Sometimes it seems that love is just not enough as proven by the Lovemakers who drew their last breath as a band on NYE 2009. Scott Blonde and Lisa Light (the aforementioned lovemakers) earned that moniker too having drawn the wrath (which ultimately led to their expulsion from an earlier band) for getting it on when they were meant to be striking a different kind of chord altogether (during band practise). 'Misery Loves Company' was the title track from the California acts penultimate album in 2007 and is a tour de force of hormonal energy. It sparks like an Irish [...]
"I only do what I wanna do" I have been meaning to post this song for so long now, and it's the perfect time to do it since I'm currently operating on less than full blogging power due to being in a foreign country (I'm back in the States this Sunday if all goes well - though this Icelandic ash plume seems to want to thwart my plans). Anyways, remember the Lovemakers? They had one of my favorite 80's inspired pop albums a few years ago and have kind of drifted into obscurity ever since. They [...]
Se que no es fácil pero tienes que abrazarla y aceptarla. Viene y después ya vienes tu y si viene entonces ya falta menos. Tal vez sea la última, entonces no te quedes con la duda y ve por ella, ya casi esta aqui. Si lo piensas nuestras noches y días van a durar lo mismo, estes aqui o estes alla. Eso tiene que inspirarte de alguna forma, pero si no lo hace tal vez ellas puedan. El Ecuador esta de testigo. Dntel - Suddenly Is Sooner Than You Think [...]
I ran into The Lovemakers a couple of years back while surfing the end of year lists. They are an Oakland, CA based act that has been around maybe eight years or so by now. I had never heard of them until somebody put their CD Times of Romance in their best of 2005 list. I have to admit, without condoning anything remotely close to YouPorn, that I kind of liked the CD jacket artwork. I mean, if you are going to call yourself The Lovemakers, by all means, have some [...]
The Lovemakers I didn't know much about The Lovemakers before that night. The play like a mild version of Peaches , sexual but not raunchy and obnoxious. They busted out a few good dance tunes as the lead vocalist slowly striped down to a leotard. Very entertaining. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] The Lovemakers - Naturally Lonely from Misery Loves Company (2007) Band of Skulls [...]
Well, here is part II as promised. I pared it down from six to five. I am somewhat going "out on a limb" on this one because, quite frankly, I am not very up on these bands. But, when I weeded through the new releases list for this week, these intrigued me. As I said before, I don't have the funds to buy all these albums. So, don't expect to read below a long write-up review on them. And, in some cases, I had to rely on written reviews by others to get a better understanding of the music. This [...]
The Lovemakers "Love Is Dead" The latest iTunes Single of the Week comes from The Lovemakers , titled " Love Is Dead ". Their album " Let's Be Friends " was released exclusively on iTunes this week and will be in stores on September 15th. Check it out here .
When I heard about The Lovemakers ' second full-length album, its title, and the band's turbulent history of personal and record label relationships, the opening monologue of High Fidelity immediately jumped into my head. I expected "thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss." I was way off base. Despite the fact that the Lovemakers are no longer ahem, love-making, they're still churning out tunes as high-energy and fist-pump inducing as ever. Sure, Let's Be Friends does feature the occasionally unhappy topic - the [...]
[Birthday greetings go out to Jeff Tweedy today. In L.A. tonight, I'm not sure many music fans will be staying at home ...] You probably already know about all the big deals — Green Day and Franz Ferdinand at the Forum; the Dead Weather at the Wiltern; Steely Dan's all-request night at the Gibson Amphitheatre; Tom Jones at the Greek; Placido Domingo and Yo-Yo Ma at the Hollywood Bowl. But if you were aced out of [...]
[ Andy Bell of Oasis, and Ride before that, turns 39 today. Cheers, mate. And in L.A. environs ...] Black Francis hits town for a pair of solo acoustic dates at the Mint, with Mere Mortals [whose new music I previewed a couple of weeks ago] opening. ... Let's see: A 60-foot giantess, a discredited scientist and a search for redemption — those are the elements in the Voyeurs' new video for "Things People say," which the L.A. duo debuts [...]
Bay Area electro kids the Lovemakers have been playing romantic for about four years now, with mixed results, but their swooning synth-pop has always drawn pretty enthusiastic audiences here. Now collaborators Lisa Light and Scott Blonde are no longer a couple — at least, not in that way — a relationship arc that is played out in their album titles, "Times of Romance" (released on Interscope imprint Cherrytree in 2005), the "Misery Loves Company" EP two years later and their forthcoming release "Let's Be Friends." Above, the video for "Naturally Lonely" (naughty language alert). Pass the [...]
Swedish songstress Lykke Li [pictured], whose 2008 debut "Youth Novels" was produced and co-written by Bjorn Yttling of Peter Bjorn & John, brings her danceable (and remixable) indie-pop to the Wiltern. Local quartet the Deadly Syndrome , who've been holed up working on a new album, open. ... Speaking of danceable, the Ting Tings are paired with Natalie Portman's Shaved Head for a show at downtown's Club Nokia. ... Also: Katy Perry joins No Doubt at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre; San Francisco's Lovemakers begin [...]
[I'm in Austin for SXSW, trying to find either a St. Patrick's Day fest or Billy Corgan's birthday party, but perhaps you're in L.A. and want to rock ...] I'm not sure they could have paired two bands with more appropriate names: And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead plays the Echoplex tonight, supported by L.A.'s own (true Eastsiders) Funeral Party . ... Also: Ladyhawke at the Trouadour; the Lovemakers at Bordello; Mickey Avalon at the Roxy; So Many Wizards and the Traditionist at the Silverlake Lounge; and Skid Row [...]
Last night was really fun. That was kind of predictable though. So predictable that we actually pre-posted "Last night was really fun" a few days ago. Seriously, though, who knew pretzels could bring so many great people together?... Friends of Dennis Wilson were more psychedelic shoegazer than we last remember them a year ago (and that's a good thing). Wait Think Fast's new songs are beautiful
Several of these I've just discovered, while others I've been sitting on for far too long now. Can anyone doubt Spoon's Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga will be at or near the top of most Best Of lists at the end of 2007? The talents of leader Britt Daniel have been obvious for a long, long time. As usual, I won't elaborate, but I've been enjoying all of these songs immensely of late. Spoon - The Underdog mp3 -
There were never too many bands who took their names literally. The Smashing Pumpkins never smashed pumpkins, Super Furry Animals were merely men, and Little Richard is taller than the average American. However, there tends to be an exception for The Lovemakers . Yeah, you guessed it. They make love. Well, the two founding members - Lisa Light and Scott Blonde - did anyways. When the two met in California in 2002, they were immediately inseparable. After their fateful first meeting, Light left her previous boyfriend (Blonde's manager) for Blonde. Something tells me that Blonde hired a new manager [...]
Catchy Girl Pop EP Today #1 Hits will feature an EP of unabashedly catchy girl pop. It's the kind of stuff that is absolutely thrilling in moderation, if a bit monotonous after you've had too much. But, there's nothing monotonous about the following selections. This is the cream of the crop. Although I've omitted the big artists (no Kylie, Sophie or Madonna here), these lesser known singers are really giving the biggies a run for their money. Please right click, save as to download files - songs are up for [...]
It's Monday night which means I should be picking out what I'm gonna wear to work tomorrow, but more importanly what I'm going to wear this weekend. But before I do that, I have to figure out where the hell I'm going. Friday, Oakland's elctro/Pop darlings The Lovemakers are playing the Blank club with Thriving Ivory & Luxxury. I haven't seen the Lovemakers live since Their NYE show with She
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