It's hard to believe that the bubblegum group that hit with "Simon Says" and "Indian Giver" also produced one of the greatest Phil Spector tributes of all time, "When We Get Married." Their last single for Buddah, it barely bubbled under at #118 in 1969, and marked their last chart appearance. But 40+ years later, it still packs an incredible Spectorian wallop thanks to Richie Cordell's take-no-prisoners production. MP3 | When We Get Married 1910 [...]
Click image to download more songs by this artist Sounds like: Washed Out, Explosions in the Sky, Active Child, Com Truise "M83 - Teen Angst" What's so good? Sandwiched in, the crowd waited patiently. Blue lights glowed as the labyrinth-esque creature from the artwork for "Midnight City" took the stage, parallel arms raising slowly as synths enveloped the airwaves. Darkness came again, and the humans [...]
Shoegaze, TJAMC-Reminiszenz und Post Industrial - das alles vereinen A place to bury Strangers , die aber ihr krachiges "So far away" mit angezogener Handbremse spielen und nicht so richtig loslassen wollen. Da war aber so manches Stück von APTBS schon einmal mutiger. A place to bury strangers / So far away
Spector's genius before, during and after Philles After decades of uneven reissues – dribs and drabs in the U.S. and abroad – Phil Spector's catalog is finally being cross-licensed for reissue. The first break came with the catalog's owner, ABKCO, issuing the Back to Mono set in 1991; but the larger breakthrough has been the licensing to Universal and Sony/Legacy that's resulted in the Phil Spector Collection and a set of artist compilations on the Crystals, Ronettes and Bob B. Soxx and [...]
Spector's genius before, during and after Philles After decades of uneven reissues – dribs and drabs in the U.S. and abroad – Phil Spector's catalog is finally being cross-licensed for reissue. The first break came with the catalog's owner, ABKCO, issuing the Back to Mono set in 1991; but the larger breakthrough has been the licensing to Universal and Sony/Legacy that's resulted in the Phil Spector Collection and a set of artist compilations on the Crystals, Ronettes and Bob B. Soxx and [...]
Six original Philles albums plus B-side instrumental bonuses Much like the Cameo-Parkway catalog, Phil Spector's seminal records of the 1960s are only recently starting to see the reissues they deserve. For years they were reissued in dribs and drabs – greatest hits packages repeating the same chart entries, hard-to-find vinyl albums from the UK leaking out stereo mixes, reissues of the Christmas album, and so on. The 1991 box set Back to Mono and the more recent Phil Spector Collection each dug [...]
Six original Philles albums plus B-side instrumental bonuses Much like the Cameo-Parkway catalog, Phil Spector's seminal records of the 1960s are only recently starting to see the reissues they deserve. For years they were reissued in dribs and drabs – greatest hits packages repeating the same chart entries, hard-to-find vinyl albums from the UK leaking out stereo mixes, reissues of the Christmas album, and so on. The 1991 box set Back to Mono and the more recent Phil Spector Collection each dug [...]
St. Vincent wasn't on my radar prior to late spring of 2009, even though the band had already released an album two years before. My wife and I were set to head to Bonnaroo in a couple months and, in preparation, were listening to as much music as we could get our hands on from dozens of bands in the lineup, St. Vincent being among them. So, Actor was in the rotation. I wasn't sure what to make of St. Vincent's sound initially and still was uncertain weeks later as we watched the band live at Bonnaroo. Annie [...]
Coming on October 18th is a box set that many Phil Spector fans have been waiting for. The seven-disc set will include six original albums from Spector's Philles label: The Crystals Twist Uptown (The Crystals, 1962) He's a Rebel (The Crystals, 1963) Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans, 1963) The Crystals Sing the Greatest Hits, Volume 1 (The Crystals, 1963) Philles Records Presents Today's Hits (Various, 1963) Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica (The Ronettes, 1964) and a bonus disc, [...]
I Think I Know by Dead-Rabbits Man, I've been trying to write something journo-like for this band for what seems like an eternity (45 minutes). Dead Rabbits are a rock n roll band, you can make of that what you will, there's a song up there to help you and there's a non-precise ton of tracks they've just uploaded onto seemingly every digital medium ( youtube , soundcloud , facebook ). They've shared a bill with [...]
Mekon's group Agent Provocateur get to sound closest to a proper guitar group with this John X remix. This one starts as it means to go on with a sample " I'm gonna cut your fucking throat " and so on. The music matches the sample with slashing guitar and live sounding beats. Oh, and ignore the titling on his one. I misread the CD cover when tagging, so the mix isn't by Depth Charge. Silly me. Agent Provocateur - Red Tape (Live Drum Mix) Buy [...]
Plage (French for "beach") is the new single from Crystal Fighters' acclaimed debut album 'Star Of Love'.The traditional guitar-led folk track, a highlight in their live show, will be released on June 13th along with an acoustic version plus 2 very different and equally stunning reinterpretations.The COMPUPHONiCc remix will instantly transport you to a Balearic beach bar at sunset. Sheer bliss.At
After flipping from last month to next month, I thought it would be sensible to return to this month with Roni Size's remix of Sabotage. Big beat collides with dnb on Wall of Sound - from 1996. A reminder that Agent Provocateur was a collaboration between John Gosling (also known as Mekon), Matthew Ashman (Ex Bow Wow Wow) Dan Peppe, Danny Saber (former member of Black Grape) and female singer Cleo Torrez. The track is not as skittery as one would normally expect from Roni and underpinned with an enormous bass that wouldn't look out of [...]
Alright, having just written a big long post advising people not to be jealous... I have to confess, this event makes me more than a little envious. I know I am a hypocrite, but I didn't think it would be this obvious this soon! There is an Independent Label Market taking place in London this weekend, where the owners of independent record labels man stalls selling their own releases, and I want to be there to shop and I would very much like to be there to peddle our own wares. All the major indies - Beggars Group [...]
Here are 5 great covers of Phil Spector songs to listen to while awaiting a verdict which will most likely (fingers crossed!) keep Mr. Spector in jail.
We had a post on Hustlers of Culture a while back, after which one of the band members, Richard Yori, got in touch. He agreed to do an interview about what happened to this short-lived band and the Wall of Sound deal. And there's an early track to download. 1. How the devil are you and what's the weather like where you are? Pretty good at the moment, although the weather ain't always great. I'm "straight from the southside" [...]
With Ultra rapidly approaching, the massive lineup might be daunting for some. Lucky for you, LessThan3 has you covered. Day 1 is sure to start the festival with a bang, and while Saturday and Sunday is packed with some of the main players this year, Friday also has some can't-miss gems. Here's the scoop on what you can expect for the first day of UMF. First, the headliner. Tiesto is a big wild card this year. He's been pumping out some serious productions over the past year, from the housed-up Zero 76 [...]
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