GAZ MUSIC

Ralph Myerz & the Jack Herren Band "Think Twice"

2008-01-09T12:17:00.001-08:00

I always catch this video on my locoal cable access show and love the song. The band is Norwegian and do more electronic music according to what I dug up about them.

The Kills "U R A Fever"

2008-01-07T22:13:00.000-08:00

Great song, great video. Looking forward to their next album.

The Clash "This Is Radio Clash"

2008-01-07T03:29:00.000-08:00

What video do you know of, that has the band start out by stealing spray cans while assaulting the media?

ACDC- "Jail Break"

2007-12-19T14:56:00.002-08:00

This video has the original singer, Bon Scott. You can tell he would kick your ass in 1 minute.

Keytar

2007-12-15T11:36:00.000-08:00

I want a Keytar by any means necessary!

Marnie Stern - "Every Single Line Means Something"

2007-12-12T08:00:00.000-08:00

I found out about this female guitar shredder through a friend who passed up the opprtunity to date her. He is now living in regret for not taking her up on it because she's super talented and pretty. Thank god for guitar godesses!

Mr. T "Treat Your Mother Right"

2007-11-30T11:12:00.000-08:00

Here is proof that not all black people have a sense of rythm!

Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give You Up"

2007-11-30T11:08:00.000-08:00

Let's play a game. How long can you watch this video WITHOUT smiling or laughing?

Do it!

James Brown "Sunny"

2007-11-23T11:59:00.000-08:00

James Brown sings Bobby Hebb's classic.
concert from Paris l'Olympia 1971.

Electric Light Orchestra "So Fine"

2007-11-15T09:22:00.000-08:00

ELO used to be a guilty pleasure, but as time goes on their music becomes better. This track is one of my favorites from their album New World Record which is possibly one of their best albums. Enjoy!

Mp3: Electric Light Orchestra "So Fine"

The Cops "Cash For Cause"

2007-11-15T08:47:00.000-08:00

For some reason, I thought this band The Cops were from the 70's. They are not, and they reside in Seattle. I like them and I'm sure they could beat up all the members of The Police.

Mp3: The Cops "Cash For Cause"

INXS

2007-11-13T21:12:00.000-08:00

The two INXS albums I was obsessed with were Shaboo Shabah & The Swing. If you like early 80's New Wave, I highly recommend checking those records out.

"Send A Message"

"To Look At You"

Bowie and Cher

2007-11-05T13:43:00.000-08:00

Here are the two most indestructible pop stars sharing a duet of 70's hits. How much blow do you think both of them did before hitting the stage?

Madness "Tomorrow's Just Another Day"

2007-10-29T20:53:00.000-07:00

Most people remember Madness for "Our House" but they did much more than that. This is one of my favorites. The video is pretty cool too. Enjoy!

Joe Jackson "Different For Girls"

2007-10-28T13:52:00.003-07:00

Excellent Joe Jackson song.

Mp3: Joe Jackson "Different For Girls"

Lyrics:
What the hell is wrong with you tonight?
I can't seem to say or do the right thing
Wanted to be sure you're feeling right
Wanted to be sure we want the same thing

She said, I can't believe it
You can't, possibly mean it
Don't we, all want the same thing
Don't we
Well, who said anything about love?

No, not love she said
Don't you know that it's different for girls?
(Don't give me love)
No, not love she said
Don't you know that it's different for girls?
You're all the same

Mama always told me save yourself
Take a little time and find the right girl
Then again don't end up on the shelf
Logical advice gets you in a whirl

I know, a lot of things that you don't
You wanna hear some?
She said, just give me something
Anything
Well give me all you got but not love

No, not love she said
Don't you know that it's different for girls?
(Don't give me love)
No, not love she said
Don't you know that it's different for girls?
You're all the same
You're all the same
You're all the same
You're all the same
You're all the same
You're all the same
You're all the same
You're all the same

Who said anything about love?

No, not love she said
Don't you know that it's different for girls?
(Don't give me love)
No, not love she said
Don't you know that it's different for girls?
(Don't give me love)
No, no, no, no, not love she said
Don't you know that it's different for girls?
(Don't give me love)
No, no, no, no, no, not love she said
Don't you know that it's different for girls?
You're all the same
You're all the same
You're all the same
You're all the same

"Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos"

2007-10-25T13:01:00.000-07:00

The original Public Enemy version:

Tricky's version:

Elvis Costello 1st TV Appearance

2007-10-21T20:59:00.000-07:00

This is Elvis Costello's first ever TV appearance - only a small part of this appears on his official DVD 'the Right spectacle'. The original master tape

Derrick Laro And Trinity "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough"

2007-10-19T18:13:00.000-07:00

Amazing dub version of Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough", whoooooooooo!

mp3: Derrick Laro And Trinity "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough"

Throwing Muses "Counting Backwards"

2007-10-17T14:00:00.000-07:00

I was in college when this came out. I heard they let the Pixies be their support band on tour!

