So after Kostas’ wonderful Lou Reed profile we will sign off the day with a recommendation from our Chris Frántz ( you know the drummer! ) who says: "Good Night From The Drummer, My Friends. Sleep Tight."
Lou Reed - Goodnight Ladies [Transformer]
Thursday, October 15, 2026
The Doors - When The Music's Over (Live At the Isle Of Wight 1970)
The Doors - When The Music's Over (Live At the Isle Of Wight 1970)
Mo’ Mickey . . . . but wildest!
Mickey Baker "But Wildest" 2010
...In the early and mid-'50s, he did countless sessions for Atlantic, King, RCA, Decca, and OKeh, playing on such classics as the Drifters' "Money Honey" and "Such a Night," Joe Turner's "Shake, Rattle & Roll," Ruth Brown's "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean," and Big Maybelle's "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On." He also released a few singles under his own name, and made a Latin jazz-tinged solo album, Guitar Mambo...to be continued... - by Richie Unterberger
track listing:
1 Rib Joint - Mickey Baker 2 After Hours Swing - Mickey Baker 3 Tishomingo - Mickey Baker 4 Back Room Rock - Mickey Baker 5 Midnight Hours [Larry Dale Vocal] - Larry Dale w/Mickey Baker 6 Please Tell Me [Larry Dale Vocal] - Larry Dale w/Mickey Baker 7 Juke Joint - Mickey Baker 8 Ain't No Strain - Mickey Baker 9 Bar-B-Q Sauce - Mickey Baker 10 My Baby's Gone Away [Eddie Riff Vocal] - Eddie Riff w/Mickey Baker 11 Ain't That Lovin' You Baby [Eddie Riff Vocal] - Eddie Riff w/Mickey Baker 12 Rib Joint #2 - Mickey Baker 13 Roll 'Em Sam - Mickey Baker 14 Sammy Sings The Blues [Sam Price Vocal] - Sam Price w/Mickey Baker 15 Kansas City Boogie Woogie Stomp - Mickey Baker 16 Levee - Mickey Baker 17 Wee Hours - Mickey Baker 18 Boogie Woogie Slop - Mickey Baker 19 Chicken Strut - Mickey Baker 20 Boogie Cha Cha - Mickey Baker 21 New Orleans Blues - Mickey Baker 22 The Saints' Boogie - Mickey Baker 23 River Boat Dock - Mickey Baker 24 No Good Lover - Mickey & Sylvia 25 Blue Drag - Mickey Baker 26 Honky Tonk Caboose - Mickey Baker 27 Pack Up And Boogie - Mickey Baker
TWILIGHTZONE
Lou Reed: Original Album Classics + Rock 'n' Roll Animal 1974 + Street Hassle 1978 + The Blue Mask 1982 | URBANASPIRINES A KOSTAS SPECIAL [of course!]
A KOSTAS SPECIAL
[of course!]
Kostas says: "Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the guitarist, lead singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. While he flirted with mainstream success between 1970 (when he left the Velvet Underground) and 2013 (when he succumbed to liver disease), he most often played to a large cult following that only occasionally expanded into mainstream visibility. However, his songwriting -- unusually literate and often embracing themes that flouted society's conventions, especially in terms of drugs and sex -- broke fresh ground that other artists would follow, and his willingness to confront his audience made him a vitally important precursor to the punk revolution of the mid- to late '70s. “
His eponymous solo debut, Lou Reed, was released in January 1972, with members of Yes in the line-up. Success came when David Bowie and Mick Ronson produced his next album Transformer.
It included the songs "Walk on the Wild Side," "Perfect Day", and "Satellite of Love." An important album for the LGBT community, Transformer put Reed on the map. However, the fame that came with it worsened his pre-existing alcoholism. He released his next album, the bleak story cycle titled Berlin and produced by Bob Ezrin, in 1973. The album was trashed by rock critics, frustrating Reed. Subsequent years saw opinion on the album slowly change, and the record is now considered one of Reed's major works.
- Lou Reed - The Raven on Urban Aspirines HERE
PLAY IT F***ING LOUD!
window rattlingly loud!
