Dan Arthurs - What's Under That Dress?

Are any of you sick of hearing about Dan Arthurs?!!?! No? Good! He has released another video via youtube that appears to be a somewhat distorted version of Wilson Pickett's "What's Under That Dress?". The video appears below as well as Pickett's original version. Don't stop now Dan!!




Wilson Pickett - What's Under That Dress?

centro-matic

Speaking of centro-matic I came across this rare demo tape the other day. Non-Directional Jetpack Race is a cassette released in 1995 by Will "One Prolific Motherfucker" Johnson and his band centro-matic. I've always loved their earlier stuff so I pretty much adore this tape and had to share it with everyone. Not too much info I can find about it other than a post Will wrote on some forum back in 2003 commenting on the song "Fan in my Car":

Andy Huffstetler and I wrote it on a rainy assed Autumn night in 1991. It was the night that Magic Johnson was diagnosed with HIV to be exact. We drove to Bill's Records in his old Ford Taurus where I picked up Dinosaur Jr's "Whatever's Cool With Me" on cassette. We then went back to Denton, sat in his living room drinking some Glenfiddich scotch out of plastic tumblers, and wrote the song. I played acoustic and he sat on the edge of the couch and sang. It was written in about fifteen minutes.
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I also read on that forum that Will was once a member of legendary Dallas band Baboon for a short time! If anyone has other info on this recording please share.


centro-matic - Non-Directional Jetpack Race

1. Scoreless Tie #2
2. Fall Of The Scenester Girl
3. Quart Date
4. Slip Away
5. My Supermodel Girlfriend Gone AWOL
6. Caught Between Us
7. Misunderstanding Surplus In The Getaway Car
8. Hit The Sky, Hit This Guy
9. My Test
10. Livingston
11. Unnamed
12. Ride It Out
13. The Execution Of Some Sixty-Odd Drummers
14. Fan In My Car [Baboon]
15. Sack Of The Gorgon Empire
16. Vincent Goes Important
17. Pretty Wholesome Is The Eggplant II
18. We Are Wrecking This Show
19. Keep The Phoenix In Slow Motion
20. A Common Display
21. Calling Up The Bastards
22. Call The Legion In Tonight
23. The Day Of The Rock Show (Curb Your Turbulence)


c-m-N-DJR ZIP FILE

Jets to Brazil demo

I finally got a hold of some of those JTB tracks I was looking for. (Thanks Eric!) Here's a live version of an unreleased track "Tender Criminal" and another version of "Rose" that Blake did himself from the JTB Demo.

Jets to Brazil - Tender Criminal (Live)
Jets to Brazil - Rose (Demo)

also...

Aquarium Drunkard just alerted me to the presence of not one but two new Will Johnson albums coming out this June!! Fuck Yes! That's one prolific motherfucker!!!

Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea

Brand new Silver Jews Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea comes out June 17th, here's a taste...

Silver Jews - Strange Victory, Strange Defeat

p.s. I know I have a lot of dead links, if there's anything specific you need re-upped, feel free to e-mail me.

Arthurs - Street Song Video

Holy Shit! Is this finally the face of Dan Arthurs? Some of you may remember me mentioning my obsession with YSP. Well I just happened across this video for "Street Song" and I'm fucking thrilled. I'd honestly be ok with him never e-mailing me back if he keeps releasing stuff like this every so often. So Dan if you're out there, thank you and keep writing music please! Enjoy!



Arthurs - Street Song

Buy "Your Stinky Pinky" from CD Baby or wherever else bad music is sold

Bridges and Blinking Lights

I finally got to see these guys again at a tiny venue in Dallas this past week. I've must say that as good as their album is, it has absolutely nothing on their live show. I was fucking blown away by "Lazy Susan" live, it just seemed like the song had way more balls and grit live. For those looking for more grit n' balls you can see them at the Double-Wide on Feb. 15th.

