The big 5-0

Next Tuesday's fancy podcast will be my 50th! Thank you x 50 to all of you who continue to listen week after week!!

Jeff's Fancy C-60 Podcast: May 14, 2013

This week's podcast packs a wallop!  Brand new music by The Stooges, Brendon Benson, Camera Obscura, Sean Lennon, a track from the new Records Tribute disc (by my band WORDS), and a track from the new Adam Ant LP.  Dig it!

1. -intro-
2. Strawberry? - The Lollipop Train
3. Held Up High (from The Records Tribute: Starry Eyed) - WORDS
4. Skinny Little Bitch - Hole
5. Burn - Iggy and The Stooges
6. My Hero - Sean Lennon feat. Karla Moheno
7. Teenage Trifle - The Lollipop Train
8. Love is all that I Ever Needed - Partridge Family
9. Beatnik - The Buggles
10. Diamond - Brendon Benson
11. Do It Again - Camera Obscura
12. Eleanor - The Turtles
13. ¡Que Vida! - Love
14. Are You Being Served? - Death by Chocolate
15. A Ray of Hope - The Rascals
16. -stoned segue-
17. Stoned Houses/Elevator - The Rollers
18. 5ive Gears in Reverse - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
19. God's Mistake - Tears For Fears
20. Try Some, Buy Some - David Bowie
21. Vince Taylor - Adam Ant
22. -see you next week!-

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So this is happening today...

The MN Senate will vote today on whether all couples, regardless of sexual orientation, should be allowed to marry in Minnesota. It is expected to pass, after which Governor Mark Dayton will sign it into LAW. Hooray for EQUALITY!

The continuing adventures of my life in Academia...

Passed my Oral Prelim Exam today with flying colors. I am now officially a Doctoral Candidate, aka All But Dissertation (ABD), or as one of my advisers put it, I am now A SCHOLAR.

Fleetwood Mac @ Xcel Energy Ctr, 4/28/13

Fleetwood Mac has been one of the bands on my (thankfully) shrinking concert bucket list. I was actually supposed to see them during the '87 Tango In the Night tour, but the Minneapolis show was sadly cancelled.

Fleetwood Mac at Excel Energy Ctr, St. Paul, MN 4.28.2013
(photo by Tony Nelson, City Pages)

I typically have plenty to say following a concert, but this particular show left both Leo and myself a bit underwhelmed. After a bathroom break during Stevie's "Stand Back" we decided to be old people and leave before the encores in order to avoid traffic. There were some definite highlights, however, in the 2.5 hour show:

• "Tusk", which included audio/video of the USC marching band that ended up being an audiovisual blast to the senses. Leo and I leaned in towards each other afterward and said "That was pretty cool!".
• "Sad Angel", one of the songs off the band's new 4 song EP, Extended Play, released this week on iTunes. The song has a tremendous energy, and the whole band seemed to get a kick in the shorts during this one. 
• "Eyes of the World", a forgettable track from 1982's Mirage, which rocked so hard I thought it was another new song. As soon as we got home I grabbed my Mirage LP to hear "Eyes" again, but it paled in comparison to the live performance we'd just seen.

4/28/13 setlist:

Second Hand News/ The Chain/ Dreams/ Sad Angel (new) / Rhiannon/ Not That Funny/ Tusk/ Sisters of the Moon/ Sara/ Big Love/ Landslide/ Never Going Back Again/ Without You (Buckingham Nicks outtake)/ Gypsy/ Eyes of the World/ Gold Dust Woman/ I’m So Afraid/ Stand Back (Nicks solo hit)/ Go Your Own Way   ENCORE 1: World Turning/ Don’t Stop   ENCORE 2: Silver Springs/ Say Goodbye

Record Store Day 2013 mixtape

A 10-track "mixtape" of some of the RSD exclusives I scored this weekend. 

Record Store Day loot, pt. I

pictured: Cut Copy Bright Like Neon Love LP, Husker Du 7" + free blue Grant Hart 7",
Eli "Paperboy" Reed 7",  Cheech & Chong green 7", David Bowie white 7",
Wings "Maybe I'm Amazed" mono/stereo 12",  and
(although not a RSD release), the new Adam Ant LP.

My 2013 RSD checklist

I do not consider Record Store Day to be over until I've obtained all the items on my checklist. Sometimes this can take months, which is fine with me. It's the journey, not the destination, right? Record Store Day is so much more than just rare vinyl goodies. It's about supporting the indie stores, without whom we would lose an enormous part of music culture and history. RSD is also about the thrill of the hunt. Whenever I get discouraged I try to remind myself that there's more than one way to track down a given item.

This year I started using "the buddy system", after sensing that many items were more available in some parts of the country than others. So between my network and one eBay score (in a moment of weakness) I now have 8 of the 11 items on my list.  I was also able to nab a 45 for a friend across the country who was unable to find the record in his shops. Is this gratifying? ABSOLUTELY. Yes, it's an excuse to buy records (like I need an excuse), but with all sincerity I believe it is my duty as a lover of vinyl to help keep our brick & mortar stores open. They are more than simply a place to buy records; they are the heart and soul of our local music communities. We need them as much as they need us.

Happy Record Store day!

