Almost exactly ten years ago, there was a most unlikely number one single. It involved a band who hadn't been anywhere near troubling the charts before, and at least in their early days would probably have though this totally abhorrent. Cornershop first emerged in 1992, and at first were associated with the Riot Grrrl scene (they weren't girls of course, but it was a broad church), releasing records such as The Days of Ford Cortina and Readers' Wives which didn't exactly scream 'chart action'. They went a bit quiet in the [...]
Because I'm lazy, let me quote from the wikipedia article : " Asian Underground is a term associated with various British Asian musicians (mostly Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan) who blend elements of western underground dance music and the traditional music of their home countries. The first well-known mention was the compilation album Anokha - Soundz of the Asian Underground released in 1997 and masterminded by Talvin Singh. It is not a strict musical genre per se, since the specific sounds can vary wildly (from Cornershops' Britpop to Panjabi MCs' jungle). Most of these artists [...]
MP3: Margot & the Nuclear So and So's - "Skeleton Key" MP3: The Blood Brothers - "Lift the Veil, Kiss the Tank" MP3: Cornershop - "Norwegian Wood" MP3: The Teenagers - "Full Flavor" MP3: Radiohead - "Electioneering" MP3: Nicole Atkins - "Brooklyn's on Fire"
Oh my! It has been ten years since I started my senior year at Ursinus College. And those alumni people bombarded me with propaganda to go to homecoming this Saturday. Of course I caved. So, in memory of the best years of my life (and Joe's too, he was an honorary student for 4 years) eventhough I remember only about half of it, I compiled some songs that are a propos to those years, and also released during the same time. Gene - We Could Be Kings G. Love [...]
MP3: Jean Knight - "Mr. Big Stuff" MP3: The Cool Kids - "Pump Up the Volume" MP3: The Shanghai Restoration Project - "Miss Shanghai" MP3: Cornershop - "Sleep on the Left Side" MP3: The Slits - "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" (Live) MP3: The Black Ghosts - "Some Way Through This"
Jens Lekman - Friday Night At The Drive-In Bingo Via Audio - We Can Be Good Menomena - Wet & Rusting I'm From Barcelona - We're From Barcelona Clock Clean ER - Vomiting Mirrors Willie Nelson & Leon Russell - Stormy Weather Beastie Boys - Now Get Busy * Tim Fite - I Called For You * The Books - Be Good To Them Always Deerhunter - Adorno [...]
The first dance music CD that I bought was "DanceNet Volume 23. It was actually a pretty good CD and I still occasionally bring it out for a bit of nostalgia and to please the fat, bald dude in the corner who has been asking for some X-Press 2 all night. It also has an early Fatboy Slim track, Punk to Funk, which I was pretty mental over. Anyway, the reason I am bringing this up is that I just remembered that when Fatboy Slim first [...]
R. Kelly "Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22" dir. by R. Kelly and Jim Swaffield There's a point in Chapter 8 of R. Kelly's magnum opus, as James the police officer is on the verge of discovering Bridgette's bizarre secrets, where the room darkens and bars of light are thrown across the nervous wife's face. In that moment you begin to understand perhaps the meaning behind all these illicit affairs and love triangles. Whether you're a gay priest, a stripping midget, or even a multi-platinum world famous R&B superstar (who just so [...]
"You might've heard I run with a dangerous crowd/ We ain't too pretty we ain't too proud" We take full responsibility if yesterday proved to be an especially painful Monday. It was painful for us, too - too painful even to post TGIM. But Tuesday is the new Monday and The Canals have always been ahead of the curve. Here are some very Friday tunes to cheer up your Monday (Tuesday). Cornershop - Brimful Of Asha Jamie Lidell - Multiply Ben [...]
Our friends over at The Tripwire hipped us to some very exciting news. Word from the Cornershop camp is they are back in action. According to their web site they are working on two new albums. Hey, we'll settle for one. SVB is so excited we'd welcome the silence between the tracks. Cornershop's now classic When I Was Born For The 7th Time , released a decade ago, remains a gold standard for its intoxicating multicultural mash-up of genres and sounds, [...]
I'm going to refrain from insulting any of my loyal fanbase tonight. I am in a good mood for some strange reason and I don't feel like bitching and moaning - yeah, I know, I'm surprised too. Before I forget I'd like to recommend an album that came out this week. It's Myths Of The Future by Klaxons . These British dudes are at the forefront of a ridiculously titled movement that NME dubbed 'New Rave'. I don't know what the fuck that means, but if you like dance and punk then you should check it out. [...]
Psychedelic music was fueled in part by Western musicians looking East for inspiration. In 1965, the Beatles recorded "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" for the Rubber Soul album. The song features George Harrison on sitar, making it likely the first rock song to feature the Hinustani instrument.
HAVE FUN. DON'T GET CAUGHT - Songs for Friday Night - Bullet with Butterfly Wings - Smashing Pumpkins Terremoto Tempo (Earthquake Weather remix) - Beck Kennedy - Ratatat [...]
This week's edition of Throwback Thursday turns the clock back a decade to 1997 . Musically, a wierd year. Michael Huthence died; Biggie was shot and killed. Dinosaur, Jr and the Gin Blossoms broke up, but the Shins, Death Cab and Switchfoot all began. Oasis released their third album, a massively huge selling record, and The Monkees reunited for two sold out shows at Wembley Arena in London. U2 popped Pop and Radiohead released the most important album of the last ten years (at least). Spiritualized tripped us out, Portishead rolled the joints [...]
Music News from Around the World – "I watch the newspapers for you. I do it so you can continue wasting your time doing something really important like weaving with your loom or whittling a wooden bowl from a tree stump. Swan Lake is in stores now. This Indie Canadian super group (see my previous post with mp3s here) should be on the gift list for the indie hipsters on your holiday shopping
unfortunately i'm a little late for this idea, as i know a few other blogs have done it already. but hey, i think having a blog named for a line in another michel gondry movie gives me a little authority right? so anyway, michel gondry's new movie the science of sleep is getting limited release this friday and i could not be happier. this will be his third feature-length flick, after 2001's human nature and my favorite movie, 2004's eternal sunshine of the [...]
it's that time again...another disco-not-disco giveaway . by now a bunch of you have probably heard about the chocolate swim free ep put together by chocolate industries in connection with adult swim . featuring lady sov, spank rock, ghislain poirier, mf doom, it's like someone put a bunch of my favorite artists in a sack, let them ferment for a while, and a free ep came out. download the sucker here . here's a taste: lady sovereign - hoodie [...]
In honor of it being America's Independence Day (and the fact that it is right smack dab in the middle of the summer) I thought I would throw up some pretty good remixes to celebrate the day and dance the summer night away. After all, weren't the founders of the nation just master political remixers? (Ohhh, maybe that was a bit of a stretch, or a bit too cheesy, so I'll just go ahead and post the music now...) Annie | Heartbeat (Röyksopp's Mindre Tilgjengelige Remix) Blues Explosion | [...]
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