Fox "S-S-S-Single Bed"

2007-10-11T11:50:00.000-07:00

A long time a ago, before Karen O, came this lady Noosha Fox of the band Fox.
The song is crazysexycool.

Moloko "Fun for Me"

2007-10-10T18:11:00.000-07:00

Moloko was a fun trip-hop band from the 90's. I like this cartoonish track from Do You Like My Tight Sweater?

mp3: Moloko "Fun for Me"

Lyrics:
I dreamt that I was dreaming, I was wired to a clock,
Tickled by the minute hand tick tock tick tock,
I dream I'm on a train and it is making music,
I don't remember getting on clickity click clickity click,
I dreamt that I was very tall, I was bigger than King Kong,
I heard the bells the bells a'ringing a'ding dong ding dong,
I dreamt that I was sitting in the devil's company,
He gave a solemn promise fe fi fi fun for me,
I dreamt that I was chasing the monster out of me,
I caught him in the corner ha ha hee hee hee,
I dream I'm in a tunnel between here and now,
Scooby do-be where would you be bow wow wow wow,
I dream I'm at a crossroads no place left to go,
I look in each direction eenie meanie miny mo,
I dream I am an ostrich head deep in the sand,
There is a rhythm that's a playing fantastic elastic band,
I dreamt that the bogeyman went down on Mr Spock
Sugar was a flowing sock it to 'em sock
I dreamt I saw a moo cow jump across the moon
Just a flight of fantasy zoom zoom zoom
I dreamt I met a spaceman he took me to his ship,
You know he cut my hair off snip snip snip
I dreamt that I was sleeping asleep for heaven's sake
The dream that I was dreaming caused me to awake
I dreamt that I was way up I was standing on the top
With the feeling I was falling bop beep bop
I dreamt that I was jumping in a circus through a hoop,
Someone saw the lights off shoo-be-doop
I dreamt that I was fast I was never shutting up,
I was going in a hurry I was giddy-up giddy-up
I dream I'm in the park I'm standing in the nudey,
I was getting what I wanted tootie fruity tootie fruity,
I dreamt that I was dreaming, I was wired to a clock,
Tickled by the minute hand tick tock tick tock,
I dream I'm on a train and it is making music,
I don't remember getting on clickity click clickity click,
I dreamt that I was very tall, I was bigger than King Kong,
I heard the bells the bells a'ringing a'ding dong ding dong,
I dream I am an astrich head deep in the sand,
There is a rhythm that's a playing fantastic elastic band,
Fe fi fi fun for me.

Prince "Sexuality"

2007-10-02T15:32:00.000-07:00

I know Prince said he never took drugs but during this Dirty Mind stage I have to wonder! The song still rocks too.

RUN DMC on "Graffiti Rock"

2007-10-02T15:06:00.001-07:00

Graffiti Rock was a kid's dance show in the 80's that was around at the start of the hip hop trend. Run DMC whip out "Sucker MC's". Believe it or not, you'll notice a young Vincent Gallo (Prince Vince) with a white Kangol on. This is as NYC as it gets y'all!

Mick Ronson "Growing Up And I'm Fine"

2007-09-23T20:22:00.000-07:00

The genius and talent that helped launch David Bowie's career was Mick Ronson. This incredible track from his solo work always uplifts my mood.
(Note how much it resembles his arrangements on "Changes" from Hunky Dory.)

Mick Ronson "Growing Up And I'm Fine"

PJ Harvey "Who The Fuck"

2007-09-23T12:01:00.000-07:00

This looks like a YouTube video but the freeze-flash effect is nice.

Serge Gainsbourg "Requiem pour un con"

2007-09-12T21:31:00.000-07:00

Translation: Requiem for an idiot.

From Bubblegum To Sky "Vampire"

2007-09-05T21:00:00.000-07:00

Imagine T-Rex on helium with this track from their 2004 import Nothing Sadder Than Lonely Queen.

