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BLOG - OUT TO LUNCH

2010-03-02T08:38:00.003-05:00

For those following, I have stopped blogging here a long time ago. Anything I feel like posting, I now share on Facebook.

Hope you had enjoyed some of the posts here in the past and it was fun while I had the time to keep it running.

Please don't "friend" me on Facebook, unless you personally know me. I am not on Facebook to "collect friends".

Thanks
Spyder

Carl Sagan - 'A Glorious Dawn' ft Stephen Hawking (Cosmos Remixed)

2009-11-07T12:21:00.002-05:00

My favorite video in a very long time. Make sure to pick up a copy of this on a special 7" vinyl single.

You want tradition... here it is ....

2009-06-11T15:41:00.001-04:00

FLASHBACK VIDEO: Juliet Roberts - I Want You

2009-03-02T14:15:00.001-05:00

I LOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVE this song !!!

FLASHBACK VIDEO: House of God - DHS

2009-03-01T15:19:00.001-05:00

Classic !!!

LP Cover Generator fun

2009-02-28T14:50:00.005-05:00

Wanna make your own album cover? Well, follow these rules for a fun game...

Here's my creation:

1 - Go to Wikipedia. Hit “random”
or click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first random Wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2 - Go to Quotations Page and select "random quotations"
or click http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four or five words of the very last quote on the page is the title of your first album.

3 - Go to Flickr and click on “explore the last seven days”
or click http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

4 - Use Photoshop or similar to put it all together.

Add your own in the comments

Here's the second one I made. I guess you can't always get a good picture ... though the band name and title are kinda cool on this ... it still don't make up for the shiteous picture ...LOL

Morrissey latest album available on vinyl and "vinyl"

2009-02-28T13:25:00.009-05:00

The recent release from Morrissey, former singer of The Smiths, entitled "Year Of Refusal" is not only available on vinyl LP, but the CD is made to appear like a vinyl record.

Not since his time with The Smiths have I really enjoyed so much any of Morrissey's work. This album is brilliant and deserves a listen. Pick it up now on Attack Records/Lost Highway.

It was the last album produced by the young legendary punk/alt-rock producer Jerry Finn, who died at the age of 39, shortly after finishing this album, from a cerebral hemorrhage.

The album features:
Jeff Beck (guitar legend)
Mark Isham (jazz trumpeter legend famed for his movie scores and new age albums)
Boz Boorer (guitarist from 80's new wave rockabilly group The Polecats)
Jesse Tobias (guitarist for Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1993)
Matt Walker (drummer for Smashing Pumpkins, Filter and Garbage)
Chrissie Hynde (lead singer of The Pretenders)*

* the track Chrissie Hynde is on, "Shame Is the Name" is only available on the iTunes version and not on the CD or vinyl.

Daptone Records robbed... pending Rod Stewart session in jeopardy

2009-02-17T22:38:00.004-05:00

From Brooklyn Vegan comes the dismaying news that retro-soul titans Daptone Records suffered a traumatic break-in over the weekend at their Bushwick headquarters, leading to a tremendously heartbreaking list of lost (and uninsured) equipment we too will reprint below, lest there be any assistance/info you can provide. (Contact 'em at 718-366-3849 or info@daptonerecords.com, though obviously they might be tough to reach for a spell.) Note cofounder Gabriel Roth's remarkable aside that "We have a session scheduled for Friday to lay down some music for (I know this sounds surreal) Rod Stewart," which is obviously now fraught with peril... said session must go down. That sounds awesome. Roth's letter, after the picture of their studio:

Friends and associates,

As you may have heard through the grapevine by now, Daptone was broken into last night. Unfortunately, there was a lot of equipment (mics, pre-amps, monitors, turntables, guitars, amps, computers, etc.) stolen and damaged. It is going to take us a while to go through everything and take full stock of what was stolen, and we are not supposed to touch anything until the cops come back to collect fingerprints so we can only guess what's missing from some mic drawers and cabinets.
And, no, we did not have insurance. We had been shopping around with different companies earlier this month but had not signed a check, so nothing was insured. We are working on replacing the gate in front, installing an alarm system, and getting insurance, but it is President's day so it's not going as quickly as we would have liked.
Nydia's computer was stolen (which wasn't backed up) and the modems/ phone system was ripped out, so we'll be relatively out of commission for a few days.

