the singing sensation...

from across the nation. Here's Justine by The Righteous Brothers.

Monday morning pick-me-up...

with The Astronauts singing Little Speedy Gonzales. Here's more.

this summer's bounty has arrived

Pesto! Pesto! Pesto! Fried green tomatoes! Pesto! Pesto! Pesto!

1970s American Bandstand

Circa 1975. Get your groove on man! Ooooooooah ooooooooah!

you can't have the 70s...

...without superimposed heads. I'm mesmerized, and creeped out.

let yourself go...

and shake it with Wednesday and Lurch. Wooooohooooooo!

Alexander Calder

Went on a bike ride today to MIT to check out the humongous stabile The Big Sail by Alexander Calder from 1966. More info.

The Music Machine...

...performing Talk Talk on Where The Action Is from 1966.

Planet of the Vampires, 1965

Have a skim through this movie if only to check out the costumes.

Monday morning dose of country...

...with Patsy Cline singing I Fall To Pieces from 1963.

Friday night line dancing...

louder! whooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!

The Beverly Hillbillies throw a go-go party

Shake it Miss Jane! Whooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaahhhhhh!

1957 American Bandstand

Teens jitterbugging on American Bandstand from Philadelphia.

American Bandstand circa 1964

Here's some hard-to-find footage from 1964. Lots of huge hair.

put on your go-go boots...

...put on your go-go hat, stand by your favorite chair, and sing.

have your own go-go party

It's Friday night. Whoooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaahhhhh!

Swingin' Time tv show

Early Bob Seger on Swingin' Time singing East Side Story.

a little Easter synthesizer

Was singing this this morning and just had to hear it. It's from 1979.

Wednesday evening dose of 1966

48 minutes of Swingin' Time, a teen music show from Detroit.

More History of British Rock and Roll

Here's the rhythm and blues part of the series. Mucho Stones.

History of British Rock and Roll

This is a nice documentary series with lots of great footage.

Friday night slice of American Cheese

Started singing this jingle out of nowhere. Ooo la la Sasson.

Top of the Pops opening...

...and top 20 rundown from 1968. The floating heads are hilarious.

Friday morning slice of American Cheese

weird, scary, awesome, hideous, moldy, bizarre, wacked, smelly

just a little more 60s organ...

...with Cherry Wainer and Don Storer playing Green Onions.

Wednesday morning dose of ska...

...with The Specials performing Message To You Rudy from 1979.

pop-culture infused commercial...

...from 1967. Three pubescents are singing about being wieners.

Early Glen Campbell...

...mashing potatoes in 1963 on Star Route, a country music tv show.

closing credits to Shivaree...

...with a rockin' performance by Jim Doval and the Gauchos singing Annie Ya Ya from 1965. More about Shivaree here and here.

Saturday morning dose of Shindig!

A segment from 1964 with Aretha Franklin singing Mockingbird.

Neil Young

The Crosby, Stills & Nash post got me thinking of Neil Young. Enjoy this soul-stirring performance of Old Man if you're so inclined.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

The Hollies post got me thinking of this premier album from 1969.


Pre-Road Downs, Crosby, Stills & Nash, 1969

Wednesday morning dose of 1965...

...with The Hollies singing Look Through Any Window live.

movin' and a groovin'...

with The Kelly Brothers on The Beat singing I'd Rather Have You.

Sunday morning dose of Motown...

with part four from a documentary about the hit maker. Woohoooo!

Saturday morning dose of...

...women who play guitars. I have been diggin' The Beat. It was a Nashville-based show that ran for one year in 1966. Otis.

Monday morning pick-me-up...

...with James Brown rubber leggin' to I Got You for all the white folks.

ward off the winter blaaahs...

with Narcissus bulbs in a bowl with some rocks. It couldn't be easier.

Sunday morning dose of late-60s pop

The Grass Roots complete with big-eyelashed, swooning chicks.