Captain Beefheart

Came home from Oslo to hear that Don Van Vliet had died. His music was amazing and if you never saw his paintings, likewise.



From the Old Grey Whistle Test - Upon The My Oh My (1974):



From his last ever album, back in the eighties - Ice Cream For Crow:



Wonderfully weird observations on the man, with the man:




And finally, check out his paintings, here at the Captain Beefheart Radar Station website

Fugazi - Turnover 1991

This band were just always so good on record in the late Eighties, early nineties, but I never got to see them live, which is a big shame - just a great band and I never saw this video before, so makes up for never seeing them (well just a little bit)...

Update (28 Nov 2011): Fugazi have just released a massive archive of live recordings which the band have made over the years - the recordings are mostly taken from the mixing desks at all their gigs and thrown in an 'archive' (cupboard under the stairs). I've listened to a few tracks from these and they sound pretty good quality, considering they were all taken from tapes. The recordings can be had for a nominal sum (1-5 dollars US). Here is the link to that news from Dischord:

Fugazi to launch Live Series on December 1st 2011 News link.

Fugazi Live Series link

New J. Mascis free tune.....

Taken from upcoming acoustic solo album from J Mascis entitled: Several Shades Of Why. Here's a free song from the mind of Dinosaur Jr, Deep Wound & Witch frontman & drummer, J Mascis

And just to remind you how awesome Witch are:

Y Niwl

Corker of a tune from Y Niwl, who also have a new album out tomorrow see www.YNiwl.com:

Archive of John Peel's Festive Fifty shows since 1978 - awesome

http://www.30242b.net/JP_FF_index.html

Gemma Ray In Session

Gemma Ray recorded these 2 cover versions (Put A Bolt In The Door & Ghost On The Highway) for Le Cargo





"Shot and edited by Mickaël Adamadorassy for Le Cargo! (http://lecargo.org)
More on Gemma Ray : http://gemmaray.bandcamp.com/

P.S. : the beautiful guitar she's using was given to her by Jon Spencer."

Swervedriver from the 90's on MTV's 120 minutes - at their best...

Swervedriver from the 90's on MTV's 120 minutes - at their best...

Entirely appropriate listen this morning!

Mogwai - HARDCORE WILL NEVER DIE, BUT YOU WILL

Mogwai's new album, coming out in February (14th 2011) on Rock Action Records in UK (US will be on Sub Pop).

Get full details here: Mogwai.co.uk

Here's free track Rano Pano from it:

Japandroids

Japandroids rocking it up in session for a Seattle Radio station...