I would like to ask for everyone's help first in keeping an eye out for all of our stuff showing up on ebay/craigslist/local music shops, and secondly (and more realistically) keeping an eye out for good deals on headphones, mics, pre-amps, etc. I could really use a heads up on any kind of studio package for sale or studio equipment to be possibly bought or borrowed as soon as possible. We have a session scheduled for Friday to lay down some music for (I know this sounds
surreal) Rod Stewart, and I'm going to have to get the studio running by then. I know I'm going to need to find headphones, cables, mics, and pre-amps by then. I'm not sure what else yet.

List of gear and Gabriel Roth's letter continued below...

FROM GABRIEL ROTH

Upon first glance we are definitely missing:
Fender Super Guitar Amp in case
Fender Deluxe Guitar Amp
A whole bunch of headphones and wires
Nydia's HP laptop computer
One Desktop MacIntosh Computer
One Purple Audio API style lunchbox with four Purple Audio Biz mic pre-amps
2 Yamaha NS10 monitors
Vintage Harmony Rocket Guitar
One steel string acoustic guitar
Martin Tenor sax in a gig bag
Technics 1200 turntable
Ion USB turntable
Teac Receiver/stereo amp
Sony dual deck CD burner/player
All of our modem/phone system stuff was ripped out and taken.
A whole bunch of condensor and dynamic microphones (I still need to figure out exactly what's missing) The power supply for my Trident console was tossed and the board was moved (probably not gently) so the status of that is still questionable.
A baldwin organ was tossed and is probably broken.
Lacie External hard drive

Over the next few days, as we sort out the rubble, we are going to figure out what else we lost.

We are putting in a roll down front gate, alarm system, and finally getting our insurance happening this week. We are also going to hire a security guard to watch the house for tonight as the cops and alarm guy seemed pretty confident that they will be back with a truck now that they've seen what's in here.

Thanks for keeping eyes open for us. AND PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE ALONG TO ANYONE YOU THINK MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP US.

Thankfully, we all still have our health, ambition, tape machines, and sense of humor in tact. You can slow us down, but you can't stop us. Sleep well knowing we here at Daptone will continue to...

Keep putting Soul up,

Gabriel Roth

P.S. On a lighter note, it seems like the burglars did drop a few items in order to lift Alex's old safe out of here, which was VERY heavy, VERY unwieldy, and also VERY EMPTY!

[Village Voice]

Ol Skool Skratchin

2009-02-17T14:25:00.002-05:00

hot new MOODYMANN record coming soon

2009-02-12T13:22:00.004-05:00

Moody (Moodymann a/k/a Kenny Dixon, Jr.)
Anotha Black Sunday [EP]

VERY LIMITED !! Coming Soon

Label: KDJ Records
KDJ38
** please note that the run-out groove will say KDJ40 by mistake, but KDJ says they will not use KDJ40 for any release
Jazz / Soul / House
12" Single
Release Date: 24-Feb-2009
11.99 list price

T-shirts also available with the cover art of this record on a black shirt in small, medium and large.

Fresh new underground joints from Detroit legend, Kenny Dixon, Jr. a/k/a Moodymann

...coming soon from KDJ ... Andres II LP and a 12" for "Freaky M.F. (Extended Version)"



SIDE A
Mamma's Hand
...During Soundcheck
Anotha Black Sunday

SIDE B
Desire featuring Jose James
Rectify featuring Nikki-O

Radiohead meets Jay-Z = Jaydiohead ... DOWNLOAD NOW

2009-02-12T13:14:00.003-05:00

Free Download:

Whole Album
TORRENT
MEDIAFIRE
BADONGO
ZSHARE
MEGAUPLOAD

Individual Tracks
the sixty one

http://jaydiohead.com/

Santogold Is Now Santigold

2009-02-11T20:46:00.003-05:00

Santogold was Santi White, the Brooklyn-based pop singer who made one of last year's best albums and who is just now starting to pop up on A-list rap songs. Santo Gold, on the other hand, is Santo Rigatuso, the Baltimore-based jeweler/filmmaker/huckster who made this infomercial and the no-budget 1985 aliens-fighting-wrestlers movie Blood Circus. You can see how just about anyone would get these two confused, right? I mean, they're basically the same person.

