Given the explicitly contentious artwork adorning Iggy and the Stooges' long overdue latest – their fifth, their first since that somewhat questionable 2007 LP The Weirdness and therefore so too since the untimely demise of long-standing guitarist Ron Asheton – its release couldn't have come at a more inopportune moment mere weeks after the Boston Marathon bombings to have since traumatised Pop's native United States. It depicts the proto-punk maven at the middle of a blood-red crosshair, plastic explosives enwrapped around his skeletal torso and as he sneers on opener Burn: "Guess [...]
The last time we saw Cookie Monster cover Tom Waits was almost two years ago with his rendition of "God's Away on Business" from the blues legend's 2002 LP "Blood Money." Now, the guttural "Sesame Street" regular returns, courtesy of YouTube's cookiewaits channel, with a not-so-PBS-friendly take on Waits' anti-war jam "Hell Broke Luce." CM nails it. Also from cookiewaits , Cookie Monster's cover of "God's Away on Business": h/t 22 Words [...]
It’s really good to make use of your time and to put all emphasis and I guess that’s passion, all your focus, on right now." Based in London, THE VEILS have been around since 2001. Time Stays, We Go, their fourth full length, is about to get released these days. The son of XTC keyboardist The post Interview: The Veils - "It’s healthy to have to struggle" appeared first on Nothing But Hope And Passion - NBHAP - Music Magazine & more .
What do you do if you admire a musician's skill and craft, yet can't quite get behind the results of that craft? Thus is the problem with Iron & Wine , the brainchild of Sam Beam, now on its fifth full-length record and featuring an ever-expanding sound that seems to go deeper into the past. Ghost on Ghost finds Iron & Wine turning into something of a modern Van Morrison , complete with smooth horns, jaunty folk tunes, and a flair for [...]
Ron Sexsmith's 2013 album, Forever Endeavour BY JORDAN MAINZER With a name like Sexsmith, how can you not be noticed? Singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith has existed just outside of the popular singer-songwriter circle for virtually his entire career. As trends came and went, Sexsmith relentlessly produced Seventies-ish schmaltzy, Davies, Newman, and Nilsson-like pop songs at a remarkably consistent pace and of remarkably consistent quality, perhaps only bested by someone like Guided By Voices' Robert Pollard. From 20022s excellent (and perhaps career best) Cobblestone Runway to his most recent effort, [...]
Feeling nice and euphoric following on from that snippet of spangly, newfangled Daft Punk ? Well, prepare to have that warm and fuzzy feeling of synthetically forged familiarity brutally savaged by the below. It's the first I've heard of a genuinely terrifying young something named Kirin J Callinan – the one and only Australiana artist I've yet to investigate. He hails from Sydney, though Embracism – a thinly veiled Tom Waits-ism that's as if one of Warren Ellis' long and winding narratives set to a strangely cathartic, if heavily vitriolic grind – is spawned of an altogether [...]
Recorded at the BBC Studios London, for the “Tonight In Person” show in July of 1979, this vinyl bootleg finds Waits working up material from his Asylum years. This particular performance hit the spot recently as I’d been spending a lot of time with Waits’ transitional Heartattack And Vine LP—which ultimately reinvigorated an interest in [...]
Happy Chocolate Jesus Bunny Eggs Day everyone! I've always kind of liked Easter, actually. Mostly because I was a chocolate fiend as a kid, I suppose, and in fact to a large extent I still am one. My parents were always pretty sparing with chocolate (and fizzy drinks, and sugary breakfast cereals) so it was left, as it so often it, to my grandparents to fill with stuff which was bad for us, and which we absolutely fucking loved. I suppose my parents always took the attitude that a/ living in Austria and then Singapore we didn't see [...]
Imagine you just woke up in a hospital after being in a coma for who knows how long, and while you were asleep, zombies had taken over the world. You've got a few things to take care of. First, what type of weapon can you find? Second, what's going to be on your zombie-whacking soundtrack? While zombies and the movies have been a popular combo in pop culture since George A. Romero's Night of the Walking Dead , nobody had managed to make a successful zombie television show. That is until AMC and Frank Darabont came up [...]
Sunday is not a Sunday without Mr B's Chill Session. Enjoy the dose of downtempo loving. We Love Sundays. Cat Power, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Download here (Right Click, Save As). Marsen Jules Trio, OEillet Parfait Download here (Right Click, Save As). The Dale Cooper Quartet, Une Cellier Download here (Right Click, Save As). [...]
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Tom Waits, Nick Cave, David Bowie Song: Service Bells - Prospector's Waltz [download here ] What's so good? What [...]
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Via Third Man Records, Shovels and Rope are releasing a 73 featuring a Springsteen cover - "Johnny 993 - which you can listen to below. On the b side will be a hip shaking version of Tom Wait's "Bad as Me". Folks, this is as cool as anything will ever be. God damn. Also for sale is the Brittany Howard & Ruby Amanfu 73 featuring songs from Rodriguez and Memphis Minnie - go ahead and throw that your cart as well while you're over there. The Shovels & Rope 73 is out April 2nd, I've pre-ordered mine. [...]
Filed under: Video , Exclusive N.A.S.A. In a classic case of opposites attract, steam-powered songwriter Tom Waits and space-traveling rapper Kool Keith joined each other on N.A.S.A. 's 2009 track "Spacious Thoughts." Now, several years later, the making of N.A.S.A.'s ambitious debut album The Spirit of Apollo is being released into the cosmic ether through a new documentary.
Aesop Rock BY JORDAN MAINZER Score one for the purists. Traditional hip hop triumphed at Metro Chicago on March 4 as MCs Aesop Rock and Rob Sonic spat in front of a real live DJ. Sure, there was a Mac laptop on stage. It’s basically unavoidable today. But DJ Big Wiz mostly scratched his turntable records as Aesop performed songs from his now expansive career, including highlights from last year’s Skelethon LP. Despite the conspicuous absence of quintessential Aesop Rock almost-hit “ Daylight ”, the show was what all [...]
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Bill Callahan, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen Song: Sean Rowe - Bring Back The Night [download here ] What's so good? [...]
We're constantly fascinated with the creative process here at Flavorwire, and one of the most important components of that process is the space in which it takes place. For musicians, at least as far as the recording process goes, this place is the studio, and as such we thought we'd take a look at the studios of some of our favorite musicians. The contrasts on display are intriguing, from the endearingly chaotic to the pristine and very expensive, from analog to digital, from minimalist to decked out in all sorts of crazy-looking gear. We hope you enjoy them as much [...]
Pissed Jeans' Honeys BY JORDAN MAINZER Apparently they’ve been eating the yellow snow . Some of the best music of the past few months has expanded upon the wisecrack-heavy legacy of Tom Waits, Frank Zappa, Leonard Cohen, and The Modern Lovers. From lamenting about job prospects to apologizing for ogling women through punky, sarcastic humor, indie bands have lately avoided the self-righteousness that can occur when rockers explore "important" topics (in other words, these bands are even further from U2 in tone than in sound). [...]
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