Velcro Underground

Big Drag

SPIN Magazine has a sweet little list of The 100 Greatest Bands You've (Probably) Never Heard and they totally nailed it with the closest thing Taco Land ever had to a house band with San Antonio's answer to the cement city Beach Boys, the mighty Big Drag!

Directly from SPIN:

BAND NAME: Big Drag
A trio from San Antonio who embodied neighboring Austin’s slacker ethos to a fault, the band melded the Jesus and Mary Chain’s fuzz and the Ramones’ three chords to sunny surf pop to create three-minute koans in the early 90s. Making believers of Yo La Tengo when they rolled through town, YLT appropriated Big Drag’s cover of the Beach Boys’ “Little Honda” (right down to the one-note guitar solo) for their own I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One.

To be continued...

For the complete list of 100 artists, check out the August 2009 issue of SPIN.

Make It Louder,

Migwell

Hammond Eggs #065

Dig the latest episode: Hammond Eggs #65!

Recorded live on Saturday Morning, September 12th from 7-9am on KSYM 90.1 FM.


Join me and my bud Sir Brian Parrish, host of The Casbah, every other Saturday morning as we dig into our top shelf Hammond B3 favorites, sip Mermaids Grande (venti java du jour) and dish out the fresh Hammond Eggs Vibes.

Make It Louder,

Migwell

Tiki Bongo Flashback!

You're soooo lucky! Today I've got some groovy, mid 60's, French, get-up-n-move vibes for you that'll remind you that yes - it's still summer! I'm thinking these will work nicely with just about anything you might have going on after the sun goes down today. Come to think of it, and although I haven't tested them sitting around the pool (yet!) these would go absolutely perfect with a nice poolside cold one.

Either way, here's hoping at least one of these French gems make it on to your permanent Saturday night mix. I've got this twistin' trio in both my Bohemian Mai Tai Jet Set playlist and the Official A Night at The Fabulous Tiki Room playlist.

First up, from 1966, the happy-go-lucky Twist A Go Go from Eddie Warner & les Nelson Boys (256 kbps 3.7MB)



Next, a sweet little finger snappin' vibes and keyboard combo circa 1964 that's really anything but what you might expect with a title like Ah! Quel Surf!, dig if you will Ah! Quel Surf! This is from Orchestre Jean Tordo off of the C'est Si Bon 45 (256 kbps 3.8MB)

"You gotta live like you're on vacation." Sir Diamond David Lee Roth

And finally, for my buddy Jackie, (and perhaps you or anyone else that just might need a song to make 'em smile and thank their lucky stars for everything they've got) a hip shakin' 1965 ditty called Forgeron Twist by Les Star Twisters. This is a single from The Dansons avec Les Star Twisters et Viviane Chantel LP. (256 kbps 4.1MB)



And, remember - Summer's not over yet!

C'est Si Tiki Bongo!

Ciao,
Migwell

HMK Mystery Stream Episode 106: Heat Wave Transistor

Irregular Frequency Netwerk Presents HMK Mystery Stream: Heat Wave Transistor Episode #106

Subscribe Gratis to the HMK Mystery Stream in iTunes: HMK Mystery Streams

Hammond Eggs #64

Hey Y'all! If you're up early this Saturday morning, tune in tommorrow morning and dig the latest Hammond Eggs #64!

Join me and my bud Sir Brian Parrish, host of The Casbah, as we dig into our top shelf Hammond B3 favorites, sipping Mermaids Grande (venti java du jour) and slingin' the Hammond Eggs Vibes.


That's right, this Saturday Morning, August 29th from 7-9am live on KSYM 90.1 FM...

Make It Louder,

Migwell

A Brand New HMK Mystery Stream Is Coming!

Saturday Night! Ruben V CD Release Party!

Hot off the presses! I just finished the new logo and cd packaging for my buddy and blues guitar rocker Ruben V and his latest release: Come To Me.

Check him out LIVE at the CD Release Party: Josephine Theatre this Saturday night, August 29th!

More info: Ruben V at the Josephine Theatre.

Rock On Ruben!

Migwell

This Explains Everything

This Explains Everything.

Aerosmithsonian Flashback!

This goes back to 1989. One of my favorite pieces. This was done for the dual celebration of the official unveiling of the Aerosmithsonain at the Hard Rock Cafe + the official PUMP release party. Aerosmith played a good chunk of the new album PUMP live to an estimated crowd of about 150 VIP guest! (J. Giels, dudes from Boston, The Cars, totally crazy cool) Wicked amazing to see them in such perfect form rocking out in such an amazingly intimate setting! Yeah, my Guardian Angle has a backstage pass... I've also got the audio of me getting the above signed by Steven Tyler in between the MTV and Entertainment Tonight interviews. Stay tuned! Thank you Patrick Lyons, Elaine Wood and Steven Tyler - get well soon!

Probably the single most coolest party invitation I've yet to have had the privilege of creating!

Rusty Anderson & Paul McCartney

I have the absolute most coolest friends and clients in the world. If not for my relationship with Richard Turner and his staff at his Redbone Guitar Boutique I'd probably never have the chance to have dinner, drinks and seriously hang out with folks like Brian Ray and Rusty Anderson, Sir Paul McCartney's wingmen and guitar players. Again, thank you Richard!

Peace,

Migwell

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