Movie of the Week: Suicide live at Primavera (2011)

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This is how its done, kids. We're all fuckin' Frankies.

Movie of the Week: The Chess Records Story (2011)

Following last week's Record Row - the Story of Chicago Soul and R&B from 1997, here's another Chicago special: The Chess Records Story which originally aired in 2011. Watch it below - four videos in one playlist. Hat tip to Groovesville USA.

Stupefaction 2011 Last.FM Stats

According to my Last.FM account - stats for 2011:

Top 20 tracks:

01. Ryuichi Sakamoto – Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
02. Ryuichi Sakamoto – Forbidden Colours
03. Tom Waits – Hang On St. Christopher
04. Alexis Weissenberg – Debussy: Suite Bergamasque: 3. Clair De Lune
05. Hem – Eveningland
06. Tom Waits – I'm Still Here
07. The Impressions – East Of Java
08. Hem – Eveningland (Full Version) - Full Version
09. Claude Debussy – Debussy: Claro De Luna
10. George Winston – Thanksgiving
11. Tom Waits – Way Down In The Hole
12. Hoagy Carmichael – Hong Kong Blues
13. Justin Townes Earle – Harlem River Blues
14. Shirley Ellis – The Clapping Song
15. Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited – Theme From Stella Interstellar
16. Gene & The Esquires – Space Race
17. Casino Music – The Beat Goes On
18. Les McCann – Boo-Ga-Loo
19. Eddie Kendricks – Girl You Need A Change Of Mind
20. The Bees – Chicken Payback

Top 20 albums:

01. Charlie Parker – Charlie Parker With Strings
02. Justin Townes Earle – Harlem River Blues
03. Steely Dan – Collected
04. Tom Waits – Alice
05. Hem – Eveningland
06. Blue Lu Barker – Complete Jazz Series 1946 - 1949
07. Ryuichi Sakamoto – Playing The Piano - US Version
08. The Kills – No Wow
09. The Beach Boys – The Smile Sessions
10. The Drums – The Drums
11. Peter Gabriel – New Blood
12. Brian Olive – Two Of Everything
13. The Kills – Midnight Boom
14. Tom Waits – Orphans
15. Cheap Trick – Heaven Tonight
16. Art Blakey – Greatest Jazz Sessions
17. Sidney Bechet – Best of Sidney Bechet
18. Madlib – The Beat Konducta Vol. 1-2: Movie Scenes
19. Junip – Fields
20. Suicide – The Second Album + The First Rehearsal Tapes

Top 20 artists:

01. Tom Waits
02. Charlie Parker
03. The Impressions
04. The Kills
05. John Coltrane
06. Cocteau Twins
07. Charles Mingus
08. Steely Dan
09. Justin Townes Earle
10. The Kinks
11. Hem
12. Hoagy Carmichael
13. Art Blakey
14. Curtis Mayfield
15. Donovan
16. Pet Shop Boys
17. The Harvest Ministers
18. Neil Young
19. The Human League
20. Felt

Ram-a-lam-a-ding-dong

Endless Art 2011: The Stupefaction obituary round up

Don Mueller
Sam Rivers
Sean Bonniwell
John Chamberlain
Vaclav Havel
Bob Brookmeyer
Cesaria Evora
Dobie Gray
Hubert Sumlin
Howard Tate
Ken Russell
Barry Llewellyn
Shelagh Delaney
Ross MacManus
Andrea True
Laura Kennedy
Jackie Leven
Joe Frazier
Bob Forsch
James Van Doren
Andy Rooney
Matty Alou
Jimmy Savile
Barry Feinstein
Dan Wheldon
Roger Williams
Al Davis
Steve Jobs
Bert Jansch
Marv Tarplin
Bob Arihood
Robert Whitaker
Leonard Dillon
Sylvia Robinson
Richard Hamilton
Wardell Quezergue
David Honeyboy Edwards
Mike Flanagan
Nick Ashford
Jerry Leiber
Marshall Grant
Bubba Smith
Gene McDaniels
Skip Thomas
Frank Foster
Amy Winehouse
Lucien Freud
Joe Lee Wilson
Alex Steinweiss
Jerry Ragavoy
Rob Grill
Würzel
John Mackey
Dick Williams
Cy Twombley
Jane Scott
Ruth Roberts
Peter Falk
Eric Swenson
Clarence Clemons
Wild Man Fischer
Paul Splittorff
Carl Gardner
Jim Northrup
Benny Spellman
Martin Rushent
Ray Bryant
Andy Dunkley
Gil Scott Heron
Harmon Killebrew
Lloyd Knibb
Cornell Dupree
Bill Gallo
John Walker
Jackie Cooper
Poly Styrene
Richard Kulwicki
George Shearing
Kenneth Mars
Chuck Tanner
Gary Moore
Pinetop Perkins
Owsley Stanley
Tura Satana
John Barry
Charlie Callas
Gladys Horton
Charlie Louvin
Don Kirshner
Trish Keenan
Ellen Stewart
Cookie Gilchrist
Bobby Robinson
Gerry Rafferty
Mick Karn
Janine Pommy Vega
Pete Postlethwaite

The Music They Made

An excellent, if incomplete, tribute to those who have served.

This One Goes Up To 11 (For '11)

1. The Vinyl District Record Store Locator app (The Vinyl District/Shoutem)


2. Tom Waits - Bad As Me (Anti)



3. Brian Olive - Two of Everything (Alive)

Tom Waits - Satisfied (from Bad As Me)

Friday Ephemera - X setlist

X at Maxwells, Hoboken, NJ, 9.29.11

Exclusive: Godlis photos from Castle Clinton Patti Smith show 7.14.11

  

Huge thanks to Godlis for this exclusive set of shots he snapped Thursday night at Castle Clinton's River To River Patti Smith show.  As you can see, the show spanned daylight to darkness, and according to Godlis, was "amazing". He would know. 

