Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Malta Music

No not music by the maltese... but music that you can hear in Malta... I've already spent a good six weeks of this summer here, so here is a video diary of the Top songs heard while I was there... now Mind you, they are ordered from Most amount of airplay to least amout of airplay... I know I probably missed a few, but here goes.

1. Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling.
It was like the Island anthem. people were even singing it at lunch.




2. Akon - Beautiful
The women are pretty lovely on the island, so it doesnt suprise me that this one was up there





not to be outdone, the black eyed peas return to the list...

http://www.youtube.com/v/egWqc3tRMOc




And then there is lady gaga - Poker face




Pitbull - Calle Ocho was all over the place too... this video reminds me of Flight of the Conchords.




Katy Perry poisoned my ears as well...





There was a little bit of Pussy Cat Dolls as well... ok more than a little bit



Flo rida shows up twice... ripping off old tracks....







Speaking of Ripping off old Tracks ... I was really into this until I found out it was a sample... damn you Sonny J ... I do love the dance sequence



Pixie Lott is kinda awesome too... another one I could have listened to a bit more






Now, I like Emiliana Torrini so I wish I would have heard this one a bit more...



just for shits and giggles... horrible song... interesting video


Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Manchester Orchestra



I'm kinda busy, so I'm gonna keep this short and sweet. Boon's pick for wednesday is Manchester Orchestra, a band out of Hotlanta... they released their second album, Mean Everything To Nothing, on April 21st of this year. They are what I would consider a mall rock band, with quite the 90s alternative sound, definitely catchy stuff. And there is a kick ass beard involved. here's a taste.

Manchester Orchestra - I've got Friends

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Forest Fire



Straight out of Brooklyn, Forest Fire released their album Survival last year, yet I somehow missed it till now... which is weird because Catbird Records was basically giving it away... they were doing the whole Radiohead pay what you want business model. It's a really cool sound... very hippie if that is still is a viable term... Folkish in a Southern rock/Blitzen Trapper/Grateful Dead kind of way.

Forest Fire - I make Windows

I really like this one in particular...

Forest Fire - Slow Motion

Thursday, July 23, 2009

RTB2





not to be confused with R2D2... This duo is from Denton Texas, this being local Thursday and all. they are tagged as experimental, although they have a neo-bluesy feel to them. The band's namesake is it's mastermind... Ryan Thomas Becker... they have a new EP out called In the Fleshed, and they have a sound that could take them places fast. I really dig them... More White Stripes than Black Keys, but still good stuff.


RtB2 - When Hammer Hits Stone


RtB2 - Yer Fool's Suite II

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Company of Thieves



Boon's pick for today is Company of Thieves, out of the windy city Chicago, Illinois. Genevieve Schatz provides some hot vocals for what I would consider Lounge-blues-indie Pop. Their album Ordinary Riches dropped in Feb, and they have already been nabbed by Josh Schwartz and company for a shot on the Gossip Girl soundtrack, and although I'm sure they like the exposure, they seem to be a rather political band on the outside than just fluff, in a John Lennon, Fiona Apple kind of way.

Here we go.

Company of Thieves - Oscar Wilde

Company of Thieves - In Passing

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Dead Weather/Discovery - Side Projects Galore

You gotta love the side project. Seems like its hard to stay in just one band these days. Everybody has these little projects now... I personally like it... it removes the whole "we broke up for creative differences" bullshit. They can work their shit out, and then get back to the original band. It's kind of like being "on a break". Anyways, I have a couple of side projects for you.




The First will be Jack White's newest side project from his last side project. That is The Dead Weather. (Troy Mclure Voice)Now you might know him from such bands as The White Stripes and the Racounters(/Troy McClure Voice). But wait there is more... White Trades vocals on each song, with Allison Mosshart who also fronts The Kills. That not enough? One of Jack's Racounter's bandmember Jack Lawrence is in the Band... he also plays with Blanche. Then of course there is Dean Fertita who plays with Queens of the Stone Age, which is lots of people's side project. There is no need to describe the sound. its very Jack White.

