the sauce

eddie spaghetti is the lead singer / bass player for the worlds greatest rock & roll band, 'the supersuckers'. the sauce was ed's first solo record and i must say, it's pretty damn good. he blends old country tunes w/new rock god energy and creates his signature mid-fi sound. so go on, check out the sauce.

eddie spaghetti (link to four songs)

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take five

the level of success dave brubeck attained with his album 'time out' was unprecedented in jazz at the time of its release in 1959. the song 'take five' is one of the most widely recognizable jazz tunes of all time. have a listen and you'll see why this piece of work was so hot back in the day of cool jazz.

dave brubeck (link to four songs)

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it's not my imagination

black flag was a punk band from hermosa beach california that formed in 1977. they are widely considered to be one of the first hardcore punk bands. throughout their ten-year career as a band, black flag’s concert experiences became legendary, especially in southern california. i was lucky enough to witness one of their shows when i was just a young punk kid and it changed me somehow.

black flag (link to four songs)

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dust me down

taj mahal has new album out entitled, 'maestro' and it's smokin'. he's got ben harper, ziggy marley, jack johnson, los lobos and all kinds of other special guests. as usual, taj brings the delta blues, juke joint boogie, african and hawaiian influences and the special sauce that makes taj mahal such a a true music maestro.

taj mahal (link to four songs)

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things i don't remember

let's get this straight, isac brock is, 'ugly casanova'. the band is a side project of the eclectic and slightly unnerving modest mouse singer. they only released one album in the late nineties entitled, 'sharpen your teeth' but the music is strong and worthy of a listen.

ugly casanova (link to five songs)

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dreader dread

johnny clarke never achieved the international acclaim of some of his jamaican compatriots like marley and tosh but the singer recorded a slew of crucial reggae cuts, as well as some seminal albums. check out the tunes below.

johnny clarke (link to five songs)

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