GONE PAINTING.....

It's been fun.....but now, I must return to the laboratory. Click on the brush to proceed to the lab.....

A RARE FIND!!!

.....from the enigmatic Heiney....

Maple Bar Blues - Heinrich Mahler Orchester

French Rock

The French have never been taken that seriously when it comes to rock and roll, thanks in large part to suspects like Plastic Bertrand, who is in fact Belgian I believe. In other musical genres they have an excellent reputation (Edith Piaf, Chopin, Francois de Roubaix etc.), but Rock? No. But maybe things have been changing. Just listen to these two groups, Les Thugs, and Noir Desir.
Introduced to Les Thugs via their great cover of one of my favorite Dead Kennedy's songs, Moon Over Marin.
Noir Desir is a much more complicated issue. Came across them as well via a cover song (Nick Cave's Long Time Man), but soon found out through a little research that their lead singer, Bertrand Cantrat, is now doing prison time for murdering his girlfriend, the actress Marie Trintignant.
Disturbing and very tragic, and I feel a bit odd posting their songs, as their sound does embody their name, which translates to Black Desire. But the passion and power of what I've heard of the group is undeniable, so here they are.
For more on the case of Monsieur Cantrat, go here.


I Love You So Les Thugs
Moon Over Marin - Les Thugs
Long Time Man - Noir Desir
Tostaky - Noir Desir

Simple Abstraction

4 drawings, untitled, each 12" x 9", graphite & charcoal on paper, 2006


Disclaimer: Compositions below are not toe-tapping nor booty-shaking appropriate. No cheese. Not applicable for air-guitar. They are minimal, abstract, and you must bring your own party/imagination to enjoy them. This said just to save time for those looking for more "musical" downloads.

Phylyx - Byzar
3 - Fabrice Planquette
Of Salt and Water - Peter Prautzsch
Schone Hande - Cluster & Eno

On this day in history....

Kennewick Man is the name for the remains of a prehistoric man found on a bank of the Columbia River near Kennewick, Washington, on July 28, 1996. The discovery of Kennewick Man was accidental: a pair of spectators at the yearly hydroplane races found his skull while watching the races.
The remains were initially given to forensic anthropologists, who studied them until it was determined that they were of a man who lived between 5,000 and 9,500 years ago. He was in his 30s or 40s, had a healed broken arm and a healed broken rib, and a 2.2-inch spear point was lodged in his hip (which did not kill him). Prior to detailed scientific analysis, a digital reconstruction of the skull revealed what some called Caucasoid features, although at least one of the early studies concluded the skull was most like the present-day people of New Guinea. Press coverage frequently noted a similarity in appearance to Shakespearean and Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart.
Further research, however, has shown that Kennewick Man is possibly not Caucasian at all. Rather, some researchers now suggest he most closely resembles Polynesian or Ainu peoples. If confirmed, this would lend support to a theory that an important migration route lay along the North Pacific shoreline from Asia to America during a time when inland routes were blocked by ice.
-excerpt from Wikipedia


Primitive - The Cramps
Stranded in the Jungle - David Johansen

Pray For Surf

Watery Grave - Los Cobras
Rockula - Los Straightjackets
The Eliminator - Dick Dale
Disco-Plank - Laika & The Cosmonauts
Pier Thirteen - The Bomboras

Distant Lands

...........a little something to cleanse the palette after all that cheese....

Decay Chart - Porter Ricks
Vier - Gas
atmen Sie - Heinrich Mahler Orchester
Lost Sanctum - Lull
To Oval to Cologne - Janek Schaefer

Guilty No. 2: American Cheese, Dutch Cheese, Italian Cheese

Yes, more cheese, this time with a bit of international flavor. The original American processed Velveeta of Van Halen, then, some Dutch Cheese (Gouda?) from a Dutch Van Halen tribute band, wittily named "Fan Halen". Then, to round off the meal, some Italian Cheese (Parmiggiano? No, more like Mozzarella...) from an Italian Van Halen tribute band called The Ice Cream Men....But, shouldn't they really be called The Gelato Men? Bon Appetit!

Aint Talkin' Bout Love - Van Halen
Aint Talkin' Bout Love - Fan Halen
Aint Talkin' Bout Love - The Ice Cream Men

Guilty Pleasures, no. 1

I can't help it, I like cheese. Here's one of my favorite slices of cheese, along with an odd cover by an even odder-named artist, Pastel Vespa. I really don't know which is worse, but I love them both! Bon Jovi....Pastel Vespa...Camembert!



Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Livin' On A Prayer - Pastel Vespa

Vintage & Depraved

Ah, the Lou Reed of the 70's....Drugs, drama, gender confusion. What better ingredients for some great music, and to get over the post-World Cup blues? So here are some songs to start again.

Intro/Sweet Jane (live) - Lou Reed
Vicious (live) - Lou Reed
Coney Island Baby - Lou Reed
Kill Your Sons - Lou Reed
I'm Waiting For The Man (live) - Lou Reed

NOTHING MORE TO SAY THAN.............

.........................................TRAGIC.