Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Photo of the Day

Erie County Forestry 2014

A Christmas List



For anyone out there who might be thinking of giving Santa a hand with the gift-giving this year, here are the items I requested in my letter to Mr. Claus.

Books
Mark Harris, Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War (Movies)
Benjamin Cawthra, Blue Notes in Black and White: Photography and Jazz (Music/Photography)
Martin Short, I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend (Humor/Biography)
Joanna Levin, Bohemia in America, 1858-1920 (History)
Simon Napier-Bell, Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay: The Dodgy Business of Popular Music (Music)
Fred Turner, The Democratic Surround (History)
John Cleese, So, Anyway… (Humor/Biography)
Seth Rosenfeld, Subversives: The FBI's War on Radicals, and Reagan's Rise to Power (History)
Farran Smith Nehme, Missing Reels (Fiction)
Joel Selvin, Here Comes the Night: The Dark Soul of Bert Berns(Music)
Amanda Petrusich, Do Not Sell at Any Price (Music)
Dennis McNally, On Highway 61 (Music)
Rachel Clare Donaldson, I Hear America Singing (Music)
Dick Cavett, Brief Encounters (Television/Journalism)
Bob Stanley, Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyonce (Music)

DVDs
The Shooting/Ride in the Whirlwind
Crumb
The Americanization of Emily
In No Great Hurry- 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter
The Monkees, Season 1 or 2

CD
Wilco, Alpha Mike Foxtrot: Rare Tracks 1994-2014

If anyone expecting a gift from me would like to put their Christmas wishlist in the comments section, I'll see what I can do.

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Photo of the Day

North Shore of Lake Superior, 1989

This Week's Playlist and Podcast

As usual, Dr. John's Record Shelf aired this past Sunday.  Below you will find a list of the songs played, and by clicking here, you can listen to a full recording of the broadcast.  Feel free to let me know what you think in the comments. 

Stand Right By Each Other, Lucinda Williams
Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar, John & Tom
Temple Beautiful, Chuck Prophet
Shenandoah, Cowboy Nation

Blue Eyes, Rosebuds
Gonna Let My Soul Catch My Body, Over the Rhine
Never Been to the Reservation, Otis Taylor
Final Solution, Pere Ubu

City's Full, Savages
Speak in Rounds, Grizzly Bear
Get It On, Woodentops 

Beverly Terrace, Sloan
Tomorrow, The Three O'Clock
Bow Wow, Fiery Furnaces

Think It Over, Buddy Holly
Summer Breeze, Isley Brothers
Somebody to Love, Valerie June
My Man Rock Head, Eloise Carter

Beware, Louis Jordan & the Tympany Five
I Don't Mind, Honeyhoney
Life of Sin, Sturgill Simpson
Don't You Ever Get Tired (of Hurting Me), Bettye Swann

Junkyard Julie, Rosewood Thieves
Lo and Behold, Bob Dylan & the Band
Have Mercy, Loretta Lynn
Just One Look, Doris Troy

Little Willy, Sweet
Out of This World, Gino Washington
Quarter to Three, Gary US Bonds

I Say Gooday Goodnite, NRBQ

Monday, November 24, 2014

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Photo of the Day

The Race, Goat Island 2014

This Week's Playlist and Podcast

We were in a bit of a classic rock mood this week on Dr. John's Record Shelf, as you can see from the playlist below.  Click here to listen to a full recording of the program. 

Roadrunner, Modern Lovers
Crazy On You, Heart
Oh Sweet Susanna, Mooney Suzuki
I Will Dare, Replacements

Sea Lion Goth Blues, Growlers
Swan Dive, Waxahatchee
Still Life With Hot Deuce on Silver Platter, Titus Andronicus
Jump In the Fire, The Night Marchers

Little Girl, The Jynx
Waiting on a Dream, Lee Renaldo
Too Many People, The Moaners
I'm Not Mad, The Gestures

Movin' On Up, Primal Scream
Summer of Love, The Januaries
Flowers On the Wall, Statler Brothers
Like a Rolling Stone, Jimi Hendrix Experience

