GOT KIDS?

Here's a great site with some vintage kids records my little shorty is diggin these days. But I must say, as an adult...these are still pretty cool today.

PEANUTS

1960 WAS A FINE VINTAGE

The intestines of my 1960 Gibsonette

Russian Circles - Station

Russian Circles is a three piece instrumental rock/metal band from Chicago. Similar to fellow Chicago residents Pelican, Russian Circles play epic, sprawling music which runs the gamut of heavy discordant metal, to soft delicate passages. They are also known for their energetic live shows, which include tours with Minus the Bear, Chin Up Chin Up, Mono, and Pelican as well as an appearance at the 2006 SXSW.[1]. They were also the opening band for Tool while playing in the United Kingdom for their 2007 tour. Formed in late 2004 by guitarist Mike Sullivan and bassist Colin DeKuiper (both formerly of another instrumental band Dakota/Dakota) they quickly recruited Dave Turncrantz, formerly of St. Louis band Riddle of Steel. When performing live, the band is noted for being able to replicate and even expand upon their recorded material through Sullivan and DeKuiper's use of sampling and loop pedals.

In the autumn of 2007, it was announced that the band had parted ways with Colin DeKuiper. As a result, the bass tracks on their new album, titled Station, will be handled by ex-Botch/These Arms Are Snakes bass player Brian Cook

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Electric Magic - Volume One

Thanks to Marcel Krusher for this gem dig find. A nice platter of psyche riffage for your ears.

German web-zine Generated X proudly presents Electric Magic - Volume One In cooperation with various labels and bands, among them names like Buzzville and Bad Afro, we are proud to present our first download-sampler, Electric Magic.

ELECTRIC MAGIC - vol.1



01. Cortez - The High Life (from "Thunder In A Forgotten Town", Buzzville, 2008)
02. Kaross - Shovel (from "Molossus", Eastground, 2007)
03. The Setting Son - In A Certain Way (from "The Setting Son", Bad Afro, 2007)
04. SEID - Swamp Doom (from "Creatures Of The Underworld", Sulatron, 2006)
05. Fuzz Manta - On The Edge (from "On The Edge" Demo E.P., selfreleased, 2007)
06. Ahkmed - T=0 (from "In Your Neck Of The Dying Woods" E.P., Hoodoo Productions, 2005)
07. Graveyard - Evil Ways (from "Graveyard", Transubstans, 2007)
08. Mojo Jazz Mob - Plasma Junge (from "Pacific Daybreak Broken Nights", Swamp Room, 2007)
09. Skywise - Magic Lantern (from "Give The Devil His Brew", Dogstar, 2004)
10. The Magnificent Brotherhood - Cracker (from "The Magnificent Brotherhood", Magnificent Music, 2008)
11. Pater Nembrot - E¥Permesso? (from "Mandria" E.P., Atomic Records, 2007)
12. 1000mods - Boor (from "Blank Reality" E.P., selfreleased, 2006)
13. Astrid Prˆll - Prˆll 2 (from "Astrid Prˆll", Noisex, 2006)
14. Deville - Come Heavy Sleep (from "Come Heavy Sleep, Buzzville, 2008)

Magic

The Black Angels - Directions To See A Ghost (2008)

A psychedelic rock band from Austin, Texas, formed in May 2004. Their name derives from the Velvet Underground song "The Black Angel's Death Song".

Friday, August 5th 2007, they played at Lollapalooza in Chicago. Among other venues, they have played at SXSW 2006 & 2008 and All Tomorrow's Parties 2008.

The group's debut LP Passover was generally well received in the underground independent rock community and was noted for its dark tones and lyrical content. A review of the Black Angels album Passover described them as "Walking in the shadows cast by Spacemen 3 and Spiritualized mastermind Jason Pierce" and compared them to The Warlocks reminiscent of both The Velvet Underground and the 13th Floor Elevators. The band's icon is a stylized/high-contrast image of Nico.

GREAT RECORDING - DON"T MISS THIS - wino

FILE UNDER:
Velevet Underground, Jesus and Mary Chain, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club,
Pink Floyd, The Dandy Warhols.

The Black Angels

THANX!

First off ...I want to thank all the Mud readers for the kind words. THANK YOU.

