allan gibbons

30 year veteran shaper Alan Gibbons has left his ghost shaping gig and is concentrating on shaping custom surfboards full time. He has a new website up: -via surfy surfy- eyes on the future... http://www.allangibbons.com/

the source

A great funky version of "Manteca" on this LP, recorded in Paris in 1973 with an all-star sextet incl. Kenny Drew, Kenny Clarke, Johnny Griffin & the Cuban percussionist Humberto Canto. A1 Manteca 13:30 Written-By - Dizzy Gillespie A2 Alone Together 5:26 Written-By - A. Schwartz* , H. Dietz* B1 Brother "K" 9:27 Written-By - Dizzy Gillespie B2 Wheatleigh Hall 7:50 Written-By - Dizzy Gillespie Credits Bass - N. H. Ø. Pedersen* Drums - Kenny Clarke Percussion [Tumbas] - Humberto Canto Photography - Jean-Pierre Leloir Piano - Kenny Drew Producer - Arnauld De Froberville Recorded By - Gerhard Lehner Saxophone [Tenor] - Johnny Griffin (tracks: A1, B2) Trumpet - Dizzy Gillespie ...(sorry not the whole thing...)

nuts and balls

The Durutti Column - Live in Bruxelles 13 August 1981

Originally recorded for a radio broadcast, Vini Reilly is joined by Bruce Mitchell on drums for this live set of mostly new material. The concert is a good snapshot of a prolific period in the group's history, and shows another side of some of their better work. LTM Performing in an open-air venue a few months before they would record the second Durutti album LC, this concert finds Reilly and Mitchell playing together somewhat tentatively but the result is still enjoyable. Mitchell's style complements Reilly's quite well, adding a nice complexity to the music. They start out a little sluggishly on their first few songs, including an awkward breakdown in the middle of "Jacqueline" that features a drum solo, but they start clicking on "Sketch for Summer." The seldom-performed "Danny" follows nicely here, with the equally excellent "Stains (Useless Body)" and "The Missing Boy" trailing after. The wild and effects-laden "Self Portrait" strays into abstract territory before closing with the appropriately titled, "For Belgian Friends." At 40 minutes or so, it is a relatively short but satisfying set. The biggest downside to this disc is the sound quality. The drums in particular are all over the place, with various pieces of the kit sounding like they were recorded in vastly different environments. Reilly's voice is hit or miss and a microphone falls off his amplifier during the performance, which he attributes to the horrendous PA system and substandard sound technicians in the interview that closes the disc. Still, for a live recording, it doesn't sound terrible either. The nuances of the performance come through fine, and the songs sustain a nice mood throughout . The interview at the end is probably only for the band's strict devotees, but the music more than holds its own even for casual fans. via ... and... here is a link for everything Durutti and free!

post punk jazz impressions

Vinnie Reilly and Grampa Munster

art film

468,200 seals to be killed

Every year, Canada's commercial slaughter of baby harp seals is the largest slaughter of marine mammals in the world. But this year we're witnessing a disaster of a different kind -- climate change is causing the ice to melt rapidly, and hundreds of thousands of baby seals are drowning. Take immediate action to save seals» Harp seals need sea ice to give birth to and nurse their young. Without it, pups can’t survive, and in some places not a single baby seal is left. And here’s what’s worse: The Canadian government is STILL allowing the sealers to slaughter what few surviving pups they can find. On Friday, it announced that it will allow the killing of 468,200 harp, hooded, and grey seals -- a total increase of 80,000 seals from 2010. Please urge Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to call off the slaughter» This year's quota is the highest since the Canadian government set rules on how many seals could be killed, on par with kill levels of the 1950s and 60s when sealers reduced the harp seal population by as much as two-thirds. The overwhelming majority of Canadians want the seal slaughter to end. The government should protect these defenseless animals and stop using tax dollars to prop up a dying industry. Tell Canada to call off the commercial slaughter and spare the seal survivors» very easy and one step sign here

