The Blue Up? - Blasting XTC

from Spool Forka Dish

Ana Voog writes, sings, and plays everything but drums here.  I never get tired of listening to this.

I posted this about a year ago, but it seems particularly relevant right now so I’m posting it again.

The Beatles - Commonwealth

from Get Back Sessions - Unreleased

This track, when combined with Get Off White Power, clearly shows that the origins of “Get Back” were much more political than the end result.

From Wikipedia:

Around the time he was developing the lyrics to “Get Back”, McCartney satirised the “Rivers of Blood speech” by former British Cabinet ministerEnoch Powell in a brief jam that has become known as the “Commonwealth Song”. The lyrics included a line “You’d better get back to your Commonwealth homes”. The “Commonwealth Song” had no musical resemblance to “Get Back”, but gives insight into the thinking behind the song’s lyrics. On 9 January Paul introduced “Get Back” to the group, with the “Sweet Loretta” verse very near to its finished version. Improvising various temporary lyrics led to what has become known in Beatles folklore as the “No Pakistanis” version.^[7] This version is more racially charged, satirising right wing attitudes toward immigrants in America and the UK: “…don’t need no Puerto Ricans living in the USA” and “don’t dig no Pakistanis taking all the people [sic] jobs”.^[8]

I’ve got lots more Behind The Beatles stories here.

Sole - Cheap Entertainment

from Live From Rome

Solex vs Cristina Martinez + Jon Spencer - Racer X

from Amsterdam Throwdown, King Street Showdown!

The Threshold HouseBoys Choir - Be Happy

\via: heilige

The first of Peter Christopherson’s hypnotic post-Coil work. I’m not sure where this track comes from or where it can be purchased.  My guess is that it was released on an extremely limited edition disc in 2008. If you like it, go spend a few dollars at Threshold House. Lots of great music there.

Zia - Breath

from Big Bang! (2002)

One of my all-time favorite records.