Dead Weather - Hang You From The Heavens
Dead Weather - Are You Electric





That was pretty intense right? well then we have Discovery. They are the side project of Vampire Weekend keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij and Wes Miles, the singer from Ra Ra Riot...
It also features some guest vocals from the Vampire Weekend Ezra Koenig, and Angel Deradoorian... from her self titled solo project and The Dirty Projectors. BTW, this album is very odd... in a good way... its called LP. Its electro pop at its best. Everything is really kinda catchy after the second or third listen.... it definitely has that Vampire Weekend sound.

Discovery - Orange Shirt
Discovery - I Wanna Be your Boyfriend

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Salim Nourallah



Local Thursday gives us Salim Nourallah, the Dallas super-producer who at some point or another has been involved with anything big to come out of Dallas Lately... The Black Tie Dynasty, Sorta, I Love Math, Kristy Kruger, Macon Greyson.... you name it. But he doesn't only produce, he creates his own music, and they are veritable indie pop masterpieces. He has a sound like Eels and Beck... have a listen. This is from the New album Constellation

Salim Nourallah - It's not Enough

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Lil Cap'n Travis



Since I forgot to bring CDs to the wedding this weekend, I figured I'd post a li'l Li'l Cap'n Travis, some fine indie-cana music from Austin Texas. I ain't got much to say about these guys... they are pretty damn awesome, and their sound changes from song to song. If I had to make a comparison, I'd have to say it was Son Volt meets My Morning Jacket.

Have a listen, and buy the CD. Except for you Gabe, because I'm sending you one.
The two tracks I'm posting are a bit more out there than most other tracks.

Lil Cap'n Travis - Fangs in My Mouth

Lil Cap'n Travis - Get Wise To Yourself

Thursday, July 9, 2009

News of the Day - Bad Babysitter

yeah so this is normally local thursday, but this was in the news today and had to be commented on musically. Apparently the Babysitter decided that the 14 yr old boy she was sitting was all man baby....



summer-nelson

28-year-old Idaho woman Summer Nelson has been charged with having sex with a 14-year-old boy she was baby sitting in 2007.

According to reports, Summer Nelson was a friend of the boy’s mother and regularly baby sit for the family. The abuse only came to light when the boy’s mother grew suspicious when she noticed how much attention Summer Nelson was giving the boy. Nelson is alleged to have told the boys siblings that she was in love with him as well.


Ah, love... exciting and new. come aboard. we are expecting you... actually this story reminded me of two songs... wanna hear em? here they go!

First, the aptly named Morningwood, doing a song that relates far too close to this story.

Morningwood - Babysitter

and then the anthem for babysitters everywhere, Princess Superstar

Princess Superstar ft High and Mighty - Bad Babysitter


Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Fight Like Apes - Lend Me your Face



This song is infectious... it gets me all riled up. Good Times. Fight Like Apes is a band out of Dublin Ireland. I love their sound... very indie punk-tronica... and MayKay's vocals can go from Shirley Manson to Siouxsie Sioux in a matter of seconds, so you have to be on your toes. An Irish Newspaper called the Limerick said "Fight Like Apes are influenced by, to name but a few interests, B-movies, anger, jealousy, greed, goblins, kung-fu, bad television and wrestling. They describe their unique sound as ‘karate-rock’, hate guitars and often play pots and pans on stage." What's not to like about that? Plus... The lyrics are fantastic and I will give them the award for best album titles ever. Here are the albums they released so far.

How Am I Supposed to Kill You If You Have All the Guns?
David Carradine is a Bounty Hunter Whos Robotic Arm Hates Your Crotch
Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion

Here's a taste.

Fight Like Apes - Lend Me your Face




Monday, July 6, 2009

Broken Records If the News makes you sad don't watch it



Everybody is dying. Unfortunately nobody in my dead pool, but its all over the place. the latest being Oiler turned Titan Steve McNair who apparently got involved with a crazy younger woman. For shame. But the band Broken Records from Edinburg Scotland has some sage like advice.."If The News Makes you sad, don't watch it". These guys have an interesting sound... It's like the Dropkick Murphys meet The Bravery. They are listed as indie folk, but they have a nice use of fiddle, oboe, and horns in the music. The new album Until the earth begins to part came out June 1st.

here ya go.

