Gutted today to say the least and it feels as if I lost an old classmate. To say that MCA, as well as the other remaining Beastie Boys , have made a global impact on culture would be an understatement. Besides being the obvious major force in hip hop, their influence could also be felt in fashion, sketch comedy (Andy Samburg, Flight of the Conchords anyone?) and even global politics, what with Yauch's heavy promotion of Tibetan causes. On another personal note had the opportunity to design for (and be invited to) an event with the Beastie Boys [...]
Before Santogold, MIA and other art damaged divas there was Kelis and her Milkshake . A Neptunes produced R&B oddity buzzing with great low-end electro bass and the promise of free milk that went on to be a massive rack shaker. La la LA LA LA... still waiting on that great follow-up Kel. So drinking that Milkshake today are 5 cover contenders. A nice likkle dubby downtempo version from Tiger Hifi (btw loving these guys, expect to see more of them here soon.), an [...]
With so many covers at the Versions G, it's kinda hard bein LEO P O L D. OK, lame attempt at rap I know, I'm way too middle class white Jew-boy to have any kind of flow. (Oh hey that rhymes!) But here's something that's certainly less lame; 4 fun covers of Snoop Doggy Dogg classic Gin & Juice . Rolling down the street smoking collie weed is the reggae/dub antics of Prince Fatty (with Jamaican legend Winston Francis on vocal [...]
Frankly, I've no fucking idea what Friday is this week. Between our Electric Circus gigs (yes, good guess, the second of which is indeed tonight, and look, only a fiver in - what value!) keeping up with the blog and the minor matter of actually trying to run a record label I don't know whether I'm bloody coming or going at the moment. One of things I like about putting on gigs at the Electric Circus is that I get to DJ inbetween and after the bands. It's much like writing a blog, releasing records or putting on [...]
The best things are worth waiting for though, eh? We sent Paul Caudell to Sonisphere a little over a month ago, and here's his review. Photos by Ben Gibson ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/h ideoutbenphotography/ ). Sonisphere was back for it's 3rd year and we couldn't have be more excited. It was bigger, it was louder and it was thrashier than before. We set off from London to Knebworth House with the Muso's Guide 'Palace of Dreams' in hand and a whole lot of jagermeister to embark on a metal encrusted rock'n'roll weekend, we did it just for you, [...]
Pat Boone : Enter Sandman (Metallica cover) [ purchase ] Richard Cheese : Baby Got Back (Sir Mix-a-Lot cover) [ purchase ] Mike Flowers Pops : Velvet Underground Medley [ purchase ] Pastel Vespa : White Wedding (Billy Idol cover) [ purchase ] Max Raabe : Sex [...]
Rocks Off sat down with Richard Cheese to see what we could learn about the man who turns all your favorite rap, metal, and rock songs into the lounge hits God intended them to be in 30 seconds. ... Continue reading "30 Seconds With Richard Cheese" >
Not to be out-done in the festival announcement stakes, the guys and gals over at Sonisphere have today confirmed an additional 28 acts that will be playing at this year's event at Knebworth Park. And there's plenty to get excited about, no matter what your particular rock'n'roll persuasion happe ns to be. Check out the current line-up poster, [...]
To listen to this album is to know the UNMITIGATED, UNADULTERATED, IMMUTABLE TRUTH. I want to get one thing straight with you, the reader: InYourSpeakers, in the past, has treated the act of reviewing albums with callousness. Bandcamp: [...]
So, after work tonight, what to do... there's James Yorkston at Pilrig St. Paul's, or the Panda Su EP launch at Sneaky Pete's, or Ringo Deathstarr at Cabaret Voltaire. Then tomorrow it's either the Conquering Animal Sound album launch or Come on Gang's final gig (and album launch), also at Pilrig St. Paul's. It's almost like living in Glasgow or London. I'm also - not that I mean to show my age - rather excited about the number of green shoots in the garden at the moment. Our approach to gardening is more than a little haphazard, but [...]
