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In ‘Sweet Little Sixteen,’ ‘You Can’t Catch Me’ and other songs, Mr. Berry invented rock as a music of teenage wishes fulfilled and good times (even with cops in pursuit). In ‘Promised Land,’ ‘Too Much Monkey Business’ and ‘Brown Eyed Handsome Man,’ he celebrated and satirized America’s opportunities and class tensions. His rock ’n’ roll was a music of joyful lusts, laughed-off tensions and gleefully shattered icons.
Source: Chuck Berry Dies at 90; Helped Define Rock ’n’ Roll – The New York Times
Cult band begin a deluxe reissue campaign to release their long out-of-print back catalogue!
Source: Dengue Fever announce deluxe reissues
The first new record-pressing machines built in over 30 years are finally online.
Source: Meet the Warm Tone, the Software-Controlled Record Press Fueling Vinyl’s Comeback
Why Monsanto Wants Me In Jail | Patreon
Wiki page on Native Americans in America.
Source: Native Americans Project Space Page
A memo leaked today orders all of the bureaus of the Department of Interior, which includes the Bureau of Land Management, US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Ocean Energ…
Source: Leaked Memo Silences Department of Interior | The Wildlife News
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Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events
By her own admission, she was an unlikely star who waited decades for her chance – and then became a figurehead for fans seeking true soul
Source: Sharon Jones: a soul survivor who helped rejuvenate a classic sound | Music | The Guardian
Dionysus Records inaugural 78 RPM release does the label proud. Roots/exotica/rockabilly master Skip Heller returns to the imprint with Heller’s Hot 5
Source: 4/24: Skip Heller 78 RPM Release Party at La Luz de Jesus! –
Spring Reverb Defines a Mythic Space Where The Legends of Rock Live – YouTube.
https://youtu.be/iWwEnzUJ6TI
First up: The Beach Boys ‘Smile’ album and box set will be released by Capitol Records on Tuesday, November 1st…(yours truly wrote the liner notes)… that morning, be sure to tune in to the CBS Early Show for a segment about the album that’ll feature some incredible and never-before-seen performance, studio and conceptual footage of Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys during the time ‘Smile’ was recorded in 1966.
Now….Join me Saturday, October 22nd for a night of live, swirling-organ-sound ’60s garage punk fuzz, dynamite gal lead singers and some badass cats with The Love Me Nots, The Wooly Bandits, Magic Christian (featuring Cyril Jordan of The Flamin’ Groovies) + Mod Dylan. I’ll be spinnin’ sounds right out of the ‘Riot on Sunset Strip’ book, including some of thee most hardcore Soul and R&B from pre-1969 Los Angeles, heavy dollops of Psych, ’60s Garage, Soundtracks, Folk-Rock and some burnin’ ’50s stuff to boot… all locally-derived record-makers! Dancing ’til 3. The Bullet at El Cid Restaurant (the historic El Cid Flamenco Theater in Silver Lake), 4212 W. Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90029 (323) 668-0318 $12, 21 and up.Note: For those who’ll be in Hollywood, Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Echo Park or Downtown earlier, stop by The Echo (1822 W. Sunset) between 5 p.m. and 9, Magic Christian and another combo they’re touring with will be playing, and I’m DJing that event, too, for longer; I’ll be playing all instrumental Easy Listening versions of Go Go ’60s hits, for you earlybird-drinking Loungeheads.plus Friday, October 21st, The Nashville Ramblers are on the West Coast this weekend as well, and will be playing a big set in San Diego on Friday, October 21st at The Til’ Two Club… then on Saturday night the 22nd… same night as The Bullet, take your pick… The Nashville Ramblers will be opening for The Muffs at The Crave Lounge in Ventura. a Wild Weekend indeed!Dig the YouTube: http://youtu.be/cyNg867AGng