Sunday, June 10, 2018

TERRELL'S SOUND WORLD PLAYLIST





Sunday, June 10 , 2018
KSFR, Santa Fe, NM
Webcasting!
10 p.m. to midnight Sundays Mountain Time
Host: Steve Terrell 101.1 FM
Email me during the show! terrel(at)ksfr.org

Here's my playlist :

OPENING THEME: Let It Out (Let it All Hang Out) by The Hombres
Back from the Shadows Again by Firesign Theatre
The Roaring 20s by Archie & The Bunkers
Tiki Man by Deadbolt
Interlude: Got Me All Alone by Black Lips
Take Off Your Clothes by The Goon Mat & Lord Bernardo
He's Unhappy by Freak Genes
Chem Farmer by Thee Oh Sees
Stroke by Kazik
Mule Skinner by Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs

Dead Moon Night by Dead Moon
Heartbreak Boogie by Hillbilly Moon Explosion
Dirty Photographs by The Bonnevilles
Here Comes That Sound Again by The Dirtbombs
Cat in Hell's Chance by Sir Bald Diddley & His Wig Outs
Flamboyant Duck by The Melvins
Guts is Enough by The Devils


Happy Birthday Howlin' Wolf!

I'm the Wolf
I've Been Abused
Coon on the Moon

The White Wolf is Back in Town by Reverend Beat-Man
Tall Black and Bitter by Barrence Whitfield & The Savages
I'm Gone by The Electric Mess
The Projects by Baronen & Satan
You Got Good Taste by The Cramps
Wild Man by Hasil Adkins

It's Nothing New to Me by San Antonio Kid
My Heart by De Los Muertos
Mean Blue Spirits by The Dead Brothers
Town Without Pity by Gene Pitney
Old by Bettye LaVette
I Just Left Myself Today by The Hickoids
CLOSING THEME: Over the Rainbow by Jerry Lee Lewis

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Friday, June 08, 2018

THE SANTA FE OPRY PLAYLIST



Friday, June 8, 2018
KSFR, Santa Fe, NM
Webcasting!
10 p.m. to midnight Fridays Mountain Time
Host: Steve Terrell 101.1 FM
Email me during the show! terrel(at)ksfr.org

Here's my playlist :

OPENING THEME: Buckaroo by Buck Owens
Two White Horses by Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs
Charlottesville by Jesse Dayton
Long Hauls and Close Calls by Hank 3
Outlaw State of Mind by Chris Stapleton
No Heart by The Waco Brothers
Will You Wait for Me by Ramblin' Deano
Your Red Wagon by Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis
God Damn USA by Trixie & The Trainwrecks
New Ways to Fail by Sarah Shook & The Disarmers

Big Dummy by Tommy Collins
Drinkin' Champagne by Jerry Lee Lewis
High on a Mountain Top by Loretta Lynn
My Huckleberry Friend by The Gibson Bros
Big Time by Hellbound Glory
At Least I'm Genuine by Stevie Tombstone
Reservation Radio by Eric Hisaw
Blood on the Bluegrass by Legendary Shack Shakers
Mountain Man by Ugly Valley Boys

Knockin' on Your Screen Door by John Prine
Sam Stone by Swamp Dog
Strangest Stranger by Salty Pajamas
Coulda Woulda Shoulda by Peter Case
Like a Hole in My Head by The Tillers
Demon in my Head by Joe Buck Yourself
Ode to Billy Joe by Joe Tex
Dignity by Bob Dylan

Will You Miss Me by Peter Rowan
More Pretty Girls than One by Doc & Merle Watson
Louise by Jerry Jeff Walker with Nicolette Larson
Don't Blame Me by The Everly Brothers
I Drink by Bobby Bare
CLOSING THEME: Comin' Down by The Meat Puppets



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Thursday, June 07, 2018

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Happy Birthday, Dino!


It's no secret that Dean Martin was the coolest guy in the world. Today would have been his 101st birthday.

Happy birthday, Dino!

As I wrote a couple of years ago:

Elvis Presley idolized him and I loved him too. When I was a kid, Dino and his devilish grin made me suspect that my parents' generation might not be as square as they'd have you believe.

To celebrate here are some live videos.

Let's start off with this classic. a medley of "Volare" and "Evening in Roma."



I first heard this song on a Jerry Lee Lewis (not Jerry Lewis) record. Dino does a great job on it also.



This is Dean's signature song. Listen close. He's not always reverent with the lyrics.


Here's a song from the original Oceans 11 featuring Red Norvo on vibes.



I also posted about Dean Martin's birthday a couple of years ago. You'll find more videos HERE.

Wednesday, June 06, 2018

WACKY WEDNESDAY: Revenge of the Son of Bad Karaoke



I haven't explored the dangerous jungles of bad karaoke in a couple of years. So let's jump in!

This funky dude seems to be having a great time attempting to sing "Kiss Me Deadly."



"I Will Always Love You" is a staple of bad karaoke. Someone get the stapler!



Unfortunately only 60 seconds of this karaoke take on Neil Diamond's "Holly Holy" made it on to video. But what a wild minute it is!



I'm not sure what this is ...



But just for having the courage to get up and sing, I believe these folks should be celebrated. Let's have a Celebration!



