I know, I know. About a third of what The Game spits is nothing but name-drops and shout-outs. And another third is just lame attempts to sound like everyone else. But when he’s on his game, The Game is pure fiya. When Game hits the mark, he crafts perfect bangers that recall the best hip hop has to offer.
Not sure what’s on this mixtape yet–if it’s the former or the latter–but if it’s got his name on it, I’ll certainly give it a try.
1993 might not (definitely was not) the best year to see the Grateful Dead. Health issues plagued the band, and Bobby’s songwriting skills were not peaking, either. What makes this show so cool, though, is the widely varied setlist. There’s the last Casey Jones ever played, and in set one no less, a rare recording of Broken Arrow, and then old favorites like Eyes, Corinna, and Cassidy.
So, without further ado, The Dead, March 27, 1993, 3/27/93, Albany, N.Y. Enjoy.
SET 1:
01. Hell In A Bucket
02. Bertha
03. Same Thing
04. Peggy-O
05. Queen Jane Approximately
06. Broken Arrow
07. Loose Lucy
08. Cassidy
09. Casey Jones (last time played . . . Ever!)
SET 2:
01. Eyes Of The World
02. Estimated Prophet
03. Comes A Time
04. Corinna
05/6. Drumspace
07. The Wheel
08. All Along The Watchtower
09. Days Between
10. One More Saturday Night
ENCORE:
I Fought The Law
DO UPLOADS
In our last episode we left you at M. Picking up where we left off . . .
M is for Josh Milland’s take on O Superman (Laurie Anderson cover). Laurie was one of those weird thoughtful chicks that girls with hairly legs liked. And Peter Gabriel liked her. For a while at least.
M is also for mash up: To the Taxmobile!-Beatles vs. Batman.
N is for No One Likes Superman Any More-I Fight Dragons. I just love the name of this band. And the name of this song.
N is also for New World Symphony’s Theme from Wonder Woman. Maybe the greatest campy theme song of all time.
O is for one hit wonder (sort of). Superman’s Song-The Crash Test Dummies. This song was released independently in Canada before a major label picked the band up. It was a minor hit. Then they released that hugely popular “mmm mmm” song, and went to shit. The rest of their catalog is Godawful. I hear they’ve got a new record coming out soon, but I haven’t heard the music.
P is for Paramore’s cover of “My Hero” by The Foo Fighters.
P is also for Pocket Full Of Kryptonite-Spin Doctors (live-direct link)
Q is for nothing. Sorry. I got zero here.
R is for Red Krayola’s Portrait of Wile E. Coyote. This is just weird. Not superhero, cartoon. But ok. And really, with all his devices from Acme, he’s kinda like the Looney Tunes version of Batman.
S is for Da Superfriendz-MF DOOM. The Masked rapper draws his name from Victor Von Doom, so you can always count on him. His “Hey!” song samples Scooby Doo, he’s got tons of cartoon soundbytes and drops . . . And then there’s this typically esoteric, conceptual song about a battle that has little to do with the Superfriends, other than it’s name and the last two words of the songs. Instead, there’s references to JLA, Doomsday, Inspector Gadget, G.I. Joe, The Little Rascals . . . Lots of folks. A terrific rap, featuring Vast Aire.
S is also for Sub Mariner. One of a few classic themes I’m tossing in here: Namor, The Submariner.
T is for Time Loves a Hero-Little Feat (live version).
T is also for Libby Johnston’s “Twenty Superheroes.” Her new album, Perfect View, is a nice collection of female singer-songwriter folk, on Wrong Records. For more information, go to her site.
U is for the umlaut I can’t type in Husker Du’s bandname. They, like a bunch of people, covered Donovan’s “Sunshine Superman.” In the zipfile, you’ll find the Husker Du version along with Bob Walkenhorst, The Films, and Charlie Hunter’s jazz jam version.
V is for versus: Jukebox Hero versus the 1980s, by DJ John. One of my favorite extended mashups. Is a jukebox hero a superhero? I guess not. But it’s fun anyway.
W is for probably my favorite true Super Hero rap ever. I’ve posted it here before. Who’s a Hero?-MF DOOM and Trunks. I have no idea where you can find the EP it’s off of, “Unicron,” but if you can, I highly recommend it. Haven’t heard of this Trunks chap before or since, but dude spits fiya.
W is also for Will Power’s “Spider Man” song. From that great old TV show, The Electric Company.
