After weeks of contemplation, I got my hair cut yesterday. I try to get it cut every three months or so, whether I need to or not. I didn't get too much cut off as I don't like to have it too short and I prefer to show off my curls. The barber told me that he was not as busy as he used to be as people were not getting their hair cut as often. However, I might have to go back sooner that I would like as he didn't take that much off. Here are some tunes for [...]
Mar 28, 2008, 2:37am
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Kui sul millegipärast peaks oema meelest läinud, mida sa sel nädalavahetusel tegema hakkad, siis tuletan kiiresti meelde. Indiepopi maaletooja number üks - üritustesari Odessa Pop naaseb puhkuselt ja peab laupäeval, 29. märtsil maha kevadpeo. Külalised tulevad Rootsist, Soomest ja Tartust - tõeliselt rahvusvaheline seltskond. Rootsi Kuningriiki esindab indiepopviisik Strip Squad, mis võtab kaasa kompoti, mille sisuks [...]
After 2-year hiatus Strip Squad have started some sort of comeback and they're celebrating it with a small Estonian tour on 28th and 29th of March ( details ). Also, those dirty poppers of Sweden have recorded a new song called "Cream My Pants" . Here you can find to download some old songs. As they say themselves - "too vulgar to be twee". Käyttöohje (in finnish "user's manual") is a shy lonesome guy from Tampere, Finland who only sings [...]
{mp3} Nada Surf - These Bones {mp3} Lykke Li - Let It Fall {mp3} Strip Squad - Unreliable Narrator {mp3} Dengue Fever - Sober Driver
Twee er skemmtileg tónlistarstefna, og svíar eiga held ég heimsmet í framleiðslu á twee poppi. Það hlýtur að vera gaman í Svíþjóð, nema það sé bara svona ofboðslega leiðinlegt að fólk neyðist til að búa til kjánalega popptónlist til að létta lundina. Strip Squad er einmitt eitt af mörgum góðum sænskum böndum sem gleðja hjarta manns, en hún hefur reyndar fengið stimpilinn "too vulgar to be twee". Og hvernig skyldi nú standa á því? Jú, textarnir eru með eindæmum klúrir og fjalla á opinskáan hátt um ríðingar og sjálfsfróun. Þau segja á heimasíðu sinni að bandið hafi [...]
At first I was pleasantly shocked by the vulgar twee of Sweden's Strip Squad, but now I feel like it's just an act that is getting tired and old. The new songs, that were just released in advance of a new lp, are not stylistically different from anything they've done in the past and the novely of the lyrics is no longer shocking. On the song "You Cream My Pants" the guitars are pleasant, the girl's vocals are a bit sexy and the of Fergal Sharkey talk-singing about midway through may be novel, but the whole [...]
Earlier today another end-of-year treat made its way into our email inbox, so we happily decided to take a break from our "break" to share the music. The first Strip Squad feature on MML happened well over a year and a half ago [March 2006] and we were beginning to wonder if they had simply disappeared since that time. Not a chance. The band is back with what I think is most of the original
Ok... the subject line here might just be a silly play on words, but the music and links to the artists involved will probably more than make up for our ridiculousness. The last time we catalogued bands that had previously been featured on MML, our focus was directed to a specific style of dreamy guitar rock [original shoegaze extravaganza + downloads.] This time we are doing things
Welcome to Swede Sunday! Swedish Looove The Swedes continue their expertise in Swedish music again this week here on RawSteel's weekly special. Just when ya think you've seen the best of the tiny ( relatively ) country, they just keep coming. I think they're creating more acts than my feature can keep up with! There are a few more bands I wanted to feature this week, but figured this was enough. Next week you'll see a sultry trip-hop act from Sweden . A nice [...]
Too vulgar to be twee: Meat of Lamb Hairless Youth of Bosnia Unreliable Narrator Pervert/Expert Down And Out And Away If You Don't Take Me Right Away You Might As Well Fuck Off! Razorcuts www.stripsquad.se www.myspace.com/stripsquad
Strip Squad really did quite an impression on the music scene in Sweden when they emerged out of nowhere a few years ago. With explicit lyrics, catchy melodies and bad grammar they took the lo-fi twee pop music from the fragile boys and girls and turned it into something somewhat more hardcore. I remember Dj-ing after one of their gigs about a year ago and that was really like the easiest thing ever. The crowd was exaggerated and everyone just danced all night. Strip Squad is the kind of band that don't follow any kinds [...]
has been updated, so this morning I've been busy listening to several artists/tracks tagged as " indie pop ". Below some of the better or perhaps more interesting ones that (until this morning) were completely unknown to me: + The Eames Era - Could Be Anything & Listen for the Sun It's probably a huge mistake that I haven't checked out this band before. Especially since Powerpopulist had a nice [...]
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Strip Squad has been in constant rotation on my palm pilot, in my car, and on iTunes at work. I've posted about them before, but I felt the need to sing their praise again. I went to their website a couple of weeks ago and they had posted a couple of tracks from their first, and now out of print, EP "Just Obey!" which I don't own. I keep checking eBay hoping that one will find its way up there, but no luck so far. This is one of the tracks from that illusive EP. So go buy the other [...]
Bondage Fairies - "Faze" I bet you thought I was kidding, last week, when I said go to Absolut Noise. Well now, since you laughed, it's serious time. Bondage Fairies are flying in, on pixelated clouds, with their bristol board angular wings flitting and buzzing against your eyes. They seem to be moaning like they're in prison, but they can fly the jail around with them, it's just something to bemoan. And they have a list of moves to use on you. They've conquered many levels to get to you. You are the boss to a level they've been playing [...]
We would like to introduce you to Strip Squad . When we kicked back, threw on the headphones, and listened to this artist we thought "Perverted Swedish pop makes me happy." What did you think? Use a tag or comment to share your thoughts with everyone. Enjoy. Genre: Rock-Pop-Folk Label: Unsigned Source: Pocket|Trax Language: [...]
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