CanCon Friday - Honeymoon Suite

Those of you who were adults (or pretending to be) around 1984 might remember these fellows...So, splash on some Jovan, put on your best headband, and bang it to some Honeymoon Suite for your CanCon Friday.

;>)

For purposes of clarification

This is what a Nazi appeaser looks like.

Golf?

Shut the Hell up.

Sunday Overnight

Tonight: Chet Baker, whom we lost 20 years ago this week...His version of Look For The Silver Lining.



...And Ornette Coleman's Lonely Woman, with Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, and Billy Higgins.

Don't Forget To Inhale

CanCon Friday - Crowbar

My American friends would probably have heard of this band in an osmotic fashion - Through the use of its signature tune Oh, What A Feeling by the execrable Rush Limbaugh as a show theme...But there's far more to the story than that.

Crowbar arose from the next cohesive unit forged on the anvil of the mighty Ronnie Hawkins after the entity that became known as The Band left to seek their own fortune, and were apocryphally named by the Hawk upon their own departure as being capable of 'f*cking up a crowbar'...et viola, c'est nomme de musique.

Along with such partners in crime as Richard Jewell, a/k/a master harmonica player King Biscuit Boy, they blended an eclectic mix of blues, Rock & Roll, folk and whatever else they could swipe from the motel on their way out the door to the next town.

Keep an eye out for Kelly Jay and the rest of the boys, should you get an infrequent chance to catch a reunion - you won't be disappointed.

All Rise For The Flag Pin

Sunday Overnight

Oliver Nelson, with Eric Dolphy, Paul Chambers, Roy Haynes, Freddie Hubbard, and Bill Evans - Stolen Moments, from Blues And The Abstract Truth.



...and a chaser: Blues For Pablo, Miles Davis with the Gil Evans Orchestra, 1957.

CanCon Friday - Max & The Marginalized

Although they're my American friends, I'm making these fellows honorary Canucks for today, and would recommend to all my viewers that they pay them a visit at their blog, and MySpace pages to enjoy some pointed social commentary set to a hard-driving beat.

Consider slipping them a few bucks while you're there, if you dig it - It's for a good cause - independent original music that aims to make a difference.

Peace out

Yet another national millstone

...and, (pardon my brevity) '...What PZ Myers said'.