"Basketball" by Kurtis Blow from Harlem, New York City (1984) #MusicSky youtu.be/OYhwzIL0TjM?...

Debbie Harry. Paris, 1978. 📸 by Christian Rose

(1967) Killer garage rock from Whiting, Indiana. The record is extremely rare - with evidently only a handful to be found. #MusicSky youtu.be/zeUrVRpzoJA?...

Precursor to Yes. #MusicSky youtu.be/jKbXFwjESXM?...

1985 Minor Threat cover of the 1966 Standells classic. The Cramps played it live and I believe that a recording of a 1982 Seattle performance found it's way onto bootleg vinyl. But all told and hands down, the Minor Threat version is the best. 👇👇 #MusicSky youtu.be/cftUpnNvyxY?...

(1977) #MusicSky youtu.be/lSFIjI7xFec?...

Joy Division "Unknown Pleasures" Vespa Scooter A vintage Vespa GT 1968 modified by Mark Choi in Leeds. Paint by Riv & Choi. T5 engine with Yamaha DT 175 conversion. Joy Division Unknown Pleasures album cover by Peter Saville #MusicSky

(1968) Lulu's cover of Canadian folk singer Bonnie Dobson's 1962 song about living in a post apocalyptic world. It was also recorded by (to name a few): Phil Ochs & Bob Dylan,, The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers, The Jeff Beck Group, and Robert Plant. #MusicSky youtu.be/pOzuxEphwZU?...

1986) Live remastered performance from the Paradise in Boston, MA 7/31/86." X" is from Los Angeles, CA. Written by Dave Alvin. #MusicSky youtu.be/K_tyWt_9Bfs?...

(1980) #MusicSky youtu.be/ZKp1TjP__rg?...

""The Eleven" is a song written in the unusual time signature of 11/8. (My favorite moment happens at about 2:10) This is a live recording from the Labor Temple in Minneapolis, April 27, 1969. #MusicSky youtu.be/lBq-_sdgLt8?...

(1989) The Beastie Boys sampled a dozen tracks and wove them into this song including: "Superfly" by Curtis Mayfield, "Jaws" main theme by John Williams, "Pump It Up" by Elvis Costello, and "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss. #MusicSky youtu.be/-OgG0GwT-uY?...

(2014) Bruce Springsteen sings a cover of The Saints (Australia) 1986 hit. #MusicSky youtu.be/hJ4a_tgJp4I?...

Day 302 of my cover challenge: (2011) Imelda May covers Johnny Burnett's 1956 version, but Tiny Bradshaw originally recorded it in 1951. #MusicSky youtu.be/Mz147m98jdQ?...

(1972) Written by Jonathan Richman. Produced by John Cale. #MusicSky youtu.be/6ZWoJ8_75Mo?...

Ian MacKaye speaking at the Library of Congress. #MusicSky youtu.be/8RrQedA8Cto?...

(2021) 1876 from Portland, OR has members from the Northern Cheyenne, Blackfeet, Comanche and Yakama tribes They sing in their traditional languages, with snarling punk guitar, pow wow drums and native flute. 1876? That's the year tribes united to defeat Custer. #MusicSky youtu.be/1RcSX2JzCSo?...

"The 1,000-bed Delaney Hall facility is part of a multi-billion-dollar business empire built largely from government contracts for housing detained newcomers pursuing their own dreams." share.google/cWnmnvSrpkMP...

1966. This song reached #4 on the English singles chart after release in Feb 1966 and was included on the band's debut album later that year. Tarrantino chose the song to be featured in his film "Death Proof " (2007). See comments for photo of the debut album.👇👇👇 #MusicSky youtu.be/cBGBnJhkaQA?...

1964 beat band from Horsham, England. This is the b side of the first of 2 acetate singles they recorded at Regent Sound on Denmark Street in London. Columbia released the singles but they split up in late 1966. #MusicSky youtu.be/6Jy-HECko8o?...

1965 garage rock from Fort Worth, Texas. This record was never actually released under this title.. The producers had them re-record it as "The Night of the Phantom ". It was later included as originally recorded on some Texas garage rock compilations. #MusicSky youtu.be/83kYS1bEmjk?...

😎😎👏👏🙂🙂 #MusicSky youtu.be/CVyJkKKfRFs?...

1988 Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians #MusicSky youtu.be/sGnCOx_rcJE?...

