I got in too Primus though a friend who's birthday happens to be today. Back in 2001 he waited 8 months for this cd to come from america. It wasn't released over here at the time. Eight long months he waited until the record store finally got it in for him. It was worth the wait. Primus first and maybe best album.
Going to see Deerhunter tonight in whelans for €15, I was pity much instantly hooked on them from the 'Sing Swan Song' esque Intro to their Cryptograms album and the Flourescent Grey EP was recorded while their debut album was being mixed and continues where the Cryptograms finished. More fine spaced out krautrock. But here is a free EP that they put up on their blog from Atlas Sound (Side project of Deerhunter's singer, Bradford Cox). this is what they said about it on it orginal post. "Recorded today during a 10 hour drive from Austria to Switzerland, through the Swiss Alps. These are reinterpretations of a few of my favorite doo-wop songs filtered through a thick gauze of motion-sickness and boredom..."
1. come softly (originally performed by the Fleetwoods) 2. you're so fine (originally performed by the Falcons) 3. you belong to me (originally performed by the Duprees)
Nearly two years ago, I was down in Sound Cellar about to buy a ticket to see The National play their first ever Irish show and the girlfriend and I were heading down the stairs of Sound cellar when she seen on the wall a poster for the show and she noticed the date, 19 of November. She quickly informed me what that was the same date that she was born twenty years previous and we will be in Limerick for her birthday blowout. Natural I was gutted since Alligator was up there with "The Woods" and "Tender Buttons" as one of my favourite record of that year. So two years on and another album out, that can only be described as Classic, my second chance on All Souls Day to see for the first time one of my favouite band. Fuck Yeah.
To celebrate here is their first and worst album, "The National", but considering the pedigree of their other albums, it's only ok. I also put up a while ago the excellent "Cherry Tree" Ep which was a bridge between "Sad Songs..." and Alligator. It still available here. Buy It Myspace Link In Comment.
Photo: Marty Stuart I only got into Porter Wagoner this year after hearing the haunting and truly compelling "The Rubber Room" and was saddened to learn that he died on the 28th off Lung cancer aged eighty. So here's a compilation I put together of some of his songs spanning his whole career from his 54 number 1 hit 'A Satisfied Mind' and it's b -side 'Itchin' For My Baby' to his last single; "Committed To Parkview". That single was written by Johnny Cash and he wanted Porter to record it, so He gave a cassette to Marty Stuart (the producer of the album Porter was making at the time back in 1981), but Marty forgot to deliver the song to Porter and only delivered it when he was helping Porter choose songs for from Wagonmaster album. This year he gain in popularity with that album and he even toured with the "White Stripes".
Tracklisting 01 Committed To Parkview - Wagonmaster (2007) 02 The Rubber Room - The Rubber Room (1972) 03 The Cold Hard Facts Of Life - The Cold Hard Facts Of Life (1967) 04 Satan's River - Wagonmaster (2007) 05 Eat, Drink And Be Merry - The Essential Porter Wagoner (1997) 06 Tell Her Lies And Feed Her Candy - The Essential Porter Wagoner (1997) 07 Itchin' For My Baby - A Satisfied Mind 7" RCA Victor 20-6105 (1954) 08 Sorrow On The Rocks - The Essential Porter Wagoner (1997) 09 Sorrow Overtakes The Wine - The Carroll County Accident (1969) 10 Dark End of the Street (with Dolly Parton) - Just The Two Of Us (1968) 11 Family Bible w/ Willie Nelson - Unplugged (2002) 12 A Place To Hang My Hat - Wagonmaster (2007) 13 I'll Go Down Swingin' - The Thin Man From West Plains (1965) 14 Porter and Marty (Men With Broken Hearts/I Heard That Lonesome Whilstle Blow) - Wagonmaster (2007) 15 A Satisfied Mind - A Satisfied Mind 7" RCA Victor 20-6105 (1954) Buy The Rubber Room Myspace
To celabrate the return of Sam Beam aka Iron And Wine to our shores on October 27, at Ambassador Theatre in Dublin. Here is outstanding EP which is heavy in tone compared to his first two albums. I had a ticket to see him back in 2004 when he first and last played Ireland but dEUS reformed and i got a ticket to see them in Paris since a friend of my was living there at the time. But as it turned out both gigs were on the same day, so i had to give away Iron and Wine ticket to my flatmate. Bummer but seeing dEUS for the first time with a head full of trips was chilling to see the least and the little known Joanna Newsom was one of the support acts. Never heard of her before and was completely mystified by her. Ran down the stairs to buy the album straight after see finished just in case it would sell out. Here is a video of the first song I ever heard of Iron and Wine back in 2003. It's on his first album but i got it first on one of those sub pop 5er sampler cds. The vid is directed by Mister Beam himself.
