Tue, 27 October 2009 The Latest Episode of the Yank Sizzler Podcast is #32. Download the MP3 OR Give it a Listen Using the Handy Player to the Left. Below you'll find the latest blog entries about cool new records, shows or whatever is floating my boat. And of course the play lists to each episode of the podcast are below. AND REMEMBER TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST VIA  Category: general -- posted at: 6:25 PM |
Tue, 27 October 2009  Hey everyone,So its been awhile since I uploaded anything. But forget that and listen to this. Mississippi Records and Canary Records just released a vinyl only compilation called String of Pearls: A Collection of International 78's. On it is an 1946 release by Shalom Katz entitled Eil Malei Rachmim. It's breathtakingly powerful. According to the liner notes, Shalom was a Holocaust survivor and had been slated for execution. While digging his own grave, he supposedly sang this song and it stirred the guards so much that they postponed his execution. He was able to survive the war beyond that and emigrated to the USA following the war. I know old 78rpm Jewish folk tunes are not the rage these days, but you have to hear this. Shalom Katz - Eil Malei Rachmim [1946] Category: Shared Music -- posted at: 6:24 PM Comments[0] |
Mon, 4 May 2009 UPDATE: Smeg Pole from The Scrotum Poles has asked me to pull down a couple of these songs. I hope to continue sharing the rest and will update again in a few days. The Scrotum Poles were a punk band from Dundee, Scotland and they had one real release, a 5 song EP called Revelation that came out in 1980 and its just about perfect. Check it out here - [Closed Link] The Scrotum Poles - Revelation EP Tracklisting: 1. Why Don't You Come Out Tonight? 2. Night Train 3. Pick The Cat's Eyes Out 4. Helicopter Honeymoon 5. Radio Tay Its about as simple and wonderful as pop-punk can get at that time period. Enjoy. Category: Shared Music -- posted at: 4:03 PM Comments[0] |
Mon, 30 March 2009  Hey everyone,I caught Alabama band, Thomas Function, the other night at the Replay Lounge here in Lawrence and had a blast. They have a relatively new 7" out on Fat Possum Records called Belly of the Beast. Its a wonderful little pop diddy that reminds me of older perfected Poster Children. Check it out. They also just started a very long European tour and I'm sure they'd love you to come out to a show if you live on that side of the pond. Thomas Function - Belly of the Beast (MP3) Category: Shared Music -- posted at: 11:21 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 27 February 2009  I've completely fallen in love with older gospel from the post war period that more or less is categorized as sanctified blues and soul and this love stems entirely from discovering the gospel compilations on Mississippi Records. MR only does vinyl and is a current obsession of mine. Now last year, they released the LP, Life Is a Problem and I flipped my lid over it. It was probably my favorite release of all last year. And here's why - The Crumb Brothers - Seat In the Kingdom [MP3] (This song is unf__king-believable. The lead vocalist is a 10yr old boy named Sugar and he will devastate you) Other stand outs on the LP included Elder Charles Beck - Rock & Roll Sermon 1 & 2 [MP3] Rev. Lonnie Farris - A Night in the House Of Prayer [MP3] Tom Dutson - Lil' School Song [MP3] and for a very limited 1st Pressing, MR included a 7" Bonus with the LP that was George 'Bongo' Coleman - This Old World is in a Terrible Condition [MP3] THEN THIS YEAR, MR put out a followup LP, Oh Graveyard, You Can't Hold Me Always. And it was just as mind-blowingly wonderful as the 1st LP. This music will make you feel unlike anything else. From OGYCHMA - Mosby Family Singers - Eternal Life [MP3] Laura Rivers - That's Alright [MP3] James Carter & The Mighty Stars - You Don't Know [MP3] Silver Quintette - Sinner's Crossroads [MP3] Even if you've never enjoyed gospel, please give this music a listen. It's so worth it and next week I'll upload that awesome face-melting grindcore I've been listening to. Category: Shared Music -- posted at: 12:09 AM Comments[4] |
Wed, 24 December 2008  Hey everybody,Thought I'd pop on real quick at Xmas time with a treat for you. Black Christmas are a wonderful instrumental rock band from Lawrence, KS and they have a new album called "By Way of Decay" thats splendid in every genuine way. I recommend the warm sound of it on vinyl. Here's a cut from the A side for you entitled The Black Heva. Black Christmas - The Black Heva (192 kbps MP3) RIYL: Mogwai, GYBE, Bardo Pond. Contact them to grab a copy before it's gone. Black Christmas Myspace. Category: Shared Music -- posted at: 10:37 AM Comments[0] |
