Jimi's Debut

Check out that smiling southpaw guitarist tearing it up behind those two singers dancing in within a questionable proximity of each other. That is a young Jimi Hendrix's first televised appearance, as an afterthought no less. The next year, he and his friends Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell would release "Are You Experienced" and he would take flight into the pantheon of untouchable axemen.

Not yet experienced

Song #318: Buddy & Stacy with Jimi Hendrix - Shotgun

Song #317: Pavement - Rattled by the Rush

I Still Don't Understand

Today marks the anniversary of the death of someone who I believe to be one of the best composers of my generation, Elliott Smith. He has already been featured on EDAS before several times, but seven years ago today (just a few weeks into my first year of college) he supposedly took his own life by stabbing himself in the chest. Damn that's cold. 

He is one of those sublime talents who was not long for this earth and its heavily echoed in his lyrics. Regardless of the specific subject matter, the depth and poignancy of his songs help stand out as one of the etherial musicians and songwriters of our time. His is, and will continue to be, sorely missed.

Song #316: Elliott Smith - Happiness

BONUS SONG: Elliott Smith - I Didn't Understand & Miss Misery

Dual Kermits

Song #315: Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure

Tripped-Out Tuesday

Pixel for Pixel, this Man Ray video set to a tripped-out D.R. Hooker song is one of the coolest, most far out videos I've seen.


Song #314: D.R. Hooker - I'm Leaving You

BOOM SHAKA LAKA

Just got the new NBA JAM for Nintendo Wii. Back in the day, you could find Kids rocking out on an NBA Jam Machine in the back of almost every Pizza Joint. Back then it was the likes of Larry Johnson, Dominique Wilkins, Shawn Kemp, James Worthy, Patrick Ewing, Scottie Pippen, Detlef Schrempf... Nowadays it's LeBron, Kobe, Barack Obama and Sarah Palin running around on my filling my life with straight crazy jams. Happy Mon-day.


Song #313: Bob Marley - Jamming

Firing Squad

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Song #312: M.O.P. World Famous

X marks the Xhaustion

Last night, my post was borderline brain-dead. I had put a whole bunch of overtime and it had caught up with me. Find the spelling and grammatical errors for a fun little treasure hunt if you feel so inclined. 

Song #311: 311 - Purpose

Spinsomnia

Ok, so Real World... it's 3:01 am Saturday, but the second I slept through the entire afternoon after a near all nighter. I hope this doesn't mess me up, I'm fairly susceptible to changes in sleeping patterns. I've spent a decent amount of time with all sorts of weird somnias. I was going to play "Brain Stew" by Green Day to express what's going on inside my head, but aI could only get through one minute of the video before I have to close it out... unbearable. Here's my all-time favorite Hendrix song.

Song #310: Jimi Hendrix - The Burning of the Midnight Lamp

Exam Tomorrow

I haven't had to study for an exam in years, but here I am getting ready to burn some of that midnight oil. I have a lot of work to get done.


Song #309: Nat "Cannonball" Adderley - Work Song

Ready Steady Go

It's been a while since Mick and the Rocks (I just made that up) were featured on EDAS. Click the link with your opposable digit for the full effect. 

Song #308: The Rolling Stones - Under My Thumb

Indie Watch

Meet Wye Oak, a Maryland duo consisting of Jenn Wasner on guitar and vocals and Andy Stack on both drums and keys simultaneously. Get their album The Knot as soon as possible and then make sure you catch them if they make a stop in your area. I just missed their last round of NYC shows and I regret it on a regular basis. It's definitely my favorite album I've heard this year (eventhough it came out in 2009), maybe the millennium thus far.

Song #307: Wye Oak - For Prayer

Niña, Pinta, Santa María

Christopher Columbus is an icredibly polarizing figure. You can only appreciate his exploratory prowess for so long before you realize what a dick he was.

“They… brought us parrots and balls of cotton and spears and many other things, which they exchanged for the glass beads and hawks’ bells. They willingly traded everything they owned…. They were well-built, with good bodies and handsome features…. They do not bear arms, and do not know them, for I showed them a sword, they took it by the edge and cut themselves out of ignorance. They have no iron. Their spears are made of cane…. They would make fine servants…. With fifty men we could subjugate them all and make them do whatever we want.” 

~Christopher Columbus writing about the Arawaks in his journal, as quoted from Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States.

Song #306: Peter Tosh - 400 Years

Fallin'

Song #305: De La Soul & Teenage Fanclub - Fallin'