My first outing this morning, in line at 8:30 am.

"Money Sunshine" by DJ FancyPants

"Money Sunshine" by Dj Fancypants on Mixcloud

I started a page on Mixcloud as a place to post some of my (admittedly amateurish) mixes, in addition to archived podOmatic podcasts.

So this happen happened last nite...

The Three O'Clock performing "With a Cantaloupe Girlfriend", 4.10.2013.

Best of 2013 Qtr I

Here it is - The Top 20 list of my of favorite tunes from the first three months of 2013!

note: Tracks marked with a green asterisk (*) are not currently available on vinyl.

1. "Point of No Return" - Electric Light Orchestra
2. "The Man that Never Was" - Rick Springfield w Foo Fighters
3. "Screwdriver" - Prince*
4. "Forget that Hollaback Girl" - DJ Davyjones*
5. "X-Kid" - Green Day
6. "Psychedelic Life" - Shonen Knife*
7. "(Another) Day Out"- Death By Chocolate*
8. "Waterlines" - WHY?
9. "Sun" - Belinda Carlisle*
10. "The Stars (are out tonight)" - David Bowie
11. "My Hero" - Sean Lennon
12. "Can You Get to That" - The Living Sisters
13. "Next Stop" - Bleached
14. "Champion" - T-Boz*
15. "Dance All Night" - Free Energy
16. "Capybara (techno version)" - Shonen Knife*
17. "Helter Sky" - DJ Davyjones*
18. "Cool Zombie" - Adam Ant
19. "Rocky L.A." - Bee Gees*
20. "I Wanna Be Your Man" - The Stooges

Jeff's Fancy Podcast #40: March 12, 2013

Jeff's Fancy Podcast #40: March 12, 2013 (60 mins)

• -introture-
• "Come On" - The Hives
• "Country House" - Blur
• "Stop This Game" - Cheap Trick
• "Sorry" - Three O'Clock
• -segue-
• "L'Aventure Plastique" - Fantastic Plastic Machine
• "Bubbles" - The Free Design
• "Feel Good, Inc" - Gorillaz feat. De La Soul
• "Single Pigeon (alternate mix)" - Wings
• "Melody Fair (alternate mix)" - Bee Gees
• "Figure 8" - Schoolhouse Rock
• "Relax (take it easy)" - Mika
• -tea break-
• "Keepin' the Faith" - De La Soul
• "Portland, Oregon" - Loretta Lynn w Jack White
• "Guess I'm Dumb" - The Wondermints
• "Leave Me Be" Sonny & Cher
• "Love To Love" - The Monkees
• "Loop de Loop (Landlocked mix)" The Beach Boys
• "We Are Waiting" - The Knack
• "Sunshiney Daydream" - Splitsville
• ...see you next week!!

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Jeff's Fancy Podcast #39: March 5, 2013

Jeff's Fancy Podcast #39: March 5, 2013 (60 mins)

• "If That's the Case Then I Don't Know" - The Electric Soft Parade
• "One Night Stand" - The Partridge Family
• "Ballet for a Rainy Day" - Dane Petersen
• "I See the Sun" - Jupiter Affect
• "Psychedelic Life" - Shonen Knife
• "Aeroplane" - Curt Smith
• "Come to the Sunshine" - Pleasure Fair
• "O Menina" - Beck
• "I'm Only Sleeping" - The Beatles
• "Pop Life" - Prince & The Revolution
• "Wah Wah" - George Harrison
• "Shangri-La" - The Rutles
• "Black Hole Sun" - Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme
• "The Proper Ornaments" (Super Furry Animals remix) - The Free Design
• "Beautiful Bye-Byes" - Redd Kross
• "Her Majesty" - The Beatles

watch this space...

There's a great new episode of my Fancy Podcast going live at midnight tonight. Track list will be posted here at this blogspace tomorrow. Special thanks to my growing number of fancy listeners!!

Fancy Psychedelicast 2.26.2012

Here's the tracklist for this week's Fancy Podcast:

1. "Open My Eyes" - The Bangles
2. "No Cry, No Tears, No Fears" - The Cyrkle
3. "California Girls" (1967 Hawaii rehearsal) - The Beach Boys
4. "Pajama Party" - Annette
5. "Elizabeth My Dear" - The Stone Roses
6. "Frosted Flake" - Redd Kross
7. "Citadel" - Rolling Stones
8. "Ram On" - Paul & Linda McCartney
9. "Just a Boy" - KISS
10. "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" - Tiny Tim
11. "Sketch - The Clientele
12. "Technicolor Dreams" - Bee Gees
13. "Ice Cold Daydream" - Shuggie Otis
14. "Skypager" - A Tribe Called Quest
15. "Little Bitch" - The Specials
16. "Oranges Smoranges" - The 3 Oranges
17. "Sitting by the Riverside" - The Kinks
18. "Call Me Mellow" - Tears For Fears
19. "You Know It's For You" - Bee Gees
20. "Because (HI mix)" - DJ FancyPants
21. "Petite Chanson" - Susanna Hoffs
22. "Love, Love, Love" - Lenny Kravitz
23. "Laurel Canyon Blvd" - Van Dyke Parks
24. "Renaissance Fair" - The Byrds

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