Friday, January 24, 2014

On the Street 15

Some more random photographs taken while wandering the streets of random cities, namely Buffalo, Toronto and Seattle. 





Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Photo of the Day

Puget Sound, 2011

This Week's Top Five List

For those who may not have heard Dr. John's Record Shelf last Sunday, here's one of the highlights.  Art Vandalay is still recovering from his sports-related injury so this is actually a replay of a Top Five from way back in 2008:


Monday, January 20, 2014

Photo of the Day

Michael, Bill & John outside the Basilica di Santa Chiara, Assisi 2008

Playlist and Podcast 140119

Below is a list of the songs played this week on Dr. John's Record Shelf, and if you click here you can listen to a podcast of the episode. 

Sweet Julia Ann, Beechwood Sparks
Headshrinker, Quasi
So Clean, Crippled Pilgrims
High Hopes, Bruce Springsteen

Metal Marie, Steve Forbert
Troublemaker, Camera Obscura
I Don't Wanna Talk About Love No More, Amy Rigby
Snowflakes Are Dancing, Kurt Vile

Down Down Down, Buffalo Springfield
Busman's Holiday, Allah Las
Mary Ann, Gore Gore Girls
Marie Douceur-Marie Colere, Marie Laforet

Hey Grandma, Moby Grape
Easy Rider, Ty Segall & White Fence
Rudie Can't Fail, The Clash
Twentieth Century Man, Kinks

Tears of a Clown, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Cynical Girl, Marshall Crenshaw
A New England, Kirsty MacColl
I Call Your Name, Mamas & Papas

Sitting in the Park, Billy Stewart
Love Henry, Bob Dylan
Junie Moon, Mary Janes
Ravishing Ruby, Tom T. Hall

Dog, Wavves
Mornings Eleven, Magic Numbers
This Lonely Morning, Best Coast

Porpoise Song, Country Joe & the Fish 
If I Had My Way, Patty Griffin 
N. Dakota (A Sioux, an Apache and a Mohawk), Parquet Courts

 So Long, Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs 7

Sunday, January 19, 2014

This Is Cool!

Check out this video (which is even better if you love the graphics of classic jazz albums as much as I do):


On the Street 14

We have a thematic link for this set of photos-- it's people waiting for a ride, whether train, bus or cab.  Shots were taken in Madrid, Seville, Buffalo and Seattle (you can try and figure out which is which).







Saturday, January 18, 2014

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Only 42 Days Until Spring Training!

The days are getting longer, and even a little warmer, but it'll still be winter until pitchers and catchers report...







Monday, January 13, 2014

Photo of the Day

Camels, Tautphaus Zoo Idaho Falls 2012

Playlist and Podcast 140112


After a three week holiday hiatus, Dr. John's Record Shelf was back on the air last night for our first show of the new year.  You can hear a podcast of the program here.  Below, you can see the tunes we played…

Slipping Away, Mudhoney
Emotional Rescue, Rolling Stones
Ashes of the Sun, Birdwatchers of America

American Travelust, Charlie Pickett & the Eggs
The Ticking is the Bomb, Dean Wareham
Green Blood, Sonny & the Sunsets
The Man Who Came Back, Reverb

Save Me, Aimee Mann
Only Tonight, Raincoats
Roscoe, Midlake

Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, Sam Cooke
There Are Drunks On My Lawn, Alison Pipitone Band
Day Tripper, Booker T & the MGs
Chairman Meow, Sarah Guthrie & Johnny Irion

Pretty Little Thing, The Deepest Blue
If You Gotta Go Go Now, Cowboy Junkies
Tomorrow's Girl, Fapardokly
Slipping Around, Detroit Cobras

Saturday Night 'till Sunday Morning, Slaughter & the Dogs
Oh! Sleater Kinney
Get Down and Get With It, Slade
Non Stop Girls, Radio Birdman

You Turn Me On I'm a Radio, Joni Mitchell
I'm Ready to Go, Dion
Everything Is Moving Too Fast, Maria Muldaur
There Is a Mountain, Donovan

Biloxi, Ted Hawkins
World Class Fad, Paul Westerberg

So Long, Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Black & White Las Vegas

Las Vegas is one of those places that is famous for its color-- the neon, massive video and overall spectacle of the Strip.  Still, taking out the color makes for some interesting pictures, which I hope is evident in these. These were all taken on and around Fremont Street downtown.