Eclectic Grooves

Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come From: Ain't That Good News [RCA Victor, 1964] Jef Brown - Change Has Got to Come From: Change Has Got to Come [Community Library, 2006] Bob Dylan- The Times They Are A-Changin' From: The Times They Are A-Changin [Columbia, 1964] Otis Redding- Change Is Gonna Come From: Otis Blue [Stax, 1965] I realize that it's been a while since you've heard from me, but I just started a new job in the last two weeks and have been pretty strapped for time. In addition, I start another job this Wednesday, so I will undoubtedly have less time to publish new posts. Please check the archives and let me know when links aren't active, as I will be checking periodically to make sure that things are running smoothly here. It took two terms of George W. Bush's corrupt politics to get the American people to show up at the polls in unprecedented numbers this year. According to the news, more people voted in this election than any previous election. In a...

The special Halloween episode of the I Hear a New World podcast is available to download at http://ihearanewworld.podomatic.com/ This episode is dedicated completely to Halloween. I have been pouring through an endless amount of classic Halloween songs, movie themes, scary sound effects and music that doesn't have a Halloween theme but still manages to scare the bejesus out of me. I hope you enjoy this special episode of I Hear A New World. Your comments are encouraged and appreciated! For those of you who are interested in a tracklist, please let me know Happy Halloween!

Today, I am posting a few more Halloween treats to tantalize your earbuds while you wait in anticipation for my Halloween podcast. I am working on it right now, so I hope to get the podcast up by the end of the day. Please remember to recommend my podcast to your friends by clicking on the "Send to Friends" link that can be found on the podcast homepage . I would like to make the podcasts more of an interactive thing where listeners can send me requests and suggestions through my podmail address at ihearanewworld@podOmatic.com . I will try to incorporate these suggestions within the show and give a shout out to the requesters and contributors. Here is the last installment of the Halloween posts. I hope you enjoy them! Halloween Sounds & Music For Your Parties, Trick-or-Treaters and School Festivals [D Records, 196?] Vincent Price- A Graveyard of Ghost Tales [Caedmon, 1973] V/A-Ghoul-Arama [Scar Stuff, 2001] This compilation was handcrafted by the amazing Blogger Scar St...

I bet some of you were misled to think that this post was going to be about the early 90's grunge band "Smashing Pumpkins" based on the title. Sorry for leading you astray, but the act of smashing pumpkins on Halloween has been around much longer than the band. I plan on just posting the records today without any further critique, since the titles mostly speak for themselves. Today, I have a grab bag of tasty goodies for your listening pleasure, so without further ado. Richard Taylor- Terror Major/Random Records, 1962 Richard Taylor- Fright Major/Random Records, 1962 Halloween- Starring Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Kid Stuff Repertory, 1980 Count Chocula, Frankenberry and Boo Berry- Monster Adventures in Outer Space w/ The Monsters Go Disco Cereal Flexi, 1979 Hallowe'en Spooky Sounds Sounds EP, 1962 Hope these Halloween treats are getting you geared up for the season!

I don't have much time to write about these records, so the reviews won't be as in-depth as you are used to finding on Eclectic Grooves. However, I wanted to share these rarities of horror with you at least a couple days before Halloween. Richard Taylor- Nightmare From: Major/Random Records, 1962 This is a sinister recording of Edgar Allen Poe's creepy tales "The Tell Tale Heart" and "The Pit and the Pendulum" narrated by Richard Taylor. Behind Taylor's breathless narration lies a stunning backdrop of guitar that comes into the forefront at crucial moments within the tales. Be prepared to be scared out of your wits! Richard Taylor- Horror From: Major/Random Records, 1962 The musical backdrop on "The Black Cat Part 1 and 2" consists of eerie, funereal organs. With a slightly more restrained delivery than he employs on the Nightmare album, Taylor weaves a haunting tale about a mysterious black cat that will make the hair on your neck stand up...

Thanks to those of you who left comments on the Eclectic Grooves 2nd year anniversary! Most of you have probably noticed that I have been a lot more active on here lately. I realize that I have been neglecting the blog, but I am back in full force again with a lot of great ideas for future posts. Recently, I have noticed a spike in the popularity of the Chubby Checker- New Revelation/Chequered post from Jan 2008. So, I made sure that the link is still active for this post, and the last two year's Halloween posts . I have a Halloween podcast coming up next week sometime, and a couple Halloween rarities that will hopefully add something to your ghoulish gatherings this year. In other news, Capillary Action are playing tonight at the Someday Lounge in Portland, OR at 9:00 PM. I believe that the cover is only $5, so there aren't many excuses not to go. For those of you who say, "Who the hell is Capillary Action, Kev" I say to you, "Please check this link for a rev...

The fifth episode of I Hear a New World is available to be downloaded at: http://ihearanewworld.podOmatic.com Due to the space limitations on Podomatic, I will have no other choice but to delete the oldest podcast each week to make room for the new episodes. Today I removed the Sonic Youth episode, but it will be available to download from Eclectic Grooves in the near future. This week's episode showcases the psychedelic soul sound of the 70's that was heavily influenced by Sly and the Family Stone and Jimi Hendrix. Aside from Parliament and James Brown, the artists featured on this episode are veritable unknowns in the music world. Some of the tracks were taken from albums that are no longer in print, and the rest are only available at an expensive import price. It took me most of the week to compile the songs and do further research on the artists for this week's episode. I hope you enjoy the show! I Hear a New World-Podcast #5- Psychedelic Soul Nuggets Skit- :46 (Taken f...