I've been getting a lot of requests lately to re-up dead links from the archives. Not too sound lazy, but the time I get to spend on the blog is limited. Also, the fact that there are "link killers" out there in full force these days, doesn't really motivate me. It seems they kill links pretty quick now. But if I do get some down time, I'll try and fill the the requests. If I do, I'll just "re-up" a new post. I won't be updating the dead links.

So thanks again for reading. - Wino's house

Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly

For the ladies of Mud.

Well I guess It's been awhile since I posted a recording for the ladies who read this blog. Here's Mazzy Star, an American dream pop band. Rooted in the California Paisley Underground movement of the 1980s. Hope Sandoval on vocals and David Roback on guitar and vocals.

Roback (guitar), along with his brother Steve, was one of the main architects of leading Los Angeles psychedelic revival band, the Rain Parade in the 80's.

This is not for everyone, but I think the ladies will like it. File under Dream Pop, Psychedelic Folk, Psychedelic Rock...and hey...my 6 year old daughter loves the vocals...(a good sign I guess)

FOR THE WOMEN. ENJOY!

STARR

The Black Keys - Attack and Release (2008)

The Black Keys are a blues-rock duo consisting of Dan Auerbach (vocals and guitar) and Patrick Carney (drums) from Akron, Ohio.

Disc Review
THE BLACK KEYS
Attack & Release Rating: NNNNN
Tim Perlich

When Jack White hears this amazing Danger Mouse-produced recording by the Black Keys, he’ll thank his lucky stars he’s got the Raconteurs to fall back on, because Attack & Release has just rendered the White Stripes completely irrelevant.

Any concerns that the Gnarls Barkley braintrust might adversely affect the riotously raw blues-rock sound cultivated by the Akron duo of Daniel Auerbach and Patrick Carney are unfounded. The gutbucket grittiness is still there, but the Black Keys are working with a much more evolved sense of song structure, dynamics, time, tension and texture, which enables them to update classic R&B and blues in creative ways while maintaining the essential Black Keys thrust.

What’s most impressive about Attack & Release is how they’ve raised their vocal and compositional game in accord with the sonic enhancements, bringing an unexpected poignancy to their earthy funkiness. Every track is a stunner. - Tim Perlich

Albums

* The Big Come Up (2002) Alive Records
* Thickfreakness (2003) Fat Possum Records
* Rubber Factory (2004) Fat Possum Records
* Magic Potion (2006) Nonesuch Records
* Attack & Release (2008) Nonesuch Records

Attack & Release

Howard Stern Show (2/12/2007 )

A great interview with the Former Lynyrd Skynyrd Drummer Artimus Pyle. He talks in detail about the plane crash that killed members of the band.


The Howard Stern Radio Show
2/12/2007
56kbps mp3
Commercial Free
4 hours, 57 minutes
118 mb


* The Howard Stern, Howard K. Stern Confusion.
* Grammy Award And More Anna Nicole Smith Discussions.
* Howard Changing His Name To ''The Howard.''
* Former Lynyrd Skynyrd Drummer Artimus Pyle Visits.
* Various Discussions And A New Jack And Rod Show.
* Grammy Award Discussions.
* Jeff The Drunk Jobless Again.
* Comedian Craig Gass Visits.
* Donald Trump Calls In.
* Name Dropping With Craig Gass.
* Howard 100 News And Wrap-Up Show Previews.
* And Finally...

PART 1
PART 2

Charles Bukowski - 90 Minutes in Hell (1966)

Thanks to GP2 for this find.

Recorded in 1966 and issued on Steve Richmond's Earth Records in 1977.
There were supposedly 500 copies, but most people think that's an overestimate.

Bukowski reads segments from his books and has a few other rants as well. Its easy to suspect when listening to these recordings that the man was quite drunk when he made them. A real collectors item.

Tracklist:


Buffalo Hill
A little atomic bomb
The Hairy Hairy Test
An action afternoon
Finish
No Charge
Love is a piece of paper torn to bits
Song for Sadists Without a Place to Sit Down
Genius of the Crowd
Their Finest Art
Experience
May Make Paris Yet
Men and the Sun
The Japanese Wife/Bukowski Still at It
Freedom
True Story
The Report

BUK