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Got out last night - visited Sid Gold's Request Room and partook of food from the Dreamers food truck. Dreamers was started by Doug and Telisha Williams (aka Wild Ponies) and photographer Laura Schneider after the pandemic shut down their normal careers.
The story of Dreamers* is inspirational in the best way. A prime example of turning adversity into triumph (and not personal triumph so much as triumph for the world). The Roasted Vegetable bowl I had was delish, too.
*I don't have the time to recount the story - but here is a link you can check out.
I can't believe it is time to wrap up this week's Featured Friday Playlist (As always we saved some great music for our final segment) Songs 47-55
47. "Knocks Me On the Floor" by Julez and the Rollerz
Southern California rock and rollers (formerly known as Julez) with their latest single. We featured the first single a few weeks back.
48. "Gravedigger" by The Damn Devils
Recorded remotely over the internet (which they were doing before the pandemic). This band features two brothers-in-law and a childhood friend of one of them. Brought together life-long love of rock and roll.
49. "How to Weigh a Whale Without a Scale" by Leanie Kaleido
The title track from the recent album by this UK singer-songwriter. The album was produced by Ride front man Mark Gardener. Kaleido's father was the original lead guitarist for the Yardbirds.
50. "The Call" by Death of a Legend
This is the third single (and our second feature) of the rock and roll band who emerged from the hardcore scene in Milano, Italy.
51. "I Am the Dance Floor" by Art d'Ecco
A fascinating artist from Vancouver - who brings a classic style and a modern sound - blurring whatever lines he can. I dig this a lot.
52. "Landscape Simulation" by The Green Kingdom
The Green Kingdom is the solo project of Michael Cottone a sound artist from Michigan. This was released on sound of silence records - a diy label from Athens, Greece.
53. "Through Somebody Else's Eyes - Leaether Strip Remix" by Nature of Wires
Nature of Wires is a UK artist who have been doing originals and remixes since the mid 1980s. Here they get the remix treatment from the legendary Danish EBM artist Leaether Strip.
54. "High Teens Low Twenties" by Ritual Cloak
Single from the forthcoming Divine Invasion album (due May 7) by this band from Cardiff, Wales (yes more Welsh music.)
55. "Monsters Mind Consuming" by Manntra
And we end on a high note with our second track to feature from this Balkan folk-metal band who combine Croatian folk influences with metal and industrial music from an original sound. A great way to take us out.
Featured Friday Playlist