Bridges and Blinking Lights - Lazy Susan

BBL on Myspace

Buy their album Standing on the Same Stick here

SM&JYCKS

Stevie and Jicks have a new album out March 4th, here's a fun track that fits my blog's theme.

Stephen Malkmus and Jicks - Gardenia

Daniel Johnston

I finally sat down and watched The Devil and Daniel Johnston last night and it left me with a head full of his songs. I can't recommend the film enough to everyone. It's painful to watch sometimes but I think it helps bring you into Daniel's world. I've embedded it below for those who haven't seen it. (thanks to Best Free Documentaries) I went on a search for Daniel Johnston covers and collected a few for you here. The band "P" was fronted by Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers on vocals and Johnny Depp on guitar/bass.


Bright Eyes - Devil Town (Daniel Johnston cover)
Clem Snide - Dont Let the Sun Go Down On Your Grievience (Daniel Johnston cover)
Doug Martsch - Some Things Last A Long Time (Daniel Johnston cover)
M. Ward - To Go Home (Daniel Johnston cover)
Wilco - True Love Will Find You In The End (Daniel Johnston cover)
P - I Save Cigarette Butts (Daniel Johnston cover)


BONUS SONG!
Daniel Johnson - God Only Knows (Beach Boys cover)

Lighthouses Rule

It has just come to my attention that not everyone has seen this hilarious video. When I heard Liam Lynch was creating podcasts a few years ago I immediately set to work downloading them all. I loved his show Sifl and Olly and couldn't wait to see what he was up to now. The podcasts were filled with silly animations, interviews and even a few appearances from Sifl and Olly. This is a clip from one of those podcasts with Dan Deacon providing the audio.

Dan Deacon - Drinking Out Of Cups

Happy 2008

Of Montreal - Make Out, Fall Out, Make Up (Love Is All Cover)

Holiday Heroin

Heroin Hero game
HH full screen

Nothing goes together like Jesus and Heroin! It's chief rival would probably be peanut butter and jelly, but even they don't blend as smoothly as a little Christ and some Junk. If this music gets a little annoying then check out my alternate soundtrack. I proudly present to you all, my Holiday Heroin Mix. Enjoy and Happy Shooting/Holidays!!!

Gnomead's Holiday Heroin Mix

The Flaming Lips - Jesus Shootin' Heroin
John Phillips - Malibu People
The Queers - We'd Have Arrived Doing Heroin (Live)
Sublime - Pool Shark
Iggy Pop & The Stooges - Heroin
Kurt Cobain - They Hung Him On A Cross


SAVE MY BANDWIDTH! DOWNLOAD ENTIRE MIX HERE!!!

p.s. If you're wondering what this Heroin Hero is all about you can get more info here and here.

Hello Beulah!

I can't believe I've never seen these videos!! Why didn't any of you tell me about them? FUCK YOU!!!

Beulah - Landslide Baby



Beulah - Gravity's Bringing Us Down

Blitzen Trapper

Blitzen Trapper stopped by OPB radio a while ago and I was able to grab the session. Enjoy! Or don't! I don't give a fuck! Tis the season!

HO HO HO

- gnomead

Blitzen Trapper @ OPB

Blitzen Trapper- Miss Spiritual Tramp
Blitzen Trapper- Jericho
Blitzen Trapper- Country Caravan
Blitzen Trapper- Summer Town
Blitzen Trapper- Devils a Go-Go
Blitzen Trapper- Wild Mountain Nation

Save my bandwidth! Grab the whole set HERE!



Bah Humbug

Captain Bogart

The New Whole Usuals - No Name Sally MS
Big Star - I'm In Love With A Girl MS
Bridges And Blinking Lights - Half Way Home MS
Clay Russell - Major Label MS

See, I can be random...

-gnomead

p.s. "MS" can mean Myspace or MORE SONGS, either way you'll fucking deal with it I'm sure.

