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The Yardbirds in Blow Up

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Blow Up is one of my all-time favorites from the 60s. Shot during the heyday of Swinging London, this movie features a soundtrack by Herbie Hancock (listed in the credits as “Herbert Hancock”, heh) and an appearance by Jimmy Page and company as The Yardbirds. The crowd is completely motionless for the duration of the performance, til you get to the best part of this great clip—some apeshit guitar smashing.

Blow Up is one of the best movies of the mid 60s, and the soundtrack is amazing. Check out the discontinued 180 gram vinyl edition of this while you can, it’s going fast.

I also highly recommend the Herbie Hancock Blow Up Extra Sessions CD, if you can find it…


Deep Red Drive-In Trailer and Sountrack

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Dario Argento filmed Deep Red (original title: Profundo Russo) back in the mid-70s. Goblin did the soundtrack which alternates between truly excellent and totally goofy. I like both extremes of this, for better or worse. I’m a fan of this, but can’t seem to locate it on vinyl for a reasonable price. In the end I opted for picking up the Japanese import CD because I want my goofy Italian cheese (and the good tracks, too) in superior quality.

The trailer below seems to be custom made for the 70s drive-in circuit. Check out the great cornball voiceover and the lurid editing! Nice. For those who didn’t get to see great stuff like this first-run at a run down drive-in theater, it’s ALMOST a substitute. Why don’t they make trailers this entertainingly low-rent anymore? The movie iteself is a lot of fun, and it’s great to see a post-Blow Up David Hemmings creeping around trying to figure out who the killer is.

Sex Execs Video

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I discovered Sex Execs at a flea market sale in ICELAND of all places. This 12-inch single has been described as a cross between A Certain Ratio and an episode of Soul Train. It’s definitely an 80s post-punk damage but the Strange Things 12-inch was pretty fun. This video isn’t nearly as cool as the 12-inch, but here it is anyway since I couldn’t find Strange Days anywhere.

A bit of digging reveals Sex Execs members include producer Sean Slade who has done Buffalo Tom, Dinosaur Jr, Warren Zevon, Dresden Dolls, and many others. A good pedigree, I must say.


Mr. Bungle: The Air Conditioned Nightmare (live)

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Behold the live madness that is Mr. Bungle, shot at the Bizarre Fest. Mr. Bungle is a favorite round here so it’s only right that we should dig up a few tasty clips. Enjoy, and if you haven’t heard the album this is from–the Morricone-influenced California album–you are missing out on one of the most insane, brilliant and complex pieces of musical Americana to hit record stores in…probably ever.