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the nickel
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According to Tom Waits, all the winos refer to downtown Los Angeles on 5th street (skid row) as the nickel. His hobo's lullaby 'On the Nickel' was recorded for the Ralph Waite film On the Nickel and also appears on his 1980 album Heartattack and Vine.
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from public enemy posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
Public Enemy went on tour in support of Yo! Bum Rush the Show opening for LL Cool J and Eric B and Rakim as part of the Def Jam Europe tour in 1987. They played three dates at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, and audio of the third show, recorded by the BBC, was used on It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back which you can hear in "Countdown to Armageddon" at the beginning of the album where British DJ Dave Pearce hypes the crowd.
reseda country club
from beastie boys posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
Footage of the Beastie Boys performing at the Reseda Country Club (now closed) in September 1989 was used for the video for "Shadrach." This performance was one of the few live shows by the Beasties in support of Paul's Boutique.
g-spot
from beastie boys posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
The Beastie Boys rented this house in Los Angeles while working on Paul's Boutique after their stint at the Mondrian Hotel. The G-Spot nickname came from the large gold "G" on the front of the building which presumably stood for the house's owner Marilyn Grasshoff. They would end up raiding her closet for the '70s clothes they wore in the video for "Hey Ladies."
The photo of the Beastie Boys underwater was shot by photographer Ricky Powell from Ad-Rock's underground guesthouse bedroom that featured a window into the swimming pool.
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from the pixies posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
Black Francis referred to Puerto Rico as "Isla de Encanta" in the song of that name, sung in Spanish about leaving the island, off the first Pixies EP Come On Pilgrim. The correct Spanish name is "Isla del Encanto" which translates to "Island of Enchantment." Charles Thompson (before he was Pixies frontman Black Francis) went to Puerto Rico as part of a six month exchange program after his stint at U-Mass. He was living in Puerto Rico when he sent Joey Santiago a letter about starting a band when he returned.
He would also draw on his experience there with a crazy roommate for the Doolittle song "Crackity Jones." The line "He got friends like Paco Picopiedra" was a reference to the voice of Fred Flintstone that roommate claimed to hear in his head, but once again Black Francis didn't quite get the Spanish right. Spanish speakers know Fred Flintstone as Pedro Picapeidra.