Today we are gonna look at a classic band…. that had one very famous song…… I Touch My Self…. The Divinyls…. They had quite a few other good songs…
Such as Science Fiction
Chrissie Ampheltte was her name…. she was famous for wearing the school girls outfit….. and she was a pretty sultry chick….. I reckon shes pretty hot….
Boys In Town
They were big in the 80s and early 90s….. one of the later songs is my fave….. This version is pretty dodgey quality…. u might have to turn it up…..
mewithoutYou’s third album ‘Brother, Sister‘ came out about a year ago. It took a while for me to warm up to this album, but now I think its really clever. mewithoutYou is an Indie Rock band with Christian roots. They have a very unique sound - spoken word vocals with hardcore drums, bass and guitar.
I was pretty surprised when Jason pointed out to me that Jeremy Enigk’s voice was on one of their songs. But it makes sense. Enigk actually lended his vocals to 2 songs on their album - “O Porcupine” and “The Dryness and the Rain”.
In an interview with lead singer Aaron Weiss, he commented on why they have 3 different songs about spiders…
Back to the album here, the songs “Yellow Spider”, “Orange Spider”, and “Brownish Spider”, what are they about and why was the decision made to split them up and place them in that way?
It was written as one song based on seeing a brown spider and it was on a brown leaf. I just thought of the way that animals get by and the food is provided for them. Then the leaves fall off of the trees and then they come back the next year, and how everything works real well. So I write all the lyrics keeping that in mind - it was all one song - but then our friend, whose name is Mike Almquist, if you look in the credits he has an album credit that’s like, “spider song sequencing by Mike Almquist.” He was like, “you know, that would work well if you split it up into three songs,” and it really made sense to all of us right away. Yeah, then we could put different instruments on each one and kind of have it be the same theme but a little bit different, and have it tie the whole record together in a way.
I really like this album, its definitely one of the best of 2006. If you want to hear somethings that’s interesting lyrically, honest, beautiful, and unlike most stuff that you’ve already heard - then take a listen.
Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s newest album “Ask Forgiveness” was released on Tuesday. On it, he does a mellow cover of Bjork. He also covers R. Kelly and Danzig.
Hi guys…. I get the feeling I’m the first Aussie to post on the blog… SO I’m introducing a little segment called AUSSIE GOLD
I was amazed… (well not really) at how little Australian music you guys knew of (besides AC/DC)… So I will be posting some Aussie classics….. They are pretty hard to find… .and my first choice is Cold Chisel………..
Saturday Night…. An absolute classic…. a song that every aussie knows… and a pretty decent one (rare?)…
Cold Chisel - Saturday Night (1984)
Jimmy Barnes is the singer…. The one that screams.. and bursts blood vessils in his head…… Ian Moss is the other singer that sounds a little like a girl… I reckon he sounds pretty good….. He is also the lead guitarist….
Interpol were interviewed on NPR’s World Cafe last week. You can check out the interview and in studio performancehere.
Interpol has announced more dates on their world tour.
Dates:
11-15 Zurich, Switzerland - Volkshaus *
11-16 Munich, Germany - Tonhalle *
11-17 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle *
11-19 Cologne, Germany - Palladium *
11-20 Tilburg, Netherlands - O13 *
11-21 Paris, France - Zenith *
11-23 Brussels, Belgium - Forest National *
11-24 Hamburg, Germany - Docks *
11-25 Hamburg, Germany - Docks *
11-26 Lille, France - Aeronef *
11-28 Blackpool, England - Empress Ballroom
11-29 London, England - Alexandra Palace
11-30 London, England - Alexandra Palace
12-02 Dublin, Ireland - RDS Main Hall
12-03 Glasgow, Scotland - Academy
12-04 Newcastle, England - Carling Academy
02-14 Auckland, New Zealand - Logan Cambell Centre
02-17 Perth, Australia - Metro City
02-19 Brisbane, Australia - Convention Centre
02-21 Sydney, Australia - Hordern Pavilion
02-25 Melbourne, Australia - Festival Hall
02-26 Adelaide, Australia - Thebarton Theatre
03-11 Sao Paulo, Brazil - Via Funchal
03-13 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Findicao Progresso
03-15 Belo Horizonte, Brazil - Chevrolet Hall
Hole in the Wall is a Japanese game show. The idea is very simple, a wall comes moving towards you very quickly, the contestant has to contort his body to the shape of the cutout in the wall, if he fails…he gets pushed into a pool of water.
Dave Gahan’s sophomore effort ‘Hourglass‘, was released on October 22nd. We have 2 awesome prize packs to give away.
The prize includes:
-Deluxe Double Vinyl of Hourglass
-Deluxe Edition CD: includes bonus DVD featuring exclusive Hourglass documentary, 4 live performances, and the video to the single “Kingdom” .
This contest will run through the end of the month. To enter the contest please leave a comment below stating the best dance move you ever saw Dave Gahan do (bonus points if the dance move includes him taking his shirt off). Winners will be announced on December 1st.
Bjork has confirmed her South American tour dates and has expanded the tour to include Australia and New Zealand. Ratatat will be opening for Bjork on the two U.S. dates (LA and Las Vegas).
Dates:
10-26 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - TIM Festival
10-28 São Paulo, Brazil - TIM Festival
10-31 Curitiba, Brazil - TIM Festival
11-04 Buenos Aires, Argentina - Teatro Gran Rex
11-07 Buenos Aires, Argentina - Teatro Gran Rex
11-10 Santiago, Chile - San Carlos de Apoquindo Stadium
11-13 Lima, Peru - Vertice del Museo de la Nacion
11-17 Bogota, Colombia - Palacio de los Deportes
12-08 Guadalajara, Mexico - Huentitan Canyon
12-12 Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theater *
12-15 Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl Concert Theater *
01-18 Auckland, New Zealand - Mt. Smart Stadium (Big Day Out Festival)
01-20 Gold Coast, Australia - Parklands (Big Day Out Festival)
01-23 Sydney, Australia - Sydney Opera House Forecourt (Sydney Festival)
01-25 Sydney, Australia - Sydney Showgrounds (Big Day Out Festival)
01-28 Melbourne, Australia - Flemington Racecourse (Big Day Out Festival)
02-01 Adelaide, Australia - Adelaide Showground (Big Day Out Festival)
02-03 Perth, Australia - Claremont Showgrounds (Big Day Out Festival)
Back in May I posted about Mark Ronson’s new cover album Version here. I especially enjoyed his Smiths cover.
We have one copy of this Cd to give away.
Here is the tracklisting…
1. God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (featuring The Daptone Horns)
2. Oh My God (featuring Lily Allen)
3. Stop Me (featuring Daniel Merriweather)
4. Toxic (featuring Tiggers)
5. Valerie (featuring Amy Winehouse)
6. Apply Some Pressure (featuring Paul Smith)
7. Inversion
8. Pretty Green (featuring Santo Gold)
9. Just (featuring (Phantom Planet)
10. Amy (featuring Kenna)
11. The Only One I Know (featuring Robbie Williams
12. Diversion
13. L.S.F. (featuring Kasabian)
14. Outversion
To enter this contest…leave a comment below stating what song Ronson should cover next. The contest ends a week from today.
