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Jarvis cocker: HERE’S WHO Runs the show

“cunts are still running the world”

for jr. not the official video but damn good lyrics indeed.

  • well, did you hear, there’s a natural order
    those most deserving will end up with the most
    that the cream cannot help but always rise up to the top
    well i say, “shit floats”
  • if you thought things had changed
    friend, you better think again
    bluntly put, in the fewest of words
    cunts are still running the world
    cunts are still running the world
  • now the working classes are obsolete
    they are surplus to society’s needs
    so let ’em all kill each other
    and get it made overseas
  • that’s the word, don’t you know
    from the guys that’s running the show
    let’s be perfectly clear, boys and girls
    cunts are still running the world
    cunts are still running the world
  • ah yeah
    oh yeah
  • well, feed your children on crayfish and lobster tails
    find a school near the top of the league
  • in theory i respect your right to exist
    i will kill ya if ya move in next to me

love this song and it been the track of the day, all day. by dd

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japan – life in tokyo

a better bowie? maybe not, but i loved these guys growing up. maybe because no one else did? life in tokyo was recorded in march 1979 in los angeles by david sylvian and none-other-than giorgio moroder. japan originally wanted to record “european son” with the producer but moroder preferred to work on a backing track he had already prepared. he gave sylvian four demo songs, and then went for a long lunch. while out to lunch, sylvian had fitted some lyric ideas he had gathered on the plane to one of moroder’s pieces and re-arranged the chosen track. later on the same week, the rest of japan arrived and recorded the entire piece. at this time, two distinct full length versions were prepared. one was timed at 6min 18sec and was not released until 1982 when it came out on the UK special edition cassette of “assemblage” and on the japanese vinyl LP. by kl

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marc bolan, devendra barnart, mark borthwick the dandies in the underworld

marc bolan – TREX

i knew about T-REX but not about marc bolan, or tyrannosaurus rex, that is until a few years ago…

devendra barnart

the first time i heard some of the marc bolan’s tyrannosaurus rex early acoustic song it immediately reminded me of some of the music of devendra barnart, and mark borthwick.

mark borthwick

indeed… the circle of life shall continue with no end… just saw a documentary on life of bolan see link below… work a watch for its place in history of music…

marc bolan documentary – dandy in the underworld (1997)

BBC: marc bolan – the final word (2007)

despite bolan being kind of a phoney in his time (don’t kill me but, in a way similar to bob dylan… and i say that still liking both their music), there is no doubt they were special in their ability to snatch ideas out of thin air (mostly from american black artist – like the rest of them famous people) and repeat it regularly. bolan dis make great pop songs, and his lyrics, although sometimes pretentious, are definetly not like your average pop lyrics and quite beautiful – that is only if you can imagine them to be genuine… but bolan, in reality, was all to self conscious, and lived a full time life of PR and showbiz  to be genuine in any way. he had that certain talent, like ralph lauren, “borrowing from the right people” and he did influence the next generations to come from bowie (who was his contemporary) to the stones, even SUICIDE (the band) since bolans death preceded the release of suicide’s first album back in 1977, from the smiths, to the stone roses, even lenny (lame) cravitz, and definetly paul stanley of kiss…

but personally i’d take devandras music or mark borthwick “musings” over that any time. by pr

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and so you think you have friends?

“when the day is done” see docu here

my friend was crying to me to the other day, she was let down because the friends she thought she had, turned out not to be such friends. in trying to console her i said “you know what? i don’t have many true friends either, but that’s ok.” my father told me when i was a kid that “if, by the end of your life, you can count your friends on one hand, you should consider yourself a lucky man.” i couldn’t quite understand it at age 12… i thought i already had 20+ odd friends, but i so understand now what he meant. not sure if that helped her that night. but i was up till 5am drinking and talking to an artist who was visiting new york and what he said to me was even more profound… i’ll tell you…

we joked how today, people have thousands of followers but zero friends. i was trying to name a few of my good friends that i have acquired through the years. some had dropped off my list but came back into my life and redeemed themselves. i was able to roll off a few, three, four… and we then laughed, as neither of us named the other. you know, its not easy to become a friend – that’s no easy task…

he said when he was in art school and before he left for prague, he was longing for a new chapter. he was assessing the people he had spent his time with and sorting out in his head who they really were and why they had even come together. people travel not just physically but mentally and intellectually. when he told his teacher about this vacancy of souls the teacher said this:

 

“… don’t worry and don’t fret that you have so few friends now… you will surely find your friends in history one day.”

