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The Exploding Hearts – Sleeping Aides & Razor Blades

Posted by Todd Leiter-Weintraub on 12/12/2011 Tagged with: Indie Rock, Kinda Kinksy, Tarantino

Dec 122011

The Exploding Hearts
Many of you fellow music geeks already know these guys, if you don’t… you’re welcome.

The tragic story of the band always threatens to overshadow the music: Brilliant young band releases amazing debut. They set out to tour in support of said album, only to suffer a bus crash that kills 3 of the 4 guys in the band.
But then, you hit “Play”, the music kicks in, and you forget all about that story because the music is just so freaking good.

This is rock n’ roll, plain and simple, done exactly the way that it should be done: fast, loud, with attitude to spare, and just that hint of vulnerability that makes it relatable and imparts the kind of heart that it takes it from “good” to “great”. Truly great.

Listen to this and you will need to own it.

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Lisa Hannigan – Black Eyed Dog

Posted by Julian Agius on 29/11/2011 Tagged with: Lazy Sunday Afternoon

Nov 292011

Lisa Hannigan
I am fortunate enough to have a Mum who has good taste in music. Tom Waites, Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan are a few I can think of off the top of my head that I got into after raiding Mum’s albums as a kid. Another was Nick Drake. I am also fortunate enough to have a Mum who got me the best birthday present this year… tickets to the Nick Drake tribute show ‘Way To Blue’ at the recital centre a couple of weeks ago.

To say the concert was awesome is an understatement, and this version of Nick’s song ‘Black Eyed Dog’ by amazing Irish musician Lisa Hannigan literally had the hairs on the back of my neck standing up. I hadn’t heard Lisa Hannigan before… I am a huge fan now. The performance in this clip is from London, not Melbourne… but it’s just as good as the one I saw.

It would be a huge injustice to not feature one of Lisa’s many amazing original tunes as well, so if you’re up for two tunes have a listen to ‘I Don’t Know’ as well, recorded live in an Irish Pub.

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Robert James Selby – Illuminations

Posted by Steve Ison on 21/11/2011 Tagged with: Kinda Kinksy, Lazy Sunday Afternoon, Psyche Folk

Nov 212011

Robert James Selby
Got no info about this guy other than i just discovered this song he posted on fledgling arts. Another wonderfully talented unsigned troubadour that i’d soooo rather listen to than the countless dull cod-soulin’ acoustic merchants that clog the mainstream.

So much heart n a wonderful, natural, life-affirming vibe tinged with a kinda wistful sadness here. Absolutely love songs like this. There’s something really free-spirited and timeless about it. He makes creating a magical song sound so easy – and takes me to a different space… just a really resonant song.

Thanx for the inspiration n magic dude

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Bob Weir, Bongwater & the Fabulous Pussywillows – You Don’t Love Me Yet

Posted by Todd Leiter-Weintraub on 13/11/2011 Tagged with: Mesmerised, Psyched, Strange Pop

Nov 132011

Bob Weir, Bongwater and the Fabulous Pussywillows
Bongwater, Bob Weir, and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins covering a Roky Erickson song. From the sadly short-lived American show “Night Music”, hosted by David Sanbourn.

Not much else to say about this, really. Except that it’s freaking brilliant!

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The Eastern Dark – Julie is a Junkie

Posted by Julian Agius on 09/11/2011 Tagged with: Attitude

Nov 092011

The Eastern Dark
I used to have a ritual as a teenager. I’d set the ghetto blaster to record 3RRR when I left for school. I’d get about an hour on one side of a C120 tape (no doubt taping over one of the old man’s Kenny Rogers albums). As soon as I got home each day I’d lock myself in my room and throw on the headphones to see if I caught anything. Pretty much every new band I discovered growing up came with the help of the R’s. One day I caught Julie is a Junkie… and it blew my tiny, angsty teenage mind. I had the guitar cranked up in a flash and probably spent the best part of the next six months playing along with it. Never could quite get that lead break though.

The Eastern Dark burst onto the Aus live scene in mid 1984 when James Darroch (ex-Celibate Rifles) and Bill Gibson (ex-Lime Spiders) joined up with drummer Geoff Milne. They quickly developed a reputation as the pub rock band you simply HAD to see live, something I sadly never got to do. In 1986 they finished recording their debut EP Long Live The New Flesh! with Rob Younger producing. They were heading to Melbourne to play a few shows, I was finally going to see them. I think I wore nappies for a few weeks leading up the the tour because I kept pissing myself with excitement. It wasn’t to be. Their tour van ran off the road and guitarist / singer James Darroch was tragically killed. Like many who die too young you can only wonder how big these guys might have become.

