Saturday, March 28, 2009

wheatland wheat

WHEATLAND WHEAT BEER
A crisp and refreshing ale that derives its light but flavorful character from a healthy portion of wheat malt and authentic American yeast. Fruity, spicy, clove-like flavors and aroma give this unfiltered ale its uniquely complex yet refreshing flavors.

Malt: Pilsen, Bonlander, Wheat
Hops:Hallertau
Original Gravity:1.052
IBU:13
Alcohol by Volume:5.0%
Flavor Profile:Unfiltered light golden American-style wheat beer with a citrus and spicy aroma and flavor.
Menu Suggestions:Seafood, Chicken, Salads, Summer Picnics.

Human Blockhead Lager

http://www.shmaltz.com

Brownbag Beer of the week

What's on Tap?

             Centennial IPA

The Glenside pub currently has Founder's IPA (as featured in last week's email) on tap. 

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Duane Swierczynski - The Blonde (2007)

I've almost finished catching myself up with this author's novels. This one has the feel of an the television show "24" which is not a bad thing in my opinion. For one thing, the "chapters" all start with a time and location, and the majority of the book takes place over a span of approximately 12 hours of time. Also, the plot involves agents, terrorists, and lots of very fast-paced action which should hold your interest for the long haul. The thing I've enjoyed most is with this author, you never know what's coming next!

Leslie Charteris: Meet - the Tiger! (1928)


Prior to reading this book, my only exposure to the character "The Saint" was the from the 1997 Val Kilmer film. Although this book became the basis for over 100 later adventures, the author himself was not particular found of this 1st novel according to his own forward in the edition that I read. I personally only found this story to be mildly entertaining, and by the end of the book found it to be quite tedious. Although this may be the book created a memorable character and launched a series, I'll probably do a little bit more research before I revisit this author.

Stone Vertical Epic Ale

As with any good epic, herein lies the promise of larger-than-life experiences, heroics and twists & turns as the adventure unfolds. These bottle-conditioned ales are specifically designed to be aged until sometime after December 12th, 2012. Provided you can wait that long. At that time, enjoy them in a "vertical" tasting. Each one unique to it's year of release. Each with its own "twist & turn" in the plotline. Each one released one year, one month and one day from the previous year's edition. To remind you, the remaining dates are:

09.09.09 10.10.10 11.11.11 12.12.12

Founder's Centennial IPA

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Dark Horse - Crooked Tree I.P.A.

Crooked Tree I.P.A

Inspired by West Coast I.P.A.'s, but brewed with Michigan style. The Crooked Tree is heavily dry hopped to give it a big aroma of pine and citrus. The flavors are big, yet very balanced between fresh hops and malt. Often described as "grapefruit" our hops give this beer an excellent fruit flavor that finishes dry, crisp, and clean. It will pour a nice deep copper color with a bit of haziness. Because of our almost patented "Intense Transfer Methods" our Crooked Tree has won several medals in the India Pale Ale category.

Packages
4/6 bottle
1/6 bbl
1/2 bbl
ABV 6%
Availability: Year Round
UPC: 817099007045

Monday, March 16, 2009

Domernic Stansberry - Chasing the Dragon (2004)

This is the first book in Domenic Stansberry's North Beach Mystery series. My first Stansberry novel was The Confession released by Hard Case Crime the same year as this. I enjoyed that one, and this one did not disappoint either. I'm looking forward to reading more in this series.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Queen - The Works (1984)

1 Radio Ga Ga (5:49)
2 Tear It Up (3:28)
3 It's A Hard Life (4:08)
4 Man On The Prowl (3:28)
5 Machines (Or 'Back To Humans') (5:10)
6 I Want To Break Free (3:21)
7 Keep Passing The Open Windows (5:22)
8 Hammer To Fall (4:28)
9 Is This The World We Created...? (2:16)

Queen - Innuendo (1991)

1 Innuendo (6:31)
2 I'm Going Slightly Mad (4:22)
3 Headlong (4:38)
4 I Can't Live With You (4:33)
5 Don't Try So Hard (3:39)
6 Ride The Wild Wind (4:42)
7 All God's People (4:21)
8 These Are The Days Of Our Lives (4:15)
9 Delilah (3:35)
10 The Hitman (4:56)
11 Bijou (3:36)
12 The Show Must Go On (4:35)