Frank Zappa wearing a classic Schott Perfecto motorcycle jacket. 1979. 📸 by Lynn Goldsmith #MusicSky

(1997) Ska punk single from the album "Let's Face It". It was first released on "Safe and Sound: A Benefit in Response to the Brookline Clinic Violence", in response to the slayings of 2 women's clinic workers in 2 separate clinics in Brookline, MA on Dec 30, 1994. youtu.be/NIGMUAMevH0?...

Day 301.75 of my cover challenge: (1964) The Cops & Robbers from Watford, England, recorded "St. James Infirmary". The song was made famous by Louis Armstrong in 1928. It's a jazz and blues standard based on an 18th-century English folk song called "The Unfortunate Rake". youtu.be/N5qiu-8piUw?...

(March 28, 1964) The Pyramids from Long Beach, CA appear on American Bandstand. They met and started playing in high school. #MusicSky youtu.be/USfMeResE1c?...

Well there you go... youtu.be/WLIE1GKfluk?...

Day 301.5 of my cover challenge: # (1985) The Staple Singers led by Mavis Staples cover the Talking Heads' 1979 hit. Mavis lends a sharp perspective to the lyrics we all mostly know by rote. #MusicSky youtu.be/GAXZ1wqI8zk?...

Day 301 of my cover challenge : (1978) Robert Gordon covers Springsteen's original live at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey. Bruce gave it to him to record after he saw Gordon perform with Link Wray. #MusicSky youtu.be/FfsQusJ6dMU?...

(1969) Rare from Memphis, Tennessee. "...What's everybody fighting for? Wish I could find the door And get outta here..." #MusicSky youtu.be/eOCR3UM8yME?...

From 2018: One of my favorite little restaurants near my job in downtown Newark had a very nice morning buffet for "eating your colors". Looks like I got A little chicken salad, kiwi, blackberries , strawberries, mini tomatoes avocado, olives, and pickled beets that day. 🙂,*

1989 art punk/post punk/industrial rock from Cleveland, Ohio. When you look the band up in Wikipedia and scroll down to current and past band members you find that he late great Wayne Kramer's name is among the many. #MusicSky youtu.be/v4Br8VDf3ko?...

Oh my... #MusicSky youtu.be/OSU5r0p-d00?...

(1982)) Horror punk/punk rock from Lodi, New Jersey. **(Lodi is accessible from the Garden State Parkway exit 159 & Route 80 East exit 63. 😁) #MusicSky youtu.be/HZJPPOLBDcc?...

(1965) The Mosriters music was classified as "North Alabama Surf" but not long after they became known as The Swampers - rhythm section session musicians at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio.". #MusicSky youtu.be/mwzbgmCHZHk?...

Love this one! The Checkerlads, a garage band from Canada only released 3 singles. This became the bigger hit regionally in Saskatchewan. #MusicSky youtu.be/MNEO8-7JBB0?...

(1987) Garage revival from Sweden. #MusicSky youtu.be/iBnibCI9B90?...

(1965) #MusicSky youtu.be/xKj3fjQ3S4Y?...

What is happening? 😁 #MusicSky youtu.be/WyyEc-GNDfQ?...

It's barely even a word.

“For the past year, advocates have peacefully assembled at Delaney Hall with.. purpose, and unwavering commitment. “That.. was disrupted on Memorial Day, when a troubling shift occurred. ICE ..engaged protesters in ways that...led to unnecessary confrontation." share.google/SW120XFXOvgQ...

(2005) From the album Don't Slander Me. And it’s absolutely perfect. #MusicSky youtu.be/7igkVuKURWE?...

The Sex Pistols @ Glitterbest Ltd on Oxford Street, London. 1977 (The music management & production company founded by Malcom McClaren) 📸 by Adrian Boot #MusicSky

The original lineup of Pink Floyd @ the Sound Techniques studio in London on March 10, 1967. Roger Waters, Syd Barrett, Nick Mason & Rick Wright. The photo coincides with the UK release of their 1st single, "Arnold Layne". 📸 by Doug McKenzie #MusicSky

Just browsing around YouTube TV this morning to see what to watch and wondering why Scott Bessent looks like he's doing an SNL skit. 🍇🍌🍋‍🟩☕️

During the first five months of the year, the NYPD reported record lows for crime citywide, Murders were down more than 20% since 2025. Shootings declined 5%.Police said there were no shooting incidents or victims in the subway system .Burglaries were second-lowest ever in recorded NYC history.