#jim mills

[dare-g]

Mr. Ice Cream Man (1996)

[bandcampsnoop]

2/9/23.

Extra were a Los Angeles, California band based on the talents of Jim Mills. Mills had been a member of various bands leading up to Extra's run in the early 2000s.

"F R double E" was reissued on Joyful Noise Recording's White Label series in 2020. There is a sunny, California vibe that you might find on Curation Records today. But, here Extra sounds like an amazing combination of Grandaddy, The Beatles and Busman's Holiday.

Bobb Bruno (Best Coast) was the "curator" who chose this album for reissue. He said that "F R double E" "sounds like a lost gem from the heyday of vinyl". I'm guessing he means it could be a 1970s AOR release.

If you have VIP membership through Joyful Noise, you can pick this up in the "private stash". Or you can find copies on Discogs.

[thebluegrasssituation]

Give Me the Wintertime: 10 Bluegrass Songs for the Cold

If we really have no choice but to endure winter (other than high-tailin’ it toward the equator), we might as well give in, cozy up, and spin some wintry bluegrass songs. Cold rain, cold snow, cold wind, cold hearts ... some folks like the summertime when they can walk about, but wintertime ... well, it’s a season that happens, too.

Read the rest here!

[yeri]

“The harder I work the luckier I get.”

[jukbox]

Jim Mills, Black Jack, 2012

[mindrive]

Jim Mills: Banjo Man