Mikal Cronen gets romantic with Proclaimers "I'm Gonna Be" and Sixpence None The Richer's "Kiss Me."
For Aquarium Drunkard's most recent Lagniappe Sessions - a column where they enlist different artists to give away one-off tracks - Mikal Cronin, of Ty Segall band fame and contributor to Adult Swim's garage comp , shares two covers of '90s movie soundtrack radio staples. On ukelele and melodica, Cronin does his own renditions of the Proclaimers' "I'm Gonna Be" ( Benny And Joon ) and Sixpence None The Richer's "Kiss Me" ( She's All That ). Of the tracks he recorded for an at-the-time long distance girlfriend he says: I recorded these [...]

The threads that entwine early country music and American folk music are clear and bright in the folkways. Early country came from folk, coupled with other Southern strands that would lead to the blues; before the folk-revival canonization of radio and festival genres in the 50s and 60s, the folk community welcomed country artists as their own. But although it is common for modern folk musicians to pay tribute to the early blues and country songs of depression-era radio, to certain subgenres such as outlaw country, and to the crossover songs and songwriters of the [...]
Looking for a better time than a bath tub full of rubber duckies? Look no further! Thursday, April 25th A Tribute To Steve Brodsky at The Lodge at The Regency Ballroom Steve Brodsky was a very dear friend of the bay area music scene who recently lost his battle with leukemia. He managed many, many [...] The post Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 4/25/13-5/1/13 appeared first on Spinning Platters .
Nine albums into their career, the Proclaimers are still looking at the glass as half full. When you look at those two golden masks symbolizing the duality of ye old drama theatre, which one do you prefer to apply to your own life? Sure, when it comes to being entertained, the choice can be a mere coin toss. As much as we like to laugh along with a group of strangers while facing a dimly-lit stage, we are sometimes in love with our cathartic appreciation of tragedy. We actively seek out...
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ARTIST: The Proclaimers - [Album] DATE: 03-08-13 REVIEW BY: Bill Adams At this point, any discussion of The Proclaimers is going to include a token mention of a few things, so let's get them out of the way right off the top. The band's new album (their ninth), Like Comedy , deserves better than trite or cliche discussion, so let's condense everything that everyone is [view more]

by Bill Pearis Scottish brothers Charlie and Craig Reid have been making music as The Proclaimers since the mid-'80s when they wore their brogue on their sleeve via debut single "Throw the 'R' away." Though American mainly knows them for their fluke hit "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (released on the Benny & Joon soundtrack four years after it's initial single release), The Proclaimers have kept doing what they do (charming, anthemic, acoustic-y pop), releasing [...]
The Proclaimers celebrate a busy summer, including headline slots at Cambridge Folk and V Festivals, with the release of new single 'Whatever You’ve Got, ' a stand out track from acclaimed new album Like Comedy . Since coming off the road in the summer 2010 after a 15 month world tour, Craig and Charlie Reid spent a year writing, subsequently recording their ninth studio album, Like Comedy , in September 2011 in Bath with producer Steve Evans at the helm. [...]
Newton Faulkner has turned up at The Sun to do one of their sessions , and tells one of those anecdotes that is meant to be about one thing, but is really about something else entirely: Faced with Scottish twins Craig and Charlie Reid, the notoriously chatty singer clammed up completely, as he revealed at his recent Biz Session. He said: “I was playing at the V Festival four years ago. “It was a weird audience – like the whole cast of Hollyoaks, Paul Rudd and Matt Lucas. There was no one there [...]

photo by James Bailey It's time again for Friday on My Mind , the weekly collaboration between KEXP and King 5 News where we take a look at videos centered around one subject. Today we're talking about Musical Twins. During the first half of June, all babies born at this time are in the sign of Gemini. Some of the characteristics that Geminis are known for include having a dual personality, being able to see both sides of an issue, as well as being known for distracting themselves from what is most important, [...]

