some PMA reminders

Bad Brains - "Attitude"

(Album) 1982

Sir Victor Uwaifo - "Egbe Natete"

Guitar Boy Superstar 1976

Caribou - "Odessa"

Swim 2010

três tropicalia gems

Os Brazoes - Espiral

(1969)

Os Mutantes - A Minha Menina

(1968)

Araconga - Sambeamos

(1975)

trois rainy day jazz fusion jams

The Weather Report - "Mysterious Traveller"

Mysterious Traveller (1974)

This was their fifth studio album. My uncle Jim introduced me to this album in 2010 and this is the third winter's weather I've enjoyed it to.

McCoy Tyner - "Salvadore de Samba"

Fly with the Wind (1976)

I bought this record off of my friend Eric Cornejo back in 2010. I can't help but break this one out when it rains too. Put this on and watch the trees groove.

Ginger Baker's Airforce - "Da Da Man"

(1970)

My girlfriend got me this 4-record set for my 27th birthday. Which was also 2010. There are so many great players on this live set Steve Winwood, Chris wood, Graham Bond, and a bunch of others.

Magic 3

Some tunes to groove out your wednesday to

 

 

Goat
"Det Som Aldrig Förändras/Diarabi"
(2012)

 

Sun Araw

"Heavy Deeds"

(2010)



 

Pontiak

"White Mice"

(2008)

 

A list? Let's.

There is a shotgun blast of problems facing our generation. Focus on one and fifty others fly past. I wanted to start a running list of universally accepted problems, and possible solutions. Maybe some patterns will surface. This running list is going to be pretty naive sounding at first, I am hoping to get to the core.


Politicians. We should be able to fire them at any time in their term. There should be harsher penalties for being shitty. It should be a goddamn part time job. We don't need them on the clock all year long, if at all.

Our Food. Its nearly impossible to tell how safe anything is is to eat anymore. On a large part its not produced locally, moving it around wastes energy and money. With various agencies getting paid off on the reg, I question its quality and safeness. For example Monsanto's new cucumbers causing genital baldness.


Thats all I've got for now, I'm already too pissed off to continue.

3 at 3

Early morning youtube surfing. Some good jams I forgot to think about.

I dont know how everyone didn't get electrocuted on that last one.

New isn't better

I've heard it said lots of times, even thought it myself: "new music sucks." This sentiment is both true and untrue. There are plenty of contemporary artists and bands that I love. The new music that I love is far from reaching any charts except for maybe a Burger Records comp. Really great music, music still emulated to this day used to also top the charts.

Popular music created in my life time just falls short of music created between 1950 and 1970. That could even be extended from 1945 to 1975. The edges of this novelty spike aren't definite, but it seems even bands that had incredible success during those times can't write great new music either.

The Rolling Stones 1969

 

 

VS

 

The Rolling Stones 2005



 

 

 Paul McCartney 1973

 

VS

 

Paul McCartney 2007

 

They got old, perfectly accepted argument. Here's another approach. In 1965 the top 100 billboard chart was:

01. Wooly Bully » Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
02. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) » Four Tops
03. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction » Rolling Stones
04. You Were On My Mind » We Five
05. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' » Righteous Brothers
06. Downtown » Petula Clark
07. Help! » Beatles
08. Can't You Hear My Heartbeat » Herman's Hermits
09. Crying In The Chapel » Elvis Presley
10. My Girl » Temptations

Right now on the billboard hot 100 Bruno Mars tops the charts with Locked out of heaven.

Bruno Mars 2013

VS

 

Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs 1965

 

When it say sucks, I don't mean sucks, there is so much talent pouring out of all of these. I just can't help but feel like something is missing. Something that used to be there.