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5 REASONS FOR HOPING MY HEAD COLD GOES AWAY SO I CAN LISTEN TO MY HEADPHONES
2007-10-26 14:07:07
Thanks in part to the fact that Hype Machine now refuses to pick up more than 3-5 mp3s per post (argh), and owing also to inflation, the top 10 reasons posts I usually do will now be 5.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled post.
1. and 2. I think MOKB ripped off my idea, don’t you? It’s too much of a coincidence. Anyway, my great readers continue to stay in the spirit of contribution, offering these cuts:
Shockedelica-Ween
Rasberry Beret-Of Montreal. (Thanks Ryan!)
3. I’m Your Puppet-The Drive-By Truckers with Kelly Hogan. I haven’t listened to it yet, but I don’t have to to know I’ll love it.
4. Mr. Weiss has the new Ghostface single, Celebrate, and it’s waaaay better than that weak-ass Beatles sludge that the Wu Tang crew released a few weaks ago. And in case you’re wondering, GFK doesn’t sample Kool & the Gang–it’s the old Rare Earth celebration song.
5. And last but not least, this looks reall ...
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10 MORE REASONS I LOVE PRINCE COVERS
2007-10-25 17:46:14
All Hail Reader Participation!
1. Darling Nikki-Rebecca Romijn Stamos
2. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man-the eels
3. Purple Rain-Leroy Justice
4. Pac’s New Life-Tupac
5. 1999-Disco Biscuits
6. Pop Life-Dead or Alive
7. Purple Rain-Ben Harper
8. Sign O’ The Times-Heaven 17
9. When Doves Cry-My Brightest Diamond
10. U Got the Look-Gary Numan
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SUBTLE-“Yell & Ice” (The Remix Album)
2007-10-25 03:45:57
I am not a remix fan—most are pointless excuses to lengthen a song that was usually too long in the first place. Nor am I a fan of Subtle. I don’t hate the band, I just don’t know them well. But when I saw that “Yell & Ice” would feature members of The Notwist, TV on The Radio, and Wolf Parade, I got curious.
I’m glad I did. Yell & Ice is based on last year’s Subtle album, “For Hero: For Fool.” For those who don’t know, Subtle is billed as hip hop, but at least Yell & Ice (the only Subtle album I’ve listened to) is actually closer to the kind of discopunk made by DFA 1979 and The Rapture—a heavy blend of high-hat percussion and menace. Band members Adam “Doseone” Drucker and Jeffrey “Jel” Logan were a part of the anticon. Music collective, which probably gives you a better idea of what they sound like.
Released on Lex Records, “Yell & Ice” is an extremely interesting album. It is certainly genre-breaking. “Middle Cl ...
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THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS-LIVE!
2007-10-24 03:57:13
This is a very old NPs show, from 2001. It’s cool to hear how they sounded back then, so new to it all.
1 The Slow Descent into Alcoholism
2 The Body Says No
3. There She Goes (La’s cover–tease)
4. To Wild Homes
5. Throw Her Away and Get a New One (Sparks cover)
6. Jackie
7. Walk a Thin Line (Fleetwood Mac cover)
8. Mystery Hours
9. Execution Day
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HALF DUG-”s/t”
2007-10-23 04:00:56
I dunno much about Half Dug, they seem pretty D.I.Y., but I’m digging their sound. Kinda Seattle meets the Grateful Dead and Fugazi, if that conjures any images for you.
If it doesn’t, then listen to these:
Seeing Through
My Reflection
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10 *more* REASONS TO LOVE MY BLOG
2007-10-22 05:53:07
1. More Than This (Roxy Music)-Division Day
2. One More Song the Radio Won’t Like-Kathleen Edwards. From her stellar “Failer” album.
3. More Than Shapes (Acoustic; Live version)-The Long Winters. * Any interest in my posting more from this show?
4. No More Mosquitoes-Four Tet.
5. More Than This (Roxy Music cover)-Bill Murray. I love this. Looooove it. Makes me wanna go see Lost In Translation again.
6. More Than a Feeling (Boston)-Of Montreal
7. We Got More Soul-Dyke and the Blazers. One of my favorite classic soul groups–At their best, they were at least as good as James Brown himself.
8. Hit Me Baby One More Time (Britney Spears cover)-Chad Michael Murray(?). I’m actually not sure who this is, or where I got this. Feedback please!
9. More Soup Moka Only Featuring MF Doom. What the hell is the Masked Genius up to these days? I heard some disturbing stories that he wasn’t performing live–he had a stand-in or something.
10. H ...
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10 REASONS I LOVE THE DEADSTRING BROTHERS
2007-10-22 05:22:51
I had the privilege of seeing The Deadstring Brothers last night at a tiny place here in Arlington known as The Iota Club. There couldn’t have been more than 40 people in the audience, including the opening act. I haven’t seen a tighter, more talented ensemble in a very long time. I always enjoyed their recorded work, but live . . . The songs are just blueprints for scorching guitar work, powerful rhythms, and some of the most enthusiastic vocals I’ve ever heard. On wax, you don’t hear how amazing talented Spencer, their lead guitar player, really is–nothwithstanding that he looks like a 12-year-old Joey Ramone.
They mostly performed material from their new one, and the title track was smoking hot. Other highlights were a rough and raw “Black Coffee;” a “Blindfolded” that shook the rafters; and “You Look Like the Devil.” And when they whipped out a cover of The Band’s “The Shape I’m In,” t ...
