Rudy & the Gang: “Whatchoo lookin’ at?”
Listen – Can’t Get Enough of You Baby – MP3
Greetings all.
Hey hey hey! Whatup Iron Leggers?
I come to you this evening courtesy of a wholly unexpected burst of energy.
The weekend has been busy, and as I inferred over at Funky16Corners, reality has rudely intruded upon my fantastic little bubble [...]
October 30, 2007
Categories: 45s, Music, garage punk, pop . . Author: funky16corners . Comments: 11 Comments
King of Bubblegum: Joey Levine
Listen – I Enjoy Being a Boy (In Love With You) – MP3
Greetings all.
Welcome to the second collaborative post (is it still a collaboration if I’m responsible for both halves???) between Funky16Corners and Iron Leg.
You can check out Funky16Corners for the explanation about how this particular dual post got started, but [...]
October 24, 2007
Categories: 45s, Culture, Music, garage punk, pop, psychedelia . . Author: funky16corners . Comments: 7 Comments
Southwest F.O.B.
Listen – The Smell of Incense – MP3
Greetings all.
I’m taking advantage of a small, precious bit of quiet time this morning to get a song posted.
This post ought to be subtitled, ‘The Groovy Roots of AM Radio Hell’, as the group playing today’s fine selection, the Southwest F.O.B. included in its ranks none other [...]
October 22, 2007
Categories: 45s, Culture, Music, pop, psychedelia . . Author: funky16corners . Comments: 17 Comments
Bob Seger (top left) & the Last Heard
Listen – East Side Story – MP3
Greetings all.
My apologies for a late arrival this week, and apologies in advance for an early departure as well.
This will be my sole Iron Leg post this week, if only to insert a small amount of breathing room in an already dreadfully [...]
October 18, 2007
Categories: 45s, Culture, Music, garage punk . . Author: funky16corners . Comments: 30 Comments
Mr. Glen Campbell
Listen – Guess I’m Dumb – MP3
Greetings all.
Here’s hoping that the week having crested, you are all in good spirits and anticipating the sudden onrush of autumn. At least that’s how it’s supposed to play out around here, with the temperature dropping – in a weeks time – from the upper 80’s to [...]
October 11, 2007
Categories: 45s, DVD, Music, Wall of Sound, pop . . Author: funky16corners . Comments: 7 Comments
The Family Tree
Listen – Slippin’ Thru My Fingers- MP3
Greetings all.
Happy (I suppose) beginning (sort of) of the week.
Last week – as recounted over at Funky16Corners – I went on a digging expedition, in fact the first serious one in quite a long time.
In addition to a grip of very tasty soul and funk, and closing [...]
October 9, 2007
Categories: 45s, Culture, Music, pop, psychedelia . . Author: funky16corners . Comments: 5 Comments
The Fleshtones!
Listen – The World Has Changed – MP3
Listen – All Around the World – MP3
Greetings all.
I just finished Joe Bonomo’s fantastic biography of one of the truly great American rock bands, the mighty Fleshtones.
When I first saw ‘Sweat: The Story of the Fleshtones, America’s Garage Band’ I was naturally suspicious. I am – and [...]
October 4, 2007
Categories: 45s, Culture, Local Music, Music, Super Rock, garage punk . . Author: funky16corners . Comments: 8 Comments
Link Gets Atomic!
So powerful a 45 that they had to give it TWO drill holes!!
Listen – Link Wray & His Ray Men – Jack the Ripper – MP3
Listen – The Raybeats – Jack the Ripper – MP3
Greetings all.
I hope that everyone made excellent use of their weekend days, whether it be carousing at the end [...]
October 2, 2007
Categories: 45s, Atomic Guitar Destruction, Culture, Link Wray, Music . . Author: funky16corners . Comments: 4 Comments