Well, apparently the world isn't big enough for two Santogolds. And now the Santogold you've heard of has changed her stage name. According to a press release, Santi White is now Santigold. She already has a new MySpace page that reflects the change, and the old one has already been taken down. As of right now, her website is still up. But according to her publicist, that her website will soon reflect the change, as will all future pressings of her albums and singles.

The Brooklyn Santogold hasn't yet revealed why she's changed her name, but connect the dots la la la. Last year, Stereogum reported that Santo Rigatuso, who had been calling himself Santo Gold since 1983, had filed a lawsuit against Santogold and her record labels, Downtown Music and Lizard King Records, for the use of the name. On his website, the Baltimore Santo Gold also reports that he's in the process of recording an album called I Am the Real Santo Gold, and he's already posted the title track on YouTube. Sample lyrics: "I don't like my name being stoled / Spent millions on my name, Santo Gold." So there you go. He's spent millions on his name.

The newly christened Santigold, meanwhile, has a few shows coming up:

03-27 Miami, FL - Ultra Music Festival
03-28 Mammoth, CA - Roxy's Chicken Jam
06-12 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival

[Pitchfork Media]

TODAY'S FLASHBACK VIDEO - The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary

2009-02-11T13:37:00.001-05:00

I played this record to death in the mid-80's at club gigs and on radio. Love it.

MADONNALIFE.COM web domain for sale

2009-02-11T10:07:00.002-05:00

If anyone is interested in purchasing the web domain, MADONNALIFE.COM, please let me know. I bought this domain a couple of years ago and was using it to post official Madonna U.S. release information, but I've not updated the site in about a year and have lost interest in keeping it going.

DOOM - Born Like This - revised sell sheet and tracklisting

2009-02-05T08:01:00.005-05:00

Here it is folks. The revised sell sheet (which looks a lot more finalized than the previous one I posted from the label back in September of last year) on the first new solo album from DOOM in five years. Yes, I tagged the image because I know peeps gonna be jacking this image without giving me credit.

DOOM, a/k/a MF DOOM will release his new album, now re-titled, "Born Like This" (as opposed to "Born Into This" as originally titled) on March 24, 2009 through Lex Records.

TRACKLISTING:
1. SUPERVILLAIN INTRO
2. GAZZILLION EAR
3. BALLSKIN
4. YESSIR feat. RAEKWON
5. ABOLUTELY
6. RAP AMBUSH
7. LIGHTWORKS
8. BATTY BOYZ
9. COSTUME FOOLERY
10. ANGELZ feat. TONY STARKS (a/k/a Ghostface Killah)
11. CELLZ
12. STILL DOPE
13. BETTER THAN BEER feat. KURIOUS
14. MICROWAVE MAYO
15. MORE RHYMIN'
16. THAT'S THAT
17. IN YA DREAMS
18. THANK YA

The CD will be packaged in a deluxe soft pack digi CD case and the vinyl LP will be a 2 LP set on heavyweight vinyl.

Producers include Madlib, Dilla, Jake One, and DOOM.

DOOM will be featured on the cover of Wax Poetics issue #31 and featured in magazines GQ, Spin, New Yorker, URB and XXL.

New video coming in the spring.

Promo materials expected are CD samplers, limited edition DOOM posters and face masks.

*** KEEP IT POSTED TO SPYDER'S RANDOM THINGS BLOG - AS WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET SOME PROMO MATERIALS AND DO GIVEAWAYS ON THIS BLOG ***

867-5309 .. FOR SALE NOW !!

