OF LATE I've been listening to a lot of Britpop, the defining music of my yoof. And by "a lot", I don't mean sticking on What's The Story (Morning Glory). I mean I've been listening to long-forgotten albums by the likes of Gay Dad and Spacehog, trawling charity shops for Gene singles, outbidding people on eBay for the right to hear Longpigs b-sides. Basically I've pushed deeper and harder into the recesses of '90 guitar pop than I've ever been. Alas Spotify doesn't allow for a lot of this, but nevertheless I felt compelled to put [...]
Tomorrow marks the release of Strapped , the new album by Californian noiseniks The Soft Pack. (You can stream the record at Spin right now, if you're so inclined.) For those not familiar with the band's history, they used to be known as The Muslims, a name that caused them all sorts of predictable problems and was eventually ditched in favor of their current moniker circa 2009. So, to celebrate The Soft Pack's new record, we thought we'd look at some of music's other great controversy-courting band names. Warning: naughty words [...]
To all the dad's out there the Devil wishes you a happy father's day in the traditional way with some father related choons. Go Try O I Long To Feel Your Arms Around Me by subpop Young Fathers - Automatic by Eurostar Records [...]
My name is Jim. Well, James, but I only ever get called that in something official, or when I'm in trouble. Never call me Jimmy. There, now that we've answered that burning question, let's get to the songs. They all have my name in the title. And I warned you there'd be Menswe@r at some point. Beastie Boys - Jimmy James Mackenzies - Big Jim (There's No Pubs In Heaven) Cuddly Shark - Cuddly Jim Gay Dad - Oh Jim [...]
My name is Jim. Well, James, but I only ever get called that in something official, or when I'm in trouble. Never call me Jimmy. There, now that we've answered that burning question, let's get to the songs. They all have my name in the title. And I warned you there'd be Menswe@r at some point. Beastie Boys - Jimmy James Mackenzies - Big Jim (There's No Pubs In Heaven) Cuddly Shark - Cuddly Jim Gay Dad - Oh Jim [...]
Een maand geleden was SyFy de zender van de maand op UPC. Dan is de desbetreffende zender een maand lang te zien op kanaal 13 in plaats van kanaal 111, waardoor je sneller ziet wat er op zo'n zender te zien is. SyFy heeft veel Sci-Fi natuurlijk, van Stargate Atlantis tot Ghost Hunters. En Ghost Hunters, daar zijn we nu helemaal weg van. Een team sceptici gaat naar de meest wilde uithoeken van de wereld om meldingen van behekste kastelen en oude ruïnes te onderzoeken. Daarbij nemen ze allemaal supergeavanceerde apparatuur mee, die onhoorbare geluiden en onzichtbare beelden [...]
Een maand geleden was SyFy de zender van de maand op UPC. Dan is de desbetreffende zender een maand lang te zien op kanaal 13 in plaats van kanaal 111, waardoor je sneller ziet wat er op zo'n zender te zien is. SyFy heeft veel Sci-Fi natuurlijk, van Stargate Atlantis tot Ghost Hunters. En Ghost Hunters, daar zijn we nu helemaal weg van. Een team sceptici gaat naar de meest wilde uithoeken van de wereld om meldingen van behekste kastelen en oude ruïnes te onderzoeken. Daarbij nemen ze allemaal supergeavanceerde apparatuur mee, die onhoorbare geluiden en onzichtbare beelden [...]
Happy Father's Day dad I wouldn't have amounted to anything without you to push me, to guide me and to help me along the way. Here are some father related choons and artists to thank you for all you've done for me. Alone & Dangerous by Father Dad Rocks! - Nothing Keeps Up by Paper Garden Records [...]
GAY DAD on WIKIPEDIA . [ MP3 ] "Joy!" [1999] [ MP3 ] "Dinosaur" [2001] [ MP3 ] "My Son Mystic" [1999] [...]
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September will, in the UK at least, see the issue of Songs Without Words , a collection of pop-rock hits that have been "classicalized." David Bowie, Sting, Coldplay—all your middlebrow favorites, given the ultimate middlebrow treatment. This is nothing new, of course; Christopher O'Riley has tenderly massaged the Radiohead catalog two times , and done the same for other artists' work as well. Still, a few big British names have been tragically overlooked in this "let's show everyone that this stuff is legitimate " sweepstakes, so we'd like to see which [...]
The past week has been hectic leaving little time for the Devil to even turn the PC on let alone post any paeons of purple prose. Well don't fret the Devil's back, for a couple of days at least, and you can expect a bumper crop of bands, reviews and news starting with... The New Royal Family Genre: Pop /Punk [...]
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