The Recordettes: John Waters (Can You Please Be My Father?), 2013

I love a good ultra-simple retro-styled novelty tune a whole lot more than the next guy, so without further hyperbole or any (more) sugar-coating, I present you Brooklyn's Recordettes and their song, "John Waters (Be My Father)".



So far the band has released just a three-track single, which also features a surf-instrumental and the more Ramones-meets-The-B-52's track, "Candy Store":






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The Eversons: Creepy (2013)

The Eversons are a band from Auckland, New Zealand who's new single "Creepy" has a nice Frank Turner-meets-Masked Intruder vibe but done in a more charming eighties indie-pop style. Check out the video and you may find yourself singing along...





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Joe Strummer Takes on MTV

Okay Strummer-ians, check out these new (well...new to me, anyway) YouTube uploads of some of Strummer's late 80's dealings with MTV. First, courtesy of Nada/Pop Pd., comes an interview with Joe circa the "Permanent Record" soundtrack (Skip to the 4:00 mark):





Next, while we're here, let's check out this video for the vastly underrated song, "Trash City" which gets cut out of the above clip:





Finally, here's the man doing self-effacing pitches for his work in Jim Jarmusch's film "Down By Law" and his 1989 LP "Earthquake Weather".





Oh and what the Hell, here's the video for "Gangsterville:

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Graham Parker The Town & Country Club London, UK Novenber 25, 1988

After yesterday's cool addition to the Graham Parker videography (see HERE), I thought I'd add an even rarer find (originally authored by one, harryc in 2007) of a televised performance on ITV by GP and the Half-Rumour in 1988.





Graham Parker - vocals, guitar
Brinsley Schwarz - guitar
Andrew Bodnar - bass
James Hallawell - keyboards
Andy Maxwell - drums

Setlist:
01 Don't Let It Break You Down
02 Glass Jaw
03 Thunder and Rain
04 Passion Is No Ordinary Word
05 Break Them Down
06 Durban Poison
07 Blue Highways
08 Howlin' Wind
09 White Honey
10 The Girl Isn't Ready
11 Under The Mask Of Happiness
12 OK Hieronymus
13 Get Started. Start A Fire

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Graham Parker & The Rumour BBC Sights & Sounds

Yeah sometimes we can seem like a bit like an adjunct of the Graham Parker Empire here at MRML but we're alright with that, especially when we come across treasures like this. What this is, is a re-broadcast of a crackling performance by Graham Parker & The Rumour on 1977-03-17 done for the BBC Sight & Sounds program. Enjoy!

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