Broken Records - If the News Makes you sad, don't watch it



Thursday, July 2, 2009

The Octopus Project



It's local Thursday, so we are headed southbound 35 to Austin, to talk about the Austin quartet that is The Octopus Project. Their style of music is dubbed indietronica... electronica mixed with real instruments (kinda like MGMT when they are live ) and it sounds pretty damn good. They are releasing their new EP, Golden Beds on July 14th, and this is off of it. Perhaps not the best example of their overall sound, but a damn good song. Here are two songs off the new EP... one to listen to here, and one you can take away with ya.

Octopus Project - Wet Gold


Listen: Octopus Project,
"Truck"






Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Grizzly Bear




So It's Wednesday and Boon has offered up as his pick... Grizzly Bear. This is a fabulous band... very mellow... Straight outa Brooklyn NY, and fronted by the songwriter Daniel Rossen, they've been around since 2004, but I didn't get into them until the 2006 album Yellow House. They are definitely an indie folk sounding band... along the same mellowness line as Iron & Wine, althogh some of the tracks are way happier... like what Boon wanted me to post... "Two Weeks", off the album Veckatimest which was released on May 26th.

Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks

but, as an added bonus, I've also included a great song off the Dark Was The Night Compilation...

Grizzly Bear - Deep Blue Sea

AND... that's not all. If you act right now, you will recieve, absolutely free 2 covers . That's right, We've gone a few fridays with no covers lately, so to make up for it, I'm giving you this amazing offer... CSS covering Grizzly Bear and Daniel Rossen covering JoJo. Crazy I know! Don't let this offer pass you by. Act now!!!!

CSS - Knife

Daniel Rossen (of Grizzly Bear) - Too Little Too Late

Billy Mays would have been proud.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Woods

So yeah, sorry about the long absense. been stuck in Malta in dance music hell. I have my top 10 list of most overplayed songs in Malta.. I'll post that when I get time. but now on with the show...




Woods is a New York based band who just released their 4th album in April called Songs of Shame. They are I guess what you would call a psyche/folk band, but even though their sound is very minimalistic and despite the fact that the vocals sound like Neil Young...if he got kicked in the balls, I feel like they have more to them than just folk. It's more than just a 60s hippie vibe too, but I can't place it though... if anyone can tell me what they sound like, feel free. Here have a taste...

Woods - Rain On

Woods - The Dark

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Sarah Jaffe



It's local thursday, and today we are talking about Sarah Jaffe... the metroplex's favorite redhead hailing from Dallas Tx, and bringing you that indie folk that you desperately crave in the age of nu rave electronica. She'll be at ACL too... that's all I got.. I'm was formerly sitting at a bar in Malta listening to people sing along with Kings of Leon. that made me happy.

Sarah Jaffe - Ever Born Again

Monday, June 1, 2009

Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees.



So, I'm flying out to Malta tomorrow for a couple of weeks, so if my posts aren't as regular as usual, it's because I'm in an island paradise. unfortunately working. But I do hope "You don't miss me" which is why I posted this song by Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees. Because Lets face it, not all bees are thoughtful. some of them are downright dicks. Ruby Jean and the Thoughful Bees are an electro punk outfit out of Halifax Nova Scotia Canada... headed up on vocals by the ever so lovely Rebekah Higgs. I'd describe them as a mix between Freezepop and Daft Punk. I know they are Canadian, and that's usually a Wednesday play, but I think I will still be flying on Wedneday, so it works out.

Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees - You Don't miss me

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Airline



Local thursday is back in full effect... Today we have Airline, from Dallas Tx Proper.... This band was recommended to me by Sharin, the most fabulous hair stylist in the world (you can reach her on myspace if you don't believe me and want to take the pepsi challenge. She will kick your hair stylist's ass.) Regardless, one of her clients is a member of this band and she turned me on to them... they can only be described as Space Pop... it's kind of a retro sound, yet not... kinda like Travis mixed with Fleetwood Mac. Great for Chill Beach Music so add it to your summer soundtrack . The debut album Farewell Republica is out now. Check it out.

Here's a taste.

