tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83880873722239958822024-03-14T02:15:53.526-04:00Gonzo's Music-o-Ramamusic is the best.Gonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.comBlogger488125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-44774032253154051522011-06-28T23:42:00.003-04:002011-06-28T23:51:45.668-04:00Gonzo news<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/77/303266-90961-gonzo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 251px;" src="http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/77/303266-90961-gonzo.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />What was previously sparse blogging has become practically non-existent. I shall try harder, friends. <br /><br />One reason for inactivity is that I've been devoting my blogging energy to <a href="http://popblerd.com/">Popblerd</a>, an excellent collaborative music/pop culture blog. Lots of content, kept up to date (which is a hell of a lot more than I can say for the Music-O-Rama as of late!). Check it out! For the time being, I'll continue to focus my blogging there, but will also try to revive this blog a bit. <br /><br />I've also stopped posting my radio playlists, mostly out of pure laziness. On that note, dear readers I regret to inform you that my show on WIUP will cease at the end of July (exact date TBD). Time for a break, that's all. Keep on listening though, the station continues to improve - and I think this will continue in the coming academic year (we've already had some great show proposals).<br /><br />Selah,<br /><br />-Dr. GonzoGonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-38050375716641412622011-06-26T23:52:00.002-04:002011-06-26T23:55:51.696-04:00Dr. Gonzo's MJ tribute 6/26So I've been bad about posting playlists lately. But I thought I'd share the set from hour 2 of this week's show, as it was devoted to MJ. I tried to steer away from too many obvious picks, which made it more fun. DAH.<br /><br />J5-ABC<br />J5-Feelin' Alright (live)<br />J5-Stand!<br />J5-Maybe Tomorrow<br />J5-Dancing Machine<br />Jacksons-Blame it on the Boogie<br />MJ-Off the Wall<br />Jacksons-Lovely One<br />MJ-Baby Be Mine<br />MJ-PYT<br />MJ-Another Part of Me<br />MJ-Who is It<br />MJ-They Don't Care About Us<br />MJ-Whatever Happens<br />MJ-This is ItGonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-51087363463447873642011-05-23T14:37:00.000-04:002011-05-23T14:38:01.408-04:00untz untz untz untz<iframe width="415" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/b0rbyDAQWJY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Gonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-54781289416800511962011-05-16T00:05:00.002-04:002011-05-16T00:19:22.203-04:00Gonzo on the air, 5/15INXS-Guns in the Sky<br />The Cure-Hot! Hot! Hot!<br />Deerhoof-I did Crimes for You<br />Alina Simone-Sun Kissed Slashes<br />The Beatles-Rain<br />Peter, Bjorn & John-Dig a Little Deeper<br />Smith Westerns-Fallen in Love<br />Kurt Vile-Smoke Ring for My Halo<br />Big Star-Battle of El Goodo<br />Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti-Can't Hear My Eyes<br />Echo & The Bunnymen-Heaven Up Here<br />Jesus & Mary Chain-Taste of Cindy<br />The Vaselines-Son of a Gun<br />Vivian Girls-Trying to Pretend<br />Foo Fighters-Baker Street<br />Faith No More-Falling to Pieces<br />David Bowie-African Night Flight<br />Blondie-X-Offender<br />Thao & Mirah-How Dare You<br />Tom Tom Club-The Man with the Four-Way Hips<br />Rainbow Arabia-Blind<br />Stereo MCs-Deep Down & Dirty<br />Poly Styrene-I Luv Ur Sneakers<br />Jamie Lidell-Little Bit of Feel Good<br />Alan Wilkis-It's Been Great<br />Raphael Saadiq-Stone Rollin'<br />Stevie Wonder-Another StarGonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-65130066544974514862011-05-15T11:14:00.001-04:002011-05-15T11:15:59.020-04:00Stone Rollin'Caught this on VH1 Classic yesterday. I wasn't gaga over Saadiq's last disc, though I appreciated the retro soul vibe. His latest single hit the spot, however. Possible early contender for my summer jam.