July 4th 1993 show featuring this late great heavy, haunting Instrumental Skate Rawk trio opening for Neurosis at a San Francisco Mission locale on 24th St that no longer exists since lofts ate it. The band recorded two CDs, and all three members went on to form other groups and play music to this day. Guitar - Doug Hilsinger [Hallflowers/Waycross] Bass - Dana Schecter [Bee and Flower/Angels of Light] Drums - Jef Whitehead [Twilight/Lurker of Chalice] download their mp3z free at //-saucefaucet/gifthorse.html

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Added: December 04, 2008

Performing in a rare clip of a show shot at the Covered Wagon Saloon in San Francisco in likely February 1993.

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Some Velvet Sunday ago I was privy to an evening in San Francisco where many fine local musicians including Tom Heyman, Kelley Stoltz, Chuck Prophet, Jamin Barton and about a dozen others got Hazy (I really cant recall em all}. Anyhow they laid down two sets of classic Lee Hazlewood songs with fantastic arrangements. For some reason, neither the musicians, and their Ron Jeremy-esque leader nor studio gnome / soundman Chris Von Sneidern felt compelled to make an official audio recording of this very special event. I did manage to sneak some grainy cellphone vidz, but sadly this may be the only documentation of this great show, so youll just have to imagine the glorious sounds...

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Sacha Baron Cohen aka Borat surprises over 500 of his many fans found via MySpace at the Borat preview in San Francisco. Apparently he digs the city by the Bay!!

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Added: December 04, 2008

Hank & Kid explain that in country music you just cant use the F-Word, on May 22 2002

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A clip of Ryuichi Sakamotos groundbreaking Japanese electro group lip synching their peculiar brand o j-funk on a syndicated black American t.v show. Watch out for the culture clash and interview with Mr. C shot on a famous LA soundstage in Hollywood. In this historic crossover appearance aired 12/20/1980 they discuss soul, disco and Yukihiro Takahashis love of "punk", and he compares his band to "Kraftwerk". Ol Don seemingly has no idea whats going on.

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LBDAS perform a track from their then brand new Wonders of The World CD Live in San Francisco 9/15/2001 at Maritime Hall. Edited by LilMike manita EventMagic, Cameras by Joe Curtis & Lil Mike

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The late great Johnny "Guitar" Watson aka the original Gangster of Love, gives a soliloquy for the record, on his masters in the ol school blues on this 1970s tv appearance. He then lays down his then brand new funky disco track Tarzan for a totally jazzed & dancing studio audience.

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Tom plays a hit from his "Magnificent Music Machine" album on an appearance from the Old Time Music Festival with Ronnie & The Reno Brothers. They chat & close with the Don Reno & Smiley song "I Know Youre Married, But I Love You Still". Good Pickin, Good Singing.

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From Durham, in North Kakalaky, enjoy the slick 70s soul of the Modulations from their Buddah album Its Rough Out Here. This lesser known vocal group fit right in with The Stylistics, Chi-Lites, Presidents and other early 70s soul singers. Note lead singer Larry Duncans fine oversize calico bowtie.

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Video tribute to late great Brit bluesman, and Rods early mentor Long John Baldry. "Ill Be Seeing You" written by Irving Kahal & Sammy Fain & performed by Rod shortly after Baldrys passing in July 2005 manita National Exhibition Centre Arena-Birmingham, West Midlands, UK. For more info on the lfe of Baldry and Rods days in their group Steampacket, visit the great website //-longjohnbaldry

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I uploaded this on Jan 29th in honor of Willie Dixon, on the anniversary of his death back in 1992. From the 1940s until his death, his contributions to blues, and rock & roll are inumerable, and include a catalog of over 500 songs. Notable as songwriter, backing musician, bandleader, arranger, producer, businessman and touring ambassador. Heres a clip of the man in 1981, playing with Arthur Dixon on piano, Johnny Watkins on guitar, Freddy Dixon on bass, Jimmy Tillman on drums, and Sugar Blue on Harmonica.