2009-02-04T21:08:00.004-05:00

Here's a once in a lifetime opportunity for you. Now's your chance to purchase the legendary telephone number made famous in 1982 by Tommy Tutone.

28 year old, Spencer Potter, owner of a DJ company in New Jersey, has decided to sell off his very popular phone number on eBay. Bidding ends on Monday (February 9) and is currently at $369,100.00!!

This phone number gets at least 40 calls per day. In order to do this sale, Spencer is selling his DJ business that goes with the phone number with this auction.

Everyone is still looking for Jenny. Maybe it's Forrest Gump calling.

For tons of info on the pop song and this infamous phone number, check out this post I did back in September 2008.

R.I.P. Cramps frontman Lux Interior

2009-02-04T20:55:00.001-05:00

Cramps frontman Lux Interior passed away today (Feb. 4th) at a Glendale, Calif., hospital due to a pre-existing heart condition, the band's publicist confirms to Billboard. He was 52.

The Cramps formed in 1976 and were part of the now legendary downtown New York punk scene. Their line-up shifted over the years but always included Lux and his wife, Poison Ivy. The band's rockabilly infused punk has been credited as an influence by bands like the White Stripes and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.

Interior, whose real name was Erick Lee Purkhiser, was born October 21, 1946 in Ohio. He met Ivy in 1972 and started the band shortly thereafter.

The Cramps released fourteen albums over the course of their career. Their latest, 2004's "How To Make a Monster," sold 11,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Their best-selling album, 1984's "Bad Music for Bad People" has sold 95,000 copies.

FLASHBACK VIDEO of the Day

2009-02-04T00:07:00.001-05:00

Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus (1980 Promo-video) (Remastered)

FLASHBACK VIDEO of the Day

2009-02-03T23:58:00.001-05:00

KC - Give It Up

Another FLASHBACK VIDEO of the Day

2009-02-02T18:06:00.001-05:00

Redbone - Come And Get Your Love

FLASHBACK VIDEO of the Day

2009-02-02T18:02:00.001-05:00

Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You (1972)

Happy 88th Birthday Carol Channing

2009-01-31T20:46:00.002-05:00

I hope I live to 88.

Carol Elaine Channing (b. January 31, 1921, Seattle, Washington) is an American singer and actress. The recipient of three Tony Awards (including one for lifetime achievement), a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination, Channing is best remembered for her role Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and as Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello, Dolly!.

She is world renowned for her reedy voice, her wide eyes and smile, and her star presence. Her distinctive voice and persona are frequently parodied.

Don't forget, if you search hard enough, you can score one of these fierce Carol Channing Ventriloquist's Dolls....

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Pearl Jam - Ten (Deluxe Collector's Edition) and 2-LP edition

2009-01-28T22:15:00.003-05:00

Pearl Jam - Ten (Deluxe Collector's Edition)

[4 LP-180G] (plus 2 CD + DVD + Cassette + notebook + poster + repro tickets)

Epic / Legacy Catalog 88697375872
886973758724
Rock
24-Mar-2009
SRP 199.98

Pearl Jam's debut album, Ten, is their most successful album. The personal, narrative singles "Alive," "Jeremy," and "Even Flow" catapulted the emerging band into the 10-million-plus-sales numbers.

This Super Deluxe Collector's Edition includes the 2CD Legacy Edition with remastered & remixed tracks; DVD including Pearl Jam's MTV unplugged performance; 2LPs which include remastered and remixed tracks; plus a 2 LP gatefold of "Drop In The Park," cassette of original demos, a replica of Eddie's notebook and repro tickets & tour poster.

Remixes:
“The band loved the original mix of Ten, but were also interested in what it would sound like if I were to deconstruct and remix it,” says producer Brendan O’Brien. “The original Ten sound is what millions of people bought, dug and loved, so I was initially hesitant to mess around with that. After years of persistent nudging from the band, I was able to wrap my head around the idea of offering it as a companion piece to the original – giving a fresh take on it, a more direct sound.”