Miles Davis - The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions Disc 2 (2001)


Disc 2

  1. Ascent - 14:54
  2. Directions I - 6:50
  3. Directions II - 4:53
  4. Shhh/Peaceful - 19:17
  5. In A Silent Way (rehearsal) - 5:26
  6. In A Silent Way - 4:18
  7. It's About That Time - 11:27

Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon (1970)


Tracklisting:

1 Morning Morgantown (3:12)
2 For Free (4:31)
3 Conversation (4:21)
4 Ladies Of The Canyon (3:32)
5 Willy (3:00)
6 The Arrangement (3:32)
7 Rainy Night House (3:22)
8 The Priest (3:39)
9 Blue Boy (2:53)
10 Big Yellow Taxi (2:16)
11 Woodstock (5:25)
12 The Circle Game (4:50)

Joe Jackson - Night and Day (1982)

1 Another World (4:00)
2 Chinatown (4:08)
3 T.V. Age (3:45)
4 Target (3:52)
5 Steppin' Out (4:34)
6 Breaking Us In Two (4:57)
7 Cancer (6:06)
8 Real Men (4:05)
9 A Slow Song (7:13)

Hillary Duff - Dignity (2007)


Tracklisting:

1
Stranger (4:10)
2
Dignity (3:13)
3
With Love (3:01)
4
Danger (3:31)
5
Gypsy Woman (3:14)
6
Never Stop (3:13)
7
No Work, All Play (4:17)
8
Between You And Me (3:05)
9
Dreamer (3:15)
10
Happy (3:28)
11
Burned (3:21)
12
Outside Of You (4:03)
13
I Wish (3:51)
14
Play With Fire (3:01)

Ennio Morricone - La Piovra (1991)


01 - Mille Echi
02 - My Heart And I
03 - Giustizia
04 - Tentativo D'Amore
05 - Agguato
06 - Canzone Per La Sera
07 - Arresto
08 - Nel Covo
09 - Intimamente
10 - Esther
11 - Contro Tutti
12 - Strana Bambina
13 - Notturno Per Una Citta
14 - Una Pietra Sopra
15 - Stazione Di Palermo
16 - Morte Di Un Giusto
17 - Troppo Tardi
18 - Morale
19 - La Morale Dell 'Immorale
20 - Concentrazione
21 - Silenzi Dopo Silenzi

David Bowie - The Man who Sold the World (1973)


1 The Width Of A Circle (8:10)
2 All The Madmen (5:41)
3 Black Country Rock (3:36)
4 After All (3:55)
5 Running Gun Blues (3:15)
6 Saviour Machine (4:29)
7 She Shook Me Cold (4:16)
8 The Man Who Sold The World (3:58)
9 The Supermen (3:44)
10 Lightning Frightning (3:41)
11 Holy Holy (2:23)
12 Moonage Daydream (3:54)
13 Hang On To Yourself (2:52)

David Bowie - Hours (1999)

1 Thursday's Child (5:24)
2 Something In The Air (5:46)
3 Survive (4:11)
4 If I'm Dreaming My Life (7:04)
5 Seven (4:04)
6 What's Really Happening? (4:10)
7 The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell (4:40)
8 New Angels Of Promise (4:35)
9 Brilliant Adventure (1:54)
10 The Dreamers (5:14)

Candy Dulfer - For the Love of You (1997)


1 Saxy Intro (0:14)
2 Saxy Mood (4:19)
3 For The Love Of You (5:00)
4 Once You Get Started (4:57)
5 Smooth (4:35)
6 Gitition (4:31)
7 Girls Should Stick Together (For Nada) (5:07)
8 Wish You Were Here (4:15)
9 Allright (4:29)
10 Give Me Some More (3:52)
11 Sunday Cool (3:34)
12 Bird (6:25)
13 For The Love Of You (4:12)

Boston - Boston [2006 Remaster] (1976)

