CHANGE at last!

Finally....a new president, a new direction, a new promise.

How messed up do you think W. feels since this whole election has been run on the platform of "Change"...from both parties!

Well...to celebrate, here's a couple songs from "Future Soundtrack Of America", a rallying CD put out during the LAST election, but the fact that it is called "Future Soundtrack" is rather prophetic, huh??

Anyhow...here's OK Go with "This Will Be Our Year":



and David Byrne with "Ain't Got So Far To Go":


We've made it far..but there's still work to be done!

RUHtf Gem: "Freakout U.S.A".....Rebellion, Man!

Alright...this is a wild one. This was put out by a K-Tel type company that takes the latest teen trend, gets together some musicians and writes some songs mimicing the trend to cash-in. This is pretty blatant with the farfisa organs, hammonds, and fuzz boxes. We'll call it "psychsploitation".

Throw in a couple covers, and you got yourself an album that stands up to the man....put out by the man!

Sorry for the buzzing...just pretend you took the bad acid.

Side 1
Freakout U.S.A. - The Aftermath (M. Curb)
Psychotic Reaction - The Hands of Time (Ellner, Chaney, Atkison, Byrne, Michalski)
Yellow Pill - Mom's Boys (Beckner, Hector, Martin, McClain, Wibier)
Poisons in My Body - International Theatre Foundation (M. Cohen)
I'm Losing It - The Glass Family (Parrett, Lamont)

Side 2
Up and Down - Mom's Boys (Beckner, Hector, Martin, McClain, Wibier)
Season of the Witch - The Mugwumps (Donovan)
Number 1 Lover - Everybody's Children (J. Capps, M. Jay)
Don't Try to Crawl Back - Jesters (Pittman, Fredrickson Jr.)
I Like the Way You Freakout - The Hands of Time (H. Hatcher)

Black Cab Sessions

Alright...this isn't terribly rare, as it is a site on the web. However, it is probably something not many people know of. It's Death Cab For Cutie's Black Cab Sessions. They take a musician, put 'em in a cab, and video them performing a song. I'm hooked with this one, and thought I would share:



that's as cool as this one, from my You Tube site:



To see more Black Cab Sessions, go here

Stealing America - Watch This

This is a shocking film..please watch:


STEALING AMERICA: Vote by Vote from Concentric Media on Vimeo.

RUHtf rarities & B-sides: Swamp Zombies

A couple months ago, I posted some covers by the great OC locals, the Swamp Zombies (here). I've got quite a few unreleased and b-sides from them, so i'll be sporadically posting them. Sorry for my absence. I don't just want to send this blog off without putting in time and effort...but life gets in the way. I've got a lot of great stuff on deck, so bear with me..and subscribe and you don't even need to consciously visit..when I post, it'll come in your e-box.

Now...I give you a 4-pack from the Swamp Zombies rarities:

Everglades:


Fire and Dogs:


Temecula:


Matador:

Camp Freddy for your 'Pod - The Hilfiger Sessions

Well, sadly, Freddy is off the airwaves, but they can live on in your ipod thanks to me. Here I have their Hilfiger sessions to listen to, or you can download the whole folder with separate tracks here (right click, or ctrl-click). Don't worry...the songs don't start right away. I got a little lazy just to get 'em up.

Photo from Wendy Bird Fotos

Here's the tracks:

Cheap Trick's Hello There:


Sweet Jane:


Pinball Wizard:


She Sells Sanctuary:


Whole Lotta Love:


Ziggy Stardust

Bangladesh, side 5

"A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" (Bob Dylan) – 5:44
"It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" (Bob Dylan) – 3:07
"Blowin' in the Wind" (Bob Dylan) – 4:07
"Mr. Tambourine Man" (Bob Dylan) – 4:45
"Just Like a Woman" (Bob Dylan) – 4:49