Sunday, October 25, 2009

700 little records - all rockin' rhythm and jazz

I know we keep raving about WFMU's Rock and Soul stream (scroll down the page and it's on the bottom left - day or night) but it is brilliant and has become a constant source of enjoyment and wonder as we quaff the juice of the bruised apple. If you haven't tried it what you get is classic oldies - rockabilly, instrumentals, garage, hillbilly, swamp blues, novelty records - not the obvious ones but like a compilation made by someone who's got good taste. Interspersing the songs there are crazy vintage ads for exploitation movies, public service announcements (like Johnny Cash talking about nuclear survival or James Brown advising kids on how to get a summer job) - they just played this one which will make you laugh, I'm sure. Anyway - please try it - you'll love it - you can get involved and upload your own rarities and gems on the blog apparently.