<br /><br /><iframe width="415" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wHyalVRUXrA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Gonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-27846420009587307042011-05-06T00:19:00.000-04:002011-05-06T00:20:04.605-04:00Modernaire, Modernaire.<iframe width="415" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wiDTnHeE9WY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Gonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-54618134335135307492011-05-02T00:12:00.002-04:002011-05-02T00:16:39.913-04:00Gonzo on the air, 5/1Pixies-Bone Machine<br />Arctic Monkeys-Don't sit Down 'Cause I Moved Your Chair<br />British Sea Power-Mongk II<br />Ted Leo & the Pharmacists-Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?<br />The Brutes-Last Man Left Hungry<br />Hot Hot Heat-Middle of Nowhere<br />Pains of Being Pure at Heaert-My Terrible Friend<br />Yeasayer-I Remember (request)<br />Bright Eyes-Shell Games (request)<br />Laura Jansen-Wicked World<br />The Cars-Since You're Gone<br />The Kinks-Where Have All the Good Times Gone?<br />Roxy Music-Editions of You (request)<br />Phantogram-Bloody Hands<br />Peter Gabriel-Shock the Monkey<br />Bat for Lashes-Trophy<br />Royksopp-Senior Living<br />AnaRobik-Communicate (Aquazoo Project remix)<br />Add N to X-Murmur One<br />Duran Duran-Notorious<br />UNKLE feat. Nick Cave-Money and Run<br />Nikka Costa-Can'tneverdidnothin'<br />Scissor Sisters-She's My ManGonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-47841530703353486702011-04-24T23:51:00.001-04:002011-04-25T00:08:22.006-04:00Gonzo on the air, 4/24Queen-Play the Game<br />Brother-Darling Buds of May<br />Neon Legion-Wicker Men<br />Jookabox-The Eyes of the Fly<br />Florence + the Machine-Howl<br />Band of Horses-The Funeral<br />Explosions in the Sky-Last Known Surroundings<br />Jenny Lewis-Godspeed (request)<br />Iron & Wine-Tree By The River<br />Taj Mahal-Queen Bee<br />The Decemberists-Down by the Water<br />Local Natives-Wide Eyes<br />Puro Instinct-Slivers of You<br />Wild Nothing-The Witching Hour<br />The White Stripes-Death Letter<br />Sonic Youth-Is it My Body?<br />T. Rex-Solid Gold Easy Action<br />The Stooges-1969<br />Rainbow Arabia-Nothin' Gonnna Be Undone<br />New Order-Age of Consent<br />Cut Copy-Need You Now<br />Chromeo-Openin' Up<br />Justice-D.A.N.C.E. (request)<br />Errors-Julomo<br />Kraak & Smack-Never Too LateGonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-23648779012306693052011-04-17T23:41:00.003-04:002011-04-17T23:55:28.332-04:00Gonzo on the air, 4/17Foo Fighters-Band on the Run<br />New York Dolls-I'm So Fabulous<br />13th Floor Elevators-Wait for My Love<br />The Raveonettes-Recharge and Revolt<br />Pains of Being Pure at Heart-Even in Dreams<br />TV on the Radio-No Future Shock<br />Tapes n Tapes-Badabing<br />Pink Floyd-Arnold Lane<br />Raw Milk-Itchy Nose<br />Ladytron-I'm Not Scared<br />UNKLE (feat. Nick Cave)-Money and Run<br />Peter, Bjorn and John-Second Chance<br />Adele-Rolling in the Deep<br />Amy Winehouse-You Know I'm No Good<br />The Noisettes-Never Forget You<br />JR Walker and the All-Stars-Good Rockin'<br />Ray Charles-Leave My Woman Alone<br />Prince and the Revolution-Mountains (12" Mix)<br />Joker & Ginz-Re-Up<br />Justice-Civilization<br />Kylie Minogue/New Order-Can't Get Blue Monday Out of My Head<br />Dizzee Rascal-Bubbles<br />Medeski, Martin and Wood-We Are RollingGonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-56933015791383620452011-04-13T21:23:00.004-04:002011-04-13T21:47:02.382-04:00"When Eye Lay My Hands On U "<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B8RLTf7H40A/TaZSEJV5Z2I/AAAAAAAAASg/Nsl6SQy8duQ/s1600/tJe8oSzI0gMMQaV.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B8RLTf7H40A/TaZSEJV5Z2I/AAAAAAAAASg/Nsl6SQy8duQ/s200/tJe8oSzI0gMMQaV.