So, what have you been listening to lately?

[Dave W]

WTF? Never heard of either, I come from a good Catholic part of Germany (with early Christianization!) where we don't have your heathenish, imaginary Santa Claus (show me the part in the New Testament where he is mentioned even in passing?  ) creeping around, but the one and only Christkind:



Never mind how I could never figure out as a kid whether the Christkind was boy, girl, neuter or transgender, Jesus in young or an angel. That is why it's called Glauben and not Wissen ...

There is a boundary through Germany: South (mostly Catholic) is Christkind, North (mostly Protestant) is Weihnachtsmann, an (Lutheran-Protestant?) approximation of your Santa Claus, who - alas! - has been gaining ground over the decades.

Frau Perchta, Terrifying Christmas Witch

Note, she's from southern Germany.

Besides, if you can't trust Flula, who can you trust? He's a star!  At the end of this video, he inadvertently proves that the metric system is no good for music. 

[uwe]

I get it, she's part of Alemannic folklore then, that region called "Dreiländereck" (three country corner) where Germany, Switzerland and Austria meet. They have all kinds of strange rites there - Christianization was only fleeting there.

[Pilgrim]

I like my pagan-origin-retreaded holidays just fine, thanks!   
 
And a Merry Pagan-Derived-Event to you!

[gearHed289]

And a Merry Pagan-Derived-Event to you!

I'm stealing this!

[uwe]

 

[Dave W]

Charlie Rich was born 87 years ago today. Covering Jimmy Reed here.

[westen44]

[uwe]

I never knew the Allmans covered this!

[westen44]

I never knew the Allmans covered this!

I didn't either until I unexpectedly came across it last night. 

[uwe]

I was really surprised by this, well-crafted power pop Yank hard rock with some proggy flourishes, actually better than most of their 70ies work, I did not expect much from their recent reunion at all:





Of course it's late 70ies AOR, but you wouldn't want or expect anything else from Angel, would you? Dimino sounds fine on that record, a bit like as if Don Dokken could sing. 

They all look like Elvis in Las Vegas nowadays. 

[Dave W]

Rick

[4stringer77]

My kid's outgrowing clothes fast. Made me think of this Rick.

[uwe]

Rick

I only recently realized that Robertson wrote nearly all the songs, but never sang them himself, but let the others do it. He only began singing lead after he left The Band.

[uwe]

My kid's outgrowing clothes fast. Made me think of this Rick.

Say what you will about the late Rick James, but he was a "disco act" that won over a all-white dyed(bleached?)-in-the-wool hard rock audience during the German Rockpalast series. I saw it myself at the time. One look in the audience and you can tell that these were not people with Rick James 10" dance mixes on their turntables at home.

[wellREDman]

In preparation for seeing them this weekend I've been caning these guys, one of the few bands that I feel successfully mix guitars  and House music

They're my Missus' favourite band and I bought her tickets for her Birthday back in May for them doing one of those  "First Album in its Entirety" tours

   Since then its all got a bit bittersweet as Jake aka "The Reverend Dwayne Love", founder member, MC and main songwriter passed away a few days after the tickets arrived. I knew Jake reasonably well, having toured with him twice when he was guest singer with SAHB so its going to be a little sad seeing the band without him, although by reports they have turned the show into a celebration of Jake and his work. The gig is the last on the mini tour, and is in Brixton where they got together. There is no news yet whether they intend to keep going without Jake so this may be a very triumphant farewell show so I am really happy that I happened to get tickets to what is probably going to be a very special night   
   
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcWDZPxpZ-w&list=RDrcWDZPxpZ-w&start_radio=1