I had meant to post this song last month when I was doing the acoustic b-sides series, but due to vacation and being preoccupied with other things, I didn't. So I'm extending the series by a week. R.E.M. knocked out this impromptu version of Suzanne Vega's "Tom's Diner" during an acoustic show at the Borderline in London with Billy Bragg in March of 1991. Some of the references are a bit dated now, but still pretty damn funny. Originally released on the Near Wild Heaven single, [...]
So TOOL has always been a huge guilty pleasure for me. I saw them on the Undertow tour years and years ago and have loved every single record they have put till the last one. Anyway, I have always wanted recorded versions of the two live songs on their first EP Opiate. Well thanks to the internet, I have demo'ed versions of these two songs. The funny thing about these was I used to own the cassette that these demos came from. I guess I just didn't ever listen to it that much cause, well, [...]
A fucking brilliant hardcore song... Snapcase - Caboose
you know all those bonus tracks that surface once an album is released? we used to get them as b-sides. occasionally an instrumental would be bunged on there, or a remix, but in the 80s, you were pretty much guaranteed at least an album track if not something which didn't make the cut. for kids with only a few 7 inches to entertain them throughout the summer, this could mean that you were as familiar with an artist's rarities as you [...]
FeS2 It's the little pleasures in life that keep me trudging along. Lately those things have been finding new places (and ways) to take pictures, receiving paychecks, aquiring internet access, and finding a new interesting music blog. Today (while i was supposed to be working) i fell onto 2 0r 3 new well-influenced blogs out there in the vast expanses of the www. Of course, posting about Ryan Adams will always catch my attention - but his fan base is just as [...]
The Black Angels Nine Years (from the The First Vietnamese War single) (Light In The Attic Records) The Black Angels are supposedly a psychedelic rock band from Austin Texas. Right. That's before you read the next ten sentences on their Wikipedia entry, which gradually reveals to you that they toured for two years with The Black Keys and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and their debut LP is likened to the noise made by Canadian indie rockers Black Mountain, who after a bit of investigation, is discovered to be associated with Vancouver outfit Black Halos. [...]
All the problems people have with Coldplay can be solved very easily, no not by killing the band, but by turning the record over. As last years vinyl singles collection proved the b-sides are nearly always better than the a-side. Before you get to the playlist though, there is something you need to do. Pretend that Clocks, Speed Of Sound and Talk do not exist. This will inevitably involve ignoring the fact that Clocks sounds just like Speed of Sound and that Fix You is very similar to The Scientist. If it at all helps try to think of them [...]
photo by Mustafah Abdulaziz 1. The Magic - "Mr Hollywood" (mp3) Geordie Gordon (Bar Mitzvah Brothers/Salt Lick Kids) is a real James Dean-type. His hair is properly groomed and coifed to 50s perfection. The Guelph-based singer-songwriter has honed his skills for the Magic—a spunky indie-pop group. "Mr Hollywood" emanates waves of orchestral, feel-good melody. Expect huge things from the Magic as they recently concluded a stint opening for Islands... 2. Ra Ra Riot - "Oh, La" (mp3) After two solid years of demos and EPs, [...]
The Mystery Jets have recruited Kate Nash for their forthcoming single, ' Half In Love With Elizabeth '. Nash has contributed vocals for ' Disco Liz ' a track off the new single set for release August 25 as a B-side. A second B-side single will be a version of the Mystery Jets song ' Flakes ' by Florence & The Machine . Mystery Jets ShareThis
When I started this month long series of acoustic b-sides, I figured I was going to stick to stripped down alternate versions of album tracks. Posting this song breaks that guideline on two counts... one, there is no album version of this song, it's purely a b-side, and two, it's not entirely acoustic. Oh well, rules are made to be broken. I really like this song, and I wanted to post it while it's still actually summer. And since it looks like it's going to be a rainy day here in Nashville, it seems appropriate enough. [...]
Well, it's not a bside, it's more of a forgotten song. Check out how melodic and poppy this punk ditty from Shelter is, I mean if this thing came out today, it'd be on the Hills soundtrack. Shelter - Here we Go
photo by Matthew Craig 1. Erlend Øye - "Sudden Rush (The Twelves Remix)" (mp3) Erlend Øye is one of my favorite Norwegian musicians from Bergen, Norway—best known for his role in Kings of Convenience. So when I discovered the Twelves' remix of "Sudden Rush," well, you can only really imagine my excitement. The Rio De Janeiro-based electro duo was formed by duo João Miguel and Luciano Oliveira back in 2005. And if you've ever listened to their remix of MIA's "Boyz," then you're already familiar with their cowbell-tinged (MSTRKRFT), [...]
Karolin Müller is the first female artist in the Hi Freaks family and Blinky is her long awaited first release. Blinky starts with a subversive retro groove, the loop is driven by a flanged hihat and ends up in a funny, funky break, where the theme hits the track and pushes it too the next [...]
1. Crystal Castles - "Trash Hologram" (mp3) For some reason or another I never picked up Crystal Castles' and HEALTH's 2007 7-inch until recently. I may not have nice things to say about their live show, but their studio recordings are impeccable. "Trash Hologram," for example, is the very embodiment of the heavily-sustained sound Crystal Castles strive for. Two minutes and fifteen seconds of whomping bass lines and starry-eyed synth. 2. The Week That Was - "The Good Life" (mp3) Ex-Field Music member and brother of David Brewis—who also [...]
Coldplay- Free gig at Madison Square Garden... why wasn't I invited? Coldplay- Death Will Never Conquer (Link 2) I would love to be Brian Eno. Not for the reputation, nor the money, but purely so I could take a listen to all the off-cuts from Coldplay's latest album, 'Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends' at my own pleasure. The first of many b-sides and free releases came a few days ago in the form of 'Death Will [...]
Johnny Thunders Hurtin (from the You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory single) (Real Records) Let's see what we got in the b-side bag today. Ooh look. It's something old. Not just old, no, this is oldskool . Yeah, that's right. Oldskool punk Johnny Thunders rompstomps down his New Yorkan sidewalk with this b-side Hurtin . This one comes off the more iconic punk ballad single, if you can ever call anything a punk ballad, called You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory . [...]
So for last week's monday morning b-side, I posted a song that I initially thought was an acoustic mix of the album version, but it was actually a completely different recording entirely. This week I'm absolutely positively one hundred percent sure that this is an alternate mix of the album recording. Sugar originally released this version on the Changes single, and it was later included on the Besides compilation. [...]
A track from the Mars Volta. Enjoy. the Mars Volta - Frances the Mute (Edit)
photo by Mustafah Abdulaziz 1. Metronomy - "Hearbreaker" (mp3) One of my most anticipated albums this year is London-based Metronomy's 2008 effort, Lights Out . Front man Joseph Mount writes, records and remixes music under the aforementioned moniker. And if you've been reading Bwank!, then you're familiar with his remixes. Lights Out is, without a doubt, a strong contender for the Top 100 Albums of the year. "Heartbreaker" kicks into gear with twangy bass lines, reinforced and doubled by guitars, and, oddly as it may seem, a loop [...]
THE ESSENTIAL Heartbeats (The Knife cover) - José González, from Veneer (2005) The use of the song in this ad for Sony's Bravia TVs, broke José González internationally. Crosses - José González, from Veneer (2005) Down The Line - José González, from In Our Nature (2007) Killing For Love - José González, from In Our Nature (2007) Lovestain - José González, from Veneer (2005) [...]
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