Tag Archives: Music

One More Thing To Blame Obama For

The Grateful Dead — as reunited as they can be, I suppose — back on tour.

Oy. Do.Not.Want.

AND — Did.Not.Vote.For.

Who do I see for Impeachment proceedings?

The Only Band That Matters

One more — not exactly a proper video, but a bunch of clips from Westway set to White Man (In the Hammersmith Palais):
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTnijX0TH-w[/youtube]

Late Night Music Video: Air Traffic – Never Even Told Me Her Name

Great song, not really intended for release as a video – it’s just the band playing the song in the studio during the recording of their debut album.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5uEH36H_do&feature=related[/youtube]

i heard you on the radio, you were screaming out;
you grabbed me by my heart and soul, through the speaker cone

‘Bulo’s Saturday Music for the Masses-Richard Thompson Edition

If there is a greater singer/songwriter/guitarist currently performing, the Beast Who Slumbers hasn’t heard them. In fact, El Somnambulo considers Richard Thompson to be the best guitar player he’s ever heard live. Yet, RT remains a relatively well-kept secret. Not to WXPN listeners, who named his “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” the #1 all-time quintessential ‘XPN song in the 2008 WXPN Countdown. 

But Thompson, who started his career with the seminal British folk-rock band Fairport Convention, then recorded a series of wonderful albums with then-wife Linda Thompson, and has perhaps surpassed this work during his subsequent solo career, remains atop the list of what Robert Christgau calls ‘semi-popular’ musicians. His audience is fiercely loyal, and El Somnambulo is among that audience. ‘Bulo strongly encourages you to sample a song or two. You might just realize what you’ve been missing:

“I’ll always be a man who’s open to…persuasion”

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3DS6xglAfQ[/youtube]

‘Persuasion’ (w/Teddy Thompson)- “Action-Packed: The Capitol Years”

“Oh, she was a rare thing, fine as a bee’s wing, and I miss her more than ever words could  say…”

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HApy-Xoix-g[/youtube]

‘Beeswing’- “Mirror Blue”. This one actually brings tears to ‘bulo’s eyes. Just beautiful.

“Well my head was beating like a song by the Clash 
It was writing cheques that my body couldn’t cash” 

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hEWFsXrXv4[/youtube]

‘Tear Stained Letter’- “Hand of Kindness”

“I thought she was saying ‘good luck’, she was saying ‘goodbye’.”

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQl_HTpDY0A[/youtube]

‘I Misunderstood’- “Rumor and Sigh”

“It’s a secret, but no secret. It’s a rule, but no rule. 

Where you find the darkest avenue, there you’ll find the brightest jewel.”

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGKkhUkxvc4[/youtube]

‘Cooksferry Queen’- “Mock Tudor”

“… red hair and black leather, my favorite color scheme.”

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lCH5JgWCZY[/youtube]

CAUTION: Amateur Guitar Pickers-Do not try this at home!

‘1952 Vincent Black Lightning’- “Rumor and Sigh”