Listened to Brainiac while baking cookies today, which was fun! They were such a unique and creative band. Plus there's a Pixies connection- Kim Deal produced one of their EPs.
----------------------- Q: Where do Pixies keep their instruments when they're not playing? A: Debasement.
Listened to the new Smashing Pumpkins album, must be the first album of theirs I've listened to in 20 years (since Adore). And somewhat to my surprise it doesn't suck. Production sounds decent, Corgans voice holds up and some nice riffs. Not revolutionary but not bad.
Dunno if she's doing the sounds as well as the vocals, didn't say on the radio today. Kids are so technology aware these days though so wouldn't be suprised, and I hope she does. I actually thought this was Inka Upendo song, reminds me a lot of her style. Already posted it but here it is again https://open.spotify.com/album/402nggvJyrCo8Cu2guHOHY
Polaris live show now streaming on Spotify, awesome show, awesome band (Mark Mulcahy, Scott Boutier, Dave McCaffrey) - going to have to watch The Adventures of Pete and Pete now! The song Hey Sandy sounds a bit like a slower Debaser instrumentally.
As usual, Ween did a great job this weekend. One of the best live shows you'll see. If you never got to see the dead or Floyd, ween might be the next best thing.
Gouge Away are pretty good. If they had a sense of humor, they’d do a cover of the Pixies song.
I’ve been listening to the recent debut album, Sistahs, by the London post-punks Big Joanie. Very atmospheric pop songs with minimalist punk instrumentation, and really well-written, memorable lyrics. The Breeders are one of their main influences and they have (very lo-fi) covers of Doe and Wave of Mutilation on their old EPs. They’re getting a lot of press right now because Thurston Moore is involved with the release of their album. I’m excited to see what they do next.
----------------------- Q: Where do Pixies keep their instruments when they're not playing? A: Debasement.
Then again, didn't the stones just lift their name from Dylan's song?
I'll give, oh, the Rolling Stones a pass, but yeah, it absolutely baffles me when bands just take something from another musician as a band name. Sometimes a movie or TV reference works, SOMETIMES, but mainly I'm always like....do you not want to show the world some semblance of original thought as your first impression?
The one that really enrages me is the band called "Twin Peaks." I hate them so much.
Then again, didn't the stones just lift their name from Dylan's song?
I'll give, oh, the Rolling Stones a pass, but yeah, it absolutely baffles me when bands just take something from another musician as a band name. Sometimes a movie or TV reference works, SOMETIMES, but mainly I'm always like....do you not want to show the world some semblance of original thought as your first impression?
The one that really enrages me is the band called "Twin Peaks." I hate them so much.
Thanks for reminding me about them.
I've never acknowledged their existence before today.
It's hogmanay and time to listen to Scottish folk music, like The Corries!
I recently had a few whiskies and had a look at some old Corries clips on YouTube, and was surprised to learn that (despite what I thought) one of them (Ronnie Browne) is still alive!
Roy Williamson was the main talent behind the band though, one of the finest folk singer songwriters. Interestingly, he died on 12th August 1990, one day before the release of Bossanova.
Another interesting fact about Roy Williamson (that I didn't know until recently) was that he wrote the de facto Scottish national anthem: Flower of Scotland. This clip of the original version is particularly interesting. I don't know what the stringed instrument he is playing but it sounds a bit like a sitar, in fact there's definately something quite Indian about this whole clip.
I've been listening to the Wipers a lot lately after Stevio10 recommended them a while ago. Great stuff.
I've also been listening to some old prog and kosmische Musik after reading a book about sci-fi themes in music from the late 60s to early 80s. It's called Strange Stars by Jason Heller, and while it isn't a very good book, it recommends some interesting music.
----------------------- Q: Where do Pixies keep their instruments when they're not playing? A: Debasement.
Just been going through the catalogues of The Golden Filter, really nice synth pop band from London. Recommend all of their albums. One track in particular is a complete rip off of the synth line from Messages by OMD song but I can't remember which one it was now. I'll let you know. They sound like a lot of old 80's synth bands, but it's OK because they do it so well. Check them out if you like synths!
If you need more of a Wipers themed fix, frontman Greg Sage has a couple of solo albums bit the best is 'Straight Ahead', really good album. J Mascis covered On the Run during some live performances if I remember correctly.
I've been listening to a lot of They Might Be Giants, which is nothing unusual for me, but what is unusual is now I'm doing it as part of a podcast I started with a friend called Don't Let's Start: A Podcast About They Might Be Giants.
Me and my friend both being obsessed with Frank Black, he comes up quite often already in the few episodes we've done. I work uhhh super hard on this show (it's not so much a "two dudes chat" show as it is a dense docu-podcast about the band's history, plus...two dudes chatting), so if anyone has any interest, or KNOWS any fans of theirs, I'd be extremely grateful for any support!
I really like TMBG's last album, I LIKE FUN. I hadn't really kept up with them since the late nineties but just happened to give that one some time and remarkably it felt like they hadn't changed at all in 20 years but not in a bad way. Took me back.
I've been really digging a lot of British and Irish folk rock from the sixties/seventies lately. Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, Incredible String Band, Dr. Strangely Strange, Bridget St. John, Forest, Shelagh McDonald, John Martyn, Albion Band, the Woods Band, Pentangle, Fotheringay... there is so much of it beyond Tim Buckley, Nick Drake, and Vashti Bunyan, which are the three names people bring up a lot. That stuff is great too though.
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I Like Fun is a remarkable album. They had (in my opinion) a bit of a rough time in the 2000s (I think too much kids stuff maybe distracting them), but since 2010 they really got great again. I love Join Us, Glean, and I Like Fun especially. Plus the "bonus" compilations (ie songs left off those albums) like Phone Power and Album Raises New And Troubling Questions and My Murdered Remains are full of their best material in their whole career. It's a bit baffling to me what makes a proper album and what doesn't though.
Never listened to Fairport Convention much, but I'm a big Richard Thompson fan. His early stuff with Linda is some of the most beautiful folk music ever recorded. I'm making it my business to get me a ticket to one of his concerts next time he plays a gig in Scotland.
Not sure I'd class has latest album as his best ever/return to form that it's being hailed as. It's alright but his previous recent ones have been better. I thought Dream Attic was a pretty solid album, and it came with acoustic versions too. And more recently he rerecorded all his old classics in some double album release, good stuff.
what music is doing it for you lately?
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