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• Morgan Young - This Song For Sale

  by On The Flip-Side January 26, 2012
  Original Song Project: Morgan Young - This Song For Sale Listen - Morgan Young performs This Song For SaleAs I mowed the lawn one day while listening to my iPod, I was struck by commonality of lyrical themes in much of the music to which I was listening. Particularly in the older country songs b...

• The Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane (alt. version)

  by On The Flip-Side January 26, 2012
  Song of the Week: The Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane (alternate version) Listen - The Velvet Underground perform Sweet Jane (alternate version)Many years ago a friend and bandmate of mine, who occasionally haunts this board under the nameCoyote, asked me a simple question. "Are you a fan of The ...

• Justin Townes Earle - Hard Livin'

  by On The Flip-Side January 26, 2012
  Song of the Week: Justin Townes Earle - Hard Livin' Listen - Justin Townes Earle performs Hard Livin'At 28 years of age, Justin Townes Earle has already put out four albums, has the stage presence of the most confident artists and the baritone voice of a man who has lived many more years than he ...

• The Music Machine - Mo Girl Gonna Cry

  by On The Flip-Side January 26, 2012
  Song of the Week: The Music Machine - No Girl Gonna Cry Listen - The Music Machine perform No Girl Gonna CrySean Bonniwell passed away two weeks ago after a battle with lung cancer. Sean Bonniwell is one of those guys who made great, inventive and forward thinking music. And like fellow Angelenos...

• Pete Townshend - Is It In My Head? (demo)

  by On The Flip-Side January 26, 2012
  Song of the Week: Pete Townshend - "Is It In My Head?" Listen - Pete Townshend performs Is It In My Head?Quadrophenia is one of the most highly praised albums of all time. It marks the end of an amazing run of four "must have albums" from The Who (preceded by Sell Out, Tommy, and Who's Next.) In ...

• The Byrds - Have You Seen Her Face?

  by On The Flip-Side January 26, 2012
  Song of the Week: The Byrds perform Have You Seen Her Face? Listen - The Byrds perform Have You Seen Her Face?The Byrds were probably America's best band in an era dominated by the British Invasion. Not just clones of the Beatles or the Rolling Stones, The Byrds blended American country and weste...

• Original Song by Morgan Young - Nothing Left To Lose

  by On The Flip-Side January 25, 2012
  Listen - Morgan Young performs Nothing Left To LoseA quite whimper offered for your use about a dirty little town of stray dogs, lust and hate. I hope you enjoy.Photograph (C) Morgan Young, 2011

• The Phantom Brothers - Chicago

  by On The Flip-Side November 4, 2011
    Listen - The Phantom Brothers perform Chicago Nope, that's not the forefather of the Ramones in the front of the picture. It's the singer for The Phantom Brothers, a Hamburg Germany area band from the mid-60's. Here they perform their "hit", ba-ba-ba-ba...Chicago.

• Q65 - Cry In The Night

  by On The Flip-Side November 4, 2011
    Listen - Q65 perform Cry In The Night What we have here is a prime example of why we call this blog, On The Flip-Side. This song is the flip-side of the Q65's second single. But unlike most singles, whose flip-side we praise, this one actually had a great A-Side too. The A-side is called The Life...

• Cuby + The Blizzards - Back Home

  by On The Flip-Side November 4, 2011
  Listen - Cuby + The Blizzards perform Back Home We'll take a look at mainland Europe garage bands all this week. Here is our all time favorite song out of Holland. It is the original composition, Back Home, by Cuby + The Blizzards who make a second showing on these pages (the first was their earli...