There are a few live recordings floating around of The Eastern Dark, but not loads. This clip is from one of their last gigs, February 27th, 1986 at the Tivoli in Sydney (just a few days before the accident). A collection of the band’s live and studio recordings, Where Are All The Single Girls?, was released in 2000. It was re-issued last year and you can grab it from the Half a Cow site. I cannot recommend this cd highly enough for anyone who has even a passing interest in Aus Garage Rock.

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Supergrass – Sun Hits The Sky

Posted by Steve Ison on 02/11/2011 Tagged with: Psyched, Pump It Up, Sunshine Smile

Nov 022011

Have no idea whether Supergrass were big in other countries or not-but they had a bit of chart success in the UK mid-late 90s. Their second album ‘In It For The Money’ is far and away their best album-infact-far and away the best “Brit pop” album ever too-and for me in the top 3 albums of the 90s, with Jeff Buckley’s Grace and Radiohead’s ‘OK Computer’.

In truth i actually prefer it to both of those, filled to bursting as it is with magical, fresh, creative smile-on-your-face rock n pop. Gaz Coombes was a fabulous, inventive songwriter (and guitarist). The title track and all 4 singles (Sun Hits The Sky, Late In The Day, Richard III, Going Out) are sublime… all remarkably different from each other too. The rest of the album is pretty close to this creatively.

At the time,it was so vibrant and classy, it seemed Supergrass could go on to do ANYTHING. Sadly this wasn’t to be the case, and though they still had a few great moments they were never as stellar as ‘In It For The Money’ again. But hey-at least they left us with a truly timeless, classic album before their demise last year.

This track off that album is a fabulously present, transcendent rush. Frikkin’ brilliant band performance too. About as thrilling a ride as pop ‘n rock music gets for me.

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The Judy’s – Mental Obsession

Posted by Todd Leiter-Weintraub on 22/10/2011 Tagged with: Indie Pop, Pump It Up

Oct 222011

The Judy's
Now, how does one begin to talk about The Judy’s?
First off, yes, that apostrophe DOES belong there. (Inspired by the B-52′s, if that tells you anything.)
Next, I guess that you have to mention that every song that they ever wrote should have been a big hit, played at every high school throughout the United States, throughout the world, during the new wave explosion of the early 80′s. The songs are that good. They are that catchy.

For a long time, this album was out-of-print, and totally unavailable anywhere, except as an expensive used vinyl find. Thank God for the internet, because with the clamor caused by fans, the band finally made their catalog available.
This song is not “the classic”*, but it is A classic, and it’s a wonderfully catchy, kinda cheerfully creepy song.
Now, listen and bounce! Because it’s really all that you can do.

And check out the documentary about them that’s up at YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf0UQz8g0HA

*That would be “All the Pretty Girls” — look it up.

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Flower Travellin’ Band – Satori Part II

Posted by Julian Agius on 09/10/2011 Tagged with: Psyched

Oct 092011

Flower Travellin' Band
Japanese do crazy better than most, and you have to love it when crazy Japanese pick up instruments and set about making madness. This wonderful track is the best of Japanese Psychedelia. Sartori Part I is very cool too, but who can resist the beautiful old 8mm footage of these mad, afro toting ninjas singing on top of a giant elephant? Drop a microdot and feel the love.

If you like this one and want to have a listen to Part I, head to www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1TYJLxYvtg

Vocalist Joe Yamanaka also did a stint as singer for The Wailers for a few years after Bob died. Sadly Joe died in August this year after a battle with cancer. What a voice! RIP.

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Love – You Set The Scene

Posted by Steve Ison on 01/10/2011 Tagged with: Kinda Kinksy, Lazy Sunday Afternoon, Psyche Folk

Oct 012011

Love
Wonderfully creative and magical ’60s Los Angeles psych pop,showtune r’n'b band. If push came to shove maybe my favourite band EVER.

Songwriter, ace singer n resident total genius Arthur Lee able to move effortlesssly between bizarre quirky pop, garage punk and achingly beautiful mystic ballads. This strange n beautiful song-suite closing their seminal Forever Changes album shows off the wonderful inventiveness and free-spirited melodic charm that lies at the heart of their music.