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595249818235135842" /></a><br /><br />Among the many unreleased Prince projects is the <span style="font-style:italic;">High</span> album from 2000. The disc was complete and ready for production, but Prince pulled the plug and opted to release it via his then-burgeoning (and now defunct) online music club. <br /><br />As <span style="font-style:italic;">Uptown</span> writers note in the exhaustive chronology <span style="font-style:italic;">The Vault</span>, the album is accessible and straightforward, likely another attempt at a commercial comeback (1999's <span style="font-style:italic;">Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic</span> had a similar intent, but ultimately failed. <br /><br />By and large, the music on <span style="font-style:italic;">High</span> is far more compelling than anything on <span style="font-style:italic;">Rave</span>, and with smart marketing and single selection, I believe it could have had significant commercial impact. Alas. Many of the songs were later repackaged in the second incarnation of Prince's online music club, but spread across a few releases, losing any sense of consistency as to what the <span style="font-style:italic;">High</span> album may have sounded like in its initial configuration. [Note: many of the tracks were also initially released via 2-track singles sold on the 2000<span style="font-style:italic;">Hit N Run</span> tour.]<br /><br />To that end, here is the original tracklist:<br /><br />1. U Make My Sun Shine<br />2. My Medallion<br />3. Supercute<br />4. Golden Parachute<br />5. High<br />6. When Eye Lay My Hands on U<br />7. When Will We B Paid<br />8. Gamillah<br />9. Underneath the Cream<br />10. The Daisy Chain<br /><br />Standout tracks here are "My Medallion," "Supercute," "The Daisy Chain" and "When Eye Lay My Hands on U." All are accessible yet interesting enough that they could have seen some success in the musical climate of 2000. But I digress.<br /><br />The main motivation behind this post is a recent late night spin of volume 5 from the mind-bogglingly comprehensive <span style="font-style:italic;">The Work</span> set of unreleased material. I haven't heard the <span style="font-style:italic;">High</span> tracks in a while, and I was quickly reminiscing about bumping these tracks in my Cavalier (via Discman with cassette adapter, naturally) that summer. Suddenly, it's July 2000.<br /><br />More importantly, "When Eye Lay My Hands on U" is a track that blows me away. There are so many layers here, not to mention the blistering guitar work. Take a listen:<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="415" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kdJGvH9mBTs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />And here's a great live take from the Montreaux Jazz Festival in 2009:<br /><br /><object width="415" height="358"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/video/xa1jlc?theme=none"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/video/xa1jlc?theme=none" width="415" height="358" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xa1jlc_prince-montreux-2009-when-i-lay-my_music" target="_blank">Prince Montreux 2009 When I lay my hands on You</a> <i>by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/madonnacelebration" target="_blank">madonnacelebration</a></i>Gonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-71032655547985679582011-04-12T00:05:00.002-04:002011-04-12T00:07:54.757-04:00"The White Stripes Lesson"<object width="415" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QyfSWO-wfUk&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QyfSWO-wfUk&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="415" height="390"></embed></object>Gonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-48232739452465535962011-04-04T01:25:00.001-04:002011-04-04T02:03:45.943-04:00<a href="http://www.kembrew.com/">Kembrew McLeod</a> and Ben Franzens' excellent documentary <a href="http://www.copyrightcriminals.