Friday Ephemera: Maxwells press release (1980)

That's some great list of upcoming shows. Trainspotters note: Joy Division is listed as playing in September. This is obviously after Ian Curtis killed himself, but before they selected their new name. New Order would play the show.

Stupefied: The Tav Falco Playlist

This week's edition of the Stupefied playlist is brought to us by Mr. Tav Falco. In case you don't know, Tav is probably the one musician who can claim to be the common factor between Alex Chilton and The Cramps, and the rockabilly revival of the late 70's which eventually became known as psychobilly. And like Chilton, he's also from the south. Like many underground musicians & artists at the time (i.e. punk, and thousands of miles away from Memphis TN), Falco started creating "art action" videos, and moved from there into music. Helped along by Chilton, Tav Falco's Panther Burns released their first album in the very early 80's, Behind the Magnolia Curtain, and haven't looked back since.

Besides creating an extensive discography since those early days, Falco has also added acting to his repertoire appearing in more than a few films since the 80's. Most recently, he also co-authored an ambitious and excellent two-part history of Memphis entitled Ghosts Behind the Sun: Splendor, Enigma & Death: Mondo Memphis Volume 1, (part 2 being written by Eric Morse) published by Creation Books. Scroll down below the playlist to see the current tour itinerary for Panther Burns, which includes some readings for the Mondo Memphis book. A BIG thank you to Tav for this incredible list! (Continued after the jump)