Its weird,hypnotic moody verses giving way to a heartfelt lament taking us on a creative roadtrip thru rock’n’ roll, mystic spain, art pop, showtunes and doo-wop on the way. Brilliant.

I could’ve happily picked 20 tracks by this band to go here…

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Tony Hazzard – Hello It’s Me

Posted by Todd Leiter-Weintraub on 24/09/2011 Tagged with: Kinda Kinksy, Psyched, Sunshine Smile

Sep 242011

Tom Waits
Tony Hazzard is a true songwriter’s songwriter. He penned hits for The Hollies, Manfred Man, Cliff Richard, and a ton more. Of course, you American folk don’t necessarily know those songs as “hits”, but trust me, they were… “over there.”

In 1969 he finally decided to record and release his own versions of his tunes, including several that were hits for other folks in the UK.

This one, as the other songs on the album, smack of the sound of late-60′s pop music, but is that really a bad thing?

I’ll answer that: No. It’s a damn good thing!

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Tom Waits – Tom Traubert’s Blues

Posted by Julian Agius on 15/09/2011 Tagged with: Lazy Sunday Afternoon

Sep 152011

I just opened my itunes and did a quick search for Tom Waits… I have 273 songs from 19 different albums… 17.7 hours worth… and I don’t have anywhere near the complete collection. I’ve never actually tried it, but I reckon he’s one of the few artists I could sit and listen to for that long. He may be American, but Tom is a treasure the whole world can claim as its own. He is one of the rare breed of musician that creates beautiful art every time he makes a noise.

Picking just one song was tough, there is a Tom tune for any mood you could possibly be in. This particular track, from the 1976 album Small Change, is as good a starting place as any. Don’t be surprised to see another Tom track or two appear here in the future.

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Television Personalities – A Picture of Dorian Gray

Posted by Steve Ison on 08/09/2011 Tagged with: Kinda Kinksy

Sep 082011

Television Personalities
Beautiful,charming ramshackle lofi new wave pop, like a collision between Jonathan Richman, The Lemonheads, The Kinks and Syd era Floyd… TOTALLY British in vibe… Effortlessly charming, whimsical, melodic and sweet-natured.

These were the kinda punks who instead of spitting n snarling on you or at you – would be more likely to invite you in for a reassuring cup of tea and a chat.

A little 2.12 of magic.

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Tom Zé – Augusta, Angélica e Consolação

Posted by Todd Leiter-Weintraub on 03/09/2011 Tagged with: Strange Pop

Sep 032011

Tom Zé
Tom Zé can do no wrong, as far as I am concerned. He is the man whose records inspired not only David Byrne’s Brazilian phase, but in large part, the creation of the entire Luaka Bop label!

This is one of his most-beautiful songs. A little odd? Yes. But not even CLOSE to as odd as he can get.

The man is something special.

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The Angels – Take A Long Line

Posted by Julian Agius on 29/08/2011 Tagged with: Pump It Up

Aug 292011

Everyone has a favourite band growing up. The Angels were mine. I saw them live more than any other band, completely lost count of how many times but it would have to be approaching a hundred. At first glance they are just sweaty pub rock, but Doc Neeson was both an amazing front man and lyricist. They should have been huge internationally, and were on the verge of it in the US supporting the Kinks. Ray Davies shut them down when he got a little nervous that they were upstaging him. Long story for another time.

Everyone in Australia will know this song, but you guys elsewhere may not. Angels at their prime.

This is is folks… over the top!

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Blitzen Trapper – Destroyer of the Void

Posted by Steve Ison on 24/08/2011 Tagged with: Mesmerised, Psyched, Strange Pop

Aug 242011

Blitzen Trapper
A wonderfully melodic band with great songwriting tackling a wide variety of genres with skill n style. This beautifully 70s-style early Queen like pop-prog epic suite is one of my favourites.

Creative,ambitious n adventurous with about 5 different parts – and a totally ace guitar solo to boot

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Rilo Kiley – Portions for Foxes

Posted by Todd Leiter-Weintraub on 18/08/2011 Tagged with: Pump It Up

Aug 182011

Rilo Kiley
Jenny Lewis is one of the great songwriters working today. Something about the way that she turns a phrase:
“And the talking leads to touching / And the touching leads to sex / And now there is no mystery left…”

And she turns those phrases in such impossibly TUNEFUL ways!

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Radio Birdman – Aloha Steve & Danno

Posted by Julian Agius on 10/08/2011 Tagged with: Attitude

Aug 102011

Radio Birdman
I don’t need too much prodding to spout on about 1970′s Australian Garage Punk. I’ve been prodded. The word ‘Legend’ is used a bit too freely these days. Just ask Kung Fu Panda.

