Father John Misty @ One Eyed Jacks NOLA - 5/23/12 || Photo by Wesley HodgesReview by John Stephens It’s the beginning of a work day, a drastically boring one, yet mentally I am still stuck in the dimly lit enclosure of One Eyed Jacks, closing my eyes now to see and hear Josh Tillman and [...]

Nas is a good storyteller. And Grace Jones is still the Queen Freak. My eyes glazed over during the Drake stuff that comes after it though. Youtube : Read and comment. From thedailyswarm.com.

British comic Mike Belgrave has an entertaining series of short videos about outsider and strange musics. Even if you know all about this stuff, they're worth watching for the presentation - he's quite enthusiastic, and throws in funny visuals. Stop what you're doing and feast your eyeballs on these, you'll love 'em. Episode one is the basic background, and mentions Wesley Willis, Irwin Chusid, and misguided sitar covers: Episode Two : The Cramps play at a mental hospital Episode Three : Xmas special Episode Four : "the mainstream side of life" Episode Five : buskers, and performers he's met Thanks ...

Nas linked up with Vice to get animated for a second time. In this cartoon memory,

Wesley Verhoeve : Traditionally, the major functions of labels have been: Handing out big loans to fund expensive recording sessions. Providing a team of people with valuable gatekeeper relationships Providing great product distribution and associated store placements/features Being taste-making gatekeepers that help the audience find the best possible music. Read and comment. From wesleyverhoeve.com.

One more 78 from the pile. This time a 10" on the Columbia label. Wikipedia says - Jack Payne (22 August 1899 – 4 December 1969) was a British dance music bandleader who established his reputation during the British dance band era of the 1930s. Wesley">John Wesley Vivian Payne was born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, the only son of a music publisher's warehouse manager. While serving in the Royal Flying Corps he played the piano in amateur dance bands. Payne served in the Royal Air Force during World War I, and led dance bands for the troops. Prior to joining ...

Dirty Fingernails is the 5th album by Austin's beer-drenched rockers The Golden Boys , and by all accounts is their greatest to date. Skillfully documented by engineer Mike Vasquez, it's the rock'n'roll album for persons who long ago gave up on that sort of thing. The Golden Boys' current lineup consists of Wesley">John Wesley Coleman III, Bryan Schmitz, Patrick Travis, Matthew Hoopengardner and Ney Ney Arbeitman. You can see The Golden Boys on June 16 at Austin's Scottish Rite Theatre, supporting Quintron and Miss Pussycat.

Here's the thing about Son of Salami. It takes a certain kind of person to think this kind of thing is brilliant. Prerequisites include: a fascination with similarly bent solo crazies, like R. Stevie Moore, Daniel Johnston, Wesley Willis, and so on; an interest in unique and inventive neo-Luddite recording techniques; patience. But if you possess these qualities, consider yourself blessed, because Son of Salami is one of the best Vermont hippies since Ben OR Jerry.  Using his eraserhea...

In part four of Kris Needs Fifty Outiders list for Clash magazine's Outsider issue we look at The Residents, The Slits, Larry Levan, Arthur Russell, Throbbing Gristle and others. 31. FLAMIN’ GROOVIES San Francisco’s Flamin’ Groovies were spitting high-energy rock ‘n’ roll with punky attitude during psychedelia then, when punk exploded, donned Beatle suits to homage the British beat boom. 32. LEGENDARY STARDUST COWBOY Texan psychosillybilly pioneer Norman Carl Odam donated space-fixated name and out-there agenda to Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust master-plan, his cacophonous ‘Paralyzed’ single dominating World’s Worst Records lists. 33. THE RESIDENTS For nearly forty ...

Deas Vail ‘s own Wesley Baylock was filmed performing his rendition of Radiohead’s song “Nude” and did an incredible job. “Nude” comes off of Radiohead’s 2007 effort, In Rainbows . Read what Baylock had to say about the band’s influence on him and be sure to catch the group on tour with He Is We and Plug In Stereo! “Radiohead has been a huge inspiration for me, for many many years. This song is so simple, and yet captures my attention every time I hear it.” …

Wesley Baylock of Deas Vail recently performed an acoustic cover of Radiohead’s “Nude.” Check out his cover below by clicking “Read More.”[[MORE]]

Filed under: After Hours Guns McHorne Oh, hey. Can I offer you a seat? Here at Spinner After Hours, we like to take you back ... to the day's biggest stories. So let us pour you a drink while you check it all out below, baby. DP Muller The Mynabirds, 'Generals' -- Free MP3 Download "'Generals' is a modern protest song," Singer Laura Burhenn tells Spinner. "It's meant to remind us that despite what we're up against (a whole system that invests billions of dollars in destruction and war while our health and education fall apart), we've got ...

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music , Exclusive , Q + A Wesley Curtis Last month, Black Francis and his wife, Violet Clark, released Let the People Speak , their second album as Grand Duchy . Featuring a more electronic vibe and an old-school radio DJ introducing the songs, it's a much more developed record than their 2009 debut, Petit Fours . Spinner recently caught up with Clark and Francis (aka Frank Black , aka Charles Thompson) to talk about the album, tension in the studio, who's the boss in their collaboration and, of course, what's up with the Pixies (Hint: Not ...

Wesley Blaylock of *Deas Vail (http://www.absolutepunk.net/deasvail)* will release a solo album on June 26. Hear the first track from the EP, "Asleep At The Wheel," on his BandCamp (http://wesleyblaylock.bandcamp.com/), where it is available for pre-order. Submitted by flavoredrums &...

The guy just won’t stop. You can’t front on that. MTV Iggy : The greatest success stories in music always start from the ground up. With labels like Def Jam starting in a college dorm, it’s a misconception that successful music ventures begin in a boardroom. Philly-born Mad Decent is living proof. When Mad Decent opened its doors back in 2005, it wasn’t just the start of some indie-tinged record label; it was a call to action. Founder Diplo (née Wesley Pentz) chipped away at the stiff musical boundaries set forth by major labels by holding every ...