Comeback Pete posts PATTI SMITH – “ROCK ‘n ROLL NIGGER”
Patti has always been a shit stirrer. This song is a perfect example of her...
read moreComeback Pete posts LINK WRAY & THE WRAYMEN – “RUMBLE”
This guy blew my mind. What a guitar tone back then!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucTg6rZJCu4...
read moreComeback Pete posts THE SELECTER – “MISSING WORDS”
These guys were/are great live....
read moreComeback Pete posts “TELSTAR” by THE TORNADOS
This song was so ahead of the times. Joe Meek became a God....
read moreComeback Pete posts THE EQUALS – “BABY COME BACK”
In 1968,. these guys were better than anything I'd seen...
read moreComeback Pete posts THE FASHION SLAVES – “YOUR TOY 2013”
Boy can she sing! ...
read moreTHE UPTONES “LAWS AND SAUSAGE”
My favorite band The Uptones perform an Eric Din written song using the Bismarck's quote about comparing making legislation to the making of...
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PLEDGE TO RESIST BY SAUL WILLIAMS & DJ SPOOKY
I shied away from posting this song that was originally self-hosted, when I re-found this song on YouTube. It uses RT footage from a non-existent YouTube channel. But is this fake music? NO WAY. This video seems designed to incite violence, but the music is strong and...
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WOW! AMERICAN AFROBEAT IN 2003 – BAND GEEK POSTS ANTIBALAS AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA
"Hypocrite" was originally hosted at the now-defunct Epitonic.com, a real go-to site for independent artists. This Brooklyn-based combo based on Fela Kuti's Africa 70, played afrobeat. They didn't play a concert for the first year of existence, block parties, and park...
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BETTIE BLACK POSTED YO LA TENGO’S NUCLEAR WAR in 2003
This song, originally an Epitonic posting from indie rockers Yo La Tengo, sent me to see this band as soon as they hit town, back then. Written by Peter Tosh, this song takes on another life in this version. I found this song again recently at YouTube. Here's what...
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