Attack At Dawn

Greetings,

Tonight's music selection is "Attack At Dawn" from "Criminal Goat" by Rain Station.

In the summer of 1992, Hoagie Malone (Jay Moores) began coaxing musicians for his recording project "Equator." These sessions produced 33 tracks. Originally released as Khaki Circus by Equator, Hoagie felt that the recordings between he and mopehead (Mark Harvey) were going particularly well, so when mixing time came, the 33 tracks became two separate releases. "Criminal Goat" and Rain Station were born...

Haven't heard it yet?  Click the "play" button below and enjoy!

Have a great evening,

Mark Harvey

Another year older and hopefully another year wiser...

Good evening friends,

As each year passes (and today I celebrate another birthday) I pray I get a little wiser along with a little older (insert cackle or assorted laugh here). Seriously though, I do hope to make the world around me a little better, a little more loved, a little happier, a little healthier, give it a little more good music, give it a little more good beer...I think you get the picture.

"Older & Wiser" from mopehead "It's Always Good" is a song I always think of on my birthday. Have a listen for the birthday boy, will ya?

Follow your stars
Create your dreams
Things aren't as bad
As they may seem

The moon smiles down from midnight skies
We all grow old
Some grow wise

Find your way
Accept your fate
Got a lot to live for
Celebrate

The sun burns hot from the noontime sky
We all grow old
Some grow wise

When I get a little older
When I get a little wiser
Once I get a little quicker
I can touch the sky
When I get a little older
When I get a little wiser
Once I get a little quicker
I can touch the sky

Solve your crimes
Do your time

Heaven watches from on high
We all grow old
Some grow wise

When I get a little older
When I get a little wiser
Once I get a little quicker
I can touch the sky
When I get a little older
When I get a little wiser
Once I get a little quicker
I can touch the sky

Have a great night!

Mark Harvey

Get Happy

Sometimes I need a reminder.

Night falls quickly
Gotta grab the next feeling home
Hope you landed on a good one
Just fallen short of happiness

Get happy, yeah
Get happy

Push your way solidly
Down your pathways
Cut your corners
Now cut your loses

Get happy
Get happy, yeah
Get happy
Get happy

Life's no major chore
Get happy
C'mon get off it
Get happy, yeah

Have a nice night,

Mark Harvey

Chachied

Just a little night music for you...


Jay wrote a post on my Facebook page "Listening to Chachied. Love the instumental mopehead tunes."

So I took a few minutes and listened to instrumental mopehead volume two.

Every now and again I listen to the old tunes...think about a day when I'd have time to write new tunes.  For now...

Enjoy and have a nice weekend,

Mark Harvey

The Specials at The Warfield - March 23rd

Wow...

What a show...

After decades I finally got to see one of the most influential bands in my life, The Specials.  The evening was fairly surreal from start to finish.  Tons of Mods, Rude Boys and Skins descended upon The Warfield - the vibe was great.  I got a chance to see a bunch of people I hadn't seen in years.  Nothing like a great show to bring out the masses! The Specials were incredible.
Check out this clip from the show.


Cheers!

Mark Harvey

The Specials

Tonight I get to see one of my favorite bands of all time, The Specials.

I was too young when they stopped touring in 1981 so when I heard they were coming to the Bay Area I jumped on tickets.

It amazes me that over the past twelve months I've seen Madness, The Who and soon, The Specials.


I plan to enjoy myself...it IS later than I think.

Cheers!

Mark Harvey

Dance Craze

Another post for tonight...

From Wikipedia...

"Ska (pron.: /ˈskɑː/, Jamaican [skjæ]) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae.[1] Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento andcalypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. It is characterized by a walking bass line accented with rhythms on the upbeat. In the early 1960s, ska was the dominant music genre of Jamaica and was popular with British mods. Later it became popular with many skinheads.[2][3][4][5]

Music historians typically divide the history of ska into three periods: the original Jamaican scene of the 1960s (First Wave), the English 2 Tone ska revival of the late 1970s (Second Wave) and the third wave ska movement, which started in the 1980s (Third Wave) and rose to popularity in the US in the 1990s.[6]"

The English 2-Tone ska revival was instrumental in my life. I identified so closely with the scene and spent years as a Mod (or Rude Boy...or whatever I was). The movie "Dance Craze" was our window into a world across the ocean of the bands we loved.



Tomorrow night I get to see one of my favorite bands of all time, The Specials. Even though the band isn't complete without Jerry Dammers I feel a sense of completeness getting a chance to see this band. The bonus is that I get to see them with my good friend, Scotty and a bunch of other folks like me who had their youth influenced by the 2-tone movement.

Good evening friends...

Mark Harvey

2-Tone

Good evening,

On the eve of The Specials show tomorrow night I thought I'd post this.

Check it...

Cheers!

Mark Harvey