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Random Badass Playlist For Y’all to Enjoy…

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1) Buddy Holly– “Dearest” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebsYCJinxKU

2) The Dixie Cups– “Chapel of Love” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTq7w8P6_2I

3) Bent Shapes (formerly Girlfriends)- “I Was Here But I Disappear” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_4UVdsc_ps

4) Best Coast– “Sun Was High (So Was I)”  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xdansEXFjg

5) Best Coast– “The Only Place” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoPoRuNTo9U

6) Wavves– “Wavves” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyxwkUUrpTI

7) Antsy Pants & Kimya Dawson– “Tree Hugger” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R378SwPH-b0

8) The New Highway Hymnal– “Hey Kid (Gotta Run)” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8Yxb54zxSw

9) Lotus Plaza– “Rain Down” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO0V3fD8z7c

10) Joey Ramone– “What A Wonderful World” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFbkVOBAorE

11) Elvis Presley– “I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqv5b0UjR4g

12) Smith Westerns– “Imagine Part III” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLAlSRf-fDk

13) Righteous Brothers– “Unchained Melody” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiiyq2xrSI0

14) Everly Brothers– “Made to Love” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUdYW4ZYjUo

15) Rolling Stones– “Monkey Man” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNY8eYmzdH4

16) The Animals– “We’ve Gotta Get Out Of This Place” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUpBSvN1a50

17) The Duprees– “You Belong To Me” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCeNCvwEFU8

18) Natural Child- “Ray Thompson’s Blues” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEjxdnC1vQ4

19) Go- Go’s– “Vacation” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxC8KatxJxo

20) GG Allin– “I Wanna Kill You” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeTNfoSu9nI

21) GG Allin– “Fuck Authority” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6FNvENuGuk

 

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Black Lips Touring Middle East!

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NME

That’s right, after nearly four years (or more) of planning a tour of the Middle East, the band has finally landed their most anitcipated gig(s). Going where very, very few  rock and roll bands have gone before. The proud, the few, the Black Lips!

More info here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/27/black-lips-middle-east-tour-iraq_n_1630878.html

Ahh and here’s some tour dates for y’all to peruse:

BLACK LIPS MIDEAST SHOWS:

9/14/12 – Amman, Jordan – TBA *
9/19/12 – Larnaca, Cyprus – Savino Live *
9/21/12 – Cairo, Egypt – Culturewheel *
9/23/12 – Tunis, Tunisia – Le Squat *
9/26/12 – Dubai, UAE – Music Room *
9/28/12 – Hawler, Iraq – TBA
9/29/12 – Sulamaniah, Iraq – TBA
10/6/12 – Beirut, Lebanon – Metro Al Madina *- http://www.eastscene.com/2012/06/27/black-lips-to-tour-the-middle-east/

* w/ Ottawa band Lazzy Lung

Now, I know what you Boston fans are thinking, damn wouldn’t it have been excellent if the Lips played  a week long tour of back to back shows at the Middle East upstairs and downstairs?!  Yes, it would have :( but we can’t be selfish, the Lips have to spread their glorious rock and roll to all regions of the world.

Here’s the earliest interview I recall of the foursome vocalizing interests in playing Iraq/the Middle East region. This is from an MTV interview with John Norrris from June 2008. At the 3 minute mark they bring up the possibility of playing in Iraq. Check it out:

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Flashback: Moses Archuleta Circa 2003

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Moses at 19- Creative Loafing Atlanta (December 18, 2003)

Yep, as Glen puts it I’ve been creative loafing or you could say I like to creative loaf. This basically means I spend way too much time, often in the wee hours of the morning, scrounging through archival material (in particular the great Atlanta mag, Creative Loafing) to find even the slightest bit of information on my favorite bands. In this instance, I came across a sweet little article (by Thomas Chung) on Deerhunter’s drummer Moses Archuleta. By reading Chung’s “Moses Archuleta: Deer Hunter and band gatherer” we discover that Moses was also a prolific promoter, bringing such acts as Lightning Bolt and Ruins to Atlanta. Check it out here: http://clatl.com/atlanta/moses-archuleta/Content?oid=1245489

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Concert Review: SARALEE, Elephant, Masingo, Elephants @ Ant Cellar (5/16/12)

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Flyer by Lauren Garant (of Elephants)

Artists: SARALEE, Elephant, Masingo, Elephants
Date: Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Venue: Ant Cellar (Lowell, MA)
Comments:
Act I: Elephants– Elephants play simple, mellow music that is easy to enjoy. They give off similar vibes as SARALEE at least to me, so it is nice to see them on the same bill. Like SARALEE they are a duo, except this band strictly consists of two members on vocals and guitars. They play off each other really well and I appreciate their guitar work. It is a cool, intimate performance. I wish I could provide a bit more info or insight, but to be honest my memory of this evening is starting to fade, excuse the extremely late arrival of this write-up. I figure better late than never! Anyway, here is Elephants’ Bandcamp page: http://those-elephants.bandcamp.com/album/the-sea-ep

Act II: Masingo– Masingo is a fun band and they tend to be more on the heavier side than their predescessors on this evening. The vocalist/guitarist is pretty energetic as he jumps around and off his amp from time to time. I love when he informs the audience how they can “like” them on facebook or fuck it… here’s their page, do it! http://www.facebook.com/masingomusic

Act III: Elephant– Perhaps the strangest of all the bands tonight, Elephant (not to be confused with the first band, no s!) is an intriguing, experimantal, psychedelic, outsider esque outfit. I enjoy their performance, but I do not remember being overly enthusiastic about it either. Now, listening to their Bandcamp page I am more impressed and find their bizarre, off kilter music to be fascinating and unique. It is not for everybody, but what is? Nothing. And even if there was an artist for everybody, they would probably suck. Check out Elephant here: http://laughablerecordings.bandcamp.com/track/ostrich-egg

Act IV: SARALEE–  In the past year I have seen numerous mind expanding, truly riveting rock and rollers, but few can compete with SARALEE.  Their demo is fantastic pop music. Maybe not pop in the conventional sense, but nonetheless catchy and inclusive.  In other words, the songs are not hard to get into, they rope you in and toss you right back out with their satisfying brevity. That is SARALEE on record. For those who have not caught one of their shows, do it!  Live, the songs are even more astounding. Their performances always put me in this ethereal, wonderous state of mind.  Much of this is due to the chemistry between vocalist/guitarist Sara and drummer Lee. With the exception of noise pop champions, No Age and local favorites, Fat History Month, I have not seen a two piece so in touch with one another’s approach to music as SARALEE.  The songs all sound solid per usual, but one of my favorite moments is in between one of the tunes when Lee asks the crowd “what’s the difference between your mom and five cocks?…. Your mom can’t take a joke!”  And then he proceeds to do that little drum thing that drummers do after they crack a joke. I get a big kick out of that, I think I am the only one.  Here is a link to their glorious bandcamp page, seriously cannot advocate it enough. http://saralee.bandcamp.com/