1. (00:04:45) Boston - More Than A Feeling
2. (00:05:04) Boston - Peace Of Mind
3. (00:07:48) Boston - Foreplay - Long Time
4. (00:03:00) Boston - Rock & Roll Band
5. (00:04:21) Boston - Smokin'
6. (00:04:12) Boston - Hitch A Ride
7. (00:03:48) Boston - Something About You
8. (00:04:47) Boston - Let Me Take You Home Tonight

Björk - Post (1995)





A1 Army Of Me (3:54)
A2 Hyper-Ballad (5:21)
A3 The Modern Things (4:10)
A4 It's Oh So Quiet (3:38)
A5 Enjoy (3:56)
A6 You've Been Flirting Again (2:29)
B1 Isobel (5:48)
B2 Possibly Maybe (4:51)
B3 I Miss You (4:03)
B4 Cover Me (2:06)
B5 Headphones (5:40)

Alice in Chains - Facelift (1990)


Tracklisting:

1 We Die Young (2:32)
2 Man In The Box (4:46)
3 Sea Of Sorrow (5:49)
4 Bleed The Freak (4:01)
5 I Can't Remember (3:42)
6 Love, Hate, Love (6:27)
7 It Ain't Like That (4:37)
8 Sunshine (4:44)
9 Put You Down (3:16)
10 Confusion (5:44)
11 I Know Somethin (Bout You) (4:21)
12 Real Thing (4:03)

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Wayne Shorter - Night Dreamer (1964)

Bass - Reginald Workman
Drums - Elvin Jones
Piano - McCoy Tyner
Saxophone [Tenor] - Wayne Shorter
Trumpet - Lee Morgan

Tracklisting:

A1 Night Dreamer
A2 Oriental Folk Song
A3 Virgo
B1 Black Nile
B2 Charcoal Blues
B3 Armageddon

Angelo Badalamenti And David Lynch - Twin Peaks - Season Two Music And More (2007)

0a Abstract Mood (2:39)
0b Credit Boogie (1:17)
1 Love Theme Intro (2:21)
2 Shelly (2:17)
3 New Shoes (3:47)
4 High School Swing (1:51)
5 Hayward Boogie (2:16)
6 Blue Frank (5:12)
7 Audrey's Prayer (2:10)
8 I'm Hurt Bad (2:31)
9 Cop Beat (1:56)
10 Harold's Theme (1:42)
11 Barbershop (1:25)
12 Night Bells (2:47)
13 Just You (3:36)
14 Drug Deal Blues (3:08)
15 Audrey (2:27)
16 Josie And Truman (4:31)
17 Hook Rug Dance (2:24)
18 Packards' Vibration (2:39)
19 Half Heart (5:31)
20 Laura's Dark Boogie (5:01)
21 Dark Mood Woods / The Red Room (9:01)
22 Love Theme Farewell (2:34)


Angelo Badalamenti - Music from Twin Peaks (1990)


1 Twin Peaks Theme (4:45)
2 Laura Palmer's Theme (5:08)
3 Audrey's Dance (5:15)
4 The Nightingale (4:54)
5 Freshly Squeezed (3:48)
6 The Bookhouse Boys (3:24)
7 Into The Night (4:42)
8 Night Life In Twin Peaks (3:23)
9 Dance Of The Dream Man (3:39)
10 Love Theme From Twin Peaks (4:34)
11 Falling (5:18)

The Who - Who's Next (MFSL 1971)


1 Baba O'Riley (5:08)
2 Bargain (5:32)
3 Love Ain't For Keeping (2:10)
4 My Wife (3:40)
5 The Song Is Over (6:13)
6 Getting In Tune (4:50)
7 Going Mobile (3:42)
8 Behind Blue Eyes (3:41)
9 Won't Get Fooled Again (8:32)
10 Pure And Easy (4:19)
11 Baby Don't You Do It (5:13)
12 Naked Eye (5:22)
13 Water (6:25)
14 Too Much Of Anything (4:24)
15 I Don't Even Know Myself (4:54)
16 Behind Blue Eyes (3:25)

Philip Glass - The Photographer (1983)

Tracklisting:

1 Act I: "A Gentleman's Honour" (Vocal) (3:17)
2 Act II (16:25)
3 "A Gentleman's Honour" (Instrumental) (3:19)
4 Act III (19:19)

