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Ticklers of my Fancy

unliteral — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 23:04:32 -0800

The Oddment Emporium is 'a Cornucopia of Eclectic Delights', such as the story of Big Nose George. Try Ticklers of my Fancy as a good starting point for exploration.

"Respect the elders. Embrace the new. Encourage the impractical and improbable, without bias."

Miko — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:22:32 -0800

The days of the legendary late-night FM DJ are pretty much behind us...with one notable exception. Vin Scelsa, whose radio career spans 43 years on six different New York City FM stations, has developed a uniquely passionate following through his free-form show Idiot's Delight, which blends an idiosyncratic array of music new and old, commentary, and book recommendations. For decades, Vin has used his on-air time to read entire chapters of books, wax philosophical, and add to his remarkable roster of guests. Faithful fans chronicle every aspect of the show, archive past playlists and articles, and even create works like this very homemade but very informative and worthwhile Unofficial Documentary: Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Idiot's Delight is also on Facebook and is rebroadcast on SIRIUS Satellite Radio's The Loft. He has produced live music series like the 1990s Bottom Line event In Their Own Words: A Bunch of Songwriters Sitting Around Singing, and was music editor of Penthouse for many years. I was one of the many teenage listeners who discovered Vin (and the incredible, otherwise-unheard-on-radio music that was a program staple) on WNEW and WXRK in the 1980s-90s and made it appointment listening.. His show has probably influenced the development of my personal taste more than I ever think to give it credit for. The show was supposed to end at midnight, but it rarely did - he'd keep going, pre-empting the automated overnight DJ, until two, three, beyond...and we stayed with him.

C'est la vie, says the old folks, it just goes to show you never can be too careful

hypersloth — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:03:53 -0800

The Tarantino Mixtape from Eclectic Method is not the first mashup to cross the audio/video copyright streams, but they are pretty good at it.
via the always excellent giavasan Biography Lock Up Your Videos ^

State of decay

dhruva — Wed, 28 May 2008 22:36:56 -0800

State of decay :"Over the years, Boston artist Rosamond Purcell has photographed goliath beetles and translucent bats culled from the backrooms of natural history museums; a collection of teeth pulled by Peter the Great; moles flayed by naturalist Willem Cornelis van Heurn; and scores of worn and weathered objects, like termite-eaten books and fish skeletons."

