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Lost Gem: "Keep On Tryin'" - Poco (1975)
Published on 2012-02-14 20:43:00
"I never heard you shout.The flow of energywas so fine."--> Poco <--For over 40 years, Poco has been kool-harbingers of the laid-back LA country rock sound.Founded in 1970, this band has seen a who's-who of talented musicians pass through the door. Country rock icons like Jim Messina.....Randy Meisner.....Richie Furay and Timothy B. Schmit have all at one time or another been members of Poco.In 1978, Poco's commercial success peaked with..."Legend"...which went sailing into the Billboar
Lost Book Gem: "Wiseguy" - Nicholas Pileggi (1985)
Published on 2012-02-11 23:01:00
"We're the kings of the party,cause we're the baddest people alive."--> Brownsville Station <--To be a member of the Mafia...a wiseguy...is to be a member of an incredibly exclusive club. To borrow a famous George Carlin line, "it's a big club...and you ain't in it!"Such was the life for Henry Hill. From a young kid being a gopher for Paul Vario (a high ranking made-member of a crime family) until reaching the level of a bonafide mobster...Hill had been dipping his hands in a variety of
Lost Gem: "State Trooper" - Bruce Springsteen (1982)
Published on 2012-02-08 03:24:00
"The only thing that I got'sbeen botherin' memy whole life."--> Bruce Springsteen <--That uncomfortable feeling you get when you've been driving a while ...and you glance into the rear-view mirror and see a cop behind you.And you feel guilty...(forget about whether you did anything wrong)...and try to retrace every vehicle maneuver you've made for the last 16 miles. Just like that.This is Bruce, guitar...and miles of loneliness. Powerful loneliness. Lo-fi, stripped-down, late-night high
Lost Stream Gem: "The Deadly Trackers" (1973)
Published on 2012-02-05 11:12:00
"Man comes home,chase the crowds in the rain.That's a vigilante man."--> Nazareth (via Woody Guthrie) <--I enjoy the occasional Western from time to time...but rarely am I surprised by the methodology the movie chooses to take from point A to point B."The Deadly Trackers" is a wonderfully weird and extremely violent journey of vengeance. Sure, the vengeance theme is familiar enough...but the cast of characters thrown into the mix are a tripper's dream.Richard HarrisRichard Harris is the
Lost RADIO Gem: "Star" - Stealers Wheel (1974)
Published on 2012-02-01 21:47:00
"So they've made you a starNow your head's in a cloud."--> Stealers Wheel <--Lost "Radio" Gem:...a single that may have charted, but deserved better.Stealers Wheel were a talented Scottish singer/songwriting duo of Gerry Rafferty and Joe Egan...along with a swinging door of various backing musicians that never hung around long enough to get any bang on their shang-a-langs.(Egos. Stubbornness. Poor management. All figured into the bands destruction. You can look it up.) But this is about
Interview:--> Bill Goffrier
Published on 2012-01-28 00:31:00
"They won't be coming back...but their message will reach us."--> The Embarrassment <--Once upon a time, in the unlikely trend-setting Midwest metropolis of Wichita, KS, local time-traveler, guitarist Bill Goffrier and 3 of his college buds (Brent Giessmann, Ron Klaus, John Nichols) formed a little group that many fans revere as..."the best band you never heard of" ...The Embarrassment. The Embarrassment were one of the original DIY indie bands. Making tapes in basements and makeshift stu
Lost Book Gem: "Endurance" - Alfred Lansing (1959)
Published on 2012-01-25 15:34:00
"Let me keep on sleepingForget that I'm alone.One day of faceless livingis 24 hours too long."--> Angel City <--In this amazingly true adventure. Sir Ernest Shackleton and his handpicked crew of 27 men attempt to cross the Antarctic in a 3-masted wooden ship named the Endurance.Alfred Lansing's straightforward telling of the crew's extreme day-to-day living conditions are nothing short of harrowing. What starts off as a journey of exploration quickly becomes an exercise in stayin' alive.
Lost Gem: "Blue Red and Grey" - The Who (1975)
Published on 2012-01-20 00:20:00
"I know a crowd who only live after midnight.Their faces always seem so pale."--> The Who <--1975 was a difficult year for hall-of-fame rockers...The Who.Excessive drinking and partying was the flavor of the day...nearly killing Pete and certainly playing a significant role in Keith's destruction. Friction between Pete and Roger had reached a physical point. And John E. was spending money faster than he made it.Plus the silly cheese hit..."Squeeze Box"...given to radio from "The Who By N
Lost Stream Gem: "Kansas City Confidential" (1952)
Published on 2012-01-14 09:45:00
"Are you my friend?Are you my plumber?"--> Iggy Pop <--"Kansas City Confidential" is a B-movie crime caper...surprisingly taught and tight in the telling...and very pleasing to the eye.Noir films have always been a guilty-pleasure and this one easily falls in the "better than most" category.A well-executed bank heist causes an innocent flower delivery guy (John Payne) to be arrested. Later released, but fired from his job anyway...ex-flower delivery guy goes hunting for the real robbers.Ne
Lost Gem: "Running With The Angels" - Russ Ballard (1980)
Published on 2012-01-08 17:42:00
"Engines screamYou could hear her shoutLook Out! Look Out!"--> Russ Ballard <--In the early 70s, British rocker Russ Ballard was providing lead vocals and guitar spank for the classic rock band...Argent. Songs like "God Gave Rock and Roll To You" and the familiar thump, thump,thumping of..."Hold Your Head Up"... never fail to grab my attention.After leaving Argent, Ballard hit the solo road, writing songs and making records that never quite got enough push. If ya blinked, you might have t