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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
Eddie Brandt, 1924-2011
He also ran what sounds like a pretty amazing video store in North Hollywood, still being run by his wife and son. I would suggest checking it out if you find yourself in the vicinity.
The Hollywood Reporter has the story. Note that they cite his age as 89; I'm going with the birthdate cited by the IMDB, which isn't always wise. Caveat emptor.
BONUS LINK: here's Mark Evanier to say a bit more about Mr. Brandt.
Posted by Devlin Thompson at 10:58 PM 2 comments
Labels: cartoons, Devlin, Eddie Brandt, RIP, Spike Jones
Attention Ichibaners!
A pledge of $75 gets you the new Ichiban premium (trust me, it's stupid) + a Tim Biskup t-shirt!
Dave Clark Five - Chaquita (mp3)
Posted by Debbie D at 5:33 PM 1 comments
Labels: Debbie D, mp3s, WFMU Marathon
Saturday, February 26, 2011
S.O.S.
WFMU is listener supported radio! All of our DJs are unpaid volunteers. Once a year, we have a two week marathon to raise enough dough to keep operating for one more year. That time is Monday, Feb. 28 - March 13th.. Tune in for all the zany, on air hi jinks on WFMU. Pledges of $15 or more qualify to win fabulous prizes! $75 gets you any DJ premium, including the new Ichiban One-Liners CD. I'll also be live on Fool's Paradise W/ Rex on Saturday March 12th from 1-3 PM est. Give until it hurts. I know I do.
Make a pledge Here!
Slim Harpo - I Need Money ($$$)
Posted by Debbie D at 2:11 PM 4 comments
Labels: Debbie D, mp3s, WFMU Marathon
Friday, February 25, 2011
A Pair Of Empty Sleeves (MP3)
Blaine Smith - A Pair Of Empty Sleeves (2:52)
Blaine Smith serves up an extremely mournful tale of a soldier who returns home from war with a mangled body only to find that his sweetheart's love for him has not survived their separation. This one's probably not for the squeamish.
The Bluebonnet label sure was a beautiful thing to behold, though.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
The Blues According To Lightnin' Hopkins
Thanks to pal Jody for bringing this incredible video to our attention. Click here to watch the 1967 film of Lightnin's visit to his hometown in Centerville, Texas.
Update! More Lightnin' from SShark here.
Posted by Debbie D at 9:12 AM 4 comments
Labels: Debbie D, music video
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Recent Additions To The Ichiban New Bin
Frances Burnett - Sweetie (45)
Thanks to Greg O for the dancin' disc. Anybody know anything about Frances Burnett? I'd love to hear more.
Posted by Debbie D at 8:17 PM 2 comments
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Adopt Your Favorite DJ!
Act now to adopt your favorite WFMU DJ! For one low payment of $365 you can adopt Debbie D, Rex, Mr. Fine Wine or Dave the Spazz. Offer expires March 13, 2011. Must like monkeys.
Details here.
Posted by Debbie D at 7:25 PM 2 comments
Labels: Debbie D
On The Air With Greg Cartwright Vol. 3
The Goo Goo Man Of The Hour is Greg Cartwright!!!!! Greg graduated to Studio A for Round 3 of spinning the obscure hits on WFMU's Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban. Don't miss Round 1 and 2.
Big thanks to Greg and all of the Reigning Sound; Lance, Dave, DA and Jason for playing the sold out WFMU benefit at Maxwell's on the heels of playing a sold out show at the Bell House. Join the party by listening to Terre T's archive of the live simulcast. And if you believe in free form radio, support it! We're a dying breed.
DJ Greg O (mp3)
Larry McDowell - Patty, Do You Remember?
John David - Cloudy Sunshine
Jim White - Crying Out Loud
The Ausbon Sisters - Forever And Ever
Dorothy Berry - Crying On My Pillow
Dan Nix - I Know
Jerry Naylor - I Found You
Shake - Chesterfield Blues
Terry Fox - Leave Us Alone
Rick Lancelot - Homeless Heart
Sunliners - Well One
Original Dukes - Ain't About To Lose My Cool
Reperata & The Delrons - Take A Look Around You
Charles Over - Barbara
Gary Stewart - Walk On Boy
The Checkmates - Talk To Me
Georgia Louis - Walk With Me Lord
Tikis - Somebody's Son
Royal Playboys - Goodbye Bo
The Barons - Money Don't Grow On Trees
The Ideals - Cathy's Clown
Henry Lumpkin - Don't Leave Me
Jamie Hurt & The Merriteens - Big Brass Horn
Larry Herman & The Fabulous Prophets - Gertrude
Mr. Wiggles - Home Boy
Pastels - Cause I Love You
John David - Miscount
Don Lee - Biloxi Mississippi
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Posted by Debbie D at 5:19 PM 3 comments
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Louis Armstrong Goes Country
Louis Armstrong - Miller's Cave
Believe it or not, Louis Armstrong really did go country. It happened with the 1970 release of an LP named Louis "Country & Western" Armstrong and from what I can tell from this 45, the experiment produced very enjoyable results. Here's his take on Miller's Cave, a tale of infidelity and retribution that was a huge hit for Hank Snow in 1960.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene
Watch this Amazing doc about DC "shock jock" Petey Greene on PBS. Available online until February 22!
Go!
