Stuff You Probably Haven't Heard

How does one make sense of an annoying, hours-long, Amoeba voyage?

My approach: wine, cigs and a scattered bag of shit just for you. Dig it.

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Let's lead off with a little Ike Turner.

Ike was good at things. Yes, hurting women. But he also knew how to play some shit-funk guitar, tickle ivories and arrange what most of you may know as a J5 joint. Let's hear it:

Ike Turner and The Kings Of Rhythm—Getting Nasty

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Bettye Lavette with the Drive-By Truckers makes about as much sense as this (I saw him in person last week). But somehow it works. Well.

Bettye Lavette w/ Drive-By Truckers—Before The Money Came

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Clarence Reid showed up on the last post (scroll down). He now also holds the Ear Hole title for Best Album Cover.

Clarence Reid—Nobody But You Babe

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Ween. Oh, Ween. I thought they were off the junk, but the new record tells us otherwise.

Ween—Your Party

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I know nothing about Robert Parker, other than that his is the best track on this disc I just bought.

Robert Parker—Get Ta Steppin'

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It's tough to pick a favorite from Atmosphere's new trifecta of EPs, but this is what I came up with.

Buy all three.

Atmosphere—66th Street

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These guys are Italian.

The Link Quartet—Milwaukee Hunter

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And yes, it is raining in L.A.

Irma Thomas—It's Raining

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Betty Davis was married to Miles and nailing Jimi. Sounds like it, anyway.

Betty Davis—Anti-Love Song

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Guilty pleasure.

Bee Gees—I Started A Joke

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If you've gotten this far, why not indulge with a plug: a good read on this MP3 blogosphere you are exploiting.

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Wait, here's another tight Atmosphere joint from the aforementioned EPs:

Atmosphere—Ha, This One Is About Alcohol Too