of his nose and nearly throws his mug against the wall.

The Scrubs, a band composed of prison guards and prisoners alike, open for Ozzy. The bass player is the perpetrator of one of the biggest mass killings in British history, having burned 37 people to death in a Soho nightclub. The guitarist is in Wormwood for beating a drug dealer to death.

The Scrubs finish and Ozzy takes the stage with guitarist Zakk Wylde and bassist Bob Daisley for the first time. Both men become regular collaborators.

The smell of weed is so heavy in the air that it reminds Ozzy of a "Jamaican wedding." There is a bar outside the door serving drinks to some of the guards. 

Ozzy looks in the crowd and sees Jeremy Bamber, who murdered his entire family and tried to pin it all on his mentally ill sister. Ozzy recognizes “the old Bambinator” from tabloid photos.

The show culminates with Ozzy and his band performing "Jailhouse Rock" with the Scrubs. During the song, the crowd storms the stage. The "invasion" is led by a man who tried to cut the head off of constable Keith Blakelock during the infamous Broadwater Farm riot.

Ozzy and his band escape unscathed. Later, in his book I Am Ozzy, Ozzy recalls the incident as his "last good memory of the eighties."

                      https://calendar.songfacts.com/july/28/18068

Under the Radar

I got spanked for last Frday's post, so I'm keepin' my head down.

Man From Another Time

Seasick Steve may just be one of the goofiest fellas to ever play the Blues.

Released in 2004, 'Man From Another Time' is his fourth album.

Ear Worms

Play at your own risk...

Let Us Mourn Fauna's Passing

She will surely be missed.

After The Gold Rush

Another one of my favorites that still sounds like an old friend after all these years.

Bossa Nova on a Summer Afternoon

We lost João Gilberto, also known as the "Father of the Bossa Nova", on July 6 of this year.

In 1963, Gilberto went into the studio with Stan Getz and Antonio Carlos Jobim to record an album that blended American Jazz with Brazilian Bossa Nova.  Astrud Gilberto, João's first wife, was also invited into the studio to sing.  It was the first time Astrud sang professionally, and although she was only featured on two tracks she almost stole the show.

Thought I'd pay tribute to João Gilberto by featuring this beautiful album on this summer afternoon.

What the Hell was I Thinking?

Ok, so I'm singin' in the shower the other night, when I realize it's a tune from my childhood. So naturally I call out, "Hey Mrs.17! (Because that's what I call her these days), Write this down! Songs that shaped your life!"

Well, it's hard to pin down a specific tune that made you who you are, but it's alot easier to find one that describes your attitude now.

Anyway, for your consideration:

And how I feel today?:

Tell me where you came from.

Revelation

Musician, producer, engineer, and some would say a prophet too, Lee 'Scratch' Perry is one of the pioneers of Dub and Reggae.  I couldn't tell you how many albums he's made.  If I had to guess, I'd say somewhere around sixty, and that doesn't include the albums he produced for other people.  'Revelation' is one of three albums Perry made with Steve Marshall.  Released in 2010, it includes guest appearances by Keith Richards, and by George Clinton, who co-wrote the 5th track ('Scary Politicians') with Perry.

Dancin' With The Rude Boys

Because we all need a little Jamaica in our lives...

Man vs. Machine...

... or Man as Machine?

The Cold Hard Facts

I love that plaintive wail favored by Bluegrass singers, and Del McCoury does it better than most.