Thu, 16 October 2008 Jimmy Murphy - We Live a Long, Long Time [1951] 78rpm RCA Victor Reissued: Sixteen Tons of Rock & Roll Buy it Here. {{{Sunset}}} - Dear Friend (Falling Domino) [2008] Album: The Glowing City Buy it Here. Negativland - Perfect Scrambled Eggs [1987] Compilation: Potatoes: Folk Songs From Ralph Records Out of Print. CPC Gangbangs - Teenage Crimewave [2007] Album: Mutilation Nation Buy it Here. Anandji & Kalyanji Shah - Ganges a Go-Go [1999] Compiled and remixed by Dan the Automator & DJ Shadow Album: Bombay the Hard Way Buy it here. Alton Ellis & The Flames - Dance Crasher [1966] Treasure Isle 7" Reissued: Be True to Yourself: The Early Years Buy it here. The Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal [2008] Album: S/T Buy it Here. Anna Kramer & The Lost Cause - Man in Love [2008] Album: The Rustic Contemporary Sounds of ... Buy it Here. The Crumb Brothers - Seat in the Kingdom [19??] Compilaton LP: Life is a Problem Buy it Here. Portishead - Deep Water [2008] Album: Third Buy it Here. Abe Vigoda - Endless Sleeper [2008] Album: Skeleton Buy it Here. Fallen World - Color Coded System (Epsilon Remix) [2007] 12" Epsilon/Maladroit "Dance Like You´re Spelling Gurdjieff" Buy it Here. Genghis Tron - Endless Teeth [2008] Album: Board Up the House Buy it here. The Evil - I'm Movin' On [1966] 7" Norton Split w/ The Montells Buy it Here. Santogold vs Diplo - The Guns of Brooklyn [2008] / The Dixie Cups - Iko Iko (Diplo remix) Album: Top Ranking Santogold - A Diplo Dub Buy it Here. Giant Sand - The Desperate Kingdom of Love [2008] Album: proVISIONS Buy it Here. The Wilders - Someone's Got To Pay [2008] Album: Someone's Got To Pay Buy it Here. Dion McGregor - The Great Waltz Party [1964] Album: Dion McGregor Dreams Again Buy it Here. Pissed Jeans - I'm Turning Now [2007] Album: Hope For Men Buy it Here. The French - Punk Rock's Going To Die [2003] Recorded July 3, 2003 John Peel Session No Commercial Release Available Tom Dutson - Lil' School Song [195?] Compilation LP: Life is a Problem Buy it Here. Alton Ellis & Eddy Perkins - We're Going Rollin' [196?] Reissued: Nuclear Weapon: Duke Reid The Trojan Buy it here. Comments[2] |
Tue, 14 October 2008  Sad news.Alton Ellis, the godfather of Rocksteady, passed away at the age of 70 in London over the weekend. There's not a damn more splendid tune to dance and remember the man by. Alton Ellis & Eddy Perkins - We're Going Rollin' (MP3) Category: Remembrance -- posted at: 4:13 AM Comments[0] |
Wed, 3 September 2008  So I watched Lásky jedné plavovlásky (Loves of a Blonde) the other night. It's Milos Forman's breakout Czech film before he graced our shores here in the US. The film was genuine and nice, but what I couldn't get out of my head was the opening song played live acoustically by a woman who wasn't even a character in the storyline. She just appears and pounds out this rocking tune on the guitar and then the story starts. I can't read Czech, but I think that Evžen Illín wrote the song. If you know, let me in on it. I ripped this MP3 straight from the DVD. Evžen Illín - Lásky jedné plavovlásky (Loves of a Blonde) [MP3] Category: Shared Music -- posted at: 9:07 PM Comments[1] |
Fri, 4 July 2008 Well I'm finally off me duff and have another episode out in addition to the Tom Waits themed episode that I just finished as well. There is unabashedly cool new stuff from High Places, Vivian Girls, The Black Angels and Ad Astra Per Aspera. Remember, Pandas will reproduce more often if they know you are listening to the Yank Sizzler Podcast. Download The Yank Sizzler Podcast 031 HERE. The Songlist : Crystal Castles - Xxzxcuzx Me [2008] Album: S/T Buy the Album Here. The Black Angels - Doves [2008] Album: Directions To See A Ghost Buy the Album Here. Sonic Chicken 4 - Sexiest [2007] Album: S/T Buy the Album Here. Taken By Trees - Hours Pass Like Centuries [2007] Album: Open Field Buy the Album Here. Dark Meat - Freedom Ritual [2006] Album: Universal Indians Buy the Album Here. Vinicio Capossela - Il Ballo di San Vito [2003] Album: L' Indispensabile: Best of Vinicio Capossela Buy the Album Here. Mammoth Life - To Suffer For Passion [2007] Album: Kaleidoscopic Art Pop Buy the Album Here. High Places - Sandy Feat (7" Version) [2007] S/T 7" (Out of Print) Buy the MP3 here. Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing - Old Skool's Getting Old [2007] Compilation: KJHK Farm Fresh Sounds (Winter 2007) Out of Print. But you can download the whole album here. Sister Nancy - Gwan A School [1982] Album: One Two (Out of Print) Buy the MP3 Album Here. Blind Willie Johnson - Mother's Children Have a Hard Time [1927] 78 RPM Download the free MP3 here. Isobel Campbell - Loving Hannah [2006] Album: Milk White Sheets Buy the Album Here. Belle & Sebastian - Nothing In the Silence (John Peel Session) [2001] John Peel Session May 11, 2001. Never Officially Released. Blood On the Wall - Junkeee...Julieee [2008] Album: Liferz Buy the Album Here. A Place To Bury Strangers - Missing You [2007] Album: S/T Buy the Album Here. Ad Astra Per Aspera - Danger Bird Blues [2008] Love Garden Records 7" Buy the 7" Here. King Khan & The Shrines - Torture - [2008] Album: The Supreme Genius of... Buy the Album Here. Vivian Girls - All of The Time [2008] Album: S/T Out of Print - But In The Red will be re-releasing it in the fall. Harry Feinberg - It All Depends On You [2000] Short Film: A Portrait of Harry (Dir. Thomas Trail) DVD: The Best of Resfest Vol. 1 Buy the DVD Here. Comments[4] |
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