Category Archives: Music

Music Du Jour: Delbert McClinton

Paleo Retiree writes: Back at my other blog I wrote a posting about the genius of Delbert.

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Music Du Jour: Otis Redding & Friends Stax/Volt Revue in Norway, 1967

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Sir Barken’s Vinyl Review

Sir Barken Hyena writes: Lately at Casa Barken, where the rattlesnakes bask in the blinding sun, we’ve had the platters spinning like a veritable Martian invasion of frisbees. Here’s a sampling of some of the aural delights, with an 80’s … Continue reading

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Music Du Jour: Traffic

Paleo Retiree writes: The English rock band Traffic formed during the druggiest of the drug years of the mid and late ’60s and, probably not coincidentally, experienced a super-checkered history, with members joining up and falling out, substance-abuse problems, ego … Continue reading

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Dance Number Du Jour

Paleo Retiree writes: I think it’s safe to say that a sizable majority of the people who post here are big fans of Cyd Charisse (born Tula Ellice Finklea in Amarillo, Texas). Has there ever been another performer so poised yet … Continue reading

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Music Du Jour: James McMurtry

Paleo Retiree writes: One of the commenters on the clip writes “Bo Diddley meets Bob Dylan,” and I certainly can’t do any better than that. Related I get more lit fict-style pleasure out of McMurtry’s music than I do out … Continue reading

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Krautrock

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Bargain Bin Vinyl Du Jour

Blowhard, Esq. writes: One of the nice consequences of the vinyl resurgence is that, as people sell their old collections, there’s a lot of cheap stock out there. For every coveted first pressing of a hip Miles Davis album there’s 500 copies … Continue reading

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The Genius of Sheffield: Cabaret Voltaire’s Richard H. Kirk

Sir Barken Hyena writes: It’s interesting how some artists can be enormously influential yet elude public notice, while other lesser types take the spotlight with borrowed ideas. Richard H. Kirk ranks high on that list, but that’s probably just where … Continue reading

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Keef on a Work Break

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The Rolling Stones, 1972 Click on the image to enlarge.

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