 

oh my beautiful jesus – whom i so don’t believe in – i think this was really one of the most beautiful of truths i have heard in so many years. i just stared at him for some time, and a warm smile just lite up my face. it all dawned on me, and crashed onto me… it connected all my dots… i just loved that… and i wanted to share it with you all – but more importantly i wanted to put it up here so i will never forget it. now, i can come here whenever i need, and remember the wealth of friends i have! and these are just the few i am able to roll off… there are many more!

tell me about love

tell me about dignity

tell me about sacrifice

tell me about range

tell me everything

tell me about single mindedness

tell me about fairness

… you can smile now.

ok now go to bed… and remember… you may have friends that you have never met, but in the end your true friends are those who inspire you and change you for the better. thank you to HT for our late night chats, and all of this, we miss you… my new friend!   by dd

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i’m a rock n roll man: escape-ism

“climb the charts, girls tear me apart, you know who i am”

part mark-e smith, part the fall… all scape-ism rock n roll man…

formed as a solo project, escape-ism encompasses a more lofi-electronic sound compared to svenonius’ band oriented projects. the band has featured alexandria cabral and sandi denton as live members and contributors. live shows consist of programmed drum machines, sparse jagged guitars, and stream of conscious lyrics. nice. enjoy. by cm

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whos the baddest bi$ch in this club?

joey valence and brae

the o.g.


 the redo featuring ayesha erotica : lol :

 

adam from beastie boys would be proud… by dd

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we now have the technology – in beta mode: floppy disc, oscilloscope, pc, techmoan… go!

thanks to jerobeam fenderson of oscilloscope music (oscilloscope music – intersect)

demonstration on how exactly it works (N-SPHERES – jeroboam henderson)

halfway between noise music, experimental and techno, the folks at oscilloscope music have a floppy disc based app for mac and pc that creates graphics on a hardware oscilloscope using just the audio content. for those without one of these ancient devices it emulates the oscilloscope graphics conveniently on your computer screen. as seen demonstrated on techmoan. for more of this and other rarities visit bkbunnyland. by bb

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ian brown: your brilliant but yo voice ain’t that good

ian brown formally of stone roses

documentary worth a watch (the works 2000)

 and here’s tony wilson of granada (also owner of factory records – hello!) – LOL – hi tony!


and finally a BBC docu on the stone roses

the stone roses, along with other bands like happy mondays and james, helped to define the madchester scene, a vibrant and influential period in british music. you hear that oasis? liam’s gonna have somethin’ to say… by ar

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this is the end… my beautiful friend… what happened to jim morrison on that last day in paris

jim morrison in better days

the chateau marmont on sunset frequented by morrison and where john belushi was found dead. whole nother story, but very similar, to come.

above image at the roundhouse london photo by ethan russell

jim morrison in less “better days”

stranger days… arrested at the doors concert for “lewd behavior” banned from performing for 2 years

jim morrison and girlfriend, pamela courson, who played a role in his death

paris is always a good idea

 

1- the end of jim morrison if unavailable try HERE

“1971. when jim morrison was at the height of his career, the doors seemed unstoppable. six years of intensive career, 6 albums, 200 concerts. jim morrison had become a music legend…until a tragic end. full documentary on the life of this rock icon, from the beginning… until the end.” – director: michaelle gagnet

 

2- the final 24hrs if unavailable try HERE

“july 2, 1971. jim morrison is one of the most famous rock singers in the world. but morrison is at war with his own dark demons. In 24 hours his darkness will consume him and he’ll be dead. using archive footage, dramatic reenactment and interviews with his closest companions, final 24 details the last 24 hours of morrison’s life.” – directed by mike parkinson”

2 good documentaries, i preferred the 1st one (the end of jim morrison) to some extent… but both are worth a watch. a good outline on a story, i had heard and read, but never knew the tiny details off. bit sensational, but filled with great people like french directors alain renais, and agnes varda, on top jaques demy…. all friends of jim morrison apparently. by uh

 

 

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was sheena really a punk rocker? we know she just couldn’t stay, she had to break away…

from bkbunnyland

sheena ringo

sigma wearing gas mask

thanks to bkbunnyland for this little tokyo gem: “i stumbled upon sheena ringo hearing her first album being played in a trendy taipei record shop in the late 90s and became an instant fan. back then she was known as the queen of grunge and her first two LPs really drove that home. after her pop success she expanded to psychedelic jazz with a fabulous vibe of 1960s seedy burlesque clubs and 1930s gin joints. hands down japan’s most high concept pop star, she never does a show or tv appearance without pulling out every stop and putting on a mixed media barrage of classy retro homage to the past century of japanese music. her latest work in 2024 is a series of collaborations with younger pop divas which honor and respect both artists but with the expected and extravagant ringo flair and polish” to see more of ringo and other rarities visit bkbunnyland. by bb

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