From Wu Tang mysticism to kabbalistic horrorcore, from braggadocio invocations to profound meditations on language, rap has an incredibly high instance of "occult" content - some is undoubtedly affected and there because, ...
With all of the music topics we have, none for punk? Well, here it is, then.And let's start with pre-punk in New York.Start with the Stones, add glam and more heroin than ...
All right, damn it, here it is.
And where else to start but the greatest musical of all time? Music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, dance and direction by Jerome Robbins. ...
In addition to the folk music, celtic rock 'n' reel, show tunes, protest songs, and everyday radio rock, I grew up with a lot of filk and parody. This is because I ...
This is for everything that doesn't have its own musical topic. So we don't have to decide if The Waitresses, for example, are Punk, or New Wave, or something totally different. So ...
'K, my browser hates those threads with the vids that memory-grab. So here is a thread for folks to post up a little of what is taking their fancy right now in ...
Because I like it, damn it. And I need a break from the Kabbalah.Here's a start: Tennessee Ernie Ford. Perfect for these days of austerity.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUpTJg2EBpwAnd on the lighter side, one of my ...
Hesitating about whether to designate this the 70s soul thread, leaving room for a separate 60s/Northern thread - oh well, we can alter this if the need arises.
Anyway, kicking things off is a ...
Cover Songs! I love when someone breathes new life into an older song, and puts a spin of their own. Like Hendrix covering Dylan. Here's some that I like:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc8QwctLykshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E42V61lS67Uhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDHl5djnYM4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXyZ_9gNacchttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ1c9ErCn7whttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRmYfVCH2UA
Reggae, dancehall, ska, bluebeat thread 'Chase Vampire', Sancho, 1987 or 1988.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-mTv-QNWhk"Run with the boy weh a work the Obeah..."
African and Latin music No thread on African music would be right without the force of nature that is Fela Kuti http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9S0T0eCdy4
I don't know too much about what's happening in the world of drum n bass these days, I know it is still going cos I sometimes hear it on late night pirate ...
In recent years, and particularly over the last twelve months, I’ve been drawn to silence, near silence and a broad realm of auditory phenomena that either normally passes unnoticed or exists in ...
Hi there.
This thread is for all the tunes that get you into a magical mood, music that you listen to before a ritual, music that you hear as a banishing, music ...
BUMPITY BUMP!
So, I've been meaning to get back into music for a while after all the fun we had last year. And lo and behold, just a few days ago one of ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cd7SxWW4rU“I dreamed,” said Lady Mary, “that I went yestermorn to your castle,
and I found it in the woods, with high walls, and a deep moat, and
over the gateway was written:
Be Bold, Be ...
Lateshift segued into talk about a folk music thread, so here goes! I'll start with a couple of songs from Norway. The first one is a typical traditional mouth harp solo number:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxOapWidM1M&Next ...
I'm not often taken with mashup mixes beyond an the initial thrill of novelty, but this is really rather lovely. It also seems to be a little interactive when it's embedded - ...
A close friend is working on this project and I feel personally invested in seeing it succeed.Pak Terip, a gamelan teacher of (I'm told; I don't have much context for comparison) incredible ...