SplashCast, after an overwhelming response from its users, has relented. Although they will not be issuing any more new free memberships, they are preserving the free membership of those currently registered with the site.
Therefore I will not have to convert the existing videos in the SplashCast format. I will continue using the YouTube playlist format here due to its ease of use, but I will continue with SplashCast at my other blogs.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
John Butler Trio
Born in Torrance, California, John moved to Australia at the age of eleven. At the age of 16 he began to learn guitar and was rewarded with his grandfathers 1930s dobro.
By the middle of his first year at Perth’s Curtain University he released a cassette tape of his music. Studying to be an art teacher, he dropped out after the first year to pursue a career in music.
If it has strings, this guy can play it. A blend of acoustic and electric roots/jam these guys can really put on a show.
Tonight I start with all but 3 songs from their concert at Federation Square, Melbourne April 5th 2007 and finish with a number of other finds.
Direct links to the individual videos:
Introduction
Groovin’ Slowly – Fatherhood Festival
Devil Running – Perth Concert Hall
Treat Yo Mama – Wave Aid
What You Want – Live Harmony in Bohn
Satisfy – Wercher
Wrong Way Going Down a One Way Road – Unlisted Venue
Good as Gone – Unlisted Venue
Get Up Stand Up – Unlisted Venue
Take – Studio 22
Oldman - au Grand Rex
Company Sin –
Caroline –
Nowhere Man – Rivera Theater, Chicago
Satisfy –
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Splashcast Demise
Today, when I signed in to SplashCast to start a new show, I was greeted with the message that SplashCast was discontinuing the service I have been using for the last 13 months. I don't have time to download all of the shows I've created in that time period so I'm afraid they will be lost.
I will try to restore them if I can find another suitable service. In the meantime I'm afraid all of the shows in the "New Format" will be going dark.
PLEASE lend a hand - go to SplashCast and put in your 2 cents worth in the comment section at the bottom of this article!
Beyond that I'm not sure how I will continue this website. Posting individual videos as I did early on proved cumbersome for my viewers with slow connections as the page loading time was extensive. That is where SplashCast shined.
Ironic that I should find this on the 50th anniversary of The Day The Music Died!
Update: 2/4/09 My dear friend Agent 99 has given me a solution to this dilemma so I will continue this endeavor with the Youtube Playlist format. An example can be found here
Update #2: 2/5/09 It looks like Big Dan and I got SplashCast to reconsider. They are now giving us at least a 90 day reprieve with the possibility of a subscription type service. This should give me time to convert the SplashCast shows to the Youtube format without any interruptions or blackouts.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Radiohead
Tonight I offer up something for all the head bangers out there.
Originally formed under the name On Friday while they were in high school in 1985 these guys from Oxfordshire England played local gigs until they went off to college.
Upon graduation they regrouped and joining the indie scene began performing again and started recording demos which soon caught the eyes of various record labels.
In 1991 bass guitarist Collin Greenwood met EMI representative Keith Wozencroft at the record shop where Greenwood worked. This lead to a six album contract late that year.
At the request of EMI the band changed its name to Radiohead as inspired by the title song of the Talking Heads True Stories album.
Here then is Radiohead, live in Glastonbury, 2003.
Website
MySpace
Wiki
Full Concert with download link
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Jesse Colin Young
First, with the Youngbloods, and later as a solo artist, Jesse Colin Young has had a long productive career. With his heartfelt lyrics and sweet tenor voice he has produced over 20 albums, half of which were in the 70’s and 80’s.
Tonight I offer a collection of the few live performances I could find plus a number of slide shows utilizing the recorded music. I begin with several live performances of the Youngbloods followed by a number of Jesse’s live performances. The last half are slide shows ending with the song Get Together backing a slide show of the current condition – as poignant today as it was in 1967 when it was first released.