Ten Redesign:
Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament, who served as the art director for the original Ten packaging, reprised his role for the reissues collaborating with designer, Andy Fischer, of Cameron Crowe’s Vinyl Films (Into the Wild soundtrack LP, Vanilla Sky soundtrack LP, Harold and Maude anniversary edition soundtrack LP).

"The goal was to assemble the ultimate fan-piece,” explains Fischer. “Something Pearl Jam lovers could pore over as they experience an indelible record all over again, in an entirely new way."

“The original concept was about really being together as a group and entering into the world of music as a true band...a sort of all-for-one deal,” says Jeff Ament. “There were some elements of the original Ten artwork that didn't turn out the way we had hoped, due to time constraints. With this reissue, we’ve been able to take our time and invest resources into making the design the way we had originally intended.”

Replica of Pearl Jam 3-Song Demo Cassette:
In the process of digging through his archives for this project, Ament came across an old cassette marked “Momma-Son” – the fabled original Pearl Jam demo tape featuring the first recorded versions of “Alive,” “Once” and “Footsteps.” Ament and guitarists Stone Gossard and Mike McCready had recorded instrumental tracks of these songs to help solicit a singer for their newly formed band. Mutual friend - and then Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer - Jack Irons suggested they send the tape down to San Diego surfer and little-known singer Eddie Vedder.

Completely inspired by what he heard from these musicians that he then only knew by name, Vedder quickly wrote lyrics, put these vocals to the music tracks and shipped the tape back to Seattle. Upon hearing how Vedder had transformed the songs, Ament, Gossard and McCready asked him to come up to Seattle so they could meet and have an official “tryout” together. Shortly thereafter, Pearl Jam was born. A replica of the “Momma-Son” cassette is included in this Super Deluxe Edition of Ten.

Features:
• Super Deluxe Collector's Edition Box Set
• 180g Vinyl
• Linen covered, slip-cased Clamshell Box
• Double LP Including remastered & remixed tracks
• Double LP Gatefold of Drop In the Park
• 2CD Legacy Edition with remastered & remixed tracks
• DVD including Pearl Jam's MTV unplugged performance
• Cassette of original demos
• Replica of Eddie's notebook
• Repro tickets
• Tour poster

Selections:
CD 1:Digitally remastered (original mix)
1. Once
2. Even Flow
3. Alive
4. Why Go
5. Black
6. Jeremy
7. Oceans
8. Porch
9. Garden
10. Deep
11. Release

CD 2: Digitally remastered and remixed by Brendan O’Brien
1. Once
2. Even Flow
3. Alive
4. Why Go
5. Black
6. Jeremy
7. Oceans
8. Porch
9. Garden
10. Deep
11. Release

Bonus tracks:
12. Brother
13. Just a Girl
14.State of Love and Trust
15. Breath and a Scream
16. 2,000 Mile Blues
17.Evil Little Goat

DVD of Pearl Jam’s previously unreleased 1992 MTV Unplugged performance including never before seen bonus performance of “Oceans” with 5.1 surround sound audio remix

LP 1 - Remastered for vinyl
1. Once
2. Even Flow
3. Alive
4. Why Go
5. Black
6. Jeremy
7. Oceans
8. Porch
9. Garden
10. Deep
11. Release

LP 2: Remastered for vinyl and remixed by Brendan O’Brien
1. Once
2. Even Flow
3. Alive
4. Why Go
5. Black
6. Jeremy
7. Oceans
8. Porch
9. Garden
10. Deep
11. Release

LPs 3 & 4:
Drop in the Park – Live at Magnuson Park in Seattle on September 20, 1992 (audio mixed by Brendan O’Brien)

Cassette:
Replica of original “Momma-Son” Pearl Jam demo cassette featuring “Alive,” “Once” and “Footsteps”

Eddie Vedder-style composition notebook:
filled with replica personal notes, images and mementos from the collections of Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament, a vellum envelope with replicated era-specific ephemera from Pearl Jam’s early work and a two-sided print commemorating the Drop in the Park concert.

