DOWNLOAD: Stylofone - Hotstepper (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Marla Hansen - Wedding Day (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Bowerbirds - In Our Talons (live) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Mekons - (sometimes I Feel Like) Fletcher Christian (MP3) Jonah Ray & Darren Mabee @ Webster Hall, NYC - Oct 2, 2007 ( CRED ) "I'm not really comfortable with being Man Man's 'biggest fan,'" says 22-year-old Darren Mabee , alleged superfan of the bouncy, post-pop Philadelphia five-piece, although the [...]
I've always been more of a Stones guy-more of a Richards than a Lennon, more of a Jagger than a McCartney. I like the Beatles and all, but to me rock and roll will always be The Rolling Stones. I know that after about 1985, the band kind of went to shit (although I do like much of Steel Wheels), but before that how many bands could release a solid album-and many classic albums-nearly every year for almost a decade? Not many. And none did it while snorting Columbia up their nose, dating supermodels, and having [...]
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didn't want to let the day go by without mentioning the number of notable albums being released...but i don't really feel like writing about them all, so here are some mp3s instead...for even more new releases, check out largehearted boy ...also, the flaming lips track is from the upcoming good luck chuck soundtrack (that movie looks brutal by the way), not from the live disc listed below (which is actually a dvd )...but whatever, i wanted to post the new track. [...]
Jeremy Enigk returns with four new songs photo by Bootsy Holler You might need to take out an advance on your paycheck this week because there are a whole bunch of worthy new releases. In stores, you'll find new albums by Earlimart, Stereo Total, Imperial Teen (their first in 5 years), Kinski, Jeremy Enigk (well, at least half of it is new), Mekons (their first album of new material also in 5 years), Rilo Kiley, The New Pornographers, Minus the Bear, and, I think you're starting to get the picture. For a [...]
I wrote about Jon Langford's Waco Brothers on the arrival of their last record a couple years back. The reason that post ever saw the light of day and the reason we're still talking about Jon Langford is the dent he made on the history of rock with the emergence of The Mekons in London circa 1977. If you're interested in the band's history there are probably a half dozen historical tomes that spend time on the origins and history of this original punk band and it's incredible longevity. What was interesting to many and what [...]
I recently came across this track from a friend and it's quickly become one of our dance floor faves. It's a little diddy called 'Yes Yes Yall' by the legendary MEKON and then remixed by the always fab THE GLIMMERS . It's got everything you want from a dance floor banger: sass, sassafrass, major mass and a piece of ass. Highly recommended. MEKON - YES YES Y'ALL (HOUSE ARREST BY THE GLIMMERS)
7 Means of Movement: Sailing Fairport Convention, A Sailor's Life (alternate take). Clifford Jenkins, The Sailor's Alphabet. World Party, Ship of Fools. As dark night drew on, the sea roughened: larger waves swayed strong against the vessel's side. It was strange to reflect that blackness and water were round us, and to feel the ship ploughing straight on her pathless way, despite noise,
Cool party last night. Great crowd, great selection of booze, and great food. Unfortunately for you, I'm not in the business of writing party retrospectives. You'll just have to envision it all for yourself. Unfortunately for me , I drank and ate a lot , and after running through the park at 2am in order to get home without being assaulted, I felt ill until well after 5am. Note-to-self: Running full-speed with a stomach packed with hard liquor and food--just to ensure arrival safe at home--is not worth hours of intestinal discomfort. Next time, take getting mugged like [...]
A tragedy: An utter fucking farce: Guess which one got the most press coverage? If religion is the opium of the masses, then celebrity tabloid culture is crack cocaine. The Mekons - Hello Cruel World (from The Edge of the World , 1986)
The Mekons, "Ghosts Of American Astronauts" . There's not really a big deep reason for this selection, I just think it's a hell of a song most people have never heard. I certainly hadn't until last year when Alan made me a best-of mix, and had the short-sightedness to place this song first. I have to admit I've barely listened to the rest of the CD - this song is a hard act to follow. But anyway, in terms of fitting into current events, both board-related and not, this is a song featuring female vocals, with [...]
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Even though the Mekons released their very first single nearly thirty years ago, the Leeds troupe didn't find notoriety until the release of the 1989 classic The Mekons Rock 'n' Roll . And while Jon Langford and the rest of the band members now play in approximately 487 side projects, the Mekons are still chugging along, with a new album due this year. For those who've always wondered what all those "I (Heart)" shirts were about in the early '90s, here are two of our favorite Mekons moments--one defiant, one dreamy: Mekons - Empire [...]
Welcome to Throwback Thursday v.2 - 1989. Last week I debuted this new weekly feature with music from the year 1975 which I thought was a pretty stellar musical year. 1989 was itself a pretty amazing year. It had its share of great debuts (De La Soul, Neneh Cherry, Lenny Kravitz, Nine Inch Nails, Warrant and Skid Row!, The Stone Roses). 1989 brought us the Daisy Age of Hip-Hop with De La, Queen Latifah and The Jungle Brothers all putting out ground breaking records. Other highlights of 1989: Prince busted out the [...]
Drink Egg Nog with your Grandparents today and think about how cool they are. Think hard, look at the fabrics. The attention to details, and then look at your sloppy ass and hope one day you'll be as hip as your granny. Now if you really want to have fun, ask your grandma to dance while you play the song below. Mekon - Yes Yes Yall (Sinden Baile Funk Mix) Baile Funk , Christmas , Grandparents , hip hop , indie , Mekon [...]
100 Years (in Ten Jumps) 1986: Ivor Cutler, Roget. The Mekons, Oblivion. Pete Townshend, Save It For Later. David and David, Swallowed By the Cracks. Big Stick, Drag Racing. John Carter, Moon Waltz. Prince, Girls and Boys. The Judds, Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days). Robert Cray, I Guess I Showed Her. Timex Social Club, Rumors. Megadeth, Peace Sells. Dwight Yoakam, Guitars,
Some grungy, sexy, hard-charging techno today from Psychic TV alum Mekon, on his 2006 release Something Came Up. Mekon - Boy Bitten (feat. Rita Brown) Mekon - Something Came Up Recently on Comfort Radio: Le Hammond Inferno vs Ragazzi -...
Play it: Touch & Go Records Sampler Oh joyous of 4-day work weeks! Just in time for their 25th Anniversary, Touch & Go (and Quarterstick) Records have been added to the Rhapsody library. At this time, it appears to be limited to mostly recent artists and one (maybe two) from other artists on the label. More recent T&G staples like TV On The Radio , CocoRosie , [...]
De retour, enfin. Bilan des vacances, j'ai pris ma claque aux concerts extra de Dizzee Rascal et Chk Chk Chk , animé des émissions sur la baile funk et la pop sucrée, bien aimé "La science des rêves" , ai essayé de siffloter "Young folks" , de faire l'amour en écoutant CSS , tapé dans mes mains avec les Pipettes , et décrété que "Me and U" était la [...]
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