Airline - Evil Livia



Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Band of Skulls



Don't have time to write much... still preparing for bachelor party weekend. however, here is Boon's pick of Wednesday... Band of Skulls... A British band that is sort of White Stripes meets Franz Ferdinand type of band... I'd throw a little Duke Spirit in there too... due to a pretty strong female vocalist in Emma Richardson. The album is called Baby Darling Doll Faced Honey and here is a taste


Band of Skulls - I know what I am

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Deer Tick



So I've beeen Going through Music for this weekend, which is a Bachelor party weekend... and in the midst of it all, out popped Deer Tick... not a parasite, but the band... Actually Gabe recommended they make the soundtrack, and I beleive that was an excellent choice... They are a Rhode Island band who have been described as folk Grunge... I think they have a more alt country feel...regardless they pretty much tore up SxSW this year... and will be at ACL to boot. Their new album Born on Flag Day will drop Jun 23.

Here's a taste.

Deer Tick - Easy

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Fight Bite



Welcome to another edition of Local Thursday on WTF. Today out of Denton, Texas we have Fight Bite... another one of those guy/girl (Leany and Jeff) duo bands.... very synth pop with haunting female vocals. I'm kinda pissed at myself I didn't post these guys sooner, but they came up on my playlist today to remind me. GVB also posted them earlier this week... I'm not copying, its purely coincidental... They are playing a show tomorrow presented by GVB with White Denim, Harlem, and the PVC Street Gang at Hailey's. Should be a fantastic show to say the least.

Anyways, Fight Bite are one of the up and comers out Denton... they have a sound reminicent of The Magnetic Fields meets a cool version of Enya. I believe the hip term for the genre is bedroom pop. Because obviously its sweet love making music... not the dirty rough kind as the band name suggests where you collapse in exhaustion possibly bleeding, but the sweet gentle kind where you cuddle afterward.

The name of the album is Emerald Eyes.

Here's a taste

Fight Bite - Swissex Lover

Fight Bite - Spring Rain

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Boxer the Horse



Named after a character in Animal Farm and hailing from Charolottetown PEI ...that's canada... we have Boxer the Horse. Its Boon Pick Wednesday, and this is his Canadian Band de jour. Mmm... that sounds good... I'll have that.

Anyways, they've kinda got a folk tinged retro sixties sound... Much Like
Papercuts... Although Boxer the Horse sounds more like the Animals or the Loving Spoonful than the Zombies. Still its a good sound. The latest EP is Called The Late Show.

Here's your taste.

Boxer the Horse - Lenny Was a Moonshiner

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Dent May & His Magnificent Ukelele



From Taylor Mississippi we have Dent May & his Magnificent Ukulele ... a fabulous band name to begin with... when you use adjectives such as Magnificent you have quite the reputation to live up to... and in my opinion, the music can talk the talk even if there are no ukulele solos to speak of, the songs have a happy 60s vibe... maybe even french pop too... like The Cowsills meet Serge Gainsburg with a touch of Beach Boys. The Name of the album is The Good Feeling Music Of Dent May, And I have to say that's pretty spot on.

Dent May - Meet me in the Garden

Friday, May 15, 2009

Cover Fridays - The day MY music died edition



You might have noticed there was no post on thursday... that's cause my music server died... at least I thought it died since it was making sounds like something was about to stop spinning, and
I couldn' t connect to it. It had me singing Don McLean American Pie which is about the real day the music died.. Feb 3, 1959... when Big Bopper, Richie Valens, and Buddy Holly had their plane crash.

Catch 22 - American Pie



Speaking of Crashing... back to the PC... I could have sworn the hard drive was going to crash. I have most everything backed up, but dude, I don't have the time for the BS.

MTE - Crash (Primitives Cover)


After a day of freaking out, turns out it was just the switch going bad. I still had internets, but couldn't connect to the PC. Turns out it was getting too hot. I let it cool down and its better for now.


Los Colorados - Hot & Cold (Katy Perry Cover)


Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Portugal, The Man Alaska's Finest



That's right... I said Alaska. You see today is normally a Boon day, but since he is in Alaska this week, he asked that I commemorate the occasion by posting an Alaskan Band. So, without further adieu, I give you Portugal, The Man. straight out of Wasilla, Alaska former mayoral stomping grounds of Sarah Palin, have a undoubtedly indie sound, bordering on mainstream.. think the verve meets oasis blended with mellow 70's Bowie-esque melodies with a dash of Polyphonic spree's quirkyness and a touch of bluesy soul for flavor. This song is from their album Censored Colors, however they have a new one dropping in July called The Satanic Satanist.


