I'm off to Budapest for a few days, away from the uncertainty of home where I still await the jury's verdict. To tide you through the weekend, here's a svelte cocktail from the musical chiller cabinet. Comprising a Sicilian/Scottish saxophonist and a French producer/singer, MiAOW make groggy, jazz-lounge loops with odd time signatures and weirdo waveforms. They could only be based in East London. Rolling in the fields [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog [...]
It's my birthday today so I'm throwing caution to the wind and featuring a cover of one of my favorite unsung Factory Records heroes and hopelessly obscure pop groups Miaow AKA the enigmatic Cath Carroll . During the late 70s/ early 80s Cath Carroll cut her perfect teeth by indulging in dual identities; one as guitarist/singer for several Manchester area post-punk bands before eventually settling down to Miaow. And the other as a not so mild mannered reporter under the pseudonym Myrna Minkoff penning for music rags like the NME [...]
Very special episode of Danger Radio. We play the legendary and rarely found C86 album in it's entirety in order. Along the way we discuss the bands and what it all means to myself and my co-host Jake Ryan. This is one of about 5 albums I can point to that shaped my musical tastes and I'm proud to say that it sits at the top of that list. PLAYLIST: Velocity Girl – Primal Scream Happy Head – The Mighty Lemon Drops Pleasantly Surprised – The [...]
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A four-disc box set commemorating the 30th anniversary of Factory Records will be released very soon. The set's packaging will, naturally, be designed by Peter Saville, but come on—what you all want to know is the track list, right? It's after the jump. (And it includes Miaow's "When It All Comes Down," woo hoo!) Disc One: 1. Joy Division - Digital 2. Cabaret Voltaire - Baader Meinhof 3. A Certain Ratio - All Night Party 4. OMD - Electricity (Original version) 5. Joy Division - She's Lost Control [...]
A Century in Jumps (Slight Return) 1987 Noel, Silent Morning. Serge Gainsbourg, Mon Légionnaire. Miaow, Did She. Rosie Flores, Crying Over You. Don Pullen-George Adams Quartet, Sun Watchers. Great Plains, Martin Luther King and Martin Luther Drinking. Witchdoctor and the Dominating Three MCs, Kickin' It Live. Sonny Rollins, Just Once. French Frith Kaiser Thompson, Bird in God's Garden/Lost
Too many of these lately. Tony Wilson was a know-it-all prat but that certainly doesn't mean I didn't respect him. The way he ran Factory records -- split the money 50/50 with the band, artist freedom, amazing sleeves, etc --...
So C86y! June Brides -- In the Rain Go check out the June Brides website ! & WOWZA -- a horn 'o plenty of live clips of the June Brides performing are here ! (I'm dying to get my hands on another song by them called "Every Conversation" -- does anyone have it?? ) The Bats -- Land O' Lakes You can read all about them here [...]
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