I have no reservations when I say Radio Birdman are Legends. Yes, with a capital ‘L’.

Many moons ago, when I was young, I used to think it would be cool to play guitar. After I heard Aloha Steve & Danno that changed to ‘I MUST HAVE A GUITAR. AND A LOUD AMP. GET THE F*&K OUT OF MY WAY!’

Best punk lead break ever. Book ‘im Danno, Murder One.

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Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Strange Form of Life

Posted by Steve Ison on 07/08/2011 Tagged with: Lazy Sunday Afternoon, Psyche Folk

Aug 072011

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – the performing name of American songer/songwriter/actor Wil Oldham is a new discovery for me -but a really good one. He’s got a load of wonderfully strange, darkly beautiful mutant country-folk-blues gems like this one. This is fabulously atmospheric n haunting-with its spacious verses spiralling into that ace cycling riff.

Enchanting, magical track.

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The Format – The Compromise

Posted by Todd Leiter-Weintraub on 04/08/2011 Tagged with: Indie Pop, Sunshine Smile

Aug 042011

If that Joe Pisapia is my favorite album of the millennium, The Format’s “Dog Problems” is hot on its tail. Simply put, it is just insanely amazing melody after insanely catchy, amazing melody. Seriously, not a single tune on the album that is less than amazing, In fact this song, the first single, may be one of the weaker songs on the album. (But I love this video!)

How these guys did not break through in a HUGE way is beyond my comprehension.

Sadly, the band broke up soon after the album was released, but the singer is in a new band called Fun. We’ll see if they can match the magic made here.

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The Saints – (I’m) Stranded

Posted by Julian Agius on 01/08/2011 Tagged with: Attitude, Tarantino

Aug 012011

The Saints
I recently started doing that 30 Day Song Challenge thing on Facebook, but stopped after realising how many of the song choices were ‘…I hate’. Too many great songs out there to focus on shit you don’t like. Anyway, to cut that long story short, Day 1 was ‘Your Favourite Song’. I didn’t even have to think, this was it.

This is the first punk song released outside the US, beating The Sex Pistols and Buzzcocks to the punch. I can never get enough of watching Ed Kuepper’s driving guitar and Chris Bailey’s menacing, dis-interested sneer. Crank this to 11.

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Cryptacize – Tail & Mane

Posted by Steve Ison on 31/07/2011 Tagged with: Lazy Sunday Afternoon, Psyched, Strange Pop

Jul 312011

Wonderful music from the supa-classy Cryptacize… Strange, ultra pretty and beguiling psyche pop.. Quirky n charming.

Was a tough call between this and ‘Blue Tears’ as they’re both totally ace.

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Dogbowl – You Hit Me Over My Head

Posted by Todd Leiter-Weintraub on 29/07/2011 Tagged with: Psyched, Strange Pop

Jul 292011

Dogbowl
Admittedly not for everybody, Dogbowl (aka Stephen Tunney) is making genuinely weird music for people who enjoy such things. And if you don’t, I don’t think that he really cares. Not really sure how to describe this one. You just have to listen to it. And then, if you like it, you need to seek out his albums. (My favorite is “Flan”, but there are no good videos for songs from that one.)

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Deadboy & The Elephantmen – Stop, I’m Already Dead

Posted by Julian Agius on 28/07/2011 Tagged with: Indie Rock, Strange Pop

Jul 282011

Another guitar / drums duo, this time Deadboy & the Elephantmen from Louisiana. One thing about a two piece, it’s easier getting the band together. Another thing… it’s harder to sound good.

These guys nail it. Dax Riggs’ voice is phenomenal. Cheers to Ryan for putting me onto this track.

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Laurie Biagini – Everybody’s Goin’ Surfin’ All Over the World

Posted by Steve Ison on 26/07/2011 Tagged with: Sunshine Smile

Jul 262011

Laurie Biagini
A total Beach Boys pastiche-but i’m just a sucker for tracks like this with such a delightfully airy sunny lofi charm, great chord changes n wonderfully cheap, cheery n cheezy video…

Beautiful bubblegum..

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Frankie Miller – I Can’t Change It

Posted by Todd Leiter-Weintraub on 25/07/2011 Tagged with: Kinda Kinksy

Jul 252011

Frankie Miller
Rod Stewart called — he wants his voice back; and his cool.

