Perfectly appropriate for the day, no?
Music Videos
[Music] Ultravox – A Friend I Call Desire
There’s not much better than New Wave era Ultravox!
[Music] The Gorehounds – Cargo Cult
The Gorehounds are, perhaps, Ireland’s finest rock band. No, U2 isn’t, sorry. They haven’t put out a great record since The Joshua Tree. These guys, rather, were a pure rock and roll band.
[Music] Sarolta Zalatnay – Hadd Mondjam El
How on Earth did I manage to miss Sarolta Zalatnay? She’s the Hungarian Janis Joplin, only funkier to my ears. She had the sound and the look to be an international star, but never quite pulled it off, unfortunately.
[Music/Video] Chris Trull
I am very proud to introduce my cousin, Chris Trull, to my friends and connections! He’s blossomed into a hell of a video producer and photographer, and if you’re looking for someone to do a music video for you, especially if you’re into things that lean more towards prog, grunge, and even psychedelic music, Chris is your man!
[Music] Fairuz – Good Friday: Eastern Sacred Songs (1967)
Perfect Good Friday listening from Fairuz.
[Music] Saleh Al Day – يا جميل يا حلو (Sudan, 1970)
Much love to Habibi Funk who shared this video via their Instagram page. Unfortunately, I can’t find anything on Saleh Al Day, but what I’m hearing here is wonderful!
[Music] Psarantonis (Ψαραντώνης) – Η στράτα που βαδίζω (The Street I Walk)
Some magic, courtesy of Greece’s finest Byzantine lyra player, Psarantonis.
[Music] “The Deer’s Cry”, or St. Patrick’s Breastplate, sung by Angelina
A happy St. Patrick’s Day for you Catholic and Orthodox who celebrate his feast. The day has a special meaning for me personally as, last year on this date, we moved into our new home. I was the first to enter the home, and the first benediction, as worthless as it was as I’m no priest, was to utter St. Patrick’s Breastplate before moving items into the house.
[Music] Throbbing Gristle – The Third Mind Movements
Throbbing Gristle’s 2009 release was something of a swansong for the band before the death of founding member and Coil legend Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson.
Truly, with this release, they went out on top.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 