From Bubblegum To Sky "Vampire"

The Godfathers "Birth, School, Work, Death"

2007-09-05T20:43:00.000-07:00

The title says it all.
T he Godfat h e rs "Birth, School, Work, Death"

Hector "Wired Up"

2007-08-26T09:29:00.000-07:00

This clown gang from The Warriors made this super glam rock smasher!:
Hect or "W ired Up"

Visage

2007-08-26T09:05:00.000-07:00

If you took a New Romantic band from the 80's and asked them to do a spaghetti western track for a Clint Eastwood film, you would have this Visage song: Visage "Malpasso Man"

Shortest lyrics ever! Small cheroot
Black hat
Cold eyes

Pointed boot
No heart
Never cries

Hot sun
Desert sand
One man

On his own
Stands alone
Never ran

No ties
No claims
No name

Man of frenzy
Man of fortune
Man of fame

No show
Gotta go
Mexico

Every man
Wanna be
Malpaso
Bonus points: Visage "Fade To Gray"

Public Image Limited "Rise"

2007-08-25T09:22:00.000-07:00

This P.I.L video was a part of the whole 'generic' package they put out where the album was simply labeled 'album' or 'cassette'. The album has Steve Vai on guitars and is probably one of my all time favorite records.

Fishbone "Modern Industry"

2007-08-24T17:51:00.000-07:00

Fishbone was a huge part of my teenage experience. I haven't seen this video for a long time, but like Devo, it still seems amazingly beyond these times.

XTC

2007-08-20T05:44:00.000-07:00

A fellow audiophile I know said "XTC is a gift that keeps on giving". She was right about them. Here are two great tracks off of their album "Drums and Wire" from 1979:

XTC "Life Begins At The Hop"
XTC "Complicated Game"

Colin Blunstone

2007-08-17T06:13:00.000-07:00

As the lead singer of the Zombies, Blunstone was one of the greatest '60s rock vocalists, pacing the group's minor-key masterpieces with his inimitable choked and breathy vocals. After retiring from the business briefly in the late '60s (to work in the insurance industry, of all things), he went solo in the early '70s with a string of interesting pop/rock albums that were more of an extension of the late Zombies sound.

These two tracks are from his solo effort, and it's pop magic!:
Colin Blunstone "She Loves The Way They Love Her"
Colin Blunstone "Caroline Goodbye"

Nancy Sinatra And Lee Hazlewood "Sand"

2007-08-14T06:16:00.000-07:00

Excellent duet with some interesting sounds like marimbas and some distortion. This is a perfect driving through the desert song. I guess that's why it's called 'Sand'? BTW, Lee Hazlewood passed away on August 4th, R.I.P. Lee.

Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood "Sand"

J.J. Fad "Supersonic [Beat Box Intro]"

2007-08-10T10:39:00.000-07:00

The intro for this classic rap video rules!

The Amps "Tipp City"

2007-08-10T10:09:00.000-07:00

I almost completely forgot about Kim Deal's side project The Amps

I think the song is about being a complete alcoholic (which I am!):

Cottonhead, cottonhead
I say I will not
Go to Sobercity I won't
Curtailed times,
Once all the best was mine
Tipp City, I'm still here

Tammy all day
I hate old people I do
Everything dispensed that we missed
The busting studs said it was good

Whoa-----yea!
You got me going, You got me going

Peacock caught looking in a mirror
Stop drinking my beer
With dawn patrol on
I wanna be a city official
'Cause no one gets ya

Whoa-----yea!
You got me going, You got me going

Cottonhead, cottonhead
I have relations
With anonymous internet nation
Curtailed times
Once all the best was mine
Tipp City yea, I'm still here.

Whoa-----yea!
You got me going, You got me going

Return of The Shoegazers

2007-08-02T18:10:00.000-07:00

Blonde Redhead "23"

Now...

My Bloody Valentine "Soon"

Then.

The English Beat "Save It For Later"

2007-08-02T06:08:00.000-07:00

The English Beat (or as the Brits call them 'The Beat'), Made some really good ska-infuenced music. "Save It For Later" is one of those songs that you could listen to while being drunk on the beach. I wonder what they're talkiing about. decipher the lyrics!

Two dozen other dirty lovers
Must be a sucker for it
Cry cry but I don't need my mother
Just hold my hand while I come to a decision on it.

Sooner or later your legs give way, you hit the ground
Save it for later don't run away and let me down.
Sooner or later you hit the deck you get found out
Save it for later don't run away and let me down, you let me down.

Black air and seven seas all rotten through
But what can you do?
I don't know how I'm meant to act with all of you lot
Sometimes I don't try
I just now now now now now now now now now now now
Now now now now now now now now now now now

Sooner or later your legs give way, you hit the ground
Save it for later don't run away and let me down.
Sooner or later you hit the deck you get found out
Save it for later don't run away and let me down
You runaway runaway and let me down.

Two dozen other stupid reasons
Why we should suffer for this
Don't bother trying to explain them
Just hold my hand while I come to a decision on it.

Sooner or later your legs give way, you hit the ground
Save it for later don't run away and let me down.
Sooner or later you'll hit the deck you'll get found out
Save it for later don't runaway and let me down, you let me down.
You run away run away runaway runaway runaway runaway
And let me down.