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The late great Porter Wagoner filmed circa 1967 telling a cautionary country tale of the wrath of lost love & John Barleycorn (watch for Doodles Weaver & Speck Rowe who make cameos at the end).

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80s era video from Brit bluesman Long John Baldry, done for the title track of his 1986 LP. Directed by Frank Garcia who is now the webmaster of the authoratative tribute site //-LongJohnBaldry, please visit for more info on this artist.

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Shot in London on December 11, 1968 by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, at Mick Jaggers insistence, the expected BBC t.v special was never seen by the public until 1996. This song was the last one recorded by an exhausted crew & performers after 4 in the A.M, and the extras were mostly local kids whod stayed out way past curfew. Look close and you may catch featured cameos from The Who, John & Yoko and a slew of other pop personalities that would hardly be considered "Salt of The Earth". None the less, this great track from the LP Beggars Banquet closed the proposed broadcast, sung by both Mick & Keith. Brian Jones muttered along amiably in a stupor before being fired soon after. P.S Support Your Local PBS Station

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A Dangerous Squid Production circa August 2001

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Managed by Malcolm McLaren and comprised of 15 year old Anglo-Burmese singer Annabella Lwin, and some refugees from Adam & The Ants, this UK group were buoyant agent provocateurs of pop in the early 80s. Their perky adaptation of the Burundi beat propels this promo clip from the bands 2nd EMI single, "W.O.R.K. (N.O. Nah, No No My Daddy Dont)" released March 1981. They switched labels shortly afterwards to RCA and went on to have several worldwide hits in the 80s before disbanding.

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Added: December 04, 2008

Sally Timms, Jon Langford, John Rauhouse perform a Handsome Family cover at Cafe du Nord in San Francisco circa 2000.

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Added: December 04, 2008

7 Year Bitch live at an outdoor benefit show in SF to raise funds to find Mia Zapatas killer.

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Added: December 04, 2008

This rare Pixelvision video was presented to execs at Warner Music by a newly signed indie rock band, Bomb, in 1991 as an intro to their unique creative perspective. Needles to say they were dropped within days. A higher rez clip is up at //youtube/watch?v=nHQaWY4C2pA

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Clips from the amazing documentary on the Cockettes and the antics of this infamous hairy fairy performance troupe. All yer fave characters make appearances, from Cockettes like Hibiscus, Goldie Glitters, Sylvester and Sweet Pam, to their colorful pals like John Waters, Divine, Jilala, and Holly Woodlawn. The film directed by David Weissman and Bill Weber is out on DVD and is well worth a gander to anyone interested in the modern entertainment spectacle. If you like LSD, Burlesque, Hippies or Showtunes, all yer fave flavas are wrapped up in one big mess here kids. more info at //-thecockettes

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shot at The Paradise Lounge circa 1999, performing the song Wonderful from their album on Alternative Tentacles, still available as a CD & downloadable mp3z. //-alternativetentacles

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Archival clip from an early 1950s reel that lays out the destabilizing social effects of women working outside their traditional role in the home, and the threat to children, the nuclear family and American manhood. Brief interview with Dr. Marynia Farnham ( co-author of the 1947 book MODERN WOMAN, The Lost ayip) seen at her psychiatric clinic in NY City where she is "strongly opposed to careers for women". Dr. Farnham voices her opinion on modern husbands who fear "Their Wives Have Become Rivals".

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I shot Chuck Prophet and The Mission Express while they recorded their live album "Turn The Pigeons Loose" live in concert at San Franciscos Bottom Of The Hill nightclub on August 4th 2000. The track is called "Rise", and a studio version is available on Chucks "Homemade Blood" album. The full live recording of the bands set is available from Cooking Vinyl. Line up that night Guitar/Vox - Chuck Prophet Keys/Vox - Stephanie Finch-Prophet Guitar - Max Butler Bass - Teenage Rob Douglas Drums - Paul Revelli //-chuckprophet

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Turn on the way back machine to see Red Meat, a live in San Francisco alt-country classic act. Grainy archival footage is ressurected of a lively hoe-down captured by the double vision team of Lil Mike & Fatty (the Low Tech Wrecks).