Posted by Debbie D at 10:44 AM 1 comments
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Guitar Lightnin' Lee
Our pal Todd-o-phonic Todd was there too. I remember because we looked at each other while the show was going on with that look that says "are you effin' kidding me?" I also remember because he yelled a lot and tried to shimmy up one of the cables that held up the tent that hung over the patio and got admonished by House of Blues security. Anyway, reached out to for a blurb from a nightlife tastemaker, Todd had this to say:
"Guitar Lightnin' Lee truly captures lightnin' in a bottle, as long as it's a whiskey bottle. Mix up Chuck Berry, Jimmy Reed and a good chunk of old fashioned New Orleans hoodoo and you've got the musical equivalent of Razzles. Is it rock'n'roll? Blues? R'n'B? I don't know...all I know is....IT SPLITS MY MIND WIDE OPEN!!!"
Hells yeah!
And now you jaded New Yorkers have a chance to get some for yourself.
Thursday February 17th: Live on Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock on the mighty WFMU, noon to 3 PM
Thursday February 17th: Lakeside Lounge, NYC
Friday February 18th: The Bell House, Brooklyn. Opening for the Reigning Sound, who feature our own DA the DJ on keyboards and friend of the Ichiban Greg Cartwright (Oblivians, Compulsive Gamblers, Parting Gifts), who is the best songwriter we have on the planet right now. The Reigning Sound put on a scorching live show and I imagine they will step it up an extra notch when they have to follow Guitar Lightnin'! Also on the bill: Detroit's The Sights.
Saturday February 19th: Maxwell's, Hoboken NJ
Sunday February 20th: Trash Bar, Brooklyn NY
Here are two tunes that I ripped from the double 7" single I got after that show in New Orleans. Purchase it here, buy the self-released CDR here or buy them at one of these shows. The 7" features Antoine Domino III on piano! Yes, that is who you think it is. These are posted to give you a taste of what a treat you're in for. Buy the damn record and/or CD, ya freeloaders.
Guitar Lightnin' Lee and his Thunder Band:
Going To Amsterdam
Mississippi Alabama Bound
Posted by Matt Fiveash at 1:00 PM 3 comments
Labels: Guitar Lightnin' Lee, Matt Fiveash
Monday, February 14, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
"THE LORD GAVE THEM TO ME FOR A SPECIAL REASON."
Posted by sshark at 2:22 AM 0 comments
Labels: SSHARK
Saturday, February 12, 2011
That Don't Make No Sense No. 1: 'Ling Ting Tong' — Chinatown, My Chinatown?
In this ongoing series, we shall explore the incongruities, illogic and idiocy to be found in many of our favorite songs.
The Five Keys announced themselves as the progenitors of "wok 'n' roll" with "Ling Ting Tong," their Top 5 R& B smash from 1955. This work of proto-doo-wop vocal harmony from Column A, coupled with a lyrical penchant for exoticism from Column B, became the recipe for a veritable pupu platter's worth of "chop suey rock" singles to follow.
And while one shouldn't have much of an expectation that a quintet of R&B slingers from Newport News, Va., would be Geography Bee champs, their curious knowledge of matters of a municipal nature can only be called, for lack of a better word, inscrutable.
Just take in the opening lines of "Ling Ting Tong" (okay, to be precise, the first words that are actually delivered in English, following the beautiful nonsense of "Tie-sa-mokum-boo-dye-ay/Tie-sa-mokum-boo"), and make sure to have your favorite head-scratching finger poised and at the ready:
I went to Chinatown
Way back in Old Hong Kong
To get some Egg Foo Yung
And then i heard a gong
Now, this author can't claim to be an absolute expert on provincial affairs as they pertain to Sino-British colonialism in the 19th and 20th centuries, but under what line of reasoning would someone presume that Hong Kong has its own Chinatown? That would be akin to singing about picking up a couple of scoops of gelato in Rome's Little Italy!
Why, the whole thing makes me throw my hands up and exclaim, "That don't make no sense!"
Posted by Gaylord Fields at 4:10 PM 11 comments
Labels: Gaylord Fields, music video, That Don't Make No Sense
Learn To Dance In 12 Easy Videos!
Posted by Debbie D at 2:05 PM 0 comments
Labels: Debbie D, music video
Friday, February 11, 2011
Viet Nam '66
Gene Hatton & The Randells - Viet Nam "66"
I don't want to be too much of a spoiler, but I can tell you this much: Gene Hatton has a very tragic tale to tell.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Eefin-anny Monkey
Rolf Harris teaches his chimp to eef. I swear I'm not making this up. Thanks to Jay Wade Edwards for bringing this astonishing clip to my attention.
What's an Eefin-anny Monkey? It's the title of one of the many eeefin' tracks that can be heard over on this Beware Of The Blog post, which will tell you all you need to know about eeephin'.
Posted by Greg G at 3:57 PM 0 comments
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011
I'm From Georgia, That's All
Not that I'm defensive about it or anything.
Denny Peltier - I'm From Georgia, That's All (2:10)
Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Posted by Debbie D at 6:29 PM 2 comments
Labels: Debbie D, movies, Russ Meyer
Friday, February 4, 2011
Live Music Show
Here's another Live Music Show I put together for Network Awesome. This time featuring rockers on sit-coms. The Beau Brummelstones, Sacred Cows, The Gories, The Honeybees, Standells, etc!! Be sure to look for a cameo of Phil Spector on I Dream Of Jeannie w/ Boyce & Hart! And Leslie Gore on Batman!
Also showing today, Twilight Show, Talk Show, Spiderman, You Bet Your Life and The Naked Kiss!!
Don't miss the archive section for more TV greatness!!
Posted by Debbie D at 9:27 AM 2 comments
Labels: Debbie, music video