Wait for Me, Dean & Britta
One Kiss at a Time, Steve Almaas & Ali Smith
When I Still Have Thee, Teenage Fanclub

Certain Girl, The Yardbirds
Only You Know and I Know, Delaney & Bonnie
Treat Her Like a Lady, Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

Problems, Here Come the Comets
Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home), Impalas
My Life, Phil Ochs
Down by the Water, Cry Cry Cry

She's a Run Around, Undertones
Blue Boy, Orange Juice
Clear Night for Love, Roky Erickson

I Say Gooday Goodnite, NRBQ

Sunday, November 16, 2014

Renaissance Fair


Back in August I went to the Renaissance Fair in Bonney Lake with my sister Liz.  Somehow, I misplaced the memory card with the pictures I took that day, that is until I stumbled upon it yesterday.  So, here are a few of the pictures I took that morning of a few of the costumed performers.










Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Photo of the Day

Alcazar Gardens, Seville 2013

This Week's Playlist and Podcast

On Dr. John's Record Shelf this past week, we played the songs listed below.  You can hear a full podcast of the program by clicking here.  

Living Well is the Best Revenge, REM

Charlie Cake Park, Mekons
Could It Be I'm Falling In Love, Spinners
It's Hard to Be Humble (When You're From Alabama), Phosphorescent

Jesus, etc., Pussnboots
My Baby Thinks He's a Train, Roseanne Cash
California Stars, Billy Bragg & Wilco
Uncle Jack, Spirit

Out For a Ride, Del Fuegos
Johnny Rides Shotgun, Drivin' n' Cryin'
This Wheel's On Fire, Siouxsie & the Banshees
American Travelust, Charlie Pickett & the Eggs

What a Man, Linda Lyndell
Get Away From Me, The Angels
I Take It Back, Sandy Posey
Payback, Barbara Lynn

Breaking the Ice, Mojave 3
Steady As the Rain, Dolly Parton
Golden Age, TV on the Radio
Non-Stop Girls, Radio Birdman

Blasted, Quasi
Snakedriver, Jesus & Mary Chain

John Wayne Brown, Bloody Hollies
He Called Me Baby, Candi Staton
What Goes On, Velvet Underground

Another Girl Another Planet, The Only Ones
One Way Ticket, The Nerves
Don't Bother, His Mischief
The Devil Beats His Wife, The Forty-Fives

Goodnight Baby, The Imaginations

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Photo of the Day

Street Musician, Retiro Park, Madrid 2013

Playlist and Podcast 141102

Listed below are the songs played this week on Dr. John's Record Shelf.  By clicking here, you can listen to a full podcast of the program.  

Wandering Habits, Promised Land Sound
Rain Down the Chimes, Birdwatchers of America
Encrypted Bounce, Thee Oh Sees
I Gotta Be Me, Kevin Coughlin

Set Me Free Rosa Lee, Los Lobos
Hi-Five, Angel Olsen
Walking the Dog, Sandie Shaw
Preaching the Blues, Gun Club

I'm on Fire, Dwight Twilley Band
Seal My Fate, Belly
Living in the Past, Jethro Tull
Kool Thing, Sonic Youth

Jackknife/The Red Newt, Michael Hurley & the Unholy Modal Rounders
They Raided the Joint, Helen Humes
Hold On Hold On, Neko Case
My Zero, Ezra Furman

That Time Is Gone, dBs
Baby Blue, SF Seals
I Feel Fine, Beatles
Somewhere Nowhere, Chesterfield Kings

Dark Sun, Sally Timms
Heaven, Del-Lords
Turn Me Around, Yod Crewsy & the Dark Marbles
Channel 9, Go Go Market

On the Road Again, Bob Dylan
Rock Me (In the Cradle of Love), Deborah Allen
Give Me Back the Key to My Heart, Doug Sahm

One Mint Julep, The Clovers
Killing Him, Amy LaVere
All Righty! 5 Royales

Goodnight Baby, The Imaginations