For previous "Bad Karaoke" posts check  HERE and HERE 

Friday, June 01, 2018

TERRELL'S TUNE-UP: The Voodoo Gospel of Rev. Beat-Man

A version of this was published in The Santa Fe New Mexican 
June 1, 2018




The Swiss singer/songwriter/trash rocker/record-company owner/philosopher/holy man known as Reverend Beat-Man was speaking for himself in an interview more than a decade ago. But he could have been talking for untold numbers of unsung, underpaid heroes of modern music when he said:

“I have to get up in the morning out of the bed, and I have to play guitar. I have to go to the office and put out records that nobody buys. I just have to do it. I don’t know why.”

Obviously Beat Zeller is possessed by a very demanding creative spirit that won’t let him live any other way. His new album, Blues Trash (Voodoo Rhythm Records), is testament to that. The title is similar — probably too similar — to that of the two-volume Surreal Folk Blues Gospel Trash, the good reverend’s solo project from 2007. But the new album is no rehash. Beat-Man’s sound is evolving.

On Blues Trash, he’s backed by a band dubbed the New Wave. Members include Bosnia-born accordion player Mario Batkovic, a couple of Bern homeboys (drummer Julian Sartorius and Resli Burri, who plays several instruments), and Los Angeles native Nicole Izobel Garcia, who in recent months has toured with Beat-Man as a drummer. On the album, she also plays organ and sings.

The first track, “I Have Enough,” sounds like classic Beat-Man. It’s a growling rocker built around a raunchy blues lick, the kind Howlin’ Wolf used to hear in his skull when he closed his eyes at night. This is followed by “I’m Not Gonna Tell You,” a tasty slice of garage-punk that would easily fit in with the crazed repertoire of Beat-Man’s longtime band The Monsters. As usual, Beat-Man’s vocals sound like Popeye auditioning for a German industrial band.

BEAT-MAN & ME
Beat-Man in Santa Fe, 2009
But then things start getting weird on the third track, “Today Is a Beautiful Day.” With a lilting beat, a sinister guitar, and what sounds like a tooting tuba, Beat-Man takes a cue from his pals the Dead Brothers, who have billed themselves as a “funeral orchestra.” (New Waver Burri has played with that band.) The Rev croons:

 “Well, today is a beautiful day/Today is a wonderful day/’Cause today, baby, I feel like a newborn child/’Cause today, baby, I’m gonna die.” 

The same morbidly fatalistic doomsday spirit returns a few tracks later with a song called “Then We All Gonna Die.” Here Beat-Man sings over a harmonium and ominous drums that eventually turn into a troubling rumble:

 “When I see the flowers laying on my grave/When I see the sky turn from blue to black/Then we’re all gonna die.”

Even spookier is a stark but alluring love song in Spanish featuring Garcia on lead vocals, with Beat-Man singing a gruff “But I love you” four times at the end of each verse. “But I Love You” has to be the prettiest song to ever appear on a Beat-Man album — or in the entire Voodoo Rhythm catalogue.

Accordion man Batkovic steps out into the spotlight on a couple of tracks. There’s the jaunty Balkan-sounding “I’ll Do It for You,” a dance tune, sung by Beat-Man, that would have fit in the Borat soundtrack.

Then, the final track, “Lass Uns Liebe Machen” (German for “Let’s Make Love”) sounds like a damaged relic from the Weimar Republic. With Beat-Man singing, Batkovic’s accordion is the main instrument, at least until the musical saw (I assume played by Burri) comes in.

But while I appreciate Beat-Man’s multicultural excursions, the best song on Blues Trash is a prime example of, well, blues trash. That’s “The White Wolf Is Back in Town.” It’s a slow-burning howler — literally. Beat-Man howls at the outset of every verse. He plays a steady, repetitive blues lick punctuated by scary sounds from Garcia’s organ and a screaming sax. We never find out who or what the White Wolf is. But I would guess the town has cause to be nervous.

So once again, Beat-Man has followed his compulsions and indulged his obsessions, releasing an album full of wild, unsettling music. And probably, like all its predecessors, not that many people will buy it. But for those of us who have heard the call of the White Wolf, it’s comforting just to know the good Reverend Beat-Man is still in the game.

Also recommended:


* Songs from the Lodge by Archie & The Bunkers. Sometimes I worry about the youth of the 21st century.

I don’t have any exact statistics, but there are a disturbing number of youngsters who don’t give a rip about rock ’n’ roll.

They’re into hip-hop or techno, and many, we’re told, don’t really give a rodent’s posterior about music in general, and will give you blank stares when you mention Little Richard, Bo Diddley, or The Ramones, assuming all that talk is nothing but geezer babble.

Fortunately, this is not completely true. Despite changing times and priorities, rock ’n’ roll is still a guiding light for millions of young people. And there are even some bands ready to carry the torch.

In fact, one of my favorite groups in recent months is Archie and the Bunkers, a pair of teenage brothers from Cleveland. Drummer Emmett and organ player Cullen O’Connor have a unique high-energy sound they call “hi-fi organ punk.”

Their new album is even more impressive than their debut, Mystery Lover. The opening tune, “Bill’s Bad Day,” sets an urgent tone that never lets up. Other highlights include “You’re My Pacemaker,” the frantic “Lost in Today” and “122 Hours of Fear,” which is a cover of a song by The Screamers, a California “techno-punk” band from the late ’70s.

Plus, The Bunkers give us not one, but two songs about Twin Peaks, “Fire Walk With Me” and “Laura.”

These boys not only have talent, they have taste!

Let's see some videos:

Here's a song from Blues Trash



And here's a live song by Reverend Beat-Man, sung by Nicole Izobel Garcia



And here are couple by Archie & The Bunkers





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