Portugal The Man - Colors

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Angel Deradoorian / Dirty Projectors



So a couple of years ago, this Brooklyn band called Dirty Projectors caught my ear because they had decided to do a cover album. But not just any cover album.. a re-imagining of the Black Flag classic Damaged... the deal is they did it without listening to the album in 15 years... purely from memory. I was impressed. Well now, not only do we have a new Dirty Projectors album coming out in June called Bitte Orca, but as an extra added bonus we have Mind Raft... the new EP from Angel Deradoorian... one of the vocalists for the band. Good times. Doesn't Deradoorian have a little Natalie Portman meets Gina Gershon look to her?




Regardless. I can't really compare the music to anything, but I do have to say that the new singles for both the solo outing have a good chance of catching on.


Here we go.

Dirty Projectors - Stillness is the Move

Deradoorian - High Road

Monday, May 11, 2009

Papercuts



Papercuts
out of San Francisco is the name for the one man band that is Jason Quever with help from the likes of Alex Scally from Beach House and members of The Parish. Their sophomore album You Can Have What You Want was released on April 14... It's got a mix of the etherial hazy sound much like Beach House or Fleet Foxes mixed with the 60s groove of The Zombies.

Here's a taste.

Papercuts - Future Primitive

Friday, May 8, 2009

Covers Friday - John Hughes edition



So we were arguing exactly what makes a chick flick. I of course chose the stance that all teen movies are by definition not chick flicks, because their target audiences are teens. So who better to showcase today, than the master of the teen movie... Mr John Hughes.

From Pretty in Pink, the title track... originally by the Psychedelic Furs.

Dresden Dolls - Pretty in Pink

Oh look, another Molly Ringwald sighting... From the original teen stereotype movie, The Breakfast Club, a cover of the signature song orignially by Simple Minds

Son Lux Feat. Dayna Kurtz - (Don't You) Forget about me

From the movie that pretty much made we want to get a computer just so I could create a Lisa of my own, Weird Science. This is the title track originally by the king of movie soundtracks... Danny Elfman and his band Oingo Boingo

Hellogoodbye - Weird Science


These last two are the actual songs from the movies, but they were already covers. Stray Cats covered The Crests, and the Magnificient Wayne Newton covered Bert Kaempfert.

we've got $70 - and we got a pair of girl's underpants. We are safe as kittens, okay? From Sixteen Candles

Stray Cats - Sixteen Candles

I do have a test today, that wasn't bullshit. It's on European Socialism. I mean, really, what's the point? I'm not European. I don't plan on being European. So, who gives a crap if they're Socialists? They could be fascist anarchists, it still wouldn't change the fact that I don't own a car. From Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Wayne Newton - Danke Schoen

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Bosque Brown



hello, and welcome to another installment of local thursday, where we here at WTF like to showcase some talent, born in Stephenville, and now calling Denton\Ft Worth home... Mara lee Miller, otherwise known as Bosque Brown. Although she's really a solo act, her band alter ego borders between indie folk and alt. country. They have a very Jolie Holland-esque sound if we are gonna make comparsions. And... they have a new album called Baby out. go buy it.

Bosque Brown - White Dove

Bosque Brown - This Town

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Whispertown 2000 aids the hearing of good music



Straight out of Los Angeles, California and led by an ex-child actor, Whispertown 2000 has that indie folk sound just sort of country that might seem out of place for LA, but when you find out that Morgan Nagler the lead vocalist and songwriter is buddy buddy with fellow ex child actors turned musicians, Blake Sennett and Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley, you can definitely see that they were all influenced by a common thread. and quite frankly its refreshing...even if she does like to sing off key every once in a while... she reminds me of a cross between Lucinda Williams and Zooey Deschanel with a touch of Cat Power. The backing vocals are nothing to be balked at either... Vanesa Corbala provides a nice dreaminess... and BTW, Jenny Lewis also appears on the latest album Swim along with Gillian Welch to provide backing vocals on "Atlantis" and perhaps some other tracks. Today I bring you "Done With Love" its just all around goodness.