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Copyright Criminals</span></a> is now out on DVD. I made <a href="http://gonzosmusicorama.blogspot.com/2009/01/copyright-criminals-trailer.html">a brief post </a>about it last year when it aired on PBS as part of the Independent Lens series. The doc is still getting some much deserved attention, most recently via a very cool performance on <span style="font-style: italic;">Late Night with Jimmy Fallon</span>. In a one-off performance, we have ?uestlove, Black Thought, Chuck D,. Eclectic Method and Clyde Stubblefield, the man behind the kit for many of James Brown's best known jams. Ladies and gentlemen, the Copyright Criminals All-Star Band:<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid401.photobucket.com/albums/pp94/theaudiopervjr/copyrightcriminalsfallon_Segment100-00-01-00-04-39.mp4" height="361" width="415"></embed>Gonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-8019259330910579102011-04-03T23:46:00.002-04:002011-04-03T23:58:53.543-04:00Gonzo on the air, 4/3We Became Actors-Swimming Pools<br />The Clash-Tommy Gun<br />Sick of Sarah-Kick Back<br />Vivian Girls-Dance (If You Wanna)<br />Guards-I See it Coming<br />The Greenhornes-Shelter of Your Arms<br />Morphine-Whisper<br />Wanda Jackson-Shakin' All Over<br />The Black Keys-Tighten Up<br />Jucifer-Amplifier<br />Sonic Youth-Sugar Kane<br />Commerce-Need Heart Rate<br />The Byrds-My Back Pages<br />John Lennon-Nobody Told Me<br />Cut Copy-Take Me Over<br />Jon Spencer Blues Explosion-Do You Wanna Get Heavy?<br />French Soler-Demons (Alan Wilkis remix)<br />Funkadelic-Cosmic Slop<br />Holy Fuck-Red Lights<br />Crystal Castles vs. HEATH-Crimewave<br />Ikonika-Idiot<br />Santogold-You'll Find a Way (remix)<br />Kid Sister-54321<br />Goldfrapp-Ooh La La<br />Stevie Wonder-He's Misstra Know-it-AllGonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-13332742921382110942011-03-28T23:35:00.001-04:002011-03-28T23:59:56.755-04:00"You might think I'm crazy, but I'm serious."<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.starpulse.com/news/bloggers/8/blog_images/janet-jackson-5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 417px; height: 600px;" src="http://images.starpulse.com/news/bloggers/8/blog_images/janet-jackson-5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />If I look that good in a skin-tight bodysuit when I'm 44, life will be grand.<br /><br />It's been a while since I've done any sort of writeup for a show. In fact, it appears that the last show I blogged about was when I saw <a href="http://gonzosmusicorama.blogspot.com/2009/10/raveonettes-930-club-dc-1016.html">The Ravonettes in October of 2009</a>. Rest assured, there have been shows in the interim - Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Yeasayer, Beach House, Lady Gaga, Crystal Castles, Hall and Oates, and probably a few others that I can't recall at the moment. This is all to say that I've been a bad music blogger. So I'm here to remedy with a report on this weekend's Janet Jackson show at the Borgata in Atlantic City.<br /><br />The Borgata Events Center is shockingly small. I expected an intimate venue, but we're talking about 2,000 seats, maybe less. That being the case, I imagine that there wasn't a bad seat in the house, but the 14th row was still a good place to be (albeit not in the center section). In reality, it could have been General Admission on the floor, but I digress.<br /><br />At each show on this tour, Janet dedicates a song to that city. This seems to me a simple way of giving something distinctive to each performance, though I wonder what real value the gesture has. What this amounted to was being teased with the video for "The Pleasure Principle" just prior to Janet taking the stage.<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Q-gu1KETjVY" allowfullscreen="" width="415" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br /><br />Then the band launched into their live rendition of the track, one of my favorites from 1986's <span style="font-style: italic;">Control </span>LP.