Off to the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona- it's reet good. This year the likes of The White Stripes, Hot Chip, Jonathan Richman, The Fall, Battles, ErolAlkan & many others will be totally rocking the main stage. Full details & line-up here.
Brian Jonestown Massacre- 'Anenome'. I can listen to this over&overover&overover&overover&overover&over.. And not get bored. Its like so the past and so the future.
If you haven't seen Jeffery Lewis live make sure you do- He's a great story teller & always manages to have the crowd hanging on his every word. He also does 'live' video's in the form of comic books. You can read one here.
Much anticipation surrounded Daniel Johnston's set, anyone who knows anything about the man will realize how much effort it is for him just to get up on stage. When he emerged he quickly ducked back into the dressing room, for a moment it looked like he'd bolted. However he quickly returned, songbook in hand. He does struggle a bit to sing & play the guitar, after a few solo numbers Jeff Lewis & the other support act Adem returned to help him out. His voice sounded really beautiful. He also seemed fairly relaxed, even cracked a few jokes: DJ- 'I had a dream that a man got sentenced to death for attempted suicide....& the man was me!' Maybe you had to be there...
New Dizzee- HEAVY. (N.B Watch out if you listen to this on headphones, i did the other day & it nearly took my ears off). Dizzee Rascal- Sirens.
The Justice album will be everywhere this summer. Whether you like it or not. This is one of my favourite cuts from the record- Justice- Phantom Part II. Discosquelch.
Off to see Cornelius on friday, check out his new album 'Sensuous'. Its very good. Cornelius- Beep it. If you don't like this track there is something wrong with you. You can also check the video here-
Some new LCD- This is a b-side from 'All my friends'. A 12 minute discoelectroboogiewigout- Complete with drum solo: LCD Soundsystem- Freak out/Starry eyes.
John Cale- All my friends. This sounds like Joy Division covering LCD, John Cale sounding eerily like Ian Curtis.
Following on from last years excellent 'Orchestra of Bubbles' collaboration with Ellen Allien, Apparat releases solo record 'Walls'. First single 'Holdon' has been remixed by Modeselektor who apply a nice bit of dirt- Apparat- Holdon (Modeselektor remix)
Modeselektor have also just released a new mix album, details here.
After all that noise, something different- Recently picked up Neil Young's 'Live at Massey hall' record. Its very strange hearing him introduce 'Old Man' as a new song. His voice sounds amazing, it fucking soars. Neil Young- Old Man (Live at Massey Hall)
The Futuresonic festival takes place this week in Manchester- Often described as the Manc Sonar this year boasts a fine line up including Faust, Clark, Black Devil Disco Club & Kode 9 amongst many others. You can get full line up details & ticket prices here & here. A couple of tunes-
Clark- Herzog. Audio version of beauty & the beast. Definitely does not sound like Dario G.
The Raconteurs side project is back: New White Stripes single "Icky Thump"
Really getting into the new Deerhunter record- They've also just released a new E.P which is top notch . Here they are sounding very Fall like- "Lake Somerset"
Midlake- "Roscoe" (Beyond the Wizards sleeve remix) Reminds me a bit of the theme to Mash & then it goes a bit Fleetwood Mac. Can't seem to dis-lodge it from my brain at the moment.
A cover version to finish & this one is particularly good. Beck doing Hank Williams "Your Cheatin' Heart"
Lots of good dubstep records around at the mo- the scene is brimming with talented young producers: Burial, Skream, Shackleton, Kode 9 etc. Here are a couple of bangers-
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I once won a dancing competition at a radio 1 fun day. The prize was a pair of Gary Davies boxer shorts (They had 'Ooh Gary Davies' written down the side). The song i was dancing too was 'Hey Mona' by Craig Mclachlan.
Off to the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona- it's reet good. This year the likes of The White Stripes, Hot Chip, Jonathan Richman, The Fall, Battles, Erol Alkan & many others will be totally rocking the main stage. Full details & line-up here.
Had the pleasure of seeing two cult indie rock hero's last night- Daniel Johnston and Jeffery Lewis.
Some new LCD- This is a b-side from 'All my friends'. A 12 minute discoelectroboogie wigout- Complete with drum solo:
The Futuresonic festival takes place this week in Manchester- Often described as the Manc Sonar this year boasts a fine line up including Faust, Clark, Black Devil Disco Club & Kode 9 amongst many others. You can get full line up details & ticket prices here & here.
Political Hip- Hop finds its natural home: Hungary.
Juju- Punks
