“Summertime” (2009) By Dead Prez (1996-present) & DJ Green Lantern
“Summertime” (2009) by Dead Prez (1996-present) & DJ Green Lantern
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“Chicken in Black” (1984) by Johnny Cash
This was basically a fuck you to his record company.
“Experience” (1996) by Bisk
Hailing from Japan, this electronic project’s brainchild is Naohiro Fujikawa. You can download his latest album Twisted for free.
NPR probably won't be streaming this album for much longer since it came out this week. Highly recommended listening.
“Map Ref 43 Degrees North 110 Degrees W” (1979) by Wire (1976-1980; 1985-1992; 1999-present)
“Adam Gauges the Apple” (2001) by Airplanes Are Better
This song comes off the El Paso band’s EP Power. Pretty sold album all the way through. I saw the now defunct band open for Sparta years back and was instantly hooked. I would have loved to see them release more material, but this is all they put out. Jim Ward, known for Sparta and At the Drive-In, produced the album. Check out Ask An Enemy Studios which is run by band member Jaycee Salinas.
“After Laughter (Comes Tears)” (1964) by Wendy René (c. 1962-1967; 2010)
René sang backup for Otis Redding (who came up with her stage name) and was scheduled to fly out with him and The Bar-Kays on December 10, 1967. She decided to back out at the last minute due to her new motherhood. This would prove to be a life saving decision as that was the flight that took Redding’s life. The sole survivor of the crash was trumpeter Ben Cauley. Bassist James Alexander lucked out as he was on a separate flight. René just recently passed away of a stroke on December 16th.
“After Laughter” was sampled on Wu-Tang Clan’s “Tearz”
The Carter Family: Don’t Forget This Song
Comics and music? Yes please!
If you’re a fan of country act The Carter Family, I highly recommend this book. Hell, even if you’re not a fan, it’s a nice quick read with beautiful illustrations throughout. Written and illustrated by Frank M. Young and David Lasky, it chronicles The Carter Family’s lives and includes a CD with rare radio recordings. Young and Lasky have an accompanying blog called Carter Family Comics: Don’t Forget This Blog!.
If you’re not familiar with The Carter Family, and you’re a fan of country, you need to check them out! They consisted of Sara Carter (vocals, guitar, autoharp), Alvin Pleasant Carter (vocals), and Maybelle Carter (vocals, guitar, autoharp). Maybelle created her own unique style of guitar playing which has influenced many artists to come.
And if you’ve ever heard of a little old lady named June Carter (Johnny Cash’s wife), she just happend to be Maybelle Carter’s daughter.
“Tainted Love” (1964) by Gloria Jones (1950’s-present)
You’ve probably heard Soft Cell or Depeche Mode’s version(s) of this hit song. Although it didn’t receive similar success, Gloria Jones sang and recorded the original version. Jones wrote and produced for well known acts such as The Supremes and Jackson 5. She also sang backup for T. Rex and became romantically involved with Marc Bolan until his death, an unfortunate result of her driving drunk.
Further Reading:
Interview on Goldmine Magazine (2010)
Marc Bolan School of Music & Film