<br /><br />After that, it was pretty much hit after hit, which was to be expected given that the tour is promoting her <span style="font-style: italic;">Number Ones</span> collection (I pointed out the punctuation error while we waited for the show to start). I can't find a full setlist but they were pretty much all there - "Control," "Miss You Much," "If," "That's the Way Love Goes," "What Have You Done for Me Lately," "Nasty," "Rhythm Nation," "Escapade," "Together Again," ""You Want This," "Alright," "Love Will Never Do (Without You)," and more that I can't remember. There was even a bit of "Scream." Good stuff. There was also a nice little segment of ballads including "Come Back to Me," "Let's Wait Awhile" and "Again," the latter of which never fails to remind me of eighth grade dances. The only jams I really wanted to hear but were absent were "Black Cat" and "Go Deep." Alas and alack (though they have popped up on other dates).<br /><br />At these pop shows, I'm always critical of lip syncing. It was one of the things that most bothered me about the Lady Gaga show, though it was expected. I watched and listened closely to Miss Jackson ('cause I'm nasty), and had a difficult time distinguishing whether or not she was singing live. These leads me to believe that either a) she was singing live or b) is adept at masking the fact that she's lip syncing. My guess is that ultimately, it was a mix of both.<br /><br />While some of her dancing duties were relegated to the troupe of backup dancers she had on stage, Janet really brought it at key moments with the iconic moves from her signature videos ("Miss You Much," "Rhythm Nation," "If," for example). I was a little saddened that "Miss You Much" was done sans chair routine, though.<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/d_E0CRWeIIA" allowfullscreen="" width="415" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br /><br />In short, it was a great show, well worth the ticket and the trip.Gonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-37994925591464634092011-03-27T23:59:00.002-04:002011-03-28T00:07:01.725-04:00Gonzo on the air, 3/28New York Dolls-Fool For You Baby<br />Phoenix-Lisztomania<br />Quadron-Slippin'<br />Iggy & The Stooges-Gimme Danger<br />Gogol Bordello-Wanderlust King<br />The Dead Kennedys-Let's Lynch the Landlord<br />British Sea Power-Stunde Null<br />Low Anthem-Smart Flesh<br />Billy Bragg-A New England<br />The Decembrists-Rox in the Box<br />Camera Obscura-My Maudlin Career<br />Sia-Clap Your Hands<br />Lily Allen-LDN<br />Dresden Dolls-Coin Operated Boy<br />Roxy Music-If There is Something<br />Rush-Spirit of Radio (request)<br />The Soft Pack-Down on Lovin'<br />Dirty Projectors-Stillness is the Move<br />MGMT-Electric Feel (immuzikation remix)<br />Groove Armada-Paper Romance<br />Rainbow Arabia-Without You<br />Fever Ray-If I Had a Heart<br />New Young Pony Club-The Get Go<br />Jamie Lidell-When I Come Back Around<br />Four Tet-Angel EchoesGonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-61570905344351869932011-03-24T02:25:00.000-04:002011-03-24T03:19:32.421-04:00"We Don't Get No Sleep: A Janet Mix"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blackamericancinema.org/uploads/9/8/4/4/984405/3583539_orig.jpg?9691124"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 377px; height: 523px;" src="http://www.blackamericancinema.org/uploads/9/8/4/4/984405/3583539_orig.jpg?9691124" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This weekend, my sis and I are heading to Atlantic City to see Janet Jackson. While I should have seen her on <span style="font-style: italic;">The Velvet Rope </span>tour and recently drooled over the setlist for the <span style="font-style: italic;">Rhythm Nation </span>tour, I'm still way excited. Doubly so, as she's playing smaller venues, which will be groovy.<br /><br />Anyhow, after a few St. Patty's cocktails, my sister implored me to make a Janet mix for the drive. Never one to turn down the opportunity for a good mix, I got to work a few days later, and this is what I came up with.<br /><br />It's 90 minutes. Maybe that's breaking some sort of commandment of mixmaking, but I couldn't get it down to 80. And you know what? Back in the day we always made 90 minute mixes, because that was the standard cassette length. So there.<br /><br />It's a legit, continuous mix. Her early albums haven't been remastered (to my knowledge), and I wanted to include some of those iconic segues, which often meant mixing the album segues with the <span style="font-style: italic;">Design of a Decade </span>remastered tracks.