Jokonky's 500versary!

Today marks our 500th post. We (Jonder, Koen, and Stinky) would like to thank the readers who have followed and commented on the blog over the years, as well as newcomers.  It was March 2018 when Jonderblog started, with a post reflecting on the somber occasion of Mark E. Smith's birthday (somber because The Fall's frontman had passed away two months earlier).  

Stinky LePew joined in November 2018, adding a welcome sense of humor, a boundless imagination for creating new compilation themes, and a wide-ranging knowledge of music and musical trivia.  The two of us started a a "label" called Jon-Ky Records for our collaborative posts.  

Koen was a frequent visitor who was contributing guest posts to another music blog.  After that blog ended, we invited him aboard.  His debut was in December 2023, with the first of several excellent posts on the music of Robert Palmer.  Jon-Ky became JOKONKY, and we adopted a weekly schedule of posting (Koen on Mondays, Stinky on Wednesdays, and Jonder on the weekend).  

Today we interrupt our regular rotation to deliver a triple post.  I (Jonder) am sharing the fifth set in my series Punks Got Soul.  Today I also want to highlight a couple of my colleagues' contributions.  Koen's compilation of Chuck E. Weiss' music is one of my favorites. Another favorite is Stinky's three volume tribute to pioneering punk guitarist Brian James, who died in March of this year.  

Thanks, Jonder! And here's Koen, still very happy to be part of the JOKONKY gang. My partners' highlights are as follows:  

 

Stinky posted this great collection of classic songs from the 1960's and a wonderful write-up!  5 years ago, Jonder posted this neat Adrian Sherwood collection that seems to have fallen between the cracks, shame really, do check it out!  My own favorite post depends a lot on my mood, but for now it's the one about Garland Jeffreys. 

One of my own artistic 'heroes' is Barney Bubbles, and my contribution to this 500versary is Volume 1 of a 2-part collection of songs associated with him during 1969 to 1977, with artists range from Hawkwind to Brinsley Schwarz to Quiver to Johnny Moped... Volume 2 will be posted next Monday.

CONGRATULATIONS on 500 posts, Jonder—and thanks for letting me be a (Stinky) part of it!   Here's my personal favorite of Jonder’s posts—because I love PEARL, & because this post started our long association!  Everybody's Boring But Pearl Harbour (Part 1). My favorite Koen post: Geraint Watkins - Squeezin' & Pumpin'. And my favorite of my own posts: David Johansen - I Can't Be Wastin' Time.

Finally, here's my post for JOKONKY’s 500versary: Get In Loser, We're Going Rockabilly Vol. 6