The English Beat "Save It For Later"

M "Made In Munich"

2007-08-02T05:42:00.000-07:00

M is the name of Rob in Sc ott's musical collaboration who had a UK hit in April 1979 with the track Pop Muzik, featuring the distinctive vocals of Brigit Vinchon.

"Made In Munich" is a great track off of New York/Paris/London/Munich. It's a bit long but wait for the verse to kick in and you'll realize this is a funny disco-rap along the lines of "Pop Music".

M "Made In Munich"

The Chameleons "Don't Fall"

2007-07-26T22:32:00.000-07:00

The atmospheric pop band The Chameleons formed in Manchester, England in 1981 from the ashes of a number of local groups.

Currently many indie bands such as Interpol, as well as more mainstream acts like Coldplay, rely heavily on the use of choral and delay guitar effects in their musical arrangements. And while musically the British rock scene in the 21st century is as diverse as it has ever been, it's easy to trace much of the early roots of today's diverse range of sounds to a handful of truly original and prolific bands from 25 years ago...including The Chameleons.

The Chameleons "Don't Fall"

Kling Klang "Radium"

2007-07-26T22:17:00.000-07:00

Kling Klang are a five piece kraut-punk band from Liverpool, consisting of four synth players and a drummer.

Formed in mid 1999, as a 3 piece using only cheap synths and old drum machines. They explored new dynamic ways of presenting their unique sound.

In 2001, following two releases, Kling Klang became a 5-piece outfit and released their 7” Nexus/Apex which embraced drone, repetition and melody.

Kling Klang "Radium"

The Capricorns "The New Sound"

2007-07-26T20:50:00.000-07:00

With a sound that’s two decades old, The Capricorns (formed in 2000) have resurrected the Casio keyboard and beat box sampler with the release of their sophomore effort “In The Zone,” striking a chord in the heart of both new wave fogies and modern rock hipsters.

In the track "The New Sound", The Capricorns sing about the trendy bands and their adoring fans:

“Curtain goes up and the lights come down/ Wanna see the new look, gotta hear the new sound/ And the crowd starts to dance when you hit that chord/ Got the style and the cash, and they’ll always want more.”

The Capricorns "The New Sound"

13th Floor Elevators "You're Gonna Miss Me"

2007-07-26T19:16:00.000-07:00

Out of all the Texas garage/psych bands in the 60s, The Thirteenth Floor Elevators beat them all. They rocked harder, wrote better songs, and took more drugs than any of those bands!

Oh, and Tommy Hall plays the Electric Jug in this song. Enough Said!

13th Floor Elevators "You're Gonna Miss Me"

DEVO- Jocko Homo

2007-07-23T13:15:00.000-07:00

Bizarre video from Devo for their theme song. It's still amazingly ahead of it's time.

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five- It's Nasty

2007-07-23T08:00:00.000-07:00

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five signed with Sugarhill Records in 1979 and this was released in 1980. This was when rap wasn't garbage and when 'nasty' was about skills and not booty claps!

Gary Glitter- Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah!)

2007-07-18T11:16:00.000-07:00

Speaking of Joan Jett, I'm not sure if many people know that "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah!) is originally by Gary Glitter. This was before he was a confirmed child perv, the lyrics "every growing boy needs a little toy" give it a whole new meaning.
I hope Gary is in a Thai jail right now!

The Runaways- I Wanna Be Where The Boys Are

2007-07-18T10:40:00.000-07:00

This late 70's clip of The Runaways on a Japanese music program looks killer. Sound is crappy and it's not in synch but the the song rocks and feel is right on.

Marc Bolan, Elton John & Ringo Starr- Children of the Revolution

2007-07-18T10:15:00.000-07:00

This is what a superband is about. Marc Bolan busts out "Children Of The Revolution" on guitar with Elton John on piano and Ringo Starr on drums.
How high do you think they are?

James Brown Dance Lessons

2007-07-18T09:56:00.000-07:00

Have you ever been to a party and said "I wish I could bust it out like Soul Brother #1? Well boys and girls, here's how!

Sly & The Family Stone - Sing A Simple Song

2007-07-18T09:44:00.000-07:00

This song is cut short for a television program. Judging from the screams, it's most likely a teen show from the mid 70's. Gotta love the Japanese flag background!

Giorgio Moroder Promo Video

2007-07-16T10:46:00.001-07:00

Giorgio Moroder is the godfather of techno right next to Kraftwerk. Check out his gear and remember this was before the whole ProTools era!

Adam & The Ants - Plastic Surgery (live)

2007-07-15T08:50:00.000-07:00

Siouxsie & The Banshees - Love In A Void

2007-07-15T08:41:00.000-07:00