AN ALMOST TOTALLY ORPHANED RECORDING

MICHAEL YONKERS

A few years ago, this man's drone-psych record, Microminiature Love was reissued by Destijl Records. It was subsequently picked up by Sub Pop and is easily findable on CD.

Not so easy to find is his country record. I only recently discovered its existence. There's a brief blurb on his outdated and crappy offical web site about this record and two others being available from the guy who runs Destijl, but he's probably selling expensive original copies.

This is my favorite song from Michael Lee Yonkers (see how easy it is to go country... just toss Lee into your professional name.)

RADIO CHOPS

I think maybe this will be a weekely thing:
http://rapidshare.de/files/33755230/919.mp3.html

piggleswick folk - teddy bear's picnic
philemon arthur & the dung - kvart i fem
tokens - how nice
simon dupree & the big sound - kites
savage rose - god's little hands
free design - 2000 (a hit song)
thunderclap newman - something in the air
bill withers - harlem
deviants - broken biscuits
susan christie - paint a lady
melanie - lay down
gene pitney - backstage
jeff beck/rod stewart - i've been drinking
kim fowley - strangers from the sky
mouth & macneal - how do you do
parliments - i'll wait
todd rundgren - couldn't i just tell you
bill fay - sind us one of your songs, may
oliver - good morning, starshine
time zone - space walker
arthur russell - this is how we walk on the moon
baal - no god/astaroth

SUNDAY YOUTUBE

Freddie and The Dreamers: just one of the many arguments for a) why the Beatles ruined music and b) why punk rock needed to happen. As far as I know, Freddie stopped doing this dance (cleverly called "The Freddie") soon after this single, but the backup dancers are still doing it in this clip:

THE WINNER OF THE ROUGH RIDER AWARD

Since I can't sleep, here's a song that kept me nervous and terrified as a kid.

Bobby Vee - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes.mp3

DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE PARROT WITH THE HOLE IN HIS HEAD?

listen to hear!

LAWANDA PAGE - MUTHA IS HALF THE WORD.mp3

AN EXPERIEMENT IN FULL LENGTH MIX

via rapidshare: http://rapidshare.de/files/32944135/913.mp3

PECKED BY THE RIGHT HEN
See God's Ark A-Moving
Lee Fields - Rapping With Lee
Lulu - I'm A Tiger
Sparks - England
Exuma - Exuma, The Obeah Man
Stevens & Grdnic - Exotica Massage Parlour
Tony Moon W/ The Aktones - NaCl
The Cramps - Kizmiaz
Tuneful Trolley - I Got You Around
Kitchen Cinq - You'll Be Sorry Someday
Flo & Eddie - Come To My Rescue, Webelos
Dramatics - Get Up And Get Down
Sylvers - Love Me, Love Me Not
Ohio Players - Funky Worm
Stevens & Grdnic - Disco Box Set
5000 Volts - I'm On Fire
Alan Vega - Speedway
Fugs - I Couldn't Get High
Scorpions - I'm Goin' Mad
Sweet - The Juicer
Bee Gees - Ernest Of Being George
Troggs - Maybe The Madmen
Small Faces - Lazy Sunday (sorry about quality)
Bob & Earl - Harlem Shuffle
Marlena Shaw - California Soul
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Get Out (and let me cry)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Clickety Clack

The sun's over the horizon.

While rifling through my car door pockets I came across many neglected CDs damaged from years of prolonged exposure to heat and scratched to oblivion. There was one CD, however, with the words 'UPRIGHT CB GUY' written in faded marker on its yellowed surface that did still play.



As some of you may have guessed the Upright CB = Upright Citizen's Brigade, a sketch comedy show that played on Comedy Central a few years back. The show never impressed me but what did impress me was Brigade member Matt Besser's ability to turn an irritating situation into comedy album gold.

About his comedy record May I Help You [Dumbass]?:

Every day for a year, Matt Besser answered around a dozen "wrong number" phone calls made to his apartment. These strangers believed they were calling a technical support operator in Houston, Texas, but actually they had neglected to dial the 1 before the area code. Instead of instructing his fellow Manhattanites of the honest mistake they had made, he decided to help them with their computer problems and record their phone calls. Just to make sure that what goes around comes around.

And remember, they called him.

My favorite track [I've been attempting to duplicate his impression for a week now]:

Matt Besser - Jimmy Stewart

THEY REALLY TURN ME ON

I believe is the expression.



Just in time for the local temp here to dip into the low 50's, we find Canned Heat rocking out for a bunch of famous "mice."

The Chipmunks & Canned Heat - Christmas Song/Christmas Boogie.mp3

I AM HOME

Lulu - Love Loves To Love.mp3