Direct links to the individual videos:
The Youngbloods
Jesse Colin Young
Slide Shows
Euphoria Youngbloods
Reason to Believe Youngbloods
Saturday, January 3, 2009
World Liberty Concert
Alan Parsons & Friends
The World Liberty Concert was held on 8 May 1995 and commemorated the 50th anniversary of VE-Day, the liberation of Europe. The venue for the concert was Arnhem, the Netherlands, near the John Frost bridge, the bridge immortalized in the film `A Bridge Too Far'. The idea for the WLC was conceived by 25 year old Dutchman Arno Geul, who, at an early stage, decided Alan Parsons was the perfect Musical Director for the show. Apart from (not entirely live) performances of the Alan Parsons Band (with Chris Thompson and Mick Mullins on vocals), Candy Dulfer (sax), Art Garfunkel, UB40 and many others (including an 80 piece orchestra and a local choir), the show consists of military parades, airshows and a narration by Walter Cronkite, the legendary war correspondent and later news anchorman. The Alan Parsons Band performed a number of well-known songs (Sirius/Breakaway, Old and Wise, The Gold Bug, Sirius/Eye in the Sky) plus some new material commissioned for the show (among which White Dawn) and also accompanied Dulfer, Joe Cocker and Art Garfunkel on their segments. The show was televised live in 40 countries, was attended by approximately 85.000 people and is about two hours long.
For this evening's show I have collected what I could find from the concert and have tried to assemble it in something resembling chronological order. Being unable to find a set list of the show I had to take my best guess with the videos which had no narration. The only full version of the concert I could find was a Torrent download, but at 4 GB it was far too large for Splashcast.
Alan Parsons
Alan Parsons’ Project
Direct links to the individual videos:
Let the Healing Begin – Joe Cocker
Julia Says – Wet Wet Wet
Love is All Around – Wet Wet Wet
I Can’t Make You Love Me – Candy Dulfer
Bridge Over Troubled Water – Art Garfunkel
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Roy Rogers & Norton Buffalo
Master of the slide guitar Roy Rogers and harmonica virtuoso Norton Buffalo are tonight’s featured artists.
I open with Roy tearing up the blues with his unique style and voice. In the middle are a few videos of Roy and Norton together, closing with Norton bring his versions of the blues and rock.
Both artists are from the San Francisco Bay area and can be found at local venues throughout the area when they are not touring.
Roy has been awarded six Grammys as producer of albums by Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, and John Lee Hooker. He has toured with John Lee Hooker and his own band The Delta Rhythm Kings as well as having released eight solo albums.
Norton has been a longstanding member of the Steve Miller Band and has recorded on over 175 albums with artists ranging from Bonnie Raitt to the Marshal Tucker band and even Hawaiian Slack Key guitarist George Kahumoku Jr. with their collaboration awarded Hawaiian Slack Key Album of the year.
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Direct links to the individual videos:
ROY ROGERS
Boogie Chillen – with John Lee Hooker
Stranger Blues – with Shana Morrison
ROY & NORTON
Ain't no Bread in the Breadbox
NORTON BUFFFALO
Saturday, December 6, 2008
KT Tunstall
Having given up on radio and rarely listening, I once and a while miss a new young and upcoming musician who is actually good!
I know they are out there somewhere, but with the ratings driven radio programming issued by only a few rating services it is far and few between and painfully abhorring waiting around for them.
Therefore I’m sure I am missing at least a few.
Last evening, scrolling through the dreadfully boring cable networks I ran across an hour long performance of tonight’s artist and was rather impressed. This gal’s got it!
While researching the videos for this evening I found that indeed I had seen her before at the 2007 Live Earth concert and at the Bob Dylan Tribute, but I guess I misplaced her in the crowd of other more familiar artists.
Tonight I open with KT’s initial appearance on the Jools Hooland show in the UK and finish with a couple of rockers from the Dylan Tribute.
Direct links to the individual videos:
This Wheels On Fire – with Billy Bragg
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Country Joe McDonald
Vietnam veteran Joe McDonald and his band The Fish penned what was to become the anthem song of the Anti-War crusade of the time. With its four letter audience participation chant, I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die Rag was an immediate hit at Woodstock.
The group's name is derived from leftist politics; "Country Joe" was a popular name for Joseph Stalin in the 1940s, while "the fish" refers to Mao Zedong's statement that the true revolutionary must "swim among the people as a fish." The group began with the nucleus of "Country Joe" McDonald (lead vocals) and Barry "The Fish" Melton (lead guitar), recording and performing for the "Teach-In" protests against the Vietnam War in 1965.
Since the days with the Fish, Joe has maintained his political edge and anti-war message while also delving into the blues and other similar musical genres. He has also written a tribute piece and song to Florence Nightingale as well the song Save The Whales, which wraps a sailing jig around the sounds of whale songs.