Ween - La Cucaracha

Ween have a new album coming out called "La Cucaracha". You can stream a few songs at their myspace. Here's a rip of one that I liked.

Ween - My Own Bare Hands (fixed)

I am tired...

I've been working a lot lately and haven't had much time for updates. Here's a few things to bide your time.

A fresh recording of a new Of Montreal song. (Thanks YANP!)

Of Montreal - Feminine Effects

Don't Try.

Charles Bukowski - Style

I really can't get enough of this track. Ever.

Gravediggaz - Six Feet Deep

Here's an instrumental track I recorded this summer.

Gnomead - Untitled Demo

Pavement - Goldmine 2

Well I finally found enough of the song names for this second part of the Pavement rarities compilation that I feel comfortable posting it. If anyone has the names for the two tracks I missed, I'd love to hear them. Also Goldmine 1 still needs some tracks identified. Enjoy!


1 Pavement Goldmine 2 - No More Kings
2 Pavement Goldmine 2 - Harness Your Hopes
3 Pavement Goldmine 2 - Raft
4 Pavement Goldmine 2 - Coolin' by Sound
5 Pavement Goldmine 2 - The Porpoise And The Hand Grenade
6 Pavement Goldmine 2 - Unseen Power of the Picket Fence
7 Pavement Goldmine 2 - Stub Your Toe
8 Pavement Goldmine 2 - Decouvert de Soleil
9 Pavement Goldmine 2 - Painted Soldiers
10 Pavement Goldmine 2 - Robyn Turns 26
11 Pavement Goldmine 2 - Sin Taxi
12 Pavement Goldmine 2 - Space Ghost (Living the High Life)
13 Pavement Goldmine 2 - Rooftop Gambler
14 Pavement Goldmine 2 - Your Time To Change
15 Pavement Goldmine 2 - Major Leagues (Demo Version)
16 Pavement Goldmine 2 - Leisurely Poison
17 Pavement Goldmine 2 - Roll With the Wind
18 Pavement Goldmine 2 - Sensitive Euro Man
19 Pavement Goldmine 2 - I Love Perth
20 Pavement Goldmine 2 - The Killing Moon (Echo And the Bunnymen Cover)
21 Pavement Goldmine 2 - The Classical
22 Pavement Goldmine 2 - Secret Knowledge Of Backroads
23 Pavement Goldmie 2 - Nail Clinic
24 Pavement Goldmine 2 - Drunks With Guns

Pavement Goldmine 2 ZIP FILE

Turn Your Ears Into A Medicinal Jelly

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Jo Jo's Jacket(Live)

Fuck The Fuck

When I started this blog I had just become unemployed so I had plenty of time. I recently went back to school and picked up a part time job so I've had little time to commit to the blog, and no time to search out new music. As most of you can see my hosting is fucked, I need to pay for some but I'm just lazy. I'll try and do random updates during the semester and over the X-mas break I will have to share the X-mas Mix I make every year. Until then here's a bunch of random shit. If any of the hosting fails and you need something re-upped you can e-mail me.

My favorite Beulah song.

Beulah - The Rise and Fall of Our Hero's Reward (Live @ the Troubadour)

I can't get this fucking song out of my head.

John Vanderslice - The Parade

Here's some more Doug Martsch Acoustic covers

One of Us Cannot Be Wrong (Leonard Cohen)

Pale Blue Eyes (The Velvet Underground)

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (Alton Ellis)

Ashes to Ashes (David Bowie)

...and here's some random Apples in Stereo songs

The Apples In Stereo - Motorcar

The Apples In Stereo - Helium

The Apples in Stereo - Avril En Mai

I guess that's it for now. I'll be at the John Vanderslice show on Friday. Those of you not heading to ACL, please join me, I'll be the tallest person there.

Foo Fighters

Here's the new Foo Fighters single from their forthcoming album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace.

Foo Fighters - The Pretender