I guess I am feeling kinda mellow lately. A mood that has bled its way into this mix. Hope you dig it. If you want all 23 songs in one cute little package complete with cover art, there is a zip file link at the bottom. 1 ~ Vince Guaraldi: O Tannenbaum 2 ~ My Morning Jacket: Xmas Time Is Here Again (featured in the latest Contrast Podcast ) 3 ~ The Flaming Lips: Christmas At The Zoo 4 ~ Michael Buble: [...]
Yes, these are Christmas songs. I don't think I've mentioned this too often, but I love Christmas. I can get massively cynical about the presents aspect of it, and I don't always look forward to awkward meetings with relatives, but I love it. So anything that adds to that atmosphere, especially music, is okay in my book. Sadly, I haven't gotten into the spirit of it yet. I wish it would snow. But until it does, this is the next best thing: the aural equivalent of getting in the door of your family home, breathing in the warmth, and shaking [...]
Truth be told, I'm kind of sick of Christmas music. Not this year, necessarily - hell, we barely just entered December. And yes, I know I shouldn't be saying "hell" in a Christmas-themed post, but fuck it I just read Letter to a Christian Nation by atheist Sam Harris, and found it rather illuminating. So I'm pretty sure that God doesn't exist, or that he hates me right now anyway. On the bright side, he hates the Jews more, right? (hey, who let Mel Gibson in here?) Anyway, Christmas music is kind of [...]
On this day in 1963, President John F. Kennedy had his date with destiny (and a rifle bullet) in Dallas, Texas. I have mixed feelings about the man and his legacy. My parents revered the man, whose election presidency symbolized the unbridled promise of a new decade and a new generation of leaders. My father especially took JFK's vigorous brand of Cold War liberalism to heart, and to this day will not tolerate any criticism of the man. As I grew older, and my political awareness developed, the notion of JFK as a saintlike figure I [...]
Dane101 is a little busy today putting the finishing touches on our party (see flyer to the right). In the meantime, we have set up a list of Halloween-y type songs for you to listen to as you wait for us to put up new content. Enjoy and see you at the show (this post will only be available until October 31). <!-- -->
Take the director, screenwriter, and several cast members from Repo Man , toss in a bunch of punk and new wave musicians (including the Pogues, Joe Strummer, Grace Jones, Edward Tudor-Pole, Courtney Love, and Elvis Costello), then add an incomprehensible screenplay cribbed from various spaghetti westerns. Bake under the Mediterranean sun for a few weeks and - voila â€" you’ve got 1987’s cinematic mess-terpiece, Straight To Hell . After director Alex Cox original plans for a concert movie fell through due to lack of funding, Cox managed to secure financing for a feature film and flew [...]
The Pogues, with Against Me House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV Sunday, October 15, 2006 The House of Blues is one of my all time favorite concert venues. When I lived in Vegas, it was hands down the best place to catch a show. Its big enough to attract good touring bands, but still feels intimate. The sounds is always great, and the sightlines are fantastic. That said, they totally dropped the ball for this show. How do you book The Pogues [...]
Hello all. I just visited Insound's "Save The Album" website and was intrigued by all the different insight these artists have on their favorite albums. My favorites are John Darnielle and of course, Colin Meloy. Mr. Meloy talks about The Pogues, who, now that I draw the comparison, seem kind of like a minimalist predecessor to The Decemberists. Only lacking Meloy's signature voice, the Pogues also tell stories with vibrant language, smart song structure and clever melodies... also, they're totally Irish. With Shane MacGowan super-ironically on and off the bottle during the band's career, the bands sound and [...]
The theme of this post is yet undecided, but hey, well, make it sorta revolve around death... We'll feature some dead guys, and even maybe some people that should be dead & dead bands... and uh, more talk about how to go about killing time... whether that be at the County Courthouse Tommorrow, Or Tonight At The Bars... First Off ... no matter where you are on Planet X, J or Y do check out the late Nikki Sudden's final album... The Truth Doesn't Matter , which came out [...]