We once lived in an apartment over an alcoholic neighbour who insisted upon playing Bat out of Hell depressingly loud every time he got drunk at all and any time of day or night until one day I had had enough and turn my little Leak .1 valve amp Goldring deck, (built like a Russian Tank! Thanks Andy!) and BIG Wharfedale sound system speakers face down onto the carpet and turned this
RIGHT UP
never heard another squeak outta him!!
WORKED WONDERS
Thanks Uncle Lou!
The Velvet Underground - I’m Set Free | HERBERG DE KELDER
another from albums bought when they came out . . . . . . .
“I’ve been set free and I’ve been bound
Let me tell you people
What I found
I saw my head laughing
Rolling on the ground”
Let me tell you people
What I found
I saw my head laughing
Rolling on the ground”
I’m Set Free by The Velvet Underground
HERBERG DE KELDER
Billy Strings - Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, 2-18-2021 | Albums That Should Exist
Is this a first? Think so! our first Billy Strings boot . . . . . !!!
Billy Strings - Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, 2-18-2021
Strings occupies an unusual spot in terms of musical styles. He is typically called a bluegrass artist, and there is definitely a heavy aspect of that in his music. His father was a bluegrass musician and he developed a love for that kind of music from an early age. But he also grew to love rock and even heavy metal, and played in those kinds of bands as a teenager.
He especially has found an audience with fans of "jam band" music, for instance sometimes playing entire concerts of Grateful Dead covers. Consider that when he got married in 2023, Trey Anastasio of Phish, Les Claypool of Primus, and Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead played at the marriage reception. That's not what you'd expect of a typical bluegrass musician!
And while this concert contains a lot of bluegrass songs, it also contains some left field choices, such as a cover of "Dark Star," probably the Grateful Dead's most praised psychedelic jam song, as well as "Bird Song," also by the Dead. Most of the rest of the songs are originals, except for "Home of the Red Fox," "Ole Slewfoot," "Sorrow Is a Highway," "Dusty Miller," and "Takin' a Slow Train."
Note that this concert took place during the social distancing phase of the Covid pandemic. So, while it took place in the Capitol Theatre, the venue was entirely empty. That's why there's no audience response at the ends of songs.
Here's his Wikipedia entry if you want to know more:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Strings
This album is an hour and 58 minutes long.
01 The Fire on My Tongue (Billy Strings)
02 talk (Billy Strings)
03 In the Morning Light (Billy Strings)
04 talk (Billy Strings)
05 Long Forgotten Dream (Billy Strings)
06 Bird Song (Billy Strings)
07 talk (Billy Strings)
08 While I'm Waiting Here (Billy Strings)
09 talk (Billy Strings)
10 Home of the Red Fox [Instrumental] (Billy Strings)
11 Ole Slewfoot (Billy Strings)
12 talk (Billy Strings)
13 Sorrow Is a Highway (Billy Strings)
14 talk (Billy Strings)
15 Everything's the Same (Billy Strings)
16 talk (Billy Strings)
17 Must Be Seven (Billy Strings)
18 talk (Billy Strings)
19 Dusty Miller [Instrumental] (Billy Strings)
20 Dark Star (Billy Strings)
21 Love and Regret (Billy Strings)
22 Dark Star [Reprise] (Billy Strings)
23 talk (Billy Strings)
24 Takin' a Slow Train (Billy Strings)
25 Love like Me (Billy Strings)
26 talk (Billy Strings)
27 Pyramid Country [Instrumental] (Billy Strings)
28 Hide and Seek (Billy Strings)
29 talk (Billy Strings)
The cover image shows Billy performing at the Capitol Theatre in February 2021, but on a different date. It's from February 23, 2021, a few days after this concert.
Forest - The Midnight Hanging of a Runaway Serf [Full Circle] | jt1674
. . . . and I can see why TM posted this one right next to the Mike Heron . . .
Mike Heron - Flowers of The Forst [Smiling Men With Bad Reputations] | jt1674
from a favourite album . . . regularly in my top ten and always my top 30
Rory Gallagher appearing on the Old Grey Whistle Test on July 19, 1975 intro by Bob ‘Bomber’ Harris
Rory Gallagher appearing on the Old Grey Whistle Test on July 19, 1975
intro by Bob ‘Bomber’ Harris
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