This is a jam I completely missed out on the first time around. The song is “Nighttiming” off of Coconut Records‘ 2007 album of the same name. Coconut Records is actor/former Phantom Planet drummer Jason Schwartzman‘s solo project on which he plays the majority of the instruments. There was no official video but I’m digging…
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What I’m Jamming To: June 2, 2011
Is this the greatest song ever written by a 16 year old? It’s possible. It’s also quite possibly the best love song written by anybody, ever, with a back story that nobody can seem to nail down. Walk Away Renee was written by song-writer Tony Sansone and then 16-year-old-keyboardist Michael Lookofsky of the baroque-pop group…
What I’m Jamming To: May 30, 2011
Every second of this ten minute and five second clip is worth watching. Alvin Lee delivers one of the most charismatic performances fronting Ten Years After, effectively stealing the show to that point at Woodstock. The clip is of their UK hit “I’m Going Home” was first featured on their second album Undead.
What I’m Jamming To: May 25, 2011
This jam is the opening track New York Dolls‘ 1973 self-titled debut album. The Dolls were glam/punk pioneers who influenced many groups, including the Sex Pistols, Blondie, and, perhaps most noticeably and visually apparent, KISS. The song was ranked number 267 on Rolling Stones’ Top 500 Songs of All Time and among Morrissey’s favorite tunes….
What I’m Jamming To: May 23, 2011
This jam comes from Richard Hell and the Voidoids‘ 1977 debut album of the same name, Blank Generation. Hell was a member of the Neon Boys and Television prior to fronting the Voidoids and is generally credited with inventing the safety pin fashion look.
What I’m Jamming To: May 19, 2011
One of my all time favorites from The Faces featuring Rod Stewart, more so for Stewart’s voice and incredible footballer’s hairdo and Ronnie Wood‘s guitar than the content of the lyrics. The Faces were formed in the summer of 1969 when Stewart and Wood replaced Small Faces’ vocalist Steve Marriott, joining existing members bassist Ronnie…
What I’m Jamming To: May 18, 2011
Jamming to some Matthew Sweet today. The title track from his 1991 album Girlfriend, this is probably Sweet’s most recognizable and commercially successful tune, earning him appearances on various late night television shows. The album peaked at 100 in the Billboard Top 200 and was influenced heavily by Sweet’s divorce. Robert Quine, who played on…
What I’m Jamming To: May 17, 2011
Not originally released in America, this is 1978’s “Another Girl, Another Planet” by the Only Ones, one of the early flag bearers of the power pop, new wave cross-over. This is one of the reasons I love YouTube; where else would this video possibly turn up?
What I’m Jamming To: May 16, 2011
Here’s a gem from 1978, the Australian power-pop quintet The Sports with “Who Listens to the Radio?” off of their album Don’t Throw Stones. Try not to clap your hands along to this one.
What I’m Jamming To: May 13, 2011
You ever hear someone’s voice and then either meet them or see them in a video and they look nothing like you pictured them? This is definitely one of those instances. The Sweat’s early 80’s power-pop hit “Why’d Ya Have To Lie?”.
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