The recent death of Robin Gibb has left many of us running towards our dusty LPs, namely Children of the World and Saturday Night Fever , to spin them again and again with a box of tissues in hand. But whilst listening-and staring at enough group photos of the Gibb brothers-we started wondering how many acts had the uncanny characteristic of sporting twin siblings. After some research and thinking, we were surprised to discover that, yes, there are others - many others! Now, in honor of Mr. Robin Gibb, Consequence of Sound presents the [...]
Europe’s most acclaimed folk festival has revealed some of the first artists confirmed for 2012’s eclectic bill. Performances include a rare Festival appearance by the original line-up of Irish folk royalty and multi-million album sellers Clannad, leading singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading, who has enjoyed success in pop, folk, blues, reggae and jazz genres; ever-popular Scottish icons The Proclaimers , guaranteed to bring the Festival to its feet; a rare Festival appearance by June Tabor & Oysterband, following their acclaimed 2011 collaboration ‘Ragged Kingdom’ and recent multiple BBC Radio 2 Folk Award wins; internationally acclaimed Canadian singer and [...]

FLP & CLT – 2 Heartbeats to Midnight [ mp3 ] Childish Gambino - Heartbeat Justice - 2 Minutes to Midnight FLP & CLT – 500 Nights [ mp3 ] The Proclaimers - I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) Benga & Coki - Night (DJ Zinc Remix) FLP & CLT = Frail Limb Purity & Colatron wicked duo

DJ Schmolli - Titanium 500 [ mp3 ] The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning David Guetta ft. Sia - Titanium this is how to mash kids

What terrible manners I have, I blatantly forgot to wish you all a very happy new year, not that it matters one iota to you guys. I guess that most of you will have been out and about for the bells, but for me I saw the new year in up north with my family, which involved copious amounts of food and drink, a bonfire at the bells plus I also caught a bit of the BBC's Hogmanay celebrations. Which if you missed it, featured a couple of songs from none other than Admiral Fallow, who performed Squealing Pigs and [...]

Is being moved to hit the repeat button, rather than want to throw our computers out the window in anger, for three T-Pain songs unleashed all within a single week of eachother in 2011 the equivalent to seeing pigs fly? Does it mean that the End of Times are upon us, for real this time? We're not entirely sure, but for whatever reason, we've been liking what the Auto-Tuned crooner has been dishing out lately, starting with his The Carter IV guest turn "How To Hate" , then continuing on with the Lily [...]

It's thanks to Wisconsin Soccer Central that we have an update on whereabouts of the former Watford defender Jay DeMerit. As you can see from that image, posted on his Twitter profile , Jay is now in semi-retirement (also known as the MLS) playing for the Vancouver Whitecaps. Jay has been featured on here before. It was when during his journey through the lower leagues before ending up at Watford, when he was playing at non-league Northwood FC [...]

This well-covered ballad, originally recorded by Lefty Frizzell just over fifty years ago yet so timeless it's often erroneously cited as a traditional tune, is not as simple as it seems. Where the vast majority of both traditional and modern folksongs range from simple verse to simple chorus and back again - if indeed they use chorus structure at all - here, the doubled chorus makes for a tripartite pattern, a heart-stutter that well suits the Saki tale of the story, twisted and self-sacrificing, with its well-timed reveal at the end of the second verse, and its grounding [...]

Sometimes you fall for an awesome person, and someone has to move, or travel for a long time, or just be inconveniently far away. Instead of giving up on the awesome because of miles, however, you make it happen. This by request is for the Steam Co.'s friend Kelly, who makes her move to Colorado at the end of this week to be with her love. Enjoy the adventure! "Rogue Wave - Maps" "Anni Rossi - Land Majestic" [...]

Roger Miller: King of the Road [ purchase ] When I announced this week's theme on our little collaborative's backchannel listserv, I noted that smoking and tobacco references often function as signifiers of class or social status, and as earlier entries have demonstrated aptly, it's true - though of course, as times evolve and smoking goes underground, old songs can take on new meanings, too, changing one-time rebels into more pitiful social outcasts in the eyes of the beholder. But smoking and its references can also [...]