Come the 10th of August CANT SAY will be hosting NICE AND EGO , GREY GHOST and supports from VICTORY TEAM , BOSSMAN and DJ TRANTER . Melbourne duo Mr Nice and DJ Ego take partying to the next level in their unique audio visual DJ show that’s a non-stop feast for your eyes and ears. In an awesome display of sleek turntablism and precision sampling the pair cut club rocking tunes with pop-culture visuals, [...]
Can you see where this is going? The last couple of posts in the 33 series have been more labour intensive than they might look, meaning I briefly had to use my brain. Now, I don't want to have to do that too often. It's a small small brain, it gets used up quite quickly, and I might need it at some point later. With that in mind while trying to think of what I wanted to do today I looked out the window, typed "sun" into search on my [...]
Can you see where this is going? The last couple of posts in the 33 series have been more labour intensive than they might look, meaning I briefly had to use my brain. Now, I don't want to have to do that too often. It's a small small brain, it gets used up quite quickly, and I might need it at some point later. With that in mind while trying to think of what I wanted to do today I looked out the window, typed "sun" into search on my [...]
Y a t-il un groupe que vous auriez aimé signer? J'aurais voulu signer les Stone Roses... Je ne sais pas pourquoi je les ai ratés. (...) Mais nous aurions dû, ça aurait marché. Le mec qui répond ce truc évident c'est Alan McGee, le co-créateur/boss du label Creation, mon deuxième label préféré de tous les [...]
Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat Every man and his dog seems to raving on about how amazing, Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat's new album 'Everthing's Getting Older' is, sadly I have yet to hear it, but their session for Vic on Monday night was really quite breath taking. If you follow this link then you might get a better inclination of what to expect as there's a free download of their song 'The Copper Top' up for grabs. The Douglas Firs If blogger hadn't let me down then I would [...]
Strawberry sundae - BMX Bandits Scottish band. The twee-est of bands. Apparently Kurt Cobain's favourite band. And Rebekah's new-found favourite band. Well, it's mostly for one song in particular, and it's not this one. We never hear this one because that particular one is put on repeat forever. Other songs. I don't really care. I care that she has something she loves. No, i don't care. Grrr. And i'd like to take this moment to say that after twenty plus years of [...]
I know that the sweet song "Ally, ally oxen free" by BMX Bandits and the South-Korean singer YeonGene , was a favourite by many of our listeners on our free compilation "Birdsongs, Beesongs" . YeonGene will release her new album "Bonnie Gene" next monday (February 8th) on the Poppydisc -label, and "ally ally oxen free" is one of the many great songs on it, - among them several written and performed by BMX Bandits together with her. BMX Bandits is [...]
We’re close to summer, and I will use this chance to recommend an old compilation we made a year ago, – our first Eardrums compilation. If you haven’t got it already, get yourself over to our label-site at www.eardrumspop.com and get “Summer’s here!” , our summer compilation from last year. Over 40 pop songs, perfect for lazy summer days in the sun! Free and legal, of course. You should also get the other compilations, if you haven’t got them (The most recent one was this year’s spring compilation“Birdsongs, Beesongs” and we [...]
If you are still swithering whether or not to go to Beepfest next Saturday at the Art School this Saturday, then this might help you make up your mind. Downstairs 3.30 – 4 The Wellgreen 5 - 5.30 The Hidden Masters 6.30 - 7 The Junipers 8 - 8.30 The Felt Tips 9.30 - 10 Apres Ski Upstairs 4.15 - 4.45 Norman Blake 5.45 - 6.15 Snowgoose 7.15 - 7.45 Duglas [...]
This spell of lovely weather in the UK led to wax lyrically about Jonathan Richman and post a wonderful single called That Summer Feeling.Now I normally write my pieces two or three days in advance of publication....so if in the intervening period someone else beats me to the punch, I need to make some late alterations. In this case, the highly talented Drew from the always entertaining Across
Mates Of State - Now The Brooke - Born On A Train (cover) Quasi - I Never Want To See You Again Fireflies - The Sky Turns Black BMX Bandits - Serious Drugs
The Terrordactyls Genre: Indie / Powerpop / Acoustic From : Vashon/Brooklyn/Olympia, United States The Terrordactyls are Michael Cadiz and Tyrel Stendahl. The duo met on Vashon Island where they both attended classes at the local High School. They worked on several multimedia projects together and played music, with their friends until it all eventually merged into The Terrordactyls. The Terrordactyl's [...]
I've made a few past references to BMX Bandits, but up until now I've never actually featured any of their songs. There's many many thousands of people out there who simply adore the band. Equally, there are many many thousands of people out there who just don't get them at all. I find myself caught up in the middle. The band have been kicking around now for just over 20 years without ever
I just found this message from BMX Bandits on myspace: " BMX Bandits are doing a live radio session on Marc Riley's Brain Surgery radio show on BBC6 Music on Tuesday 27th November. The show starts at 7pm and you can hear it online via here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/sh ows/brain_surgery/ " The bandits' new album "Bee Stings" is really good, - a bit different than their previous releases, but I'm liking it a lot. Perfect Pop! Here's a free track from their myspace , - [...]
"My goal would be someday to get a Leroy Neiman painting of myself, and hang it at the steakhouse I will have bought by then." -- Tom, wishing for some semi-abstract dining room decor "I don't think I've read any Mark Twain since I was in school, but I have read four Henry Rollins tour diaries since then. I've read 1,000 pages of Henry Rollins." -- Tom, getting in the van instead of boarding the raft "What's the guy doing a roast? What is he, Lisa Lampanelli? Roasting the [...]
Family FiL at Oyster Bay, Mayne Island, August 2007 Hello, Dearest Friends, I'm back. Happy as I am to be chatting with you once again, I will readily admit that I'm missing Mayne and the family, who are staying on for another fortnight. I'll be back on the forthcoming weekends, but that's just not enough... Actually, it was a funny old break. Thoroughly enjoyable, but slightly out-of-phase way, as if not everything was in its proper place. Much of it has to do with the odd summer we've been experiencing [...]
I'm not one of those people who pretends to miss cassette tapes. Yes, there's something a bit romantic about a mix-tape that isn't exactly carried over to the CD-R, and yes, they certainly were...portable? (I had a pocket rocker!) I do freely admit, though, that there's a lot of great stuff on cassette that's available nowt.fucking.elsewhere. Like this! Overshadowed, and rightly so, by C86 was the modest little cassette compilation called An Ideal Guest House . It was compered by the bizarrely wonderful Ted Chippington (Brummie accent!), and released in support of a charity organization [...]
Purple Sneakers
Aye Tunes
Aye Tunes
WeWant2Wigoler
Peenko
Adding Machine
Eardrums Music
flegme
THE VINYL VILLAIN
Three Imaginary Girls
Me You, We Two
The Devil Has The Best Tuna
Recidivism.
pogo a go-go
The Roaring Machine
Disclosure – When A Fire Starts to Burn
Top 10 MP3s of the Week (5/24)
BOY/FRIEND: Leather Weather EP
Tricky – False Idols
Broke One – Waiting Lines EP
