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the now famous mother b tapes are private recordings made by bob marley in his bedroom at his mother's house in miami, between october 1977 and early 1980. after mrs. booker's home was looted by bob's "friends", the only thing mrs. b. discovered remaining were two ten-inch reels in unmarked boxes, kept in her bedroom. on these tapes, there were acoustic unknown songs of bob marley. listen and enjoy.

bob marley (link to four songs)

roll with the wind

pavement is indie rock nirvana. i think every album they produced was golden. each had gems and lumps of coal (sorry spiral) but make no mistake, the sounds were strong , the angst was real and the boredom, inescapable. check them out and keep the faith with sm on his solo works. very good mojo.

pavement (link to four songs)

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got my eyes open now

i wish i could say more positive things about jakob dylan's first solo offering. i really loved the wallflower's first two efforts and then it just got bad and pretty soon, they were playing the super bowl. there are a couple of good tunes on 'seeing things' but for the most part, i'm not impressed.

jakob dylan (link to three songs)

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ghost dance

before there was the cult there was the southern death cult and then simply the death cult (cheery name's, i know). vocalist and songwriter ian astbury and his band were at the forefront of a new emerging style of post-punk music. they released some edgy politically themed songs and achieved the critical acclaim that would eventually lead to the cult becoming an international success. check out the songs below and listen to the origins of the cult.

the southern death cult (link to six songs)

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funky kingston

toots & the maytals are a pioneering band in the ska and reggae genre. they were huge influences on future reggae stars as well as soul, punk and rock artists. frederick "toots" hibbert, the leader of the group, is one of the greatest singer/songwriters ever. check out funky kingston and you'll be instantly hooked.

toots & the maytals (link to three songs)

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made in china

i've always dug juliana hatfield. from her collaboration with evan dando to her rockin' chick band 'some girls', she knows how to kick out the jams. 'made in china' did not get a lot of airplay or marketing from the label but it had some sweet tunes that really demonstrate her songwriting and guitar playing prowess. check 'em out and buy the disk.

juliana hatfiled (link to three songs)

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a love supreme

in my humble opinion, this is quite simply the greatest jazz album ever! john coletrane's 'a love supreme' is nothing short of stunning. the album is a four-part suite, broken up into tracks: 'acknowledgement", 'resolution', 'pursuance', and 'psalm'. here it is. enjoy and seek more jazz grooves from j. coletrane.

john coletrane (link to four songs)

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the future looks bright

'the future looks bright' is a fantastic compilation of 1980's southern california punk rock. i remember buying the cassette version in 1982 when I was in middle school and it blew my mind. raw tunes from bands like black flag, social distortion (when they were good), the minutemen, shattered faith and t.s.o.l. man, there was a great music scene in orange county in the early 80's. can you believe it?

also check out 'beach blvd., 'posh hits' and the 'rodney on the roq' compilations via 'buy' link below.

future looks bright (link to five songs)

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the greatest rock band ever

temptation of egg

giant sand is an eclectic band from the desert country of tuscon, az. formed by multi-instrumentalist, howe gleb, giant sand is a constantly evolving group that consistently cranks out great music. if you like calexico or m. ward, check this stuff out.

giant sand (link to three songs)

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