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Friday, March 29, 2024

Watch the trailer for Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg

The much-anticipated Anita Pallenberg doc – directed by Alexis Bloom and voiced by Scarlett Johansson – opens May 3. 


One For The Weekend: India Ramey

On the basis of India Ramey's performance of "The Mountain," NPR should definitely invite her for a Tiny Desk Concert. 

Here's the scoop...
The granddaughter of a Sand Mountain, AL bluegrass and gospel musician, Alt-Country/Americana artist, India Ramey was born with music in her blood. India has gone from singing Jessi Colter songs into a curling iron at age 4 to putting out two solo albums. India's sound pays homage to her classic country heroes and tells Southern Gothic tales from love to loss to revenge. Check out India Ramey's new song "Ain't My First Rodeo" right here. Watch her perform "The Mountain" below. 



Thursday, March 28, 2024

R.I.P. Bill Briggs of The Remains

Sadly, Bill Briggs, keyboardist with Boston garage rock kings The Remains has passed away at 78. He'll be greatly missed. 





Happy Birthday Steve Turner of Mudhoney!

Celebrating the birthday of Mudhoney guitarist Steve Turner with a discussion of his book Mud Ride, a Rig Rundown and more. 







Trans-Canada Highwaymen rock the Opera House, Saturday

Trans-Canada Highwaymen return to Toronto for a show at the Opera House. Watch 'em live in Saskatoon, a Zoom chat and more.   





Get tickets for the Trans-Canada Highwaymen show at the Opera House right here.


Pete Townshend explains the origin of The Who and his rock opera Tommy

On a rare Tonight Show appearance, Pete Townshend recalled how rock critic Nik Cohn played a key role in the pinball wizard idea.





Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Remembering Eddie Shuler on his birthday with his funky Goldband & ANLA gems

The Tramp Records comp The Funky Side of Goldband/ANLA Records collects some of Eddie Shuler's rawest productions.  

Here's the scoop...

Goldband Records played a key role in documenting and shaping of musical traditions, tastes, and trends, both regionally and internationally since 1944. The focus of the Goldband catalog is certainly set on Country & Western, Swamp Pop, and Cajun music. However, from the 1960s until the early 1970s Goldband, and it's sub-label ANLA Records, released many high-quality Soul and Rhythm & Blues recordings. Simply put, Shuler had an ear for talent. He always believed in "...;giving a man a chance; otherwise, how would you discover what somebody could do?" That was the guiding philosophy and the secret to the success of Goldband Records.

Born March 27, 1913 in Wrightsboro, Texas, Eddie Shuler moved to Lake Charles in 1942 to work as a dragline operator. He found additional part-time work in a music store, leading him into a career in the music business. He then joined the country, western swing, and Cajun group The Hackberry Ramblers. Having sharpened his musical skills, he left the group to form his own band, The Reveliers.

By the early 1950s, Shuler acquired the Goldband complex in north Lake Charles. It would be a combination record store (Eddie's Music House), television repair shop (Eddie's Quick Service T.V.), and recording studio for over a half-century thereafter. Being the one and only recording studio in town, it did not take long for other artists in the area to migrate in Shuler's direction.

A grassroots operation, Shuler was head of distribution and promotion. He distributed the recordings from the back of his car to record stores and to jukebox operators. Knowing that getting airplay was the key to increasing sales he created multiple labels which assured him better chances with the radio. One of those auxiliary labels was ANLA which featured Soul and R&B artists from South Louisiana and East Texas, including Clifton White, Charles Greene, and the Original Soul Senders. Around the same time, future Zydeco celebrity "Count" Rockin' Sidney joined Goldband for almost a dozen releases. Tramp Records has put together a well-chosen 23-track selection of Shuler's rawest productions, aptly named The Funky Side of Goldband/ANLA Records). 

At the time of Eddie Shuler's passing on July 23, 2005, he was the head of the nation's longest running independent record label, Goldband, which is still based in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Get a copy of the excellent Tramp Records collection The Funky Side of Goldband/ANLA Records (originally released in 2014) via Bandcamp right here. Check the track list below.  



THE FUNKY SIDE OF GOLDBAND / ANLA RECORDS (Tramp Records)

01.Snowboats - Sidewinder 

02.Count Rockin' Sidney - Life Without Love 

03.Claude Shermack - Keep On Keeping On 

04.Count Rockin' Sidney - Dedie Dedie Da

05.Count Rockin' Sidney & Dukes - Do Your Stuff

06.Count Rockin' Sidney & Dukes - Put It On

07.Claude Shermack - Your Gravy Train

08.The Showboats - Too Much

09.Lee Bernard - Turn Around & Go 

10.Count Rockin' Sidney & Dukes - Feel Delicious

11.Lee Bernard - Getting Out Of Town

12.Count Rockin' Sidney - Boogie's Boogie Shack

13.Charles Greene - Double EE Agent

14.Chester Randle - Soul Brother's Testify (Part 1)

15.Count Rockin' Sidney - Back Door Man

16.Clifton White & Royal Knights - The Warm Up

17.Chester Randle - Soul Brother's Testify (Part 2)

18.Count Rockin' Sidney - Bury The Hatchet

19.Freddie Love - Crazy Girl (Parts 1& 2)

20.Chester Randle's Soul Senders - Why Did I Let You Go

21.Soul Shouting Tommy - I'm The Man

22.Chester Randle's Soul Senders - Take A Little Nip

23.Dynamic Adam & Excitements - Forgive Me