rusty planet

Heartworn Highways Documentary/ Soundtrack

“In 1975, the film Heartworn Highways documented the emerging singer-songwriter scene in Nashville and Austin, capturing intimate performances by artists like Steve Earle and Rodney Crowell while they were still struggling to be heard. 30 years later, we have restored these now historic recordings to their original, unedited length and are making them available for the first time ever, in all of their ragged, whiskey-soaked glory. Featuring the first recordings ever made by Steve Earle, Rodney Crowell and John Hiatt, available for the very first time and previously unreleased acoustic performances by Townes Van Zandt, David Allan Coe, Guy Clark and Steve Young.” – Heartworn Highways. via more 1. L.A. Freeway - Guy Clark 2. "...that's a Lightnin' lick..." [dialogue] 3. Ohoopee River Bottomland - Larry Jon Wilson 4. That Old Time Feeling - Guy Clark 5. "...people condemn whiskey..." [dialogue] 6. Waiting Around To Die - Townes Van Zandt 7. I Still Sing The Old Songs - David Allan Coe 8. Intro 9. Desperadoes Waiting For A Train - Guy Clark 10. Bluebird Wine - Rodney Crowell (with Steve Earle, Guy Clark & Steve Young) 11. Alabama Highway - Steve Young 12. Intro 13. Pancho And Lefty - Townes Van Zandt 14. Texas Cookin' - Guy Clark 15. Charlie's Place - Gamble Rogers 16. The Black Label Blues - Gamble Rogers 17. "...these guards all drive Cadillacs!" [dialogue] 18. River - David Allan Coe 19. One For The One - John Hiatt 20. Darlin' Commit Me - Steve Earle (with John Hiatt) 21. Ballad Of Lavern & Captain Flint - Guy Clark (with Steve Young) 22. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Steve Young 23. The Mercenary Song - Steve Earle 24. "...would you do Elijah's Church?" [dialogue] 25. Elijah's Church - Steve Earle 26. Silent Night - Group Party at Guy Clark's House * Steve Earle - "Mercenary Song" * Rodney Crowell - "Young Girls Hungry Smile" * Richard Dobson - "Forever, For Always, For Certain" * Billy Callery - "Question" * Steve Young - "I'm So Lonesome I Could Die" * Steve Earle & Rodney Crowell - "Stay a Little Longer" * Guy Clark - "Country Morning Music" ...1 ...2 a very young Steve Earle at left. thanks to Mr. Riddlvichenstein

Sack and Blumm 2

Following my post of their sensational self titled debut CD, here's another can't miss missive from one of Germany's finest contemporary bands, the collaboration between underground naif polymath Harald "Sack" Ziegler and Frank "Schultge" Blumm. This compilation culls together their first two singles, a compilation appearance and 28+ minutes of material available no where else. The fact that Sack & Blumm have had their work issued through channels more readily associated with the electronica axis has managed to obscure just how much the doings of this idiosyncratic duo resemble, as mentioned before, the addled toy instrument delicacy of Pascal Comelade and Woo. Teasing tendrils of peculiarity out of delicacy and breeziness is a highly underrated art and these two odd ducks do it so effortlessly and with such evident creative force, I for one am frequently left awestruck. -mutant sounds- ... dig Woo? dig Cluster? wanna be a Kraut? go.

magic wetsuit notions

explain older and new versions of Temple Garment influence in suit design. #2 may have crotch issues. no one thinks of the morman surfer and his needs! #1 could be a RVCA suit? ============= and as the the 7th Day Adventist/ Rainbow Fin Co. marriage.... Do they make there fins on church grounds and get no taxes by religious status? http://www.montereybayacademy.org/campuslife/workprogram.html i find this an unfair advantage to the ones struggling without the breaks. further research coming. enlarge

power lines

A TRIP TO LAGOS

images from Wings in Africa recording Band On The Run. The musical achievement of “Band on the Run” is nearly matched by the amazing story behind its creation. Intrigued with recording abroad in the summer of 1973, McCartney searched for a list of studios around the world. Spotting one in the remote location of Lagos, Nigeria, he became enthralled with the idea of recording in Africa. Days before departure, lead guitarist Henry McCullough and drummer Denny Seiwell quit the band leaving the entire project to the three core members, Paul, his wife Linda McCartney and band-member Denny Laine (along with recording engineer Geoff Emerick). even though images of Paul's stupid smile still make me want to pop him one, i can't deny being a fan of the 1st 2 solo lp's and this one. this lp would be my last of his work i could enjoy. get it in Quadraphonic brilliance a few posts back.

