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.

I was incredibly lucky and got to finally see Tom Waits play last week. I took in two shows. The first in Tulsa at the Brady Theatre and the second at the majestic Fox Theatre in St. Louis. Marvelous times and the experience inspired me to do a full episode dedicated to the man himself. Check it out as we hear his best studio recordings, live concerts and radio sessions. I hope you enjoy this treasure of a man as much as I do.


Photo by Anton Corbijn.



Download the MP3 PODCAST HERE.

Tom Waits - Nirvana (Charles Bukowski) [2006]
Album: Orphans Boxset
Buy it Here.

Tom Waits - Yesterday is Here [1987]
Album: Frank's Wild Years
Buy it Here.

Tom Waits - San Diego Serenade (Live 1976)
Recorded Dec. 14, 1976 for Vin Scelsa's Radio Show
Idiot's Delight on WNEW FM NYC
Not Available Commercially

Tom Waits - Tom Traubert's Blues / Waltzing Matilda (Live 1979)
Recorded May 2, 1979 State Theatre, Sydney, Australia
Not Available Commercially

Tom Waits - What Keeps Mankind Alive? [1985]
Compilation: Lost in the Stars - A Tribute to Kurt Weill
Re-released: Orphans Boxset
Buy it Here.

Tom Waits - Midtown (instrumental) [1985]
Album: Rain Dogs
Buy it Here.

Tom Waits - Goin Out West [1992]
Album: Bone Machine
Buy it Here.

Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones [1983]
Album: Swordfishtrombones
Buy it Here.

Allen Ginsburg & Tom Waits - America / Closing Time [1996]
Unofficial Release.
Get it here.

Tom Waits - Just the Right Bullets [1993]
Album: Black Rider
Buy it Here.

Tom Waits - Chocolate Jesus (Live 1999)
                  - Tango Till They're Sore
                  - In the Colosseum
Recorded July 24, 1999 Teatro Comunale, Florence, Italy.
Not Available Commercially.

Tom Waits - Innocent When You Dream (78) [1987]
Album: Frank's Wild Years
Buy it Here.

Tom Waits - I Don't Wanna Grow Up [1992]
Album: Bone Machine
Buy it Here.

Tom Waits - Children's Story (from Georg Buchner's Woyzeck) [2006]
Album: Orphans Boxset
Buy it Here.

The Lawrence based band Mammoth Life self-released their debut Kaleidoscopic Art Pop back around Christmas time. Since then I've been listening to it relentlessly. Please give this a listen and then do yourself a favor and go out and get the album on iTunes or at CD Baby or better yet, get your local record store to order it for you. Its a spectacular piece of pop masterwork.

Their Myspace.

Mammoth Life - To Suffer For Passion

One of my favorite local acts, Ad Astra Per Aspera, has just released a new 7" on Love Garden Records. Its A-side is Danger Bird Blues and the flip is Rrrip-It-Up. Both tracks are absolutely tremendous. (Bet you thought I'd use the word "amazing")

I wish I could share with you a MP3, but I want you guys to buy this awesome little number. There is a digital copy with every vinyl copy too.

But you want to hear the music right now. So go over to AAPA's Myspace and listen to it.

And finally, you're asking "Who's Love Garden Records?"

Well hotshot, they are the local record store in downtown Lawrence, KS. That's right. The record store is the label. How tasty is that.

Thanks to Amanda for telling me about it.

Everyone rejoice! The Embarrassment anthology "Heyday" is back in print after being unavailable for far too long. Its back on its original label, Bar None Records.

Order it here from Insound or better yet, tell your local independent record store to get you a copy.

So its a slow Monday and I was going through a stack of ol' bootlegs and I started listening to Kid Koala live in 2003 at the Knitting Factory and it made my day. I'm in a really great mood now all b/c Koala. I have talked before about how distinctly unique Eric San, ie Kid Koala, is. Watching him live is a remarkable time. I can't recommend it enough.

This is Downward Spiral recorded live March 29, 2003 at the Knitting Factory. (MP3)

Its a bootleg, but LastFM hosts the bootleg for sale here. I assume Koala gets the profits. right?

It is very sad news that Bo Diddley has past away. He was an absolute treasure of a musician and without him music would be completely different.
My absolute favorite Diddley track

- We're Gonna Get Married (1966)

It'll get you dancing like nothing else. It's only downside is that you should hesitate before putting it on that mixtape you're giving to the cute girl you like at the coffee shop. She'll think you're moving a little too fast perhaps.

Its been four days now and the fact that KU (my alma mater and where I still live here in Lawrence, KS) won the NCAA Basketball Championship over not just Memphis, but North Carolina as well is all but a dream still. It was & will be the best basketball I've ever witnessed for my life, I guarantee it. I ended up standing on a bar being sprayed by the bartender and his tonic water gun. I screamed myself mute. Along with 40,000 fans, I descended upon downtown Lawrence and felt a since of community that pro-sports can never really attain.

That's all. Just thought I'd mention how happy I've been this week.

Rock Chalk!

PS - the photo is of downtown Lawrence after the win.

The Kinetiks are an awesome four piece band from here in Lawrence, KS that my friend Sara introduced to me. They put a 5 song EP out last year called Music History. Its easily got some of the best album art that came out last year and those tasty tangy tunes to match.

This song is my favorite - Bully (MP3)

Grab their album for a mere 5 clams. Just contact em via their Myspace site.

Cheerio

The 'ol Yank Sizzler is expanding. Starting in April, in addition to this podcast, I will be doing The Yank Sizzler on Dandelion Radio out of London. I've been given the honor to join the wonderful staff of this superb station. My first month's show will be a one-hour run, but after that, I should start a regular two hour program every month.

And on a smaller scale, the old hometown folks of Dodge City, KS will be able to hear a 1 hour Yank Sizzler show every week on KONQ 91.9 FM several different times throughout the week.