The name Spike Jones and His City Slickers might not mean much these days, but the band was the Tenacious D of their time.
From The Stacks: ‘The Best Of Spike Jones and His City Slickers’
James Stafford
Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Billy Larkin, ‘Ain’t That a Groove!’
Artist: Billy Larkin and the Delegates Title: Ain’t That a Groove! Year: 1966 Label: World Pacific Art Direction: Woody Woodward Cover Photography: Ken Kim For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album […]
Deep Cuts: The Woodstock You’ve Never Heard
We’ve all seen Michael Wadleigh’s Woodstock, the Academy Award-winning 1970 documentary about the Woodstock Music and Art Fair.
Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Wishbone Ash, ‘Live Dates’
Artist: Wishbone Ash Title: Live Dates Year: 1973 Label: MCA For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
Celebrities Do Bad Things, Too
I made the mistake last week of watching Leaving Neverland, the HBO documentary featuring two survivors of Michael Jackson’s alleged sexual abuse.
From The Stacks: The Kickstands, ‘Black Boots and Bikes’
If you dig surf and hot rod music but you want to stray off the narrow road of Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, and Dick Dale, this is the record for you. […]
Cartoon Saturday: Lalo Schifrin, ‘Kelly’s Heroes’
Artist: Lalo Schifrin Title: Kelly’s Heroes Year: 1970 Label: MGM Cover Artist: Jack Davis
From The Stacks: Fisher and Marks, ‘It’s A Beatle World’
Remember when the Beatles were a colossal flop in the U.S.?
Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Bald Bill Hagan, ‘Music To Strip By’
Artist: “Bald” Bill Hagan and his Trocaderos Title: Music To Strip By Year: 1966 Label: Somerset Cover art: G.L. Phillips For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.
Deep Cuts: Empty Songs
We all come up empty now and then.
