The Charlatans Have A New Record!

Does it not say a lot when it takes a new Charlatans record to bring me out of my self-imposed silence? Oh Charlatans, thank you for making blogging fun again!

Better still, it's being offered as a free download on XFM. Thanks Radiohead!

Too lazy to download the full thing? Then hit up these two songs.

Oh! Vanity
Bad Days

In other news, if you like in Vancouver and love Oasis or Ryan Adams as much as I do, hit me up for two tickets to see both live in concert in August. Real good seats too.

Poll Time! Morrissey Records

So this is from a debate Travis and I are having. I have my favorite picked out for sure, but I don't want to influence the vote.

more at twiigs.com...

And as a bonus for voting, ladies and gentlemen, some outtakes from Viva Hate.

Please Help The Cause Against Loneliness
Please Help The Cause Against Loneliness (Sandie Shaw on backing vocals)
Dial-a-cliche (rough cut)
Hairdresser On Fire (Vini Reilly on vocals)
I Know Very Well How I Got My Name (orchestra ending)
Dial-a-cliche (Moz speaking at end)
Dial-a-cliche (wrong key)
Moz discusses Everyday is like Sunday

Old Songs Discovered

Knock That Door Enon (very Blondie, with a pleasant twist)
Sound & Vision David Bowie (always fresh)
Receptacle for the Respectable Super Furry Animals (Better than the Beatles?)

Spitzergate: And the Singer Sings Her Song...

So Mr. Spitzer's "Kristen" is an aspiring singer! It's our job then as music bloggers to do the best we can to hype her to stardom, isn't it? I would have voted for her on American Idol. Isn't she lovely!?

Ashley Alexandra Dupre: What We Want

Vancouver, Venison Burgers, and Jeff Buckley Live

So I am hanging out in Vancouver right now, loving the city. Lunch break escape from a meeting where there's a lot of talk going about things called "assays" and "in vivo". I took the bus down Main St. and discovered Neptoon records, where I found some cool LPs. Favorite find - Eno & Bryne: My Life in the Bush of Ghosts ($10). The guy at Neptoon made me check out, and buy the new Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings record (which for reason I had stayed away from - hmnnnn...), and then told me to grab lunch at Locus Restaurant on Main (intersection: King Edward's). Best Venison burger and hash browns combo I ever had. Best any kind of burger I ever had. Faaking A.

Anyway, here's some live Jeff Buckley. The details are in the tags.

Intro
Dream Brother
So Real
Last Goodbye
What Will You Say
Lilac Wine
Mojo Pin
Grace
Eternal Life
Lover, You Should Have Come Over
Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Hallelujah
Kanga Roo

New Hot Chip

Made in the Dark

Absolute 9 - The A Side

Here's a treat for my friends who read this blog, and for those of you with uncool bosses. My boss, currently a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy, used to sing lead in a number of bands in the New Wave/"New" Weezer era. I like the alt rock incarnation better, but the dance pop grooves of the self-titled Absolute 9 record was alright too. Just so you don't think I am sucking up, check it out for yourself.

Stop Thinking
Love and Work
The Fence

Recorded from vinyl, so there might be some pitch issues. Best enjoyed in 80s mode, with baggy pants and great hair.

Feist Live

Haven't listened to this, but it's Feist. Get it?

Live, SWR3 New Pop Festival, Kurhaus, Baden- Baden, September 20, 2007

When I Was A Young Girl
So Sorry
The Limit To Your Love
Mushaboom
I Feel It All
Secret Heart
Inside And Out
The Water
Sea Lion Woman
1234
Let It Die
My Moon My Man

Now I have to go watch this:

My Aunt's Playlist: CBS/Pepsi Special Offer - Simon & Garfunkel/The Tremeloes

This is a special find - not sure how many of this are still in circulation. Google and Ebay searches confirm that this guy and this guy have one, so that makes me the third person who is known to possess one for now. Just in case you are a fan of The Tremeloes...

A-side: The Tremeloes Here Comes My Baby
B-side: Simon & Garfunkel The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)

Both from a 1967 7-inch single Pepsi-Cola Offer through CBS Records. Enjoy.

My Aunt's Playlist: Twiggy

So while vacationing in Nigeria I found a bunch of precious goodies on vinyl in my aunt's "very dusty" collection. I plan to post these here over the next few weeks, not just to show how cool my aunt was and still is, but also to take a break from the usual "live music" posts. Not even sure I want to do those anymore.

My reaction when I first saw the Twiggy single? Somewhere between surprise and disgust. Kinda like how I felt about Tyra's Shake Ya Body (some things shouldn't happen). But I was being merely ignorant - apart from the fact that this was a high-charting single (#17, UK), Twiggy is actually more than a decent singer. The single, "Here I Go Again" is a cover of 60's folk rock band Country Joe and The Fish, but the real treasure here is the B-side ballad, "In Love Together". Enjoy.

Here I Go Again
In Love Together

Explaining the Hiatus

For those of you who have wondered about the lack of new posts here, here's your reason. I am on vacation in Africa right now, and internet access where I am situated is a bitch. There you have it. A reason. However, I am collecting some really kickass exciting music on vinyl here, and will be totally prolific when I get back. I even managed to find some single released by Twiggy (sure to go on ebay when I return), a 1964 promotional single by The Beatles, the Declaration of Biafran Independence speech by President Ojukwu, some really old Fela, and some badass highlife music. It's on.

Have a happy holiday!

destroy0r

destroy0r's myspace tells me that the band is from Burton, UK, and that its members are Glynndiana Jones, Glynnt Eastwood, and Arnold SchwarzGlynnegger. Whatever. I stumbled upon their music during some late night mindless web surfing, in between boring parts of my TiVo replay of The Pursuit of Happyness (stupid movie with stupid message). First it was their myspace, then some persistent googling uncovered some more, and now I can't stop playing this. Great stuff. Think Daft Punk meets Depeche Mode.

Here's two of my favorite tracks. These guys are unsigned, so good luck finding the music. If you do find somewhere to purchase, please drop me a line.

Your New Beard is Aerodynamic
Autuhm

Some more tracks on their myspace.

The Antlers: Cold War EP

A while ago I informed you of the existence of the seriously talented Peter Silberman, aka The Antlers, and his seriously fantastic new EP, In the Attic of the Universe, which was a free download for some period of time. Well, Fall Records picked it up, and it's going to be released November 20th. You can pre-order it here. Highly recommended.

In the meantime, here's a 3-track EP titled Cold War that this talented busy fellow just recorded, while working on a full-length follow-up to Attic called Hospice. Haven't heard it yet, but I am looking forward to it. Grab it kids, for the commute tomorrow.

Cold War (zip file)
or
mp3s
1. East River Berlin Wall
2. Apple Orchard (Beach House Cover)
3. Cold War

Phosphorescent; A Million Hits!

Okay, I am not a big fan of the Greek philosopher pose too, but Matthew Houck and his rotating band of players are the hottest thing on the web and indie music right now. Run quickly to the band myspace and check out four songs from Pride and Aw Come Aw Wry, his last two releases. Aw Come is very Bonnie Prince Billy, but Pride is the sound of a band defining its own sound. Dark, contemplative lyrics, and a brooding minimal sound that will keep you coming back to one of the best albums you'll hear this year.

Listen: Pride
Buy: Pride


On another note, 1 MILLION of you just made it to this blog, all in less than two years since I started posting my lame thoughts on music. I thank you for reading.

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