The Clash es una banda que siempre tuvo cosas que decir y se trató de un grupo que hasta el día de hoy es escuchado y citado como uno de los más importantes de la historia de la música. Una de las canciones más famosas que tiene la agrupación británica es, como se imaginarán, "Rock The Casbah" . Este tema, además de ser genial por cómo está interpretado, la música que posee y su letra, tiene un significado muy especial que fue una de las razones por la cual fue tan exitoso. En él se trata [...]
Well, well, well. Hellsongs are about to release a new cd and I gotta admit, it's ridiculous but it's also ridiculously fun. What's that? You don't know who Hellsongs are? Well, if you enjoy giving the Richard Cheese discs a spin or two, then you need to keep reading... Hellsongs fashion themselves as "LoungeMetal" and what they do is reinterpret metal classics as acoustic/electronic songs more fit for coffee shop waifery. Remember when Tori Amos released that cover album which featured a cover of Slayer's "Raining Blood"? Yeah? Well, it's [...]
S omaCow Media is proud to present ComaSow brought to you by a few more Holiday Songs! Nerf Herder - Santa Has a Mullet Richard Cheese - Do They Know It's Christmas MC Lars - I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas They Might Be Giants - O Tannenbaum Vote for your favorite HERE!
So this is going to be more of a politically tinged post - and yes, with music. With laughs, also. If this post somehow made it to certain Republicans in the Senate? Well, I might be teaching the Irish jig down in Gitmo. So Al Franken, we've been told, is just using his post to pass some outlandish things. I mean, according to some Republicans in the Senate ? Attaching an amendment to a bill that holds people accountable for rape is just un-American. Seriously. Want proof? Below is a video on it. Not to mention [...]
S omaCow Media is proud to present ComaSow brought to you by a bunch of Holiday Songs! This episode we heard: They Might Be Giants - Santa's Beard Richard Cheese - Christmas in Las Vegas MC Chris - Fucking Up My Christmas VOTE NOW ON YOUR FAVORITE!
Well the Funkcast was probably about as gentle a 'tell me about this genre' podcast as you're likely to get. This, on the other hand, is not gentle. I suppose it was never likely to be - there's only so gentle an introduction you can give to this kind of music. Basically, I was becoming increasingly curious about the number of alt-folkies I know who come from heavy metal backgrounds. Loads of my friends here who I know because we all listen to indie rock or alternative folk or all sorts of things inbetween seem to have been [...]
For those who demand quantity over quality, here you go - a selection of songs all less than a minute long! In the interests of maintaining listenability I've excluded hundreds of intros / skits / interludes etc, choosing instead to focus on pieces that, while short, still establish their own identity as songs. So here we go, strap yourself in and feel the Gs: thirty-four songs in twenty-five minutes, twenty seconds! 1. The Dodos, "Eyelids" (mp3) 2. Black Flag, "Wasted" (mp3) 3. De La Soul, "A [...]
Every so often an event comes along that is so powerful/epic/moving/tragic people never forget where they were when it happened/they heard. JFK's assassination is one. 9/11 is another. I have a feeling that news of Michael Jackson's death might be another for many. Nobody I can think of has affected as many people around the world. Over the past 2 weeks we have seen and heard a lot of tributes to MJ and today I wanted to give mine. I've gathered some of my favorite MJ remixes and covers here and will mix in a few memories of my own [...]
Amy Winehouse & Charlotte Church cover [2007] Fall Out Boy & John Mayer cover [2008] Richard Cheese cover [2004] The Last Dinosaur cover [2008] Pierce The Veil cover [2008] Emm Gryner cover [2006] Senior Coconut & His Orchestra cover [2004] Agogo cover [...]
There is no name more recognized the world over than Michael Jackson . Just over two months before his 51st birthday, the King of Pop was rushed to the hospital for cardiac arrest and pronounced dead yesterday, June 25, 2009. His career began four decades ago with The Jackson 5 and blossomed into a rich and successful solo careers spanning decades. Five of his solo studio albums are among the world's best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982) with over 100 million copies sold, Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) [...]
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