If you haven’t noticed yet, we’re adding some bells and whistles to the Mister Saturday Night blog. One of those bells (or whistles?) is a selection of the musical happenings we’re hitting up this week.
So welcome to our first edition–let us know what you think in the comments. And check back throughout the week for photos, sounds and interviews from out and about. We’ll see you there. Continue reading “Other Nights of the Week: The First Edition”
WFMU’s Diane Kamikaze celebrates Hardcore History Day (not a real holiday yet… but soon!) with a special edition of her radio show.
Her guests include Tony Rettman, author of Why Be Something You’re Not: Detroit Hardcore 1979-1985 and Meatmen singer Tesco Vee, alongside a slew of other punk-rock luminaries and fixtures from the Touch & Go zine
The whole gang will crowd into the studio to answer your questions and spin a rare seven-inch or two. Tune in today from noon to 3pm. And if you miss it, fear not. FMU always archives.
We find ourselves mentioning it every single time Stevie Wonder’s name comes up (which is often), and though there are over half a million views on this Youtube clip, we’re always surprised how few of the people we know have actually seen it. God, it’s amazing. We knew he was a great keyboard player, singer and songwriter… but to be able to play the drums like this?
August 15 was supposed to be the day that the robots were playing Yankee Stadium. And while Daft Punk didn’t end up in the Bronx that evening, they apparently were playing somewhere… We can’t figure out where it’s from, exactly, but the set below is purportedly from that date. At the very least, it does seem to be different than the (excellent) live recording from 2009; and no matter what, it’s ill.
[Stream via Beatbird. Thanks to Piotr Orlov for the tip-off.]