Sun Ra & His Myth Science Arkestra - Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy / Art Forms Of Dimensions Tomorrow (1961-1963)

Tracklisting:

1
And Otherness
2
Thither And Yon
3
Adventure-Equation
4
Moon Dance
5
Voice Of Space
6
Cluster Of Galaxies
7
Ankh
8
Solar Drums
9
The Outer Heavens
10
Infinity Of The Universe
11
Lights On A Satellite
12
Kosmos In Blue

Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)



Tracklisting:

A1 Brown Sugar (3:50)
A2 Sway (3:45)
A3 Wild Horses (5:41)
A4 Can't You Hear Me Knocking (7:17)
A5 You Gotta Move (2:32)
B1 Bitch (3:42)
B2 I Got The Blues (4:00)
B3 Sister Morphine (5:34)
B4 Dead Flowers (4:05)
B5 Moonlight Mile (5:56)

Robert Rich / B. Lustmord - Stalker (200)

Tracklisting:

1 Elemental Trigger (6:06)
2 Synergistic Perceptions (10:59)
3 Hidden Refuge (9:36)
4 Delusion Fields (9:33)
5 Omnipresent Boundary (15:00)
6 Undulating Terrain (5:36)
7 A Point Of No Return (11:35)

Shine - Heaven and Hell (2004)

Tracklisting:

1 Movement 1 (4:03)
2 Movement 2 (5:56)
3 Movement 3 (9:04)
4 Movement 4 (4:11)
5 Movement 5 (5:54)
6 Movement 6 (6:12)
7 Movement 7 (6:39)

Pharoah Sanders - Live... (1982)

1 You Got To Have Freedom (14:17)
2 Easy To Remember (6:52)
3 Blues For Santa Cruz (8:39)
4 Pharomba (13:26)
5 Doktor Pitt [Japanese Edition Bonus Track] (21:34)

Bass - Walter Booker
Drums - Idris Muhammad
Piano - John Hicks
Saxophone [Tenor] - Pharoah Sanders


Maceo Parker - Mo' Roots (1991)

Drums - Bill Stewart (tracks: A1 to A4, B2 to B4)
Guitar - Rodney Jones
Organ [Hammond], Keyboards - Larry Goldings
Saxophone [Alto] - Maceo Parker
Saxophone [Tenor] - Pee Wee Ellis
Trombone - Fred Wesley

A1 Hallelujah I Love Her So (3:57)
A2 Chicken (8:17)
A3 Let's Get It On (7:43)
A4 Hamp's Boogie Woogie (6:12)
B1 Fa Fa Fa (The Sad Song) (4:48)
B2 Jack's Back (5:41)
B3 Sister Sadie (5:26)
B4 Southwick (9:08)


Kate Bush - Aerial (2005)

Tracklisting:
A Sea Of Honey
1-1 King Of The Mountain (4:53)
1-2 π (6:09)
1-3 Bertie (4:18)
1-4 Mrs. Bartolozzi (5:58)
1-5 How To Be Invisible (5:32)
1-6 Joanni (4:56)
1-7 A Coral Room (6:12)

A Sky Of Honey
2-1 Prelude (1:26)
2-2 Prologue (5:42)
2-3 An Architect's Dream (4:50)
2-4 The Painter's Link (1:35)
2-5 Sunset (5:58)
2-6 Aerial Tal (1:01)
2-7 Somewhere In Between (5:00)
2-8 Nocturn (8:34)
2-9 Aerial (7:52)



John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)

Bass - Paul Chambers (3)
Drums - Art Taylor , Jimmy Cobb
Piano - Tommy Flanagan, Wynton Kelly
Saxophone [Tenor] - John Coltrane

Tracklisting:

A1 Giant Steps (4:43)
A2 Cousin Mary (5:45)
A3 Countdown (2:21)
A4 Spiral (5:56)
B1 Syeeda's Song Flute (7:00)
B2 Naima (4:21)
B3 Mr. P.C. (6:57)


John Coltrane - Blue Train (1957)

Bass - Paul Chambers (3)
Drums - "Philly" Joe Jones
Piano - Kenny Drew
Saxophone [Tenor] - John Coltrane
Trombone - Curtis Fuller
Trumpet - Lee Morgan