The Whispertown 2000 - Done with love

Monday, May 4, 2009

Little Boots New in Town just another remix monday



I heard this song twice today, so I figured it was an omen that I must post much like its an omen that the Cowboy practice facilities collapsed... see now they don't have to worry about the team collapsing in December... but I digress... this post isn't about cowboys but it is about boots... this is about Little Boots... She's a electro pop princess from the UK who came on the scene last year with the very catchy hook of Stuck on Repeat... well her next single is New in Town, and its super catchy and its getting much remix love. Btw, I know Remix monday is not officially a day but dammit, each one of these has got its own little flavor. here's a taste.


Listen: Little Boots,
"New In Town"



Listen: Little Boots,
"New In Town (Golden Filter Remix)"



Listen: Little Boots,
"New In Town (Goldielocks Remix)"


Listen: Little Boots,
"New In Town (Fred Falke Remix)"



Friday, May 1, 2009

Covers Friday - Let them eat CAKE edition



So I went to the cake concert last night... it was amazing... AND they gave away a persimmon tree. It would make sense if you were there.
Regardless CAKE from Sacramento California are no strangers to covers... They've covered Gloria Gaynor, Keith Whitley, Frank Sinatra, The Muppet, Kenny Rogers... you name it.. .they've done it, and most of the time done it better.

Here's a little taste.
covers of Black Sabbath, Barry White, and Bread

Cake - War Pigs

CAKE - Never Never Gonna Give You Up

CAKE - The Guitar Man



and I couldn't find an Mp3 for this, but Here is Kim Richey covering CAKE

Thursday, April 30, 2009

The Tontons



Sorry about the no post yesterday... I was out of town and not near a computer... today on the menu for local thursday we have a psych blues band out of Houston... They are called The Tontons and they are smooth... they've got the sexy lounge vocals mixed with a blues guitar... think Shivaree or Nouvelle Vague with a rock sound... the guitars sound like somebody but I can't place it... not in this track, but in others... their EP is called Sea and the Stars.... go check it out... I think you can get it on itunes... this track however is pure loungy goodness...

The Tontons - Syrup

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Those Darlins Wild one



I don't know what it is about this song, but I just want to hear it all the time... it's got this infectious Elvis/rockabilly type beat, and maybe a Loretta Lynn meets Wanda jackson melody and vocals. I'm obsessed a little bit... any ways... this is Those Darlins from Tennessee.


Those Darlins - Wild One

Monday, April 27, 2009

Crocodiles ..they have quite a bite



So yeah, The new band from the heart of the whale's vagina... San Diego... or as ze germans called it San dee-Ahgo .... They are called the Crocodiles. They are another retro sounding band... although the more I think about it...when do things stop being retro? When does it just become todays sound? Regardless, I still consider them having an 80's pop electro punk... yet it's totally unique... a bit remincent of Jesus & the Mary Chain meets Love and Rockets with a dash of the Ramones. For some reason I think of the first Crow Soundtrack when I hear "Summer of hate". And "I wanna Kill" makes me happy because it starts off with the "And then he Kissed me" riff and one of the interludes sounds like "Crocodile Rock". The song names may sound harsh and angry, but they are really catchy songs...

Their debut Album
Summer of Hate drops tomorrow (April 28th) and will be released on Fat Possum records. Check it out if you get a chance.

Crocodiles - I wanna Kill

Crocodiles - Summer of Hate

Friday, April 24, 2009

Covers Friday - I wanna Dance! edition vol 1

So, you're not gonna go to law school? What do you wanna do then? I wanna dance!

Movies and Dancing... they go hand in hand... If only the real world would break out in spontaneous choreographed dance... so I've got this hairbrained idea to get cover songs of all the greatest Movie dance moments of all time. well of all time would include the movies that I have seen, and have cover songs for... Amazingly this is harder than it looks... I have the dance scenes in mind, but So I'm gonna start out slow cause I'm totally not prepared...

I will start off with a few covers of Goodbye horses...
you know... the song Buffalo Bill danced to in Silence of the Lambs




Harlem - Goodbye Horses

Fan Death - Goodbye Horses



Next we got the Girls at Coyote Ugly doing a little dance for us... Reminds me of New Orleans.. but I digress....




Primus - Devil Went Down To Georgia


Next, I'm switching over to the spontaneous dance scene in reality bites while buying groceries at the gas station... one of the ultimate Gen-x er movies....



