Junkyard Kings

The Birthday Party playing Junkyard on Dutch televison in 1982.

The late, bass violator Tracey Pew has a special brand of psychotic bump.  Also now gone is Rowland S. Howard who always reminds me of Loki as depicted in D'Aulaires'  book of Norse Gods and Giants, a personal favorite since way back in elementary bumpschool.  And then there is Nick Cave, towering freak releasing bugged out baritone barks.  Run for your lives!

    

Loki transforms himself into a salmon.

Cover by Ed "Big Daddy" Roth! 

The Village Green Preservation Society

Two great cuts from "Are the Village Green Preservation Society". 

The Kinks make me nostalgic for things I never actually experienced.  

Summertime Vibrations

Roy Ayers Ubiquity on Soul Train.

Nothing else like it.

Remember I Said Tomorrow

Still waiting for tomorrow.

Last night the great Swamp Dogg (Jerry Williams) brought tears to my eyes when he kicked off his Lincoln Center OutofDoors set with this classic Rat On! cut.  Phony promises from self-serving politicians.  Same as it ever was.  Whatchaknowaboutdat Obomney?

Sounds of Success

SOS Band on Soul Train. 

The 1983 Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis produced "Just Be Good To Me." 

The extended mix with better audia quality than the above.

Last Night A DJ Saved My Life

 

In Deep servin' up some bumpafunk way back in '83.

It's Just Begun

Jimmy Castor Bunch performing "It's Just Begun."

Watch Me Now

Feel the Groove

Into Something

Gonna Make You Move