1 Blue Train (10:39)
2 Moment's Notice (9:06)
3 Locomotion (7:11)
4 I'm Old Fashioned (7:55)
5 Lazy Bird (7:03)

Herbie Hancock - Thrust (1978)

Tracks
Title Composer Time
1 Palm Grease Hancock 10:38
2 Actual Proof Hancock 9:42
3 Butterfly Hancock, Maupin 11:18
4 Spank-A-Lee Clark, Hancock, Jackson 7:12
Mike Clark Drums
Herbie Hancock Synthesizer, Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Vocals, Clavinet,
Producer, Arp, Fender Rhodes, Arp 2600, Arp Odyssey,
Arp Strings
Paul Jackson Bass, Bass (Electric)
Bennie Maupin Percussion, Clarinet (Bass), Flute (Alto), Saxophone, Sax
(Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Wind, Saxello
Bill Summers Percussion
Oren Waters Vocals

Pharoah Sanders - Heart is a Melody

Bass - John Heard
Piano - William Henderson
Saxophone [Tenor], Producer - Pharoah Sanders

Tracklisting:

A
Olé (21:25)


B1
On A Misty Night (6:43)


B2
Heart Is A Melody Of Time (Hiroko's Song) (7:25)


B3
Goin' To Africa (Highlife) (3:33)

The Headhunters - Survival of the Fittest (1976)

Survival of the Fittest

SIDE ONE

  • God Make Me Funky (9:35) feat The Pointer Sisters
  • Mugic (3:31)
  • Here And Now (7:07)


SIDE TWOI

  • Daffy's Dance (6:05)
  • Rima (8:14)
  • If You've Got It, You'll Get It (6:26)

Personnel

  • Herbie Hancock: keyboards, electric pianos, clavinet, synthesizers
  • Bennie Maupin: saxophones, saxello, clarinets, flutes, lyricon
  • Paul Jackson: bass guitar
  • Harvey Mason, Mike Clark: drums
  • Bill Summers: percussion
  • Blackbyrd McKnight: electric guitar
  • Flute - Joyce Jackson

Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters (1973)

Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock - electric piano, keyboards & synthesizers
Bennie Maupin - saxophones, clarinet & flutes
Paul Jackson - bass & marimbula
Harvey Mason - drums
Bill Summers - percussion
01. Chameleon [15:44]
02. Watermelon Man [06:32]
03. Sly [10:20]
04. Vein Melter [09:10]

Funkadelic (1970, 2005 Reissue)

Funkadelic
Track listing
01 Mommy, What's A Funkadelic? (9:06)
02 I'll Bet You (6:11)
03 Music For My Mother (5:38)
04 I Got A Thing, You Got A Thing, Everybody's Got A Thing (3:54)
05 Good Old Music (8:04)
06 Qualify And Satisfy (6:18)
07 What Is Soul (7:40)
08 Can't Shake It Loose (1969 Version) (2:28)
09 I'll Bet You (1969 Version) (4:10)
10 Music For My Mother (1969 Version) (5:17)
11 As Good As I Can Feel (1969 Version) (2:31)
12 Open Our Eyes (1969 Version) (3:58)
13 Quality And Satisfy (45 Version) (3:00)
14 Music For My Mother (Instrumental-45 Version) (6:14)

Credits:
Lead Guitar: Eddie Hazel
Rhythm Guitar: Tawl Ross
Bass: Billy Nelson
Organ: Mickey Atkins
Drums: Tiki Fulwood
Vocals: George Clinton, Fuzzy Haskins, Grady Thomas, Calvin Simon, Ray Davis

Fred Wesley and the J.B.'s - "Damn Right I Am Somebody." (1974)

A1 Damn Right I'm Somebody (6:00)
A2 Blow Your Head (4:43)
A3 I'm Payin' Taxes, What Am I Buyin' (9:28)
B1 Same Beat - Part 1 (3:30)
B2 If You Don't Get It The First Time, Back Up & Try Again, Parrty (3:36)
B3 Make Me What You Want Me To Be (3:34)
B4 Going To Get A Thrill (6:00)
B5 You Sure Love To Ball (4:13)


Dave Douglas - Keystone (2005)

