Start Off Your Thursday With Some Root Boy Slim

This should brighten your mood ring.

There's a cool article in Crawdaddy about the late Root Boy & His Sex-Change Band, whose first album was doomed from the start because it was released on Warner Bros. on the same day as the first Van Halen.

In a just world ...

Here's a cool clip from Mr. Mike's Mondo Video:

Tuvan Group's Instruments Stolen In Albuquerque

How's this for western hospitality. Some cowardly prick (or pricks) in Albuquerque smashed into the van being used by the band Alash -- Tuvan throat singers in town for the Festival of Asian Cultures. The thief or thieves stole instruments, passports and costumes. This happened on Sunday.

Here's from the group's website:

Alash's instruments and costumes were stolen in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Sunday, May 16, just before the band was to appear at the Festival of Asian Cultures. Some of their passports, visas, and clothes were also taken. The missing instruments are all handmade, and some are quite old. Although devastated by the loss, the group performed at the Festival, using only their voices. One fan wrote of the performance, "This was one of the most amazing moments in my life. These men, the depth of the talent, were inspiring."


Despite their successful performance at the Festival, the band needs instruments to continue their tour. And authentic Tuvan instruments are hard to come by outside of Tuva. Luckily, a friend and supporter in the U.S. has a few to lend. So Alash will be able to make all their concert dates, albeit with a few changes to the repertoire. The musicians are taking it in stride. Sean Quirk, their manager and interpreter says, "We can use this as an opportunity to push our creativity."


Anyone who wants to help can contact the group at alashensemble@gmail.com or the webmaster at jbb@kovitzsystems.net.

Here's a story in the Albuquerque Journal.

And here's Alash in action in Texas a few years ago.

Second GaragePunk Hideout Compilation is Here

Songs the Hideout Taught Us: The Best of the GaragePunk Hideout, Vol. 2, has been unleashed upon an undeserving world.

As I said on my radio show last night, there's reason for a little homestate pride. The Scrams from Albuquerque are included here with their song "Steve Sangre."

I reviewed the first volume, It Came From the Hideout, HERE

If you're an active member of the Hideout, it's free to download. If you're not a member, hey, it's free to join. Check it out HERE.

For lesser mortals, the compilation will be available on Amazon, eMusic, iTunes and Napster. (If it's not already on all those sites yet, it will be within a couple of days.)


Visit The GaragePunk Hideout

TERRELL'S SOUND WORLD PLAYLIST

Sunday, May 15, 2011
KSFR, Santa Fe, N.M.
10 p.m. to midnight Sundays Mountain Time
Host: Steve Terrell
Webcasting!
101.1 FM
email me during the show! terrell (at) ksfr.org

OPENING THEME: Let it Out (Let it All Hang Out) by The Hombres
Booooooogie by Stinky Lou & The Goon Mat With Lord Bernado
Walking with Barrence by Barrence Whitfield & The Savages
Mr. Highway Man (Cadillac Daddy) by Howlin' Wolf
I Drink Alone by George Thorogood & The Destroyers
Whistlin' Past the Graveyard by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Filipino Box Spring Hog by Tom Waits
Heart Attack by Don & Dewey
High and Lonesome by Jimmy Reed

Skunk by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Earthquake by Butthole Surfers
Abraxas by Churchwood
Hang On by BBQ
Funnel of Love by Mike Ness
Summertime Blues by The Outsiders
Since I Met You Baby by Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
Big 10-inch Record by Moose Jackson
Pretty Lord Sundance Part 1 by Lord Sundance

Steve Sangre by The Scrams
What You lack in Brains by Batusis
I'm Unsatisfied by Pan Ron
Cement Slippers by Dengue Fever
Whistlebait Baby by LoveStruck
School Is for Donkeys by Will Crum
Two Heads by Jefferson Airplane
The Trip by Donovan

Me and My Friend the Cat by Loudon Wainwright III
Big Black Cat by R.D. Hendon & The Western Jamboree
Makes No Sense At All by Husker Du
Almost Ready by Dinosaur Jr.
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues by The Sir Douglas Quintet
My Soul's Got A Hole In It by Howard Tate
Understanding by Ray Charles
The Whip by The Creeps
CLOSING THEME: Over the Rainbow by Jerry Lee Lewis

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THE SANTA FE OPRY PLAYLIST

UPDATE: The playlist has been reconstituted and repaired. Glory Hallelujah!

Friday, May 13, 2011
KSFR, Santa Fe, NM
Webcasting!
10 p.m. to midnight Fridays Mountain Time
Host: Steve Terrell
101.1 FM
email me during the show! terrell@ksfr.org

OPENING THEME: Buckaroo by Buck Owens & The Buckaroos
Broken Man by The Goddamn Gallows
Low Down Dog by Sleepy LaBeef
Seven Cups of Coffee and 14 Cigarettes by Cornell Hurd
DWI Marijuana Blues by The Imperial Rooster
Johnny Law by Wayne Hancock
Big Dark World of Hate and Lies by Graham Lindsey
Freeway Ballet by Chipper Thompson
Waitin' on the Sky by Steve Earle
Diamond Joe by Bob Dylan

Lovely Hula Hands by Junior Brown (Click HERE for White Rock concert info)
Run Conejo Run by Dave Alvin
Bones to Pick by Black Eyed Vermillion
They're Cutting My Coffin At The Sawmill by Ed Sanders & The Hemptones
Down in the Willow Gardens by The Everly Brothers
Me and Rose Connelly by Rachel Brooke

Steel Strings No. 1 by Peter Case
Time Has Come Today by Coco Robicheaux
Lay Me Down by The Perreze Farm
Gimme a Lock a Yo' Hair by Andy Anderson
Wreck of the Old '97 by Hank III
Turn the Lights Down Low by Moonshine Willy
Looking for a Fight by The Sweetback Sisters
Lawtell Two-Step by Pine Leaf Boys
One Way Street by Pee Wee King

Mississippi Bo Weevil Blues/ Elder Greene Blues by Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band
Come Around To Me by Mike Cullison
Sittin' On Top of the World by Gal Holiday
A One Sided Love Affair by Hylo Brown & The Timberliners
Can You Forgive Me by Red Allen
Drifting Too Far From The Shore by The Stanley Brothers
Take Away the Sting by Ando & The Jolly Beans
CLOSING THEME: Comin' Down by The Meat Puppets

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