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Dare to dream. MTV has decided to make their vast archives available on the internet. Done in the vain of Hulu and other streaming sites. There is already quite a bit to choose from. Check it out.

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Merl Saunders Passes Away

Merl is definitively one of the greats in the psychedelic music scene.

"Keyboardist Merl Saunders, the gentle lion of the San Francisco music scene best known as co-captain of guitarist Jerry Garcia's solo excursions outside the Grateful Dead, died Friday at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center after fighting infections."

Orson Wells - The Begatting Of The President

Here's one to get you in the mood for election time. A good friend of mine found this one at the Goodwill. Orson takes you from Ike to Nixon in a comedic biblical style. And I must say things haven't changed to much. This election year seems to be one of much excitement and anticipation liken to the time of this recording. Thanks for this one Eric.

***Orson Wells 1969***

The Pink Floyd - BBC 1970-1971 Part 2

Alright, here is Part 2. This is Radio One hosted by the great Mr. Peel. I've been listening to this show for the last few days, and it's freakin' amazing. So, roll yourself a number and enjoy.

***The Pink Floyd BBC Part 2***

Spiritualized- St. Andrew's Hall Detroit, MI 8-7-08

This is an audience recording of really good quality. Spiritualized has been blazing through the United States with some rocking shows. They are fully electric with the gospel singers backing Jason up. Hopefully everybody got a chance to see them this tour. A big thank you goes to Paramnesiac, who recorded this concert for us.

Setlist:

01. Amazing Grace > You Lie You Cheat
02. Shine a Light
03. Cheapster
04. Soul on Fire
05. Sweet Talk
06. Sitting on Fire
07. Walking with Jesus
08. Oh Baby
09. Rated X
10. Lay Back in the Sun
11. Death Take Your Fiddle
12. She Kissed Me (It Felt Like a Hit)
13. Come Together
14. Take Me to the Other Side
encore:
15. Lord Can You Hear Me

***Spiritualized 8/7/08***

The Pink Floyd BBC 1970-1971 Part 1

Here is amazing sounding recording of The Pink Floyd. Recorded by the BBC at Paris Cinema, London 1970 and 1971. With the recent loss of Rick Wright this is great piece of his master playing. Here is part one. Part two will be up in tomorrow at the latest.

***The Pink Floyd Part 1***

Dr. Timothy Leary - Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out.

Hmmmm, what more really needs to be said about this record. I think the good Doctor explains it perfectly.

***Dr. Timothy Leary Turn On, Tune In, Drop OUT.***

The Royal Trux

Gotta build your rock on the Ray-O-Vac.

Dandy Warhols - Welcome to the Alternate Mix.

So, I just won tickets to see The Dandy Warhols tonight,which is a great start for the day. Thank you Criminal Records. To celebrate this good fortune, I thought I would share this version of "Welcome To The Monkey House." Not exactly sure the whole history on this. From what I can remember, I think this is before Nick Rhodes added his Duran Duran touches to the album. It gives the album a whole different sound. Its more of a dirty psychedelic rock sound than the released final version. Both are great just different. If you get a chance to see them live, don't pass it up. I had a great time seeing them on their last tour. Which makes me excited to see them tonite.
Enjoy.

***The Dandy Warhols***

Rick Wright - RIP

You will be Missed.

Pink Floyd's Richard Wright Passes Away.

Richard Wright Dies from Cancer Age 65

Pink Floyd's keyboard player Richard Wright has died of cancer today at age 65.

Wright's spokesman said: "The family of Richard Wright, founder member of Pink Floyd, announce with great sadness that Richard died today after a short struggle with cancer.

"The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this difficult time."

Beck, 2008-08-31, The Independent, San Francisco CA

You can check this concert out at Waves And Wires. Listen to the stream of the songs individually, or download the whole show. This is an audience recording of pretty good quality. It's in the B sounding range. It sounds rather distant and the crowd is definitely having a damn good time. Beck's been playing Bob Dylan's "Leopard Skin Pill-Box Hat" on this tour. Which is something worth checking out. So, go have a listen.

Waves And Wires

New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Sellersville Theater 2008-08-10

This is an excellent audience recording by taper Edtyre. Once again those schoeps mk-4 microphones bring that beautiful sound of a live concert home. The New Riders are in top form on this night. It's great to have them back and touring again. With each show I see, or hear recorded, they get stronger and stronger. This show is dedicated to Jerry Garcia and his August passing. They have dedicated the whole month to him. Note. Garcia was part of this band in its beginning. You can hear some of these early recordings at The Live Music Archive. Back to this show. It's a high energy night. They play a few new songs co-written by Hunter and Nelson that are pretty damn good. I like "Blues Barrel" quite a bit. And I'm sure with time these songs will be as strong as "Henry," "Dirty Business," and "Peggy-O." Thank you Edtyre for the hard work recording this Psychedelic Country. Can't wait to hear more.

Set List:

I Don't Know You
Contract
Lochinvar
Blues Barrel
Sing Me A Rainbow
Dirty Business
Olivia Rose
Rockin' With Nona
Henry
Peggy-O
Where I Come From
Louisiana Lady
Down The Middle
Instant Armadillo Blues
Ghost Train Blues

***New Riders Of The Purple Sage 2008-08-10***

Crisis In Burma

CRISIS IN BURMA

Devendra Banhart - White Session

This is great sounding bootleg. Nice and simple. Just vocals and guitar. And bizarre lyrics, of which you would expect nothing less from Banhart. If you haven't gotten a chance to hear this psychedelic folk man, this is a good place to start out. It reminds me of Eduardo Mateo and his album "Mateo Solo Bien Se Lame." But in English.

***Devendra Banhart - White Session***