Polysics - My Sharona


I'll have to leave you with the mother of all Dance movies... Saturday Night Fever.



Keller Williams - Stayin' Alive



Oh, don't worry, I'm just getting started with this thread. If you have a dance scene to recommend, feel free.










Thursday, April 23, 2009

St. Vincent ... Ready for my closup Mr Demille



It's thurday... so we are gonna have a little local flavor... St. Vincent aka Annie Clark grew up and went to High School in Dallas... Lake Highlands to be exact... She's been part of the Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens' band so you know she's great live... and her debut album Marry Me was an absolute fantastic piece of work that got better with every listen. With her new album Actor, coming out on May 5th, she pulls off more of the same greatness, but different... there are still some dreamy mellow stuff, but there is some far more experimental stuff too... a little more electronic.. a little more guitars... and an overall cinematic theme. Regardless, go get it if you get the chance. I'm gonna give you the most radio friendly track and one of the strange yet good ones...

Listen:
St Vincent,
"Actor out of work"

Listen: St Vincent,
"Marrow"

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Snailhouse



Isn't a snailhouse a shell? just curious. Today's post is a bit of a departure from the week so far... a little more cofffeehouse... a little more folksy... but still good. Of course its Wednesday and this is a Boon pick, so they are probably from Canada... and he is... Snailhouse is only one guy btw... Mike Feuerstack ... although he does get some help from the likes of Julie Doiron who is pretty awesome in her own right. The name of the album is Lies on the Prize in case you were wondering...

I'd like to dedicate this song, to Crank:High Voltage... although I haven't seen it, it should have never been made. The only redeeming quality to the first one is that he (spoiler alert) supposedly died, so they couldn't make a sequel.
It's not all about the money people! I'm ashamed that people would spend money on this. I'm ashamed of Amy Smart and Jason Stathman for agreeing to do the money. I'm ashamed of the producers who thought this was a good idea. Suck it all of you.

Sorry had to get that off my chest :)

Snailhouse - Dollar Signs




Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Fan Death



Fan Death takes the whole 80's movement a bit further... it's gone Disco! ... They are a girl Duo (btw I'm totally making a mix CD full of two person bands... I'll call it "It takes two to make a thing go right")... But, yeah Seriously... the music they are making... it's really magically delicious... a perfect mix of synth pop and donna summer... It sounds a lot like Glass Candy if I had to pick someone more trendy... and it also sounds a bit like the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs...


I absolutely love this track.

Fan Death - Veronica's Veil

Monday, April 20, 2009

Kamikaze Queens



I'm a big fan of the theatrical type showmanship of bands... that's why I love Gogol Bordello so much... well that and their sound is unique. Well, that's what makes this band so intriguing to me... Kamikaze Queens can be described as cabaret punk although its kinda hard to classify ... They are straight out of Berlin, so they have ze german influence (makes me want to polka).... eh I guess they sound a bit like an old school vaudeville act combined with a lil bit of glam punk and a touch of rockabilly. Not only are they cool, but they have 2 female frontwomen... Trinity and Mad Kate... so that makes me doubly happy.

This is the title track from the new Album, Voluptuous Panic! It came out March 30th...

Kamikaze Queens - Voluptuous Panic

Friday, April 17, 2009

Covers Friday. the women. how much for the women edition

Yeah, so I usually dig chick singers, and I love when a girl does a cover of a great song, but I'm turning it around a little bit.... girls getting covered by guys... it's like going from reverse cowgirl to missionary. Beige. I think I'll paint the ceiling beige.

Sorry, I'm rambling... lack of sleep and all has made me delirious.

Let's start off with Leslie....



...no not that leslie...
Leslie Feist.... however that is a guy covering a girl...

we have
Bikini doing "1234" by Feist

Bikini - 1234

Of Montreal Doing M.I.A. I love this version.

Of Montreal - Jimmy

then we have a cover of Nina Perssons and the Cardigans...

The Morning Benders - Lovefool

Next a little Leona Lewis.

The Wombats - Bleeding Love.

A cover of the Ting Tings by the grime master

Dizzee Rascal - That's not my name

we got some Amy Winehouse...