<br /><br />Nothing from her last few records, simply because I'm not that familiar with them. The last album I bought was <span style="font-style: italic;">All for You</span>, and the last album that knocked my socks off was <span style="font-style: italic;">The Velvet Rope</span>. And while there are some more mid-tempo tracks, there are no slow jams. Not that Miss Jackson doesn't make some sexy slow jams, but I viewed this as a dance mix of sorts.<br /><br />There are also a few mixing flourishes that I'm kind of proud of. Most importantly, I tried to vary it up a bit and include some alternate mixes.<br /><br />Enough blathering. Here's what I came up with:<br /><br />Control intro<br />Control<br />If<br />Let's Dance (segue)<br />Miss You Much (Mama Mix)<br />All for You<br />Say You Do<br />What Have You Done for Me Lately<br />Nasty<br />Black Cat<br />Go Deep<br />That's the Way Love Goes<br />Someone to Call My Lover<br />Together Again<br />Pleasure Principle (Ultimix)<br />Rhythm Nation<br />Runaway<br />Escapade (Got it Made 7" mix)<br />Alright (12" R+B Mix feat. Heavy D)<br />When I Think of You (remix)Gonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-19499409051520660662011-03-24T01:29:00.002-04:002011-03-24T01:31:28.778-04:00P-Funk Hall of Fame, 1997As an institution, I think the Hall of Fame is bullshit, but those ceremonies do produce some interesting moments.<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="415" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/stmzqygNcOo" frameborder="0"></iframe>Gonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-45807543743418121192011-03-22T22:32:00.002-04:002011-03-22T22:35:36.684-04:00Bootsy!"Hurry up and bring my space bass. I got to hurry up and play before I come on myself."<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="415" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cgrOD4PZzuY" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br />It's also worth noting that Bootzilla will be on Jimmy Fallon tonight. Bootsy jammin' with The Roots? Oh lawd....Gonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-44426306759465956472011-03-20T23:59:00.002-04:002011-03-21T00:04:43.287-04:00Gonzo on the air, 3/20Arctic Monkeys-Brick by Brick<br />Grinderman-Mickey Mouse and the Goodbye Man<br />The Raconteurs-Broken Boy Soldiers<br />New Shouts-Kiss 4 Fun<br />The Easybeats-Friday on My Mind<br />Clinic-I'm Aware<br />Eric McKeown-Cinematic<br />Jessie Lee Mayfield-Grown Man<br />Koop-Koop Island Blues<br />Bird and the Bee-Again and Again (request)<br />The Brutes-yourspace<br />Lightspeed Champion-Marlene<br />XTC-Paper and Iron<br />Blur-Parklife<br />Beach House-Used to Be<br />Pains of Being Pure at Heart-Heart in Your Heartbreak<br />Fleet Foxes-Tiger Mountain Peasant Song<br />Danielson-Grow Up<br />Soul Coughing-Casiotone Nation<br />Rufus Thomas-Do the Funky Chicken<br />Dr. Octagon-Earth People<br />El Michaels Affair-Bring the Ruckus<br />The Roots-Walk Alone<br />Anarobik-Is it Real?<br />Client-Drive<br />Annie-Hey AnnieGonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-45116325444786985712011-03-20T13:07:00.003-04:002011-03-20T13:16:53.931-04:00The Wisdom of Kool KeithI finally received <span style="font-style: italic;">Kool Keith: Global Enlightenment Part I</span> from Netflix. It's too damn short (35 min), but it's a stellar trio of interviews with Kool Keith - a sort of "day in the life" kind of document. At any rate, I promptly ordered a copy of the dvd for $1 via Amazon Marketplace. It has gems and life advice such as the 98 Year Old Fridgerator:<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="415" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JqxZgYPbzRo" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br />Kool Keith had a great run of albums in the late '90s, both under the Kool Keith name and a series of other monikers that he wove into a complex and ongoing storyline (Dr. Octagon, Dr. Doom, Black Elvis, etc.). <span style="font-style: italic;">Matthew</span> was the last Kool Keith record that I really enjoyed. He resurrected