Archive for the 'super rock' Category

The Bags: L. Frank Baum

Posted by Brendan on November 22nd, 2006 filed in Rock-n-roll, The Bags, punk rock, super rock

Wizard behind the curtain
Of your power, I am certain
There’s no place like home,
And I’m so far from home!
Run Scarecrow Run!
Through the Country
Run Scarecrow Run!
From the flying monkeys
Run Scarecrow Run,
Run Scarecrow Run, Scarecrow Run!
Follow the Yellow Brick Road,
The Emerald City shines like gold,
And diamonds my friend
And we’re so near the end!
Run Tinman Run
Through the country
Run Tinman [...]

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Friday

Posted by Brendan on October 20th, 2006 filed in Rock-n-roll, hardcore, media, punk rock, super rock

My friend Tim Kelly does a great show on 88.5 WMBR Cambridge on Fridays called The Late Risers’ Club, playing lots of old and new punk and hardcore, indie, pop, and garage rock.
My Fridays tend to be pretty damn boring: it’s the day that I enter donations into our database. Really mind-numbing stuff, and [...]

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Friday Videos: Farewell to CBGB’s

Posted by Brendan on October 13th, 2006 filed in Rock-n-roll, hardcore, heavy metal, punk rock, super rock, youtube

With the news that CBGB’s is closing this Sunday (a tragedy comparable to the closing of The Rat in Boston, or Sunset Park just outside of Philadelphia), I offer today’s Friday videos, beginning with the Bad Brains, Live at CBGB’s in 1979.
CBGB stood for “Country Bluegrass and Blues”; OMFUG, or Other Music From Under Ground, [...]

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Hooray! The Fleshtones Are Coming to Philly!

Posted by Brendan on September 21st, 2006 filed in Rock-n-roll, super rock, youtube

The Fleshtones, one of my two favorite bands of all time are coming to Philadelphia this Saturday September 23rd. They’ll be at the TLA on South Street as part of the Little Steven’s Underground Garage Tour.
Until youtube ran out of video, I was featuring The Fleshtones every Friday here at brendancalling. Simply put, [...]

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