Bo Diddley

I’m a huge fan of this little bar, which is a fine place to catch a film or play a poker tournament in the room on the right hand side. There is of course music going on most nights over there as well, but seldom an evening as well booked as last night. Madeline did some new material with horns, and one man band Geoff Reacher is back in his old Athens haunt for a few nights. Here’s a little home brewed video from “Look me in the Eye”.

creston and tanner

evil creston

Had a double dose of Athen’s greats Harvey Milk recently, once there over the past weekend and last night in ATL @ Drunken Unicorn. Overall I must prefer the first show, though this is a minority opinion due to their more drunken state at the Caledonia Lounge. But it was when Tanner came out with the gem that became this entry’s title. But I’m definitely glad I didn’t miss the brief “Pleaser” material the second night. The Thrones Joe Preston was a welcome addition both nights on additional vocals and second guitar.

Click image for larger. There is no funky photoshop filter at play to make Creston look like a Siekiewicz drawn goat-creature in that second one, just random bad lo light photography, but using the approved MUS “2 handed” method…

I didn’t have this set, but had some other micronauts. I’d love to see the multi-compartment white plane again, or the magnetic black and white knights. The music in this clip sounds like an outtake from one of the first few Trans Am albums. Props to JTO for digging up this one.

Buddy Miles died a few days ago and I didn’t see much mention about it. Hendrix “Band of Gypsys” was the dopest project he was involved with of course, but I went with this “Playboy after Dark” clip for an even Foxier Vibe - bad audio syncing due to overdub presumably done in the name of volume. It’s nice to see such a “substantial” cat laying it down behind the kit, so many waify drummers out there. Everyone seen in this clip shortly thereafter either penetrated, or was penetrated, but strangely, none of them remember it…

This will be “old hat” to some English druggies and serious electronica fans, but I just saw it for the first time a few months ago and am realizing it may not be as well know among some peers as anticipated. It’s Chris Cunningham’s video for an Aphex Twin song, done in ‘05. *WARNING - it’s twisted and far out. But I would argue also with artistic merit*



Here a link to creepy stills and interviews with Warp and Pitchfork. And the video, also by Cunningham, for Come to Daddy.

I definitely chose this clip because of the classic, 70’s slack ass music-

So Thanksgiving has come and gone but you still feeling patriotic. Here’s an animated piece made by Vince Collins back in the days when you could get the govt. to fund such projects. Made in 1975 for the coming bicentennial celebration, he made sure to include elements of American hedonism and crass commercialization. Way to stick it to the man! They also don’t make endless noodle jam music like that anymore…

Here’s a link to his myspace page.