Bands: Vandelles, Morning After Girls, Warlocks
Venue: Great Scott
Date: August 12, 2009
All posts by G. Gordon Gritty
Radiohead’s EP Wall of Ice
From NME:
Radiohead are strongly rumoured to be releasing a new EP next week.The move comes after a new song ‘These Are My Twisted Words leaked’ earlier this week and fansite At Ease reported that source files of the track revealed that the title ‘Wall Of Ice’ was found twice with a release date set for August 17, 2009.
The site now claims that there could be up to four tracks on the EP and that a weblink has surfaced which leads directly to Radiohead’s online merchandise store, a similar tactic the band used to release their last album ‘In Rainbows’.
Apparently it’s going to be called Wall of Ice and apparently it’s going to be released in two days. That