The 2012 Bender is swiftly approaching. You're gonna want to block out the weekend of February 3-5 for Slabtown's annual garage rock blackout. The lineup has been announced, and includes Wreckless Eric , the Stiff Records legend ("Whole Wide World") who'll be backed by Seattle's Tripwires for this set. We've got the full lineup for you here, and it includes tons of Portland bands, plus a bunch from Seattle and Oakland. Fortmer slabtown bartender Courtney Crusher did the booking for the first time this year, out of her new home in Oakland, so the Oakland-centric [...]
Download the Postelles' covers of songs by the Smiths, Joe Jones, Wreckless Eric, and the Ramones!
The Postelles just released a free EP entitled Summer Undercovers , which, fittingly so, happens to feature a bunch of covers. This comes on the heels of their debut LP, which finally received release last month after almost being lost in the record label shuffle. The 4-song collection is available for FREE download below. Summer Undercovers Tracklisting 1) Ask (The [...]
The Postelles - "Whole Wide World" (Wreckless Eric Cover) One day before the Postelles are set to drop a free summer covers EP, appropriately titled Summer Undercovers , the NYC garage rock outfit have shared their take on Wreckless Eric's 1977 anthem to unrequited love, "(I'd Go The) Whole Wide World." Check out their feedback-laced take, which impressively captures enough of the original's spirit while modernizing the bass punch a bit, above. You can grab a free MP3 today at MOKB , or with the whole set tomorrow [...]
30 Day Song Challenge: Day 26 - A Song I Can Play on an Instrument.
Wreckless Eric (real name Eric Goulden) is known for his New Wave/Power Pop song writing abilities and was at one time on the Stiff Records label alongside Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Nick Lowe, Ian Dury & The Blockheads and The Damned. While he is perhaps best known for his wonderful Pop concoction known as "The Whole Wide World", Eric wrote numerous catchy songs attributing to the same Power Pop/Punk/New Wave vein. One of those songs was the song entitled "A Popsong". The song itself opens Wreckless Eric's third album Big Smash! and was released as his sixth [...]
Okay, we are getting into list season here, and it is time not just for me to be preparing my own lists, but for you to be considering yours as well. Last year we had a vote on the fives which I failed to count properly, but this time I promise to keep a running tally as we go along, so we will hopefully end up with an actual Song, by Toad Readers' Champion.. or something like that anyway. So, between now and next week (10th) give some thought to your five favourite songs of the year, and [...]
Below is the latest edition of our weekly feature, Stuck On Repeat . The premise is simple, we've asked all our contributors to submit one track and a brief write-up. The track can be new or it can be old, just whatever we could not stop listening to this week. These are the songs we've had Stuck On Repeat . :: selected by: V :: Wreckless Eric - (I'd Go The) Whole Wide World (192 kbps) [...]
I will always hold a place in my heart for Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby's self-titled 2008 debut if for no other reason than it allowed Rigby to once-and-for-all set the record straight regarding male footwear, and sorry DMB fans, but, "You can't kick ass in Tevas." The erstwhile Sham and Stiff MVP are back again, this time tackling a collection of their favorite songs from songwriters around the globe on the snarkily-titled Two-Way Family Favorites . Records like this from accomplished songwriters are usually fun, and even a [...]
Este es el tan respetado miércoles de catálogo con sus clásicos de tres décadas en Galaxy 94.3 fm ® Los Mochis radio ... Del Wreckless Eric — Stiff Records , 1978, aquí Eric Goulden, mejor conocido como Wreckless Eric, y su multiversionado corte ( I'd go the ) Whole wide world ... Wreckless Eric - (I'd go the) Whole wide world.mp3 [...]