A brilliant Faces-esque song from the brilliant, Faces-esque debut from Frankie Miller. With brilliant backing from the brilliant UK pub band Brinsley Schwarz (one of my favorites).

An under-recognized classic.

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Amy Winehouse – Back To Black

Posted by Julian Agius on 24/07/2011 Tagged with: Lazy Sunday Afternoon

Jul 242011

Amy Winehouse
Couldn’t really go past an Amy song today. So many people are doing tributes, most way better than I ever could… so just enjoy the song. Such a fantastic voice… and such a sad, sad day for music.

RIP Amy.

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Chad Vangaalen – Molten Light

Posted by Steve Ison on 22/07/2011 Tagged with: Lazy Sunday Afternoon, Mesmerised, Psyche Folk

Jul 222011

Chad Vangaalen
Fabulously creepy song of vengence from beyond the grave… Brilliant home-made video too.

Definitely has a large Neil Young influence… Great track with bags of personality n character

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Joe Pisapia – River Song

Posted by Todd Leiter-Weintraub on 20/07/2011 Tagged with: Psyche Folk

Jul 202011

Joe Pisapia
Joe is a part-time member of Guster, or at least he was until k.d. lang picked him up to lead her new band, The Siss Boom Bang. That new band is the best that she has ever had, and her new album with them the best she’s released in years.

I’m just hoping that k.d. gives him some time off to record a follow-up solo record to his 2002 album, Daydreams (which this tune comes off of), as it is still my favorite album of the millennium.

Tried to find a YouTube for the studio version of this one, but couldn’t. Too bad, because the studio craft is wonderful!

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Regurgitator – Everyday Formula

Posted by Julian Agius on 19/07/2011 Tagged with: Indie Rock, Pump It Up, Strange Pop

Jul 192011

Perhaps in a three-way tie with The Hard Ons and The Fuck Fucks for best Australian band name, Brisbane’s Regurgitator started churning out catchy, inventive pop-rock in 1994. For a few years in the mid-90′s they released a bunch of absolute corkers. Most of the tracks on their EP New as well as their first two albums Tu Plang and Unit could easily have been lifted as singles. They are still recording today in between various solo projects, their latest album is being released independently at Bandcamp – http://regurgitator.bandcamp.com/

Difficult to pick a highlight song, but Everyday Formula is pretty damned special. This one is from 1997′s Unit, an album that features a fantastic mix of rock bass-drum-guitar with cleverly done synth-electronica. If you like this one, you might also want to check out Blubber Boy, Kong Foo Sing, I Sucked a Lot of Cock to Get Where I Am and Track_1

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Wipers – Doom Town

Posted by Steve Ison on 18/07/2011 Tagged with: Attitude

Jul 182011

Wipers
Discovered this utterly great band from exploring Kurt Cobain’s Top 50. Great songwriting, bursting with energy and vitality – repressed anger bursting thru. Cathartic transcendent magical punk.

Loads of other great ones by them like Over The Edge and So Young

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Margo Guryan – Love Songs

Posted by Todd Leiter-Weintraub on 17/07/2011 Tagged with: Lazy Sunday Afternoon, Psyche Folk, Tarantino

Jul 172011

Margo Guryan
It took me a minute or so to get used to her little girly-sounding voice. But, because the song is so, so beautiful, I was able to do so before the song was over. Just flat-out pretty, dreamy, lovestruck, sophisticated pop.

Like an innocent, female version of Serge Gainsbourg. Maybe this is the girl he was seducing?

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You Am I – Cathy’s Clown

Posted by Julian Agius on 15/07/2011 Tagged with: Indie Rock, Pump It Up

Jul 152011

I was always going to throw a You Am I tune up sooner rather than later. That wasn’t a difficult decision. Deciding which one to throw up… that bit was. It’s rapidly approaching 20 years since 1993′s Sound As Ever was released, and You Am I have taken a few musical twists and turns in that time. Couple of line-up changes, drunk a lot of booze, trimmed and re-grown sideburns. No matter what is going on behind the scenes, there’s one thing you can always rely on… they will never release a dud album.

But sometimes you have to choose, so here’s Cathy’s Clown… lifted from what I consider to be their best album, 1995′s Hi Fi Way.

Crank it up.

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The Pharmacy – Little Toys on a Shelf

Posted by Steve Ison on 13/07/2011 Tagged with: Indie Pop

Jul 132011

The Pharmacy
Loose n exhuberant summery psychy new wavey kinda song.