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Shot August 2000 in San Francisco at the Bottom of The Hill during the recording of the Cooking Vinyl release Turn The Pigeons Loose !! CD or MP3 versions of the show available here via this link //tinyurl/2ourwo

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Chuck Prophets encore in Tampa at Skippers Smokehouse in early November 2007. The song is from the album Balinese Dancer. The original poster of this video on YouTube named JuxFunk, didnt know the title, and had his sideways, so I simply flipped it for yall.

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Added: December 04, 2008

Raritie lilmikesf Uploaded The Soul Train video Of The Modulations Performing this cut, be sure to check that out...

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a quick look at the voice of this famous 60s track 40 years later performing at a recent show in the UK for an enthusiastic crowd of baby boomers. After leaving Manfred Manns band in 1966, Paul turned to acting including many roles on London stages from Hamlet to Cats. For a spell he was even the born-again co-host of the UK version of Pat Robertsons 700 Club.

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a wee bit of "sham rock" from my ye olde celtic punk band The Bedlam Rovers, shot on 16mm in 1989. The footage is all done in San Franciscos financial district, much of it from a show on St. Paddys Day. The darker indoor footage and sound was from a gig couple weeks later. It was the first & just about the only time we played this new song called "Wild Eyed". The messenger footage includes band members Caroleen & Andrew, plus many local late 80s SF scenester legends from Quicksilver etc. line up on this song Caroleen Beatty - Flute Andrew Bunn - Drums Jeremy Bunn - Mandolin Lil Mike - Vox Michael Mood - Percussion Marko Sakmann - Guitar Greg Snyder - Bass Cynthia Wigginton - Violin thanx to the the filmmakers who put this together, and provide the only known documentation of the late 80s era of the band.

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These vids from Kal Spelletichs personal collection comprise a mini press kit/ documentary of sorts on the San Francisco based founder of kinetic pyro performance pranksters The Seemen. Beginning with a clip shot in Austin TX from Richard Linklaters cult classic "Slacker", we enter Kals offbeat artistic world. Enjoy some interviews and footage from the late 1990s of Kals SRL inspired interactive fire spewing toys from "Machines for Removing Desires", with Dana King on "CBS Eye to Eye with Connie Chung", and an obscure Russian TV show. You get a glimpse of the man, his machines and bits of the philosophy behind his performances. Footage includes interviews from his Butchertown live/workspace and The Lab on 16th Street in San Francisco.

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Added: December 04, 2008

Another quick clip of the beloved Kazahkstan TV reporter as he visits San Francisco, his favorite city in our great country.

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From the ambitious Cable Access Archives Project, we bring you vintage footage of hops lover, current mathematical educator & inspiration to Mendocinos developmentally disabled, Monsieur Al Roth. In this clip introd by yours truly & Al, we travel back in wacky time to 1988. Once our time machine lands, a sleeveless & much younger Al delivers a wacky Tom Lehrer-esque dissertation on Beer, which Ive posted in honor of San Franciscos strong beer month. This clip is from a Los Angeles cable access performance, and really thats about it.

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"Throw The Jew Down The Well", a song sung by the audience at a live surprise appearance by Borat at a free preview screening sponsored by MySpace Black Carpet screening group for 500+ lucky attendees in San Francisco

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Added: December 04, 2008

while promoting the "to venus and back" disc she stopped by her pal rosies joint

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Added: December 04, 2008

Francois Fly appears in a dumpster on a rare trip to San Francisco to annoint us with his comedic presence.

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Mark, Rick, Chris, Nancy doing their bluegrassy Van Hay-Balin thang at a benefit show at SFs Elbo Room in 2002. Cameo from Mr. Lucky...