Paintings: Trevor Brown A friend of mine was giving out that 8Bit Bliss mix tape was not that 8 bitty. Ok, yeah most songs are more analogy and not corrosive 8bitty sounding but alot of songs have cheap sounding instruments in them. Well anyway to rectify here is some horrible 8 bit trash from torondo 2 piece "Crystal Castles". They are touring all over the shop as we speak, hitting Eire on the 25th of November. Check out their Myspace for futher info.
01 Knocked Up - Kings Of Leon This song reminds me of the film "Boys Don't Cry" with its barren dusty (sound)landscapes and The Edge-esque guitar. Great song from an ok album by K.O.L. 02 Our Swords - Band Of Horses More Americana(ish) this time from Band of Horses, taken from the their exquisite debut. 03 Fiery Crash - Andrew Bird The opener for Bird's newest and maybe best album with backing vocals provided by the wonderful Haley Bonar 04 Brother - Annuals "'Brother' opens on a whisper before exploding at the halfpoint with colossal percussion, twisting guitars, feather-fall violins, and exultant, emphatic shouts that puncture the mix like they're trying to break in from another dimension." 05 Saturday - Electrelane One of the highlights from one of this years best, "No Shouts, No Calls". Those ladies rocked out at "Electric Picnic", Hopefully they will be back in Ireland soon. 06 Start A War - The National
07 Keep The Car Running - Arcade Fire 08 If Looks Could Kill - Camera Obscura 09 Long Distance Call - Pheonix
10 Pulling Our Weight - The Radio Dept. What is it about Sweden, always with "The Good Shit" and this is certainly "Good Shit". "Pulling Our Weight" is The Radio Dept.'s finest three and a half minutes. Pure Bliss 11 Willow's Song - The Wicker Man OST "Willow's Song" is a ballad by American composer Paul Giovanni using lyrics by the poet Robert Burns for the 1973 film The Wicker Man. 12 Diamond Dancer - Bill Callaghan My favourite song of the year so far. 13 Let's Save Tony Orlando's House - Yo La Tengo In the "Marge on the Lam" episode of The Simpsons, Troy McClure is emceeing a public television marathon, he opens with a version of his catchphrase by stating: "Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You might remember me from such telethons as Out with Gout '88 and Let's Save Tony Orlando's House." Let's Save Tony Orlando's House later inspired the title of this song by the Hoboken's finest Yo La Tengo, taken from their downbeat 2000 record "And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out". 14 Cool Summer - Bob Lind Another song I pilfered from Jarvis Cocker and Steve Mackey compilation "The Trip" 15 Childhood - Beachhouse One of this years gems. 16 Lark - Au Revoir Simone Hightlight from the rather disappointing second album. Their first should still be available here. 17 Love Connection - Casiotones For The Painfully Alone "A delicate blend of sweat and menstrual blood" My favourite mix. 18 After The Certain - Beirut The great closer of his debut album. 19 In The Chestnut Tree - Ivor Cutler Another one of my all time favourite songs, this time by the glaswegien Ivor Cutler. Jammy Smears is still available here
20 Gulf Shores - Palace Music "A cold and frilly drink awaits us both"
The might Oneida are hitting Ireland this weekend. 5 Oct 2007 Pine Lodge Myrtleville Cork, Cork 6 Oct 2007 Whelans Dublin, Dublin 7 Oct 2007 Roisin Dubh Galway, Galway and 8 Dec 2007 All Tomorrows Parties Festival Minehead, South "Up the people is available on the "Campfire Crazy" Mixtape and here is a couple of track 6s "last act, every time" of Secret Wars and "History's Great Navigators" of Oneida's 06 almost perfect record "Happy New Year" and a bonus song from another NYC noicy rockers Pterodactyl cover Oneida's "Sheets of Easter New Year".
A great record from two Canadian sisters I stumbled across this a couple of months back. I got it because I liked the the picture of Tegan and Sara. I though it might be electronica like Robyn or Ellen Allien, it's not, it's girly pop but in a good way. Take a gander at the vid, make up your own mind and let me know.
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