The Tremeloes
Listen - The Tremeloes - What a State I’m In - MP3
Greetings all.
I hope all is well in your part of the world.
The track I bring you today was a very pleasant – and relatively recent – discovery.
Earlier this year I was out doing some vinyl excavations in a previously untapped (at least by [...]
May 29, 2008
Categories: British Beat, Culture, Music, freakbeat, pop, psychedelia . . Author: funky16corners . Comments: 1 Comment
Arthur Lee
Listen - Love - The Red Telephone - MP3
Greetings all.
I hope everyone dug last weeks edition of the Iron Leg Digital Trip. I’ll be posting the second chapter in that series (NYC) in the coming weeks, with many more (US, UK, World) to follow.
The other day I happened upon a mention that one of [...]
May 26, 2008
Categories: Culture, Music, Now Sound, folk rock, garage punk, pop, psychedelia . . Author: funky16corners . Comments: 2 Comments
Mod Fun on stage at The Dive (1986)
Photo by Andy Peters
DOH!!! While a-googling to do some fact checking, I discovered that my old pal Blair Buscareno put together podcasts, using the ‘Highs In the Mid 80’s’ title (also inspired by a mid-80’s collection of 60’s punk comps) a few years back over at GaragePunk.com. There [...]
May 19, 2008
Categories: 45s, Culture, Garage Revival, Iron Leg Digital Trip, Local Music, Mod Revival, Music, folk rock, freakbeat, garage punk, pop, psychedelia . . Author: funky16corners . Comments: 19 Comments
Kaleidoscope
Listen - Kaleidoscope (UK) - Holidaymaker - MP3
Greetings all.
I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to squeeze in an end of the week post, but I hunkered down and got it together.
The tune we bring you today is the flip side of a number featured in Iron Leg Digital Trip #9 – [...]
May 16, 2008
Categories: 45s, Culture, Iron Leg Digital Trip, Music, psychedelia . . Author: funky16corners . Comments: 2 Comments
Paul Revere & the Raiders
Listen - Paul Revere & the Raiders - The Great Airplane Strike - MP3
Greetings all.
I hope the new week finds you well.
I was originally planning a new podcast for this Monday, but life kid of got in the way,and though I have the tracks recorded I was unable to sit down [...]
May 12, 2008
Categories: 45s, Books, Culture, Music, My Other Stuff, garage punk, pop . . Author: funky16corners . Comments: 6 Comments
The only picture I could find of The Road
Listen - The Road - Mr. Soul - MP3
Greetings all.
The end of the week is nigh, and I’m ready to throw in the towel. The period of the last few weeks has seen me engaged in an epic battle with tree pollen, and I’m sad to say [...]
May 9, 2008
Categories: 45s, Culture, Music, Super Rock, cover versions . . Author: funky16corners . Comments: 6 Comments
Noel Harrison
Listen - Noel Harrison - Strawberry Fields Forever - MP3
Greetings all.
The weekend is winding down and I have to say that all in all it’s been fairly decent.
Yesterday we took our old cat to the vet, fairly sure that it was going to be her long walk to the gallows. She’s lost a fair [...]
May 5, 2008
Categories: Culture, Music, acoustic, cover versions, folk, folk rock, pop, psychedelia . . Author: funky16corners . Comments: No Comments