A wonderful rendering of classic rock music; acoustic, punk, mystical--this album totally rocks. Classic rock - Punk rock - Wreckless Eric - Music - Arts
Wreckless Eric - (I'd Go The) Whole Wide World We had defeated the Japanese and he kissed me. I didn't know him, this boy or man, but I was walking against a stream of people and he caught me and then he kissed me. In my uniform of pure white. His lips were thin and what little of them I could feel was broke; prickly leafs of skin itching the fall [...]
Brought a copy this record direct from Eric and Amy, well pleased with it, 10 covers - well 11 if you count the short Loch Lomond / Bay City Rollers track Scotland Then and Now. no pretentiousness about this album at all, sounds like a couple of soul-mates enjoying themselves with an eclectic set of some favourite tunes , my pick of the bunch the psychedelic fairground make-over for Smokie's Living Next door to Alice , the last track on the album I'd not heard before but's it's a instant favourite Silver Shirt [...]
All geared up for the sweet seventeen edition of Wild Weekend? Good. The ghost in the iPod has made its choices, and diversity´s the word once again. Some reggae, some jazz, a weird cover and a lovely tribute. Plus a very recent track from a band called Great Divide and an oldie from the Captain himself. "What's the meaning of this? Poor Harry, I guess..." Been awhile since we enjoyed any Don Van Vliet magic around here, so I´m glad the lovely Harry Irene - a duo that lived in [...]
After years of backing Canada's indie-elite, folk rocker Alfie Jurvanen took his Robbie Robertson-esque step out of the shadows last summer (Jurvanen went with live mics mind you). Under the moniker Bahamas, which is inspired by the Wreckless Eric classic (I'd Go the) Whole Wide World, Jurvanen released his debut LP "Pink Strat" on July [...]
Feels a little like the morning after the prom around here to be honest. The 3rd Annual Record Store Day is in the books and by all of the accounts I've witnessed and read, 'twas quite a success indeed. We've got the last batch of RSD2010 vinyl from our giveaways lined up to ship and with that, we'll have dispatched our duties for another year. But we're not going anywhere—we'll still be bringing you what you've [...]
Dudes, I am always looking for new music. New to me. I don't mind if it's not brand-new, in fact I prefer it older. There's plenty of attention given to the new-new, not nearly enough to the new-to-me-and-you. That's why I'm so happy to come across things like this: Wreckless Eric has an excellent internet radio show! Half-hour episodes, mostly older stuff, some newer stuff. All kinds of music - Buffy Sainte-Marie, Squarepusher, Waylon Jennings, Donna Summer, Engelbert Humperdinck ... kind of like a reverse Hello Vegetables, only all in a row. Oh, and [...]
After years of backing Canada's indie-elite, folk rocker Alfie Jurvanen took his Robbie Robertson -esque step out of the shadows last summer (Jurvanen went with live mics mind you). Under the moniker Bahamas, which is inspired by the Wreckless Eric classic (I'd Go the) Whole Wide World , Jurvanen released his debut LP "Pink Strat" on July 21st of 2009, via the Toronto based Nevado Records; the album includes easily the best cover of said Wreckless Eric song you will hear this year. The catalyst for Jurvanen's foray into solo waters ended up being a 2-year [...]
Festivals are an amazing opportunity to get acquainted with artists that have somehow remained just outside your grasp. Nick Lowe was someone I always meant to invest in more seriously, but hadn't yet. So ring the bells, chums, 'cause one man, a guitar, and a three-minute pop song be a mighty, mighty thing. I often prefer to see the seriously talented songwriters in this sort of format, uncluttered by bandmates and solos. Just getting an overview of a fella's work from his own point of view. Did I mention he [...]
Back in the days of dinosaurs and vinyl LPs, record labels used to put out "samplers," full albums with a track each from their top artists and usually budget priced. In 1976, the pioneering punk/New Wave label Stiff Records came on to the scene and they put out an 11-song sampler LP in early 1977 to promote the first artists they signed. Elvis Costello A Bunch of Stiff Records now sounds prescient, because the Stiff roster included Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Wreckless Eric, Graham Parker, the Tyla [...]
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