ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill has hopped the twig at 72.
And holy cow, I don’t think I’ve seen this video in 35 years.
New (Old) Descendents!
According to an excellent Rolling Stone article from May …
Last year, in the middle of pandemic lockdown, Milo Aukerman got a unique opportunity: the chance to sing a handful of songs that he never even knew existed from the back catalog of the Descendents, the pioneering California punk outfit he’s fronted on and off for more than 40 years.
Dating from the first few years after the band’s 1977 formation, the songs — along with many that Aukerman did perform after he joined in 1980 — will finally see release this summer on 9th & Walnut, a newly completed album named after the Long Beach intersection where they practiced early on. A history lesson for Aukerman, the project will be even more so for fans, who have never before had the chance to chart how the Descendents progressed from the jangly, New Wave–influenced sound of their 1979 debut single (“Ride the Wild” b/w “It’s a Hectic World,” recorded by the trio of guitarist Frank Navetta, bassist Tony Lombardo, and drummer Bill Stevenson) to the caffeinated melodic hardcore of their first releases with Aukerman, 1981’s Fat EP and 1982’s Milo Goes to College.
Full article here. Full album, which just came out yesterday, is embedded above as a playlist. Happy Friday, bastards!
Here’s One Fat Elvis Has Never Seen
That’s sarcasm, boys. Still, damn good print on the YouTubes.
John Dillermand
Just watch.
Raising Arizona
Is available on YouTube for free. You just have to watch a commercial every now and then.
Did Someone Say More Beatles?
I saw this when it originally aired on PBS a few years ago and it’s still worth a look.
Don’t Cry In My Office
Finally seeing the light of day after that motherfucking COVID.
THE FRENCH DISPATCH brings to life a collection of stories from the final issue of an American magazine published in a fictional 20th-century French city. It stars Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Stephen Park, Bill Murray and Owen Wilson.
Best YouTube comment …
The French Dispatch
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Screenplay by: Wes Anderson
Produced by: Wes Anderson
Genre: Wes Anderson
This Is Outstanding
If you haven’t seen it. I mean even if you have, it’s still outstanding.
In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary—part music film, part historical record created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park). The footage was never seen and largely forgotten–until now. SUMMER OF SOUL shines a light on the importance of history to our spiritual well-being and stands as a testament to the healing power of music during times of unrest, both past and present. The feature includes never-before-seen concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Ray Baretto, Abbey Lincoln & Max Roach and more.
Summer of Soul premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award. It will stream on Hulu in conjunction with Disney’s new BIPOC Creator Initiative; Searchlight Pictures will release it theatrically.
Who Wrote What?
https://youtu.be/bxOjgdd-W-Q
Tommy Ramone spills the beans.
A Good Little Song
Come on, you know you’re gonna. Consider this an appetizer for the Get Back documentary in November.
UPDATE: July 16th, bastards!