File:Keystone (album).jpg

Track listing

  1. "A Noise from the Deep" - 6:54
  2. "Just Another Murder" - 4:51
  3. "Sapphire Sky Blue" - 4:55
  4. "Butterfly Effect" - 6:14
  5. "Fatty's Day Off" - 2:31
  6. "Mabel Normand" - 4:47
  7. "The Real Roscoe" - 4:31
  8. "Famous Players" - 6:52
  9. "Barnyard Flirtations" - 1:42
  10. "Hollywood" - 4:19
  11. "Tragicomique" - 5:18
All compositions by Dave Douglas
Personnel

* Dave Douglas: trumpet
* Jamie Saft: Wurlitzer piano
* DJ Olive: turntables
* Marcus Strickland: saxophone
* Brad Jones: bass
* Gene Lake: drums

Buckethead - Electric Tears (2002)

Electric Tears
Electric Tears cover
Studio album by Buckethead

Tracklist:

01 - All in The Waiting
02 - Sketches of Spain (for Miles)
03 - Padmasana
04 - Mustang
05 - The Way to Heaven
06 - Baptism of Solitude
07 - Kansas Storm
08 - Datura
09 - Mantaray
10 - Witches On The Heath
11 - Angel Monster
12 - Electric Tears
13 - Spell of the Gypsies





Kenny Garrett - Beyond The Wall

Garrett, Kenny - Beyond The Wall CD Cover Art






Personnel: Kenny Garrett; Pharoah Sanders (tenor saxophone); Mulgrew Miller (piano); Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone); Robert Leslie Hurst III (bass instrument); Brian Blade (drums); Ruggerio Boccato (percussion).JazzTimes (p.94) - "'Tsunami Song' is the disc's apex. Its theme is heartbreaking, and the ensemble expands its breadth with harp, violin, cello, percussion and the erhu. It's an absolutely gorgeous piece of music."

1. Callig
2. Beyond the Wall
3. Qing Wen
4. Realization (Marching Toward the Light)
5. Tsunami Song
6. Kiss to the Skies
7. Now
8. Gwoka
9. May Peace Be Upon Them

Dark Horse - Fore Smoked Stout

Fore Smoked Stout

Number Fore - Brewed with all malted barley and peat malt (smoked malt). This beer is full bodied with chocolate, roasted barley flavors, and a smokey almost BBQ finish.

Packages
4/6 bottle
1/6 bbl
1/2 bbl

Availability: Fall/Winter Seasonal
UPC: 817099004604

Day Keene - Framed in Guilt (1949)


Day Keene's first novel is a brilliant "Whodunnit" which has me very anxious to read more of his novels. Everything piece of the puzzle fits perfectly here, and this is one of those books where everything just comes together so perfectly at the end. I am going to try to track down his second novel - one of later novels is out on Hard Case Crime as well.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Billy Sheehan - Holy Cow


1. In a Week Or Two (Ill Give It Back to You)
2. Dynamic Exhilarator
3. A Litl Bitl Do It to Ya Evry Time
4. A Bloodless Casualty
5. Make It to Another Day (I Keep Rolling On My Way)
6. Another Broken Promise
7. Just Another Humanoid
8. Turning Point
9. Two People Can Keep a Secret (If One of Them Is Dead)
10. Theme from An Imaginary Sci Fi
11. Cell Towers


2008 Japan Only Release by Bassist Billy Sheehan (Steve Vai). Compared to his two previous solo efforts, 2001's Compression and 2005's Cosmic Troubadour, Sheehan considers Holy Cow "an evolution; a further advancement."

Joining him are Guitarist Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top as well as Simone Sello and Paul Gilbert , celebrated Drummer Ray Luzier, and Doug Pinnick on vocals.

Neko Case - Middle Cyclone



1. This Tornado Loves You
2. The Next Time You Say "Forever"
3. People Got A Lotta Nerve
4. Polar Nettles
5. Vengeance Is Sleeping
6. Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth
7. Middle Cyclone
8. Fever
9. Magpie To The Morning
10. I'm An Animal
11. Prison Girls
12. Don't Forget Me
13. The Pharaohs
14. Red Tide
15. Marais La Nuit