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When Merely Stating the Ideas Obama Put Forth Would Have Gotten You Killed
Excellent inauguration yesterday. Say what you will about American politics but we’ve kept this democracy going for 200+ years, without a single violent handover or uprising. We call it the “grand experiment”, and boy is it frustrating living in this … Read the rest
A Message To You – The Specials Live in the 21st Century
How cool, The Specials are back! ?What a great record these dudes put out, all time classic.
The Specials – A Message To You, Rudy (Jimmy… by HightowerAndJones
… No Lip Pt II – Thank you / Sly & the Family Stone LIVE!
… The Mothership Lands in Erotic City – P-Funk Cover a Classic
1, 2, 3, 4 Cmon’ Yall Whatchu Waitin For?
One of my favorite producers takes on a classic and I kinda dig it, let it roll for a bit and it warms up nice. Fight the ADHD and let it roll for a few. This is Automator! Messing with … Read the rest
The Great Lee Scratch Perry Tellin The Truth
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… Super Duper J Baby – Junie Drops Some Funk
Another WFNK theme song, the great Jesse, aka Super J from the 90’s version of this site, you still out there in the interair man?
Go Go All The Way Live With Chuck Berry
Not everyone lip-syncs on Soul Train!
Honorable mention to the guitar players boots. Quality!… Read the rest
Coo Coo Ca Choo – The Flaming Lips Freak The Beatles
The Flaming Lips spaz out on a Beatles classic:
… Read the restTwo Time Slim Hunting For Trouble – Rare Snatch & The Poontangs
Mr. Electric Blue Sky – ELO Live for TV
Early In The Morning – Gap Band Do It Live
Well almost live – can you imagine if everyone booked on Soul Train did 20 minutes live, as opposed to 5 minutes of lip-syncing?
Oh well. Here’s the Wilson Bros wiggling their way through the classic “Early In The Morning”.… Read the rest
WFNK Theme – Push The Button
A common jam around the WFNK office as we live through this funky computer age with the groundbreaking Newcleus:
… Read the restRevive Rock With Polyphonic Spree’s Nirvana Cover
Racists and Haters Posting Everywhere – The New Red Scare
Is the internet more racist these days?
Feels like it. I can’t read a single story about anything current without racist, ignorant comments blaming it on Obama the muslim and his lazy no good supporters.
I think it’s because everyone … Read the rest
Sparkle City – Shuggie Otis Live in 2012!
He’s back! Shuggie has a band together and they’ve been playing around the globe in ’12 and ’13.
The man plays a mean guitar and has some amazing, underrated material. Here he is in France a couple months back:
… Read the restHidden Treasures – Mary’s Danish
Almost completely ignored 90’s band Mary’s Danish just grabs me every time I hear them. They had the hard to describe sound, unconventional lineup and the bad record deal to help determine their fate.
They disappeared without a trace beyond … Read the rest