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THE HOURLY RADIO-”Gun in Hand” (EP)
2007-10-20 10:25:57
The Hourly Radio are a cool band, who just released a new EP–digitally, and FREE! Help them harken in the new world of music! They’re unlocking a new song every day until they hit the road. Check it out at their site!
GUN IN HAND EP tracklisting:
1. Gun In Hand
2. Dear Ears (Remix by Shiny Toy Guns)
3. He Said She Said (Remix by Michael Jurin of stellastarr*)
4. Closer (Remix by The Pipes Bros)
5. Not A Victim (Remix by Joel Habbeshaw)
6. Crime Does Pay (Remix by Dance Robots, Dance!)
7. Crime Does Pay (Remix by DJ Will Eastman)
8. Crime Does Pay (Remix by Terrorist Chic)
9. Crime Does Pay (Remix by Joel Habbeshaw)
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THE TOP 10 PRINCE SONGS . . . aka 10 REASONS I DIG PRINCE COVERS
2007-10-19 08:04:33
Everybody’s talking about Radiohead these days. Radiohead Radiohead Radiohead. But there was an artist who went online first–who refused to be a SLAVE to the major labels, took his act on the net, and even gave away his CD at shows. Yeah, that was the artist known as Prince who was formerly known as the Artist who was formerly known as The Artist Formerly Known As Prince who was formerly known as Prince who was formerly known as Prince Rogers Nelson, who also calls himself The Purple One.
A.K.A. Slave Shave.
Here’s my picks for the top 10 Prince songs. With covers!
P.S.-I’m sure you will disagree with one or more of my picks. Don’t be nasty, just drop a comment!
10. Nothing Compares 2 U. It’s a great tune, and it’s been covered by dozens of folks, but nobody made it their own like Sinead O’Connor. Of course, I’m not posting her studio version here. Buy it. But this one, you might not be aware of . . .
Nothing Compares 2U - ...
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SON VOLT-ACOUSTIC RARITIES
2007-10-18 03:38:01
Some exceedingly high quality acoustic Son Volt tunes, from c.1995 - 1996. One of the greatest alt-country bands around.
A few tastes and a zip. Nuff said.
01. Ten Second News
02. Windfall
03. She’s More To Be Pitied
04. Loose String
05. Tear Stained Eye
06. Drown
07. Back Into Your World
08. Creosote
09. No More Parades
10. Been Set Free
11. Way Down Watson
12. Lilli Schull
13. Out Of The Picture
14. Looking At The World Through A Windshield
15. Rex’s Blues
16. Too Early
17. San Antone
ZIP FILE
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VOXTROT-April 9, 2006
2007-10-17 04:20:40
This bootleg is just to remind you all that Voxtrot released one of the best albums this year and you should buy it. Now.
A few tastes, and a zip, as usual.
Unrecorded Song
Raised By Wolves
Mothers Sisters Daughters and Wives
Rise Up in the Dirt
Monday
Wrecking Force
Long Haul
New Song
Chivalry
Fast Asleep
Twee
Soft and Warm
Monday
Start of Something
Missing Pieces
Zip!
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RUBY LAMENT-“Circulation”
2007-10-17 03:19:47
A long long time ago, before the unspeakably disappointing band/album “The Good, The Bad, and The Queen” there was a very interesting, albeit extremely mainstream, hip hop/trancey band called The Gorillaz. I’m sure you remember them. Well, if you were a fan, you might want to check out Ruby Lament.
Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, Matt Ruby (vox, keys, guitar, bass, beats) and Matt Lament (guitar, keys, beats, sampler, backing vox) make, in their own words, “dark, dirty, and dancey” music that falls somewhere in the space occupied by Gary Numan and Brian Eno and, yes, The Gorillaz. Only grimier–less slick, less top 40, less club ready.
The album is a little hit or miss—there’s some tracks that just don’t work—but others show real potential. These two Matts did everything themselves on this release, and cuts like “Hollow Body Soul” show real potential, and made me wonder what they’d sound like in the hands of an experienced producer. Take, for example, ...
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QUOTE OF THE DAY and PICTURE OF THE DAY
2007-10-15 19:05:35
The worst thing about Mr. Gore, from the conservative point of view, is that he keeps being right.
-Paul Krugman, today in the New York Times.
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10 MORE REASONS TO COVER THE ROLLING STONES
2007-10-15 16:19:16
1. Before They Make Me Run-Steve Earle. Probably my favorite Kieth tune (yeah, including Happy).
2. Dead Flowers-the eels
3. Jumping Jack Flash-Leon Russell
Jumping Jack Flash-Guns and Roses (acoustic)
4. Divorce Song/Emotional Rescue-Liz Phair
5. Stray Cat Blues-Soundgarden
6. Let It Bleed-Black Crowes
7. My least favorite tune from Exile on Main Street: Rip This Joint-Afghan Whigs
And my favorite tune from Exile: Shine a Light-Alejandro Escovedo.
8. Moonlight Mile-Jason Isbell. I guess lots of folks were disappointed by his solo album, but I wasn’t. I love it. Love it!
9. It’s All Over Now-Social Distortion
10. I’m closing out with two unknown bands who do what I think are some pretty wild takes on these exceedingly overplayed Stones tunes. I think they’re really cool. What do you all think? (That’s not rhetorical–tell me!)
Sympathy-The Trews
YCAGWYW-The Disco Biscuits
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