Admittedly, there's a bit of bias going into my review of the remastered and expanded debut by The Pogues, Red Roses For Me. I'm not listening to The Pogues trying to decide whether I like them or not. I'm not trying to be very critical. This is about a band I love and their amazing introduction into the music world over 20 years ago. I can't say exactly why The Pogues resonate so well with my ears. I'm only a wee bit Irish (my mums ancestry covers most of the British Isles), I'm not [...]
If you are a fan of this blog, you know of our deep love of The Pogues ... Having said that, you can understand how psyched I am about Rhino's reissuing of their first five studio albums, complete with bonus tracks and expanded liner notes. I've got my favorite two titles, and the remastering makes a nice improvement in sound quality, even to my burned-out ears. Here's what Rhino says about those two: Rum, Sodomy & The Lash [...]
Irish lilt mixed with the attitude of early UK punk rock was what initially powered the The Pogues . Fronted by the (in)famous Shane MacGowan , The Pogues lifted traditional Irish music out of the gutter of past injecting it with a strong dose of piss and lager. Originally released in 1987 If I Should Fall from Grace With God was the band's calling card and [...]
Gods, Heroes and Myth A 5-part-series released on two mp3 blogs. A glance into the world of story and legend through the eyes of songs… Hi. I’m Ryan and this is my project. I have to admit, it was pretty exhausting, but the pay-off has already been great. I have a joint over here: the RSL Weblog . Ryan’s Smashing Life: A New England independent music Hermes â€" Gods of Speed Head with
Well, Dear Friends, my presentation was duly delivered on Thursday and I live to tell the tale. I was rather petrified to start with - I always am, even though I've had a fair amount of experience doing these sort of things. However, I neither crashed, nor burned, nor was forced to resort to the Parrot Sketch (though I did stick a Dr Evil picture up on one PowerPoint slide). The audience seemed to appreciate my talk, though I always find it hard to judge these matters. As far as I can tell, no-one nodded off, and a [...]
Going through the crates at SVB HQ, I found a collection of recordings done at BBC's Radio 1 , many for John Peel's show. This double album collection came out on Strange Fruit Records . My Father's Gun - Elton John Read It In Books - Echo & The Bunnymen Can't Stand Losing You [...]
The Pogues ' music combined the youthful spirit of punk with ancient Celtic melodies to create a sublime racket that's been described as the Sex Pistols setting fire to The Chieftains . That's according to the Rhino Records press release. eCard All five of The Pogues’ first studio albums have been remastered into expanded versions and are available today... Red Roses For Me Rum, Sodomy & The Lash (produced by Elvis Costello ) If I [...]
Gulf Island Orcas taken by wildorcaimages S he whom we love and lose Is no longer where she was before She is now wherever we are -- St John Chrysostom This past Sunday we gathered on Mayne Island to bury the physical remains of my Beloved Mother-in-Law, Veronica, and to celebrate her life and spirit. It turned [...]
In vino veritas ? Sure, everyone knows that old saw, but thanks to Mel Gibson we now have an updated version, in vino the Protocols of the Elders of Zion . All those times I’ve seen alcohol credited for livening up a party, but little did I realize that they were referring to the Nazi Party. I’ll never look at a beach party bonfire the same way again. Something tells me that the Road Warrior is going to end up digging deep into his coffers of Passion geld to salvage his career. Expect to see his PR [...]
Ok, these are bands that formed in the year 1982. After some thought, I decided to go thru every year in the 80's so next one will be moving back to get 1981. Some of these are pretty familiar, some maybe not. I am interested to hear ones you thought I should have included. I am restricting it to ten so obviously have missed a few good ones. Enjoy! mp3 Beat Box ( Art Of Noise ) mp3 Take On Me ( A-Ha ) [...]
‘You bet I’m a patriot!’ I exclaimed. ‘It’s because I’m a patriot, that I can’t bear our country.’ â€" Colin MacInnes, Absolute Beginners America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. â€" Abraham Lincoln (attributed) Happy 230th birthday, America! My original plans for this 4th of July post involved uploading a selection of songs dealing with America’s missteps and shortcomings, but I realized that might give folks the wrong idea about [...]
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