The Notorious Bettie Page soundtrack

i have not seen the movie. looks horrible, although the soundtrack is great. well worth it. By juxtaposing sultry jazz and raunchy R&B with the innocent pop of the '50s, the soundtrack to Marry Harron's The Notorious Bettie Page does a good job of setting the mood for the film, and also reflects how Page was both an icon of underground sexuality and a woman from a religious family (who eventually worked for a time as a Christian missionary). A few of the selections on the album are a little obvious, such as Hank Ballard & the Midnighters' "Sexy Ways" and Esquivel's "Mucha Muchacha," both of which have become musical shorthand for the respectively frank and playful ways that '50 popular music dealt with sex. However, most of the soundtrack is quite eclectic: Charles Mingus' "Love Chant" provides a much subtler, more complex version of sensuality; Jeri Southern's tropical "An Occasional Man" is sweet, sexy, and independent (and, crucially, sung by a woman). Eddy Arnold's "One Kiss Too Many" and Patsy Cline's "Life's Railway to Heaven" reflect Page's Nashville roots, while Art Pepper's "Blues In," Artie Shaw's "I Surrender, Dear," and Julie London's "Gone with the Wind" all lend an impeccable elegance that underscores that The Notorious Bettie Page isn't about tawdriness or exploitation. The excerpts of Mark Suozzo's score are witty without being kitschy, moving from the jazzy bump 'n' grind of "Opening" to "Smut Probe," a striding, brassy number that sends up such '50s G-man themes like "Dragnet." A thoughtfully compiled soundtrack, The Notorious Bettie Page goes a long way toward capturing the contradictions of the '50s and the era's most enduring pinup. -all music- Tracklisting 1. Opening 2. Sexy Ways - Hank Ballard/The Midnighters 3. Blues In - Art Pepper 4. One Kiss Too Many - Eddy Anrold 5. Waiting Room/Nashville Memories 6. Life's Railway to Heaven - Patsy Cline 7. Sashaying on the Sabbath 8. Skokiaan - Perez Prado 9. An Occasional Man - Jeri Southern 10. Jordu - Clifford Brown/Max Roach 11. I Surrender, Dear - Artie Shaw 12. Smut Probe 13. Mucha Muchacha - Esquivel 14. Love Chant - Charles Mingus 15. Dance of the Insects - Jean-Claude Petit 16. Gone With The Wind - Julie London 17. Dress for the Lord 18. Blue Tango - Leroy Anderson 19. (Do You Intend To Put an End To) A Sweet Beginning Like This - Fats Waller ...

sheen

photo; ryan field photo; Dennis Morris

southern liddle splashdown

displacing san diego

5 spots 2 counties in 4 hours

julie

From the laser disc "Julie London Show", with the Bobby Troup Quintet, recorded on May-28-1964 in Japan. same show. note; Bobby Troup was the pianist of the quintet and didn't play in this performance. The other musicians were Joe Burnett (trumpet), Don Bagley (bass), Dewells Barton (drums) and Dennis Budimir (guitar) most recordings of Julie with husband Troup were with Barney Kessell (g) Red Mitchell (bass)....

trump?

from the future

explain

because i loved claudine ...

and did ski very well. (until she killed me) just call me 'Spider'

circles and holes from assorted landings

Mouse on Mars - Iaora Tahiti (1995)

Mouse On Mars, the Duesseldorf-based duo of Andi Toma and Jan Werner, applied the post-rock aesthetics to post-techno music. The pseudo-psychedelic trance of Vulvaland (1994) was unusual mainly because of its tragic, gloomy mood, but Iaora Tahiti (1995) layered elements of dub, jungle, hip-hop inside a shell of warped ambient/cosmic cliches, thus creating a new kind of futurism, one that was not Kraftwerk's paranoia of machines but a very bodily (and current) neurosis. (scaruffi.com) via on Rough Trade & in a Woo world... Stereomission 4:32 Kompod 4:05 Saturday Night Worldcup Fieber 4:19 Schunkel 5:00 Gocard 3:54 Kanu 5:57 Bib 5:59 Schlecktron 4:59 Preprise 1:35 Papa, Antoine 6:51 Omnibuzz 4:33 Hallo 3:59 Die Innere Orange 12:38 ...

the good the bad and the ugly