Great song by a great band, let’s kick up the holiday spirit around here, ya think?
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Tell Me Why, Norah
So nice.
… Read the restIt’s Just About Time To Hide Away
Great version of one of my favorite Stones songs, just voice and guitar:
… Read the restFun! Nasty Fun!
Cut Me Some Slack – McCartney Nirvana
Famous band loses famous singer and breaks up. 20 years pass. More-famous singer is invited to work out a new song and jam, see what happens. This happens. Good stuff.
… Read the restRaindrops
One of my favorite pieces from my favorite classical composer, performed admirably by this young fella Yundi.
Welcome To New Orleans
Great but short concert from The Meters in 1980 with some cool interview clips.
Still Ain’t Got What I Want
Power of music.
… Read the restWater Works
Witness the awesome power of music. Tissue please.
… Read the restLike A Bird Without A Song
Great song, great talent.
We Will See What The Digital Age Has In Store For Us
Records, record stores, record sales … it’s all gone.
It’s up to the young musicians to try an’ figure it out.
There’s no money in it. There’s no record companies.
It’s free! You can download it. Nobody gets paid, so … Read the rest
Another Good Funk Doc
This one is from the BBC, circa 2014. It’s hard to summarize something as huge and outstanding as funk in 1 hour, but they give it a shot. Lots of good footage and interviews here:
I Won’t Be Hasty Girl
Living In The Fastlane
Cool combo of Joe Walsh and Billy Gibbons doing one of Joe’s classics, getting ready for the weekend.
Have fun, go fast when appropriate, but not too fast.
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Start All Over Again
The music of the late great Peter Tosh helped get me through a tough 2015. Great writing, and such a strong voice for change. Beloved as a great man. Murdered in his own home by a guy he was putting … Read the rest
The Funk Professor – Bootsy Get Live
Believe it or not Bootsy is touring the states and you gotta see the man to be the man. Check your local listings and don’t miss this show if it comes within 400 miles of you.
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A Funk Diamond
Holy hell – outstanding footage of Sly & The Family Stone version II from 1973. This is like pure mineral right here, a funk diamond.
He’s A God In An Alcove
Wanna mess with these guys?
Great song from their first album:
8:00 in, God In An Alcove is awesome.… Read the rest