She did a cover of the current Adele song ("Rolling In The Deep") and had backing vocals from Suzzy Roche, Lucy Wainright and Jesse her (Patti's) daughter. He also reports that Emma Watson was in attendance (you know, the actress who plays Hermione in Harry Potter), and Laurie Anderson (no Lou Reed). Besides the Adele cover, they did a great version of "Perfect Day," and a great version of "People Who Died" too. 

All photos ©GODLIS @ LMCC . Please do not use without permission...ask us - we're nice!

Godlis: "They soundchecked Summer Cannibals but x'd it out."

Have you done the Left Side Rock yet?

In case you still haven't heard anything from my favorite album of the year, let me run it by you again - Brian Olive's amazing Two of Everything, co-produced by Brian and the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach. Buy it here or here. Damn, its a fucking great record! Hopefully there will be a video soon for lead song, "Left Side Rock." Until then, here are a couple of more tracks to start off the weekend...

  Strange Attractor by Brian Olive

  You Can't Hide It by Brian Olive

Here are the latest tour dates (with more to come):
July 23 Newport, KY The Southgate House (Record Release Party)
August 6 Cleveland, OH Open Air Market Square
August 6 Cleveland, OH The Happy Dog
August 10 Cambridge, MA T.T. The Bears

Brian Olive - Two of Everything

One of the best things I've heard all year...Two of Everything - a new album by Brian Olive (ex-Greenhornes), co-produced by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys. Take a whole bunch of very cool influences (Dr. John, some T. Rex horns & strut, proggy synths, some rock bottom funk groove, etc), and it all adds up to one great listening experience. Released June 7 on Alive Naturalsound. Look for him on tour this summer. Order it here.

  Left Side Rock by brianolivemusic

Tour Dates (so far):
May 17 Chattanooga - JJ's Bohemia
May 18 Nashville - The Basement
May 20 Birmingham - The Nick
May 21 Savannah - Jinx
May 22 Jacksonville - Jack Rabbits
May 24 Miami - Churchill's
May 29 Atlanta - Smith's Olde Bar
June 2 Fort Worth – The Ardvark
June 3 Austin - Ruta Maya
June 11 Bonnaroo - Manchester, TN (with Dr. John & Dan Auerbach)
June 19 Phoenix – Compound Grill
June 21 Hermosa Beach – Saint Rocke
June 26 Fresno – Fulton 55

Before and After: Karate Boogaloo

1982

2011

Fleet Foxes - new album & download

The Fleet Foxes announced a new album, Helplessness Blues, and tour today. The album will be released on May 2 in the UK, and May 3 in the US. To celebrate they're offering the album title track for streaming/download via their website. Have a listen:



Spring/summer tour dates:
04.30.2011 The Vogue Theatre / Vancouver, BC
05.01.2011 Crystal Ballroom / Portland, OR
05.03.2011 Moore Theatre / Seattle, WA
05.05.2011 Fox Theater / Oakland, CA
05.06.2011 Spreckles Theatre / San Diego, CA
05.07.2011 Hollywood Palladium / Hollywood, CA
05.08.2011 Rialto Theatre / Tucson, AZ
05.10.2011 Stubb's Waller Creek / Austin, TX
05.11.2011 Palladium Ballroom / Dallas, TX
05.13.2011 Ryman Auditorium / Nashville, TN
05.14.2011 The Tabernacle / Atlanta, GA
05.15.2011 DAR Constitution Hall / Washington, DC
05.17.2011 Orpheum Theatre / Boston, MA
05.18.2011 The United Palace Theatre / New York, NY
05.21.2011 Tower Theatre / Upper Darby, PA
05.25.2011 Astra / Berlin, Germany
05.26.2011 Dachau Summer of Music / Munich, Germany
05.28.2011 Primavera Sound / Barcelona, Spain
05.30.2011 Bataclan / Paris, France
05.31.2011 Hammersmith Apollo / London, UK
08.11.2011 Oya Festival / Oslo, Norway
08.12.2011 Way Out West / Gothenburg, Sweden

Check out Social Distortion's new album, Hard Times & Nursery Rhymes

Social Distortion is about to release their newest album, Hard Times & Nursery Rhymes, and they're making it available to stream which you can do below, or here. I shall forever be a fan of Mike Ness simply for the fact that, without knowing me, he put me on his guestlist for a show of theirs in the early 90's. I didn't have a ticket, and he must be a decent guy because I didn't know him. As you were...


Social Distortion - Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes by Epitaph Records

Social Distortion - website

Upcoming record fairs in the northeast

Courtesy of our friends over at NY Record Fairs comes the following list of upcoming record fairs. Perhaps there's one near you?

Albany NY Jan 30
Cromwell CT Jan 30
Scranton PA Feb 27
Syracuse NY Mar 6
Binghamton NY Mar27
New Haven CT April 3
Utica NY April 10
Brooklyn NY April 10
Ithaca NY April 16
Albany NY April 17
Danbury CT May 15
Woodstock NY May 28-30

New year, new look!

Via TIH

I hope this morning sees everyone safe, sound & relatively sane. Just wanted to point out the fact that we've recently undergone a bit of a renovation here at Stupefaction, and we hope you like the results. HUGE thanks to JC over at Cerysmatic Factory for the help & guidance.

As well, our sister site for photographer Eugene Merinov has undergone a similar change. We'll soon be announcing details on new, high quality, digital prints of his work so stay tuned.

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Happy new year from Stupefaction!

Happy new year everyone...be safe, and we'll see you on the other side.