Opening tonight’s show is a set of three songs taped at the Bitter End followed by several 60’s performances. There was nothing to be found in the time period between 1969 and 2003 in the form of live performances so a number of fan produced videos and slide shows are used to fill out the program. Finally a number of recent solo and backstage performances close out the show, including Support the Troops, his recent ode to the troops in Iraq, and his penny flute tribute to George W. Bush which he titled Yankee Doodle is no Fool.
Be sure to visit Joe’s website at the link below - It contains a wealth of information regarding his activities and current causes.
Country Joe’s Place – Official Website
BioJoe’s JukeboxWikiFlorence NightingaleClick here to view individual playlist entries
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Saturday, November 15, 2008
Miriam Makeba -
In Memoriam
A vocal opponent of South African Apartheid, Miriam Makeba was refused entrance back into her homeland of South Africa. She had been labeled a revolutionary by the government after she appeared in the anti-apartheid documentary "Come Back Africa". She spent thirty years in exile before returning.
Miriam passed away this week shortly after performing a concert in Italy at the age of 76.
The world has lost an angel.
This evening’s show begins with a report of her death followed by a 40 minute documentary on the years of Apartheid featuring Miriam and her fellow performers.
The documentary is followed by a number of her live performances.
Near the end is another short documentary of her return to Guinea and performing some of her songs – unfortunately the audio and video are out of sinc in that one.
The show ends with one of her last performances and a fitting song for the end.
Thanks Miriam – you will be missed!
Direct links to the individual videos:
The years of South African Apartheid – pt. 1
The years of South African Apartheid – pt. 2
The years of South African Apartheid – pt. 3
The years of South African Apartheid – pt. 4
Pata Pata
South African Freedom Song – with Hugh Masekela
Under African Skies – with Paul Simon
Miriam’s Return Trip to Guinea – pt. 1
Miriam’s Return Trip to Guinea – pt. 2
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Michael Bloomfield
Born in Chicago in 1943 Michael Bloomfield took an early interest in the Chicago Blues scene. He came to know and play with many of the blues legends of the time and was instrumental in the Chicago Blues Revival of the mid to late ‘60s.
During that time he even owned a small blues club called The Fickle Pickle. (My cousin snuck me in there once when I was visiting her, I was 17 at the time.)
Michael joined the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and chose to stay with Butterfield when asked to play for Bob Dylan.
Tonight’s opening number features Michael tearing it up with Dylan at the 1965 Newport Blues Festival. Although only briefly seen in the shadows, his high energy guitar licks provide a high energy beat.
After leaving the Butterfield Blues Band he formed a band called Electric Flag with friends Barry Goldberg and Nick Gravenites as well as a number of other well known performers producing only one album A Long Time Coming in 1968 before Michael left the band.
Shortly after Michael worked with Al Kooper on an album called Super Session but was only able to complete one side of the album due to insomnia, with Stephen Stills finishing out the second side.
Over the ensuing years he played as a session musician for other performers and did some solo work but a heroin addiction became the focus of his life.
In 1981 Michael was found in his car, slumped over, dead of a heroin overdose.
Tonight I end with an audio track Blues for Michael, an ode to Michael by Country Joe McDonald.
(Not many live performances were available, so I open with the live ones and finish with audio slide shows.)
Official Website – Family run
Direct links to the individual videos:
Live Performances
Maggie’s Farm – backing up Bob Dylan
Drinkin’ Wine – with Electric Flag
Stop – with Al Kooper
Long Distance Call – with Muddy Waters & Junior Wells
Messin with the Kid – with Junior Wells & Nick Gravenites
Born in Chicago – with Paul Butterfield Blues Band & Son House
Rattle, Rock & Roll – with Fabio Treves
Driftin’ Blues – with Paul Butterfield Bands
Audio with Slide Shows
Season of the Witch – with Al Kooper
Albert’s Shuffle - with Al Kooper
Blues for Nothing – with Al Kooper
Killing Floor – with Electric Flag
Sitting in Circles – with Electric Flag
Going Down Slow – with Electric Flag
Got My Mojo Working – with Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Walking Blues – with Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Work Song – with Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Two Trains Running – with Paul Butterfield Blues Band
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