ALSO AVAILABLE:

Pearl Jam - Ten [2 LP] (180 Gram)
Epic / Legacy Catalog 88697413021
886974130215

Pearl Jam's debut album, Ten, is their most successful album. The personal, narrative singles 'Alive,' 'Jeremy,' and 'Even Flow' catapulted the emerging band into the 10-million-plus-sales numbers.

Features:
* Double LP
* 180g Vinyl
* Includes remastered & remixed tracks

Selections:

LP 1 - Remastered for vinyl
1. Once
2. Even Flow
3. Alive
4. Why Go
5. Black
6. Jeremy
7. Oceans
8. Porch
9. Garden
10. Deep
11. Release

LP 2: Remastered for vinyl and remixed by Brendan O’Brien
1. Once
2. Even Flow
3. Alive
4. Why Go
5. Black
6. Jeremy
7. Oceans
8. Porch
9. Garden
10. Deep
11. Release

24-Mar-2009

SRP 21.98

DOOM - Born Like This [LP & CD] has been rescheduled

2009-01-27T15:09:00.006-05:00

Take if for what it is, but Universal Music Group Distribution, which controls Fontana Distribution, who handles the Lex Records label has announced the rescheduled release date for the enigmatic new album from DOOM, a/k/a MF DOOM, titled "Born Like This."

The current official release date for both the vinyl LP and CD is now set for March 24, 2009.

Listen to his new track "Ballskin" on DOOM's MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/mfdoom

We were the first to announce this release, so I feel obligated to keep all our readers up to date with the latest OFFICIAL info.

The original album details were posted here

Please note that the title of the album has been changed from "Born Into This" to "Born Like This"

UPDATE - FEBRUARY 5: HERE

Obama's New Secret Record Collection

2009-01-27T09:10:00.003-05:00

Inside the White House Record Library

When Barack Obama moved into the White House on January 20th, he gained access to five chefs, a private bowling alley — and a killer collection of classic LPs. Stored in the basement of the executive mansion is the official White House Record Library: several hundred LPs that include landmark albums in rock (Led Zeppelin IV, the Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed), punk (the Ramones' Rocket to Russia, the Sex Pistols' Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols), cult classics (Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica, the Flying Burrito Brothers' The Gilded Palace of Sin) and disco. Not to mention records by Santana, Neil Young, Talking Heads, Isaac Hayes, Elton John, the Cars and Barry Manilow.

During the waning days of the Nixon administration, the RIAA, the record companies' trade group, decided the library should include sound recordings as well as books. In 1973, the organization donated close to 2,000 LPs. The bad news: The selection was dominated by the likes of Pat Boone, the Carpenters and John Denver. In 1979, legendary producer John Hammond convened a new commission to update the list for the hipper Carter administration. "They felt they needed to redress some of the oversights that might have taken place the first time around," says Boston music critic and author Bob Blumenthal, who was put in charge of adding 200 rock records to the library.

At the commission's first meeting, Blumenthal brought up Randy Newman's thorny dissection of Southern culture, Good Old Boys, to determine what restrictions the panel might face. "That was exhibit A," Blumenthal says. "And I was told, 'Oh, the president loves that album! Go ahead!' " So Blumenthal and his advisers — including Paul Nelson, then Rolling Stone's reviews editor — compiled a list to reflect "diversity in what was going on in popular music." They picked the Kinks' Arthur for its "theme of empire," and Blumenthal snuck in favorites like David Bowie's Hunky Dory.

On January 13th, 1981, the LPs — each in a sleeve with a presidential seal — were presented to Jimmy Carter at a White House ceremony. But the collection — placed in a hallway near the third-floor listening room, complete with a sound system — didn't remain upstairs long. When Ronald Reagan took office that year, the LPs were moved to the basement. Depending on the source, the reason was Nancy Reagan's distaste for shelves of vinyl, or the edgy choices themselves. A spokesman for Obama said it was too early to comment on whether the president would revive the library. But Obama may be pleased to learn that at least a few of his favorite albums — Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks, Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run — are there if he wants them on pristine slabs of vinyl.

[Rolling Stone]