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Author Tom Sancton narrates this intro to the Other Press book "Song for My Fathers A New Orleans Story in Black and White". Set against the segregated backdrop of the 50s & 60s Jim Crow era, the book tells a remarkable story of a white kid in New Orleans learning lifes lessons not only from his eccentric father but from the many old black jazzmen he befriends at Preservation Hall in the French Quarter. Characters like Sweet Emma and George Lewis, and places like Luthjens and Central Lockup come to life as a young clarinetist comes of age. Like a jazz funeral, the tale is poignant and celebratory, capturing the music and characters of an era and a Crescent City that has long been buried and passed into legend. Sancton wrote the book after leaving town to attend both Harvard & Oxford as a Rhodes scholar, becoming Times Paris Bureau Chief for over two decades and abandoning "the mens" and the traditional jazz he loved as a teen. He has since returned to New Orleans as of 2008, holding the title Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Tulane.

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This is a brief capture off of Dave Markeys Slog movie DVD, a great document on early 80s LA punkscene. Aside from footage of the Circle Jerks, theres also Black Flag, Circle One, Symbol 6, Wasted Youth, Red Cross, TSOL, The Chiefs, Sin34, Fear, etc. In this clip you get some sort of mystery directors commentary I had no idea was on the disc until I ripped the clip. Its apparently Markey, Keith Morris, Mike Watt and pals reliving the era, and going through the ol where are they now files. Eventually the degrees of separation between Loverboy and the hardcore scene are peeled away. Was Mike Reno actually Keiths inspiration? Is it true that Reno is now 500lbs and known as Blubberboy... who knew? Watch & learn kids... oh, and buy yer own full length copy of this outrageous and historically juvenile movie at //wegotpowerfilms watch more of Markeys great stuff at //-youtube/user/wegotpowerfilms

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A song featuring the late Bay Area based musician Andy Mazzilli (1967-2007) on vox & guitar. A composistion by Steve Lund performed by his Rhythm Vultures & edited by Balladyre Productions in Pinole CA.

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Added: December 04, 2008

better quality video of Borat surprising his SF fans than Ive seen online yet...While there are grainy cell phone vids that have surfaced of Borats brief but hilarious appearance in SF, I thought I might share my somewhat better quality shots from up close... p.s thanx too all that were therefor putting up with me as MC, I was recruited at the last minute, and it it wasnt my idea to make ya wait for Borat... and as you know, I had no idea how to stall that long!!! But the man & his magic film was well worth it!! Nice!!

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A rare lo-rez clip I crafted of a TSU Tornadoes cover tune by Tim Kerrs late great post punk soul band from their one and only self titled release on In The Red Records. I shot the live footage at San Franciscos Cafe DuNord on a 2001 summer tour stop. Kerr suffered a major skateboarding injury shortly thereafter and they disbanded on the eve of a then cancelled Japanese tour. Edited on some then new home gear, I used every wipe, fade & bit of found footage I could to compensate for the lack of other camera angles, or other expertise. uh, Enjoy. lineup Tim Kerr ( Big Boys, Poison 13 )on guitar Bob Vennum ( BellRays )on bass Kari Luna ( Gospel Swingers, This Damn Town) on Hammond organ Steve Adkins ( Blacktop) on drums The mighty Lisa Kekaula of the BellRays typically sang the songs, but here shes just doing her thing on tambourine. //-intheredrecords The original version was put out in 1968 by Houstons funky TSU Tornadoes, who recorded for the Ovide label, and later Atlantic & Stax/Volt. They also backed up Archie Bell & The Drells on his very similar flavored "Tighten Up".

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A track from Bone Cootes amazing "Mock Piehole" CD recorded on Capp St, now finally set to a frantic live video I shot just last night at the Elbo Room on Valencia Street in San Franciscos Mission District. The occasion was Davit(Frank Black Sinatra) Evans 40th birthday soiree, and what a grand ole time was had by all...

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Added: December 04, 2008

Live from Balazo Gallery on New Years Eve, raucous latin ska from La Plebe including their crowd pleasing cover of The Pogues "Dirty Old Town" written by Ewan MacColl

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Added: December 04, 2008