MP3 Truffles: Uuulllmmmm

From Bostworld: "According to the liner notes of this self-released album from 1975, Milwaukee keyboard prodigy and supper club circuit regular Archie Ulm 'devastated the traditional concept of organ playing by inciting his audiences to stunning highs of musical awareness.'" And by that they mean misplayed versions of television theme songs, of course.
Archie Ulm: The Rockford Files   NBC Mystery Movie Theme

You know what's wrong with all the new "retro" music, especially that kickballer stuff? It's that the irony ruins it. You need to be completely sincere in your paranoia about technology, your bad Casio beats, and your chants of "evacuate your seat", and your Mr.  T. impressions. Kind of like how Ohio Players member Junie Morrison rocked it in 1985. (via Robots In Heat)
Junie Morrison: Techno-Freqs

Finally, my Freaks and Geeks soundtrack is complete, thanks to this definitive version of the Doobie Brothers' hit. (via Copy, Right?)
Rev. Milton Brunson & The Thompson Community Choir: Jesus Is Just Alright With Me

Crud Crud turned me to both a mysterious little folk song about the devil, and a pop song about suicide. Both of which remind me that Christmas is coming.
Felix Saucedo: El Diablico
Buddy Knox: I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself

The Ames Brothers team up with Esquivel, and seem very confused by all the South of the Border culture. Still, it makes for an interesting pair-up. (via Xtabay)
The Ames Brothers with Esquivel: Quizas, Quizas, Quizas    Tu Solo Tu    Perfidia

Speaking of just below the border, every day there's a great new find at Garage Hangover, but for now I just can't stop listening to Los Matematicos.   
Los Matematicos: La Nina Bu    La Pelea

I was just not expecting a cover of early Bob Seger to rock this solidly. Well, that's what I get for underestimating the silver bullet, or at least the 60s bands who liked his early stuff. (via Iron Leg)
The Caretakers: East Side Story

While we are on the subject of cover versions that just shouldn't work: I've been a fan of "Rasputin" masters Boney M for a while now, but this is the first I've heard of their surprisingly loyal Neil Young cover. (via Domino Rally)
Boney M: Heart Of Gold

Can't stop hopping around the room like the dork that I am to this one, which John Peel called "the best Star Trek song ever". Not to argue with Peel, but Thee Shatners comes in pretty close. (via Armagideon Time )
Spizzenergi: Where's Captain Kirk
Thee Shatners: Stronger Than Kirk

Well, the daring stuntman has passed on, and while I thought the Viva Knievel theme was a good tribute, it ain't got nothing on this number. "He's not a bird, he's not a plane. Is he a fool who's gone insane?" (via Music For Maniacs)
Eddie Carr: Evil Evil Evel Knievel

On a more musically serious front, goodbye to Karlheinz Stockhausen. Read all about him, and find songs and sound samples, at stockhausen.org.

And finally, some blogger Christmas gifts for you:
A virtual box set of "cheap French exploitation beats".
A mix tape tribute to Mad Daddy.
Four out-of-print Bruce Haack albums.

Comments

[Jason]

As far as I know there were at least two other Star Trek themed bands.
The Vulcaneers, a poor imitation of Thee Shatners but worth checking out. Mike Lucas of Phantom Surfers/Knights of the New Crusade fame produced their amusingly titled LP "Beat me off, Scotty."
No Kill I, who are apparently still going, are a Star Trek punk rock band with some pretty funny costumes.
http://www.nokilli.com/
Thee Shatners were an alternate incarnation of the Ne'er Do Wells/High Fives and that track featured above is a reworded version of The Mummies "Stronger than dirt."

[Kip W]

This guy really knows how to defeat the point, doesn't he? I do a better version of the NBC Mystery Movie theme on two tiny Radio Shack Concertmate keyboards.

[K]

Clint, that's the second cock shot post this month. And it gets more excruciating each time... Shatner? SHATNER!?! Damn, he's got man titties. I did not need to know that.

I can remember only one musically great moment from Star Trek proper. The Enterprise interdicts the Jefferson Starship and Spock jams with some space hippy who in fact does look a bit like Jourma Kaukonen but with silly putty ears. "Headin' out for Eden, hey Brother!"

[Jeffersonic]

It seems the second Los Matematicos tune is on the wrong speed...

[bartleby]

I've heard about a klingon death metal band from Portland

[jim]

How could anyone NOT associate early Bob Seger with raw rock and roll (or even high-octane suburban soul) unless they were unfamiliar with the early Seger singles? Unfortunately, the majority of that stuff is not officially in print anymore, though it would be a stunning surprise to anyone who just knows his later-period folky ballads.

[M. Matlock]

You can watch Athletico Spizz 80 perform "Where's Captain Kirk?" at the Lyceum in the phenomenal 1980 concert film Urgh! A Music War.

[Christina]

That Los Matematico's song sounds like a Spanish version of "Ring Dang Doo" by Sam The Sham.