Just a great vibe… Sunny n magical

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Daryl Hall – Babs and Babs

Posted by Todd Leiter-Weintraub on 12/07/2011 Tagged with: Mesmerised, Strange Pop

Jul 122011

You think that you know Daryl Hall? Think again. This is a song from the man’s masterpiece, Sacred Songs — a collaboration with Robert Fripp. Yeah, THAT Robert Fripp.

It starts out as a fairly straight-forward, albeit great pop song, but listen to how it mutates into something sinister and altogether different. A brilliant collaboration that works as so much more than the sum of its parts. Sacred Songs is quickly becoming one of my favorite albums.

You just have to hear this one!

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The Victims – Television Addict

Posted by Julian Agius on 09/07/2011 Tagged with: Attitude, Tarantino

Jul 092011

Raw, nasty Aussie garage punk from 1977 (or early 1978… depending on who you ask). The Victims featured Dave Faulkner and James Baker who later went on to form the Hoodoo Gurus. Hellacopters had a fair crack at covering this, and the Hoodoo Gurus also recorded it later for the re-release of Crank, but in my opinion neither version captured the rawness and urgency of the original.

The late 70′s and early 80′s was damned special for Australian garage/pub rock, and this is probably my favourite tune from that era. Well… maybe a three-way tie with (I’m) Stranded by The Saints and Julie is a Junkie by The Eastern Dark. Dave Faulkner has written fistfuls of amazing songs over the years, Television Addict is up there with the best of them. 34 years old and still sounds as fresh as the day it was released. In fact, it sounds even fresher when you stack it up against some of the shit today that tries to pass itself off as punk.

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Beachwood Sparks – Confusion Is Nothing New

Posted by Steve Ison on 07/07/2011 Tagged with: Lazy Sunday Afternoon, Psyched

Jul 072011

Beachwood Sparks
Wonderfully joyful little psyche pop gem… All jangling guitars, sweet melodies n ace sunshine harmonies.

Strangely the vibe of it always reminds me of Christmas for some reason.

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Tom Zé – Taka Tá

Posted by Todd Leiter-Weintraub on 06/07/2011 Tagged with: Mesmerised, Strange Pop

Jul 062011

Tom Zé
Brazilian genius Tom Zé is still making more-creative music than artists young enough to be his grandchildren. He is the man who inspired the creation of David Byrne’s Luaka Bop label, and he’s still baffling listeners and pushing boundaries, well into his 70′s. Yet, he always remains tuneful (in his own way) and, above all, entertaining.

I feel very confident saying that this sounds like nothing else you have ever heard before.

I ALWAYS smile when I listen to Tom Zé. I can’t say that about too many (if any) other artists.

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Cut Off Your Hands – Turn Cold

Posted by Julian Agius on 05/07/2011 Tagged with: Indie Pop, Pump It Up

Jul 052011

Cut Off Your Hands are from NZ and seem to have access to an infectious song factory. Turn Cold is from their 2008 cd ‘You and I’. Close your eyes and it could be Morrissey singing. The bassline is so tight it sounds like it’s about to snap and the jingle-jangle, Cure-ish guitars and happy happy handclaps will have you nodding along even if you don’t feel like it. Catchy as herpes.

Cut Off Your Hands really don’t really have any dud songs, so picking one to feature here was a tough job. In the end I just threw my cat at the dartboard. He didn’t stick, but he made a noise that sounded like ‘Turn Cold’. If you like this one make sure you check out a few of their other tunes.

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Deerhoof – Whither The Invisible Birds?

Posted by Steve Ison on 04/07/2011 Tagged with: Lazy Sunday Afternoon, Psyche Folk

Jul 042011

Deerhoof are a totally amazing creative band i’ve got into recently… I love loads of their weird rock tunes, but probably love their weird ballads even more.

This is a fantastic original track… 2 minutes of ultra-strange, melancholy late night trippy magic. Oriental vocals and great melodies.

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Apollo Sunshine – Today is the Day

Posted by Todd Leiter-Weintraub on 03/07/2011 Tagged with: Indie Pop, Kinda Kinksy, Sunshine Smile

Jul 032011

Apollo Sunshine
Brilliant musicianship, contagious energy and hooks aplenty in this one from the Boston trio. Another one of those “they shoulda been huge” bands, that probably would have been, had they made the scene just 5 years earlier or so.

Live, these guys are a beast, something like Queen meets Yo La Tengo. Yeah, they’re that cool.

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