Drs. Doom and Octagon in the last decade, but it seemed a little desperate to be honest. <span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><br />For the funk of it, here's one of my favorites from the <span style="font-style: italic;">Black Elvis</span> LP:<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lVCA-WahQIo" frameborder="0"></iframe>Gonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-86267211710600946162011-03-18T17:05:00.002-04:002011-03-18T17:10:36.964-04:00"Go Deep"Absurdly underrated latter-day Janet jam, from her last great album (<span style="font-style: italic;">The Velvet Rope</span>).<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="415" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dL8L1iiwwQA" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br />And for the hell of it, a nice mash with 2Pac:<br /><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="415" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9JFrsCU9H8U" frameborder="0"></iframe>Gonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-2798028505007875412011-03-14T21:51:00.000-04:002011-03-20T21:55:35.360-04:00Gonzo on the air, 3/13Spoon-The Way We Get By<div>Belle & Sebastian-Come On Sister</div><div>Elvis Costello and the Attractions-High Fidelity</div><div>The Decemberists-Don't Carry it All</div><div>British Sea Power-Living is So Easy</div><div>Rolling Stones-No Expectations</div><div>She & Him-This is Not a Test</div><div>Spinal Tap-Big Bottom (request)</div><div>Kiss-Do You Love Me?</div><div>Thin Lizzy-Jailbreak</div><div>The Misfits-Some Kind of Hate</div><div>Also-Unloaded</div><div>Lykke Li-Youth Knows No Pain</div><div>The National-Bloodbuzz Ohio</div><div>Puro Instinct-Stillyagi</div><div>Steely Dan-Bably0n Sisters (request)</div><div>Tapes n' Tapes</div><div>Surfer Blood-Harmonik</div><div>Love is All-Wishing Well</div><div>Ted Leo and the Pharmacists-Ballad of Sin Eater</div><div>Rainbow Arabia-Without You</div><div>Cut Copy-Take Me Over</div><div>The Police-Man in a Suitcase</div><div>Men at Work-Underground</div><div>Prince and the Revolution-New Position (request)</div><div>Aceyalone-The Lonely Ones</div><div>Sleigh Bells-Rachel<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div>Gonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-63747428547825169252011-03-11T00:11:00.001-05:002011-03-11T00:11:48.504-05:00"I wrote this song in '94"<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="415" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4eLABXmjySE" frameborder="0"></iframe>Gonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-26035995231178858042011-03-07T00:00:00.000-05:002011-03-07T00:00:03.530-05:00Gonzo on the air, 3/6pre-recorded this week, featuring 5 very long songs.<br /><br />Frank Zappa-The Adventures of Gregory Peccary<br />Negativland-Helter Stupid<br />Morton Subotnik-Silver Apples of the Moon<br />The Blue Up?-h. sidakr of loops<br />Mogwai-The Singing MountainGonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388087372223995882.post-51451969590192216042011-02-27T23:58:00.001-05:002011-02-28T00:01:57.442-05:00Gonzo on the air, 2/27T. Rex-Jeepster<br />Wanda Jackson-Nervous Breakdown<br />The Detroit Cobras-My Baby Loves a Secret Agent<br />Clinic-Milk and Honey<br />Twin Sister-Lady Daydream<br />Sonnymoon-Soft Shoulders<br />The Beatles-It's Only a Northern Song<br />Deerhoof-The Merry Barracks<br />Florence + the Machine-Dog Days Are Over<br />Prince and the Revolution-Mountains (12" mix)<br />A Sunny Day in Glasgow-Fall in Love<br />Crystal Castles feat. Robert Smith-Not in Love (request!)<br />Siouxsie and the Banshees-Dazzle<br />Twin Shadow-Shooting Holes at the Moon<br />Radiohead-Lotusflower<br />Also-Unloaded<br />Ween-The Stallion pt. 3<br />The Ting Tings-That's Not My Name<br />Nancy Sinatra-Bang, Bang<br />The Doors-Queen of the Highway<br />Tapes n' Tapes-Desert Plane<br />Yuck-Operation<br />Faith No More-Last Cup of Sorrow<br />Mazzy Star-Fade into You<br />Portishead-Only You (live)Gonzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10383923902998495200noreply@blogger.com0