Sunday Night with Jools Holland and David Sanborn

carsonb — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:22:38 -0800

Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show hosted by Jools Holland and David Sanborn which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. [YouTubeFilter, via] "A revelation to music fans, this show appeared and disappeared with little fanfare, being light-years ahead of the bulk of it's audience in style and substance. Every possible realm of music was boldly explored...from minimalist art-noise to traditional folk styles and everything beyond and in-between. Absolute genius, a marvelously noncommercial experiment that was doomed to failure despite itself. ..." (from imdb comments) Ambitious Lovers - Admit It Ambitious Lovers - Copy Me Annabouboula Artis (Spoon Man) Aster Aweke (More) Phillip Bailey - Fascination Phillip Bailey - I Thought I'd Never See the Day Tim Berne - Hong Kong Sad Song / More Coffee John Cale (& B.J. Cole) John Cale, Shawn Colvin & Richard Thompson - Heartbreak Hotel Nick Cave - The Mercy Seat Nick Cave, Charlie Haden and Toots Thielemans - Hey Joe Eric Clapton - Hard Times Leonard Cohen - Tower Of Song Leonard Cohen & Sonny Rollins - Who By Fire Shawn Colvin Hank Crawford - Don't Cry Baby Hank Crawford - The Peeper Robert Cray & Eric Clapton - Old Love Taylor Dane - Where Were You When I Needed You? Miles Davis - Hannibal Miles Davis - Tutu Djavan (Note: Video problem towards the end) Bill Frisell and Band Diamanda Galas Dizzy Gillespie - Tin Tin Deo Dizzy Gillespie - Ooh-Shoo-Be-Doo-Bee Al Green - The Message Is Love Charlie Haden & his Liberation Orchestra - Spiritual Charlie Haden & his Liberation Orchestra - The Anthem of the African National Congress Fareed Haque (with Sting) Debbie Harry - Calamari Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Old Man River Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Bob Weir, Bongwater and the Fabulous Pussywillows Dan Hicks - I Scare Myself The Kronos Quartet - Spoonfull The Kronos Quartet - Four, for Tango The Kronos Quartet - Foxy Lady Abbey Lincoln - First Song Abbey Lincoln and Phil Woods - High Fly David Lindley - Bon Temps Roulez David Lindley - Werewolves of London Lounge Lizards - Voice Of Chunk Lounge Lizards - Uncle Jerry John Lurie and Naná Vasconcelos Curtis Mayfield - It's All Right Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman Curtis Mayfield (with Taylor Dane) - People Get Ready Maria McKee - Breath The Modern Jazz Quartet The Modern Jazz Quartet - The Legendary Profile Milton Nascimento - Canções e Momentos Milton Nascimento - Cravo e Canela Milton Nascimento & Naná Vasconcelos - San Vicente Youssou N'Dour - My Daughter Ken Nordine NRBQ - I Got a Rocket in my Pocket NRBQ - Wild Weekend NRBQ with Phil Woods - Little Floater NRBQ Blows up a New Kids on the Block Album Mary Margaret O'Hara Ivo Papazov and his Wedding Band Graham Parker - Slash & Burn Graham Parker - My Love's Strong Pere Ubu - Breath Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven/Tame Pretty Phat - Pretty Phat Girls Red Hot Chili Peppers - Subway to Venus Red Hot Chili Peppers - Sexy Mexican Maid The Residents - Teddy Bear The Residents - From The Plains To Mexico Marcus Roberts - Blue Monk Sonny Rollins Pharoah Sanders - Thembi Lakim Shabazz and his D.J. Shinehead Sonic Youth - Silver Rocket Jo-el Sonnier Pops Staples - Nobody's Fault But Mine Sting - Why Does the Sun Shine? Sting (with Bill Frisell and Fareed Haque) - Ain't No Sunshine Sun Ra Arkestra - Face the Music Sun Ra Arkestra - Retrospect Toots Thielemans - Sophisticated Lady Toots Thielemans - Little Suede Shoes Toots Thielemans plays the harmonica with a turkey baster Carla Thomas - Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)Walking the Dog Rufus Thomas - The Funky Chicken Richard Thompson - Jerusalem on the Jukebox Richard Thompson with Jo-El Sonnier - Tearstained letter Steve Turre and his Sea Shells Conway Twitty & The Residents - When You're Cool Conway Twitty - It's Only Make Believe Stevie Ray Vaughan - Crossfire Was (Not Was) - Can't Turn You Loose Was (Not Was) - Earth to Doris/Robot Girl Was (Not Was) - Hello Operator Was (Not Was) with Frank Sinatra Jr. - Wedding Vows in Vegas Bob Weir & Rob Wasserman - The Victim Phil Woods Zahar (with Hassan Hakmoun) Warren Zevon - Splendid Isolation Also, check out the MeFi archives because it's apparently the year of great 80's/music televison: 120 Minutes (Bookhouse) Night Flight (Methylviolet)

take THAT Montgomery Ward!

tweak — Fri, 26 May 2006 12:18:01 -0800

The Zobo! Spanish-American Chess Men! Where can you find these amazing products, including Sanitary Belt Pads the Toilet Mask, or a handy goat harness, at amazing, rockbottom prices? The Sears, Roebuck Catalog, of course. Everything you could need for the modern American family! They did houses (1, 2) even. Starting in 1888 and mostly selling watches, this venerable institution of consumerism spent its first 10 years rapidly growing and adding products, lasting for over 100 years before finally folding in 1993. The catalog still stands as a detailed historical document of what the average American would buy to get through life. They make a fun collector's item, too (1902 available on CD-ROM as well). [ This post inspired by the 1902 Sears, Roebuck Catalog blog. ]

Apparently the Web is getting less eclectic.

bshort — Mon, 27 Aug 2001 12:28:05 -0800

Apparently the Web is getting less eclectic. The basic gist is that the Web, once a vibrant and quirky place, is just becoming a repository of dullness and repetition with such an overabundance of information that people tend to stick to sites that they know and love. What's your take on it?
(Thanks to Zach at Thinky.org for the link.)