Elbow - Back in Black

we have covers of swedes... Robyn and Lykke Li

the futureeheads - With Every Heartbeat

Friendly Fires - I'm good I'm gone

and we will finish it off by a great cover of Caroline Martin by the National

National - Without Permission













Thursday, April 16, 2009

The Ropes ...they have entangled me




The Ropes have a New EP out... its dropped in March and is called Be My Gun. Who are The Ropes you may ask? THey are a two person group out of New York... some say they have a sound that is a cross between The Knife and The Chromatics, and you can definitely here this on some of their work... they released a full length album last year called What they do for fun, and now they are back with new stuff. "Kitty Get Down" is a song I'm posting from the new EP its got an electronic vibe and it's "super, stick in your head" upbeat. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say its a little like K's Choice meet Goldfrapp meet old school Rilo Kiley. Regardless... its good stuff... Toppy's beats and Sharon Shy's vocals just linger in your head for hours.

Edit: Boon says they sound a lot like Metric, and I will concur that on this track that is true... however the other tracks on the album are of a different style... but I do agree Shy could pass for Emily Haines.

MP3:

The Ropes - Kitty Get Down

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Key Witness ...they are under investigation



It's "Boon recommends" day... and the first guins playoff game day, so its obviously another canadian invasion band. It also means it is Wednesday and I have a deadline on Friday and Monday, so I'm gonna keep this one short and sweet. Key Witness out of Toronto made a big splash on the indie scene with their well recieved album Mercury in Retrograde, which is the album that Boon wants me to post is from. They have a country tinge to them, but they are mostly just indie rawk. They do have a fiddle in the band, so they are allowed to play in Texas.

Key Witness - Desert Novel

They are back again, with newly released sophomore effort called Seven across the Sea which came out in March, Here's Something from that.

Key Witness - PineBox

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Parenthetical Girls


Sorry to be brief, but I've got deadlines this week...
So, yeah I haven't quite decided on how I feel about this band or this song. They are the Parenthetical Girls out of Portland Oregon, and they always had a unique and experimental feel to them, much like Animal Collective in the olden days. The new album is Entanglement, and this song is their first offering. I totally dig the horns and clarinet... there is something about it that makes me feel like it is genious, even if its not conventional. Check it out.


Parenthetical Girls - A Song For Ellie Greenwich

Monday, April 13, 2009

Fembots ...not just for Austin Powers anymore




No not those Fembots... these fembots...




Usually I leave the Canadian groups to Boon, but I really like this song. Anyways, the Fembots are from Canada and members of the band have worked with The Weakerthans, and helped out Broken Social Scene on Occasion. This song is from their album Calling out released late last year.


Fembots - Can I Be your Mirror

Friday, April 10, 2009

Covers Friday ... I need to get off my ass and work out edition



Dude. I'm gettng fat. I totally need to be hitting the gym again. But Covers Fridays must go on ... so I've got for you some covers about walking, running... etc. you know being active.

Let's see... lets start off slow... let's prepare our feet.

A little
tears for fears.. sorry this is probably the weakest of todays covers but you gotta start somewhere.

Samamidon - Head over Heels

some
Decemberists... you gotta remember to take care of those ankles...

Blanket Music - Red Right Ankle

and then strap up those boots
Nancy...

Barcode Brothers - These Boots were Made for Walking

... now its time to Walk

Here's a cover of
Tegan and Sara by Jack and Meg..

White Stripes - Walking with a Ghost

and a cover of a bangles classic... by the way I love these girls... I'm a huge fan of
the pipettes, but these girls take retro sound even further... like Andrew Sisters further...



Puppini Sisters - Walk Like an Egyptian.

speaking of classic, how bout Patsy Cline, from the
Trinity Revisted project

Cowboy Junkies - Walking After Midnight

and I couldn't decide between these DAniel Johnston covers of the same song . ..

TV on the Radio - Walking the Cow

A-Camp - Walking the Cow


... ok, let's pick up the pace to a run...

Here's Placebo doing Kate Bush... one of the greatest Placebo songs of all time

Placebo - Running up that Hill

and Elbow doing U2

Elbow - Running to Stand Still

and Finally, the flock of seagulls classic... It always comes back to Flock of Seagulls. They are my lobster.

Love is all - I ran