X is for the X in Coxon. A Time for Heroes (Libertines cover)-Graham Coxon.
Y and Z are for Your Zip file! Hoo-rah!
I don’t usually post press releases, but this one is for a really good cause from a really reputable DJ site . . . This is what I got from Buffetlibre DJs, Barcelona:
I attach you some new info about PEACE, our new project co-produced with Amnesty International. It would be fine to have your collaboration in the promotion of the project. PEACE is conceived as the first musical atlas online, with more than 150 brand new songs by artists from more than 50 countries/territories. PEACE will be available digitally worldwide on April 12, with buyers needing to make a minimum donation to Amnesty International through a specially-designed website. All donations will go towards Amnesty International's campaigns on human rights. We attach you six mp3 that you can enjoy and post if you like them.
1. FLASH NEWS FLASH! Rumor is that before it even hits the screen, the Green Lantern movie is so good that one of its writers, Great Berlanti, has been tapped to make a Flash flick. And the movie is on the (ahem) fast track. It’s about time D.C. stepped up. Of course, it may be too late. If Kick-Ass is a hit, we may be seeing an end to unrealistic cape capers, and a movement towards neorealism. (Which would be a boon for a Daredevil reboot!)
2. LET’S RAP ABOUT CAP. Another rumor says that the Captain America has been put on hold. I hope they’re firing the director. The Wolfman sucked, and dude has not been doing the hero justice in his public discussions about Steve Rogers.
3. GHOSTBUSTERS 3!(?). There have been dozens of rumors about a third “Ghostbusters,” especially around the time the video game came out last year, so it’s hard at this point to give credence to any of them. But this time it was Bill Murray himself spreading the news that he’d come back for a threequel as the ghost of his character, Peter Venkman. Who knows if it’s true at this point. All I know is, Murray was fantastic in Zombieland.
4. METRIC VS. SCOTT PILGRIM. Finally, a way to combine my two favorite things: Music and comics! The soundtrack to the upcoming comic-turned-Michael-Cera-film ,Scott Pilgrim, features a band you’ve never heard of, “The Clash At Demonhead,” whose music is actually played by a band you have heard of, on this site, many times . . . Metric! The band posted a song, “Black Sheep,” on their Facebook page.
5. MOUSE GUARD. And in a paragraph for my wee ones, the exceedingly high quality kids graphic novel series, David Petersen’s “Mouse Guard,” promises to grow by two titles this year. First, “Legends of the Guard” will be a gonzo book by Petersen’s friends and associates consisting of one-and-dones. Second, “The Black Axe” will take place before the first Mouse Guard book and will feature the origins of Celanawe. One of the Legends tales will be featured on Free Comic Book Day. Now, when will the movie be developed?
6. WANTED 2! Apparently, the movie is a go, sans Jolie. She was hardly the best part about the first one, anyway, which I thought was a really solid action flick.
7. MORE WOLVERINE! I guess Logan got jealous of all the Deadpool books out there, ‘cause they’ve announced yet another Wolverine monthly. In addition to Weapon X, Wolverine, X-Men, whatever Avengers book he’s in, and Dark Wolverine. Oh, and X-Force sometimes, too. And guest shots. What makes this one special? Neal Adams! I wouldn’t really associate his clear, muscular style with the gritty and dirty Wolverine character, but I’ll take a look at anything Neal does. He’s a comic God, and he’s been out of the Marvel biz for about three decades now.
8. PREDATORS. This summer will see the release of “Predators,” and all of my readers who will be at SXSW have a chance to see a preview screening. It’s produced by Robert Rodriguez, which is a good thing if it’s produced by the dude who did El Mariachi and Desperado, but bad if it’s the dude who made that crapfest with Tarantino a few years back . . . And it stars Laurence Fishburne, which, again, points only to ambiguous potential.
9. BATMAN AND ROBIN. And not last but least, a brief review of Grant Morrison’s B&R so far: I like the ideas. The story is cool. The villains are terrific throwbacks to vintage Bob Kane. The art is undependable, but when it’s by Cameron Stewart, it’s great. So why don’t I love this series? Because, as usual, Morrison expects me to be able to read his mind (and/or know every little bit of Bat-lore) in order to understand the story. Grant, all the elements of a story are well and good, but they’re just elements. Story matters.
10. I’M A BLACK LANTERN . . . WOULDN’T YOU LIKE TO BE A LANTERN, TOO? Done reading? Go HERE TO find out which Lantern you are!
