I wanted to call this post What have I been listening to?, but this line suddenly popped into my head.
I need to keep this thing bubbling along...so here's a selection of what I've been hearing over the past week:
Lipps Inc - Funky Town [mp3]
So funky it hurts. I hear this song was the last Disco #1. Anyone rememeber Towelie from South Park?
Interpol - NYC [mp3]
A very passionate song about a city that takes a lot of crap, and is expected to be "hard".
Jewel - You were meant for me (live) [mp3]
She's lovely, isn't she?
Presidents of the USA - Lump [mp3]
Lumpiest song ever.
Elbow - Mexican Standoff (Spanish Version) [mp3]
Crisp and classy.
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Friday, September 15, 2006
"It's in my blood."
I went for the Strokes concert on Tuesday.
Smoldering. They were perfect. What more needs to be said? The guitars buzzed, hummed and crackled, keeping time with the insistent bass and drum combo. Julian Casablancas's lazy passion floated in and out of the garage din effortlessly. They rocked the Bank of America Pavilion for well over an hour without a break. And ended with a spot-on cover of Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side".
Hats off.
Plus there was beer at the venue, which kicks ass.
Here you go:
The Modern Age [mp3]
Heart in a Cage [mp3]
Between Love and Hate [mp3]
[I will probably go for Regina Spektor...at 20 dollars, how could I not?]
Smoldering. They were perfect. What more needs to be said? The guitars buzzed, hummed and crackled, keeping time with the insistent bass and drum combo. Julian Casablancas's lazy passion floated in and out of the garage din effortlessly. They rocked the Bank of America Pavilion for well over an hour without a break. And ended with a spot-on cover of Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side".
Hats off.
Plus there was beer at the venue, which kicks ass.
Here you go:
The Modern Age [mp3]
Heart in a Cage [mp3]
Between Love and Hate [mp3]
[I will probably go for Regina Spektor...at 20 dollars, how could I not?]
Thursday, September 14, 2006
All you need is freedom
Allright, the one week lull is over. There is much to do and celebrate.
I have absolutely embraced electronic music. To quote a rather excessively thoughtful AR, there is so much to hear.
AR, a few years ago, composed music for a song for a movie called Sapnay. It was a remake of a tamil film, naturally, and here is an extremely accurate translation of a song from the film.
"Strawberry eyes, what are you thinking about,
Girl, you have been brought up in palaces,
You are the ice-cream in the fridge,
Whatever you said, has always been obeyed,
You got everything you wanted, even a Mercedes"
God Bless AR, good old chap.
I got my first ever business card today. It has my name on it and all. We were asked to write two lines to describe ourselves the best we can.
I wrote "Freedom is something that dies unless it is used" - Hunter S. Thompson.
After much war, the lines have been printed on my card. To celebrate, I have had two chicken rolls, two packets of Top Ramen Smoodles, a Mangola and three pieces of choclate cake.
I am at peace with the environment, the US government, smelly people and the pope.
Those lines mean so much to me. Good old Hunter. Most people think of him as a crazy drug addict with a flair for prose. Fear and Loathing is just some "crazy shit dude!". I am at peace with them.
To be a truly free spirit is a truly memorable experience, where you absolutely refuse to be tied down by anything or anyone. Where what you do matters more than what people think. Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high. You saw the right dream for your country Mr. Tagore, the right dream. Where the mind is led forward into ever widening thought and action, Into that heaven of freedom my father, let my country awake.
But Tagore was a good man. he never did "crazy shit". So he's a hero.
What we've got here is failure to communicate. Some men you just can't reach.
God Bless Axl Rose, the dirty tramp.
What I have posted here is just some of the really brilliant stuff I have been listening to. The first song is called Collarbone, performed by some really unknown guys. There is a Danish designer working at our firm now and he got it from one of his teachers, so its very new and very good.
I have Karl to thank for the next song too, before everyone else with the funky band names and the funkier haircuts, there were the Stone Roses. And then God said let there be independent rock. So many soldiers is by Ian Brown, the lead singer of the Stone Roses.
Finally, taking heed of Mangalat's request, there is Goldfrapp riding a white horse, brilliance pure brilliance.
Hmm, not much electronic music posted, but we'll get there. And when do I post jazz, bloddy hell, there is so much so near.
Fujiya & Miyagi - Collarbone [mp3]
Ian Brown - So many soldiers [mp3]
Goldfrapp - Ride a white horse [mp3]
I have absolutely embraced electronic music. To quote a rather excessively thoughtful AR, there is so much to hear.
AR, a few years ago, composed music for a song for a movie called Sapnay. It was a remake of a tamil film, naturally, and here is an extremely accurate translation of a song from the film.
"Strawberry eyes, what are you thinking about,
Girl, you have been brought up in palaces,
You are the ice-cream in the fridge,
Whatever you said, has always been obeyed,
You got everything you wanted, even a Mercedes"
God Bless AR, good old chap.
I got my first ever business card today. It has my name on it and all. We were asked to write two lines to describe ourselves the best we can.
I wrote "Freedom is something that dies unless it is used" - Hunter S. Thompson.
After much war, the lines have been printed on my card. To celebrate, I have had two chicken rolls, two packets of Top Ramen Smoodles, a Mangola and three pieces of choclate cake.
I am at peace with the environment, the US government, smelly people and the pope.
Those lines mean so much to me. Good old Hunter. Most people think of him as a crazy drug addict with a flair for prose. Fear and Loathing is just some "crazy shit dude!". I am at peace with them.
To be a truly free spirit is a truly memorable experience, where you absolutely refuse to be tied down by anything or anyone. Where what you do matters more than what people think. Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high. You saw the right dream for your country Mr. Tagore, the right dream. Where the mind is led forward into ever widening thought and action, Into that heaven of freedom my father, let my country awake.
But Tagore was a good man. he never did "crazy shit". So he's a hero.
What we've got here is failure to communicate. Some men you just can't reach.
God Bless Axl Rose, the dirty tramp.
What I have posted here is just some of the really brilliant stuff I have been listening to. The first song is called Collarbone, performed by some really unknown guys. There is a Danish designer working at our firm now and he got it from one of his teachers, so its very new and very good.
I have Karl to thank for the next song too, before everyone else with the funky band names and the funkier haircuts, there were the Stone Roses. And then God said let there be independent rock. So many soldiers is by Ian Brown, the lead singer of the Stone Roses.
Finally, taking heed of Mangalat's request, there is Goldfrapp riding a white horse, brilliance pure brilliance.
Hmm, not much electronic music posted, but we'll get there. And when do I post jazz, bloddy hell, there is so much so near.
Fujiya & Miyagi - Collarbone [mp3]
Ian Brown - So many soldiers [mp3]
Goldfrapp - Ride a white horse [mp3]
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Okay...
I am now seated at the computer in my office, free to blog away. I don't have any mp3s on this comp yet, so what I'm going to do is post a video by a new band called OK Go. I don't want to say anything about the video. Just watch it.
I'll be posting on All What Jazz soon. The entry will feature...
...Jazz.
Who'd've thunk it?
I'll be posting on All What Jazz soon. The entry will feature...
...Jazz.
Who'd've thunk it?
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