Art Decade

The Clash: If Music Could Talk [1980] Alles, das wir machen, ist Musik. From the lopsided-triple album Sandinista! A fine number to sign off...

Supertramp: Logical Song [1979] Buy the album here.

Bob Dylan: It Hurts Me Too [1970] Off Dylan's throw-away album "Self Portrait". "What is this shit?" Buy this shit h...

Juliane Werding: Postfach auf der Grunen Wiese [1978] This is my New Year's song. I'm going to be in transit the next couple of days...

Isaac Hayes: Breakthrough [1974] from the soundtrack to the film Truck Turner

Keith Richards: Please Please Me [197?] A fascinating studio outtake in which Sir Keith gamely warbles through the Lennon/McCartney classic,...

Emitt Rhodes: She's Such a Beauty [1970] Playing all the instruments and recording it himself boy wizard channels Paul McCartney and pro...

Abaco Dream (AKA Sly & The Family Stone): Life And Death In G & A [1969] ...and the A-side: Cat Woman This is Sly & The Family S...

Talking Heads: The Big Country [1978] Originally released on "More Songs About Building And Food", I prefer this version off ...

Jean-Michel Jarre: Pop Corn [1971] I don't know too much about Jean-Michel or his music, but everything I have heard so far has been bi...

William Bell: Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday [1967] Big B is grappling with some technical demons down in Dallas so he asked me to say this...

Ennio Morricone: Cavallina a Cavallo [1979] This in anticipation of Morricone's honorary Oscar to be awarded in February. If you associ...

The Police: When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of What's Still Around [1980] from Zenyatta Mondatta Historical note: Is th...

James Brown: Let Yourself Go>There Was A Time>I Feel All Right and Kansas City Recorded Live At The Apollo , June 25, 1967 "I may...

Getting away from the long seventies for a post, I've put together a mix of some tracks I was listening to in 2006. Two songs I didn...

W.A. Mozart: Ach, ich fuhl's (aria from The Magic Flute ) [1984] soprano: Dame Margaret Price Staatskapelle Dresden conducted by Sir Co...

Television: Double Exposure [1975] The early demo, produced by Brian Eno, features Richard Hell thumping on bass, shortly before he left th...

Joy Division: As You Said [1980] Joy Division sans Ian on mic. B-side from the 7" titled "Flexidisc" which included Komakino ...

The Staple Singers: Will The Circle Be Unbroken [1968] This is really good for rocking down the highway. Pops's vocal and tremelo guitar...

David Bowie: John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) [1974] An interesting funked-up reimagining of his 1972 hit, recorded at Sigma Sound in Phil...

Brian Eno vs Aphex Twin: Rhubarb and Villages [2005] I came across this feel-good gem last year while bed-bound from surgery and on vicodin...

Lou Reed featuring Antony : Candy Says [2006] Recorded live at St. Ann's Warehouse on December 14th, 2006 Doug Yule doesn't compar...

Mission of Burma: All World Cowboy Romance [1981] This from the "Signals, Calls, and Marches" EP. I've always rather thought t...

The Stranglers: The European Female (In Celebration Of) [1983] from the album Feline I know I just posted some Stranglers like a week ago, ...

Willie Nelson: Me and Paul [1971] After taking several readings I'm surprised to find my mind still fairly sound...

Grace Jones: La Vie En Rose [1977] Edith Piaf: La Vie En Rose [1946] written by Edith Piaf and Louiguy Grace's version appears on the al...

PIL: Ease [1986] Vox: John Lydon Drums: Ginger Baker Synth: Ryuichi Sakamoto Guitar: Steve Vai Ryuichi Sakamoto can also be heard on this p...

Blondie: Rapture (extended mix) [1980] available on the CD reissue of Autoamerican bonus tracks: Fab Five Freddy: Down By Law [1982] availab...

Robert Palmer: I Dream of Wires [1980] Featuring its writer, Gary Numan, on synthesizer. Here , Numan talks about his Asperger's and fas...

Lou Reed: Caroline Says I [1973] Had to post a second Reed track (soon following last week's) after seeing Berlin performed at St. Ann...

Archie Bell & The Drells: Tighten Up [1967] The story goes that Archie wrote this one hit boogie while on military leave in Houston, Tex...

Nick Drake: Black Eyed Dog [1974] Saturday morning music.

Neu!: E-Musik [1975] Long before the book group there was the band...enjoy this from Neu '75 and tell me -- is that an animal growling s...

Original Concept: Can You Feel It? [1986] produced by Concept and Rick Rubin

T. Rex: Baby Strange recorded live at Wembley Empire Pool, 18th March, 1972 from the soundtrack to the film Born To Boogie Marc's guitar...

Dame Shirley Bassey: You've Made Me So Very Happy (Gordy Jr./Holloway/Wilson/Holloway) from the classic Love, Life And Feelings [1976] ...

The Stranglers: Tank [1978]

Kool Blues: Can We Try Love Again [1974]

Eddie Kendricks: Keep On Truckin' (extended Tom Moulton mix) Girl You Need A Change Of Mind (long version) [1973]

Thelonious Monk: Dinah and I Surrender, Dear [1965] I happened to pass by Minton's Playhouse in a cab yesterday. I had no idea this pla...

The Slits: Instant Hit [1979] (Check out the credit at the beginning of the video.) Thank Big B for this.

Yellow Magic Orchestra: Pure Jam [1981] This must be the ugliest piece of bread I've ever eaten Wrapped in a foil-like substance It'...

Cymande: Bra [1972]

Lou Reed: The Day John Kennedy Died [1982] Lou had this to say about the song upon its release: “I am one of those people who really believe...

Rose Royce: Love Don't Live Here Anymore [1978] written by Miles Gregory produced by Norman Whitfield In July of '79, Miles Davis wa...

The Beatles: I'm So Tired (Paul vocal) [1968] This one comes to us courtesy of Big B, holding down Dallas, TX. Woot!

Magazine: Definitive Gaze [1978] posted by Mike

The Fixx: Reach The Beach [1983]

Rolling Stones: Miss You (extended 8 minute version) [1978] don't miss the bass-and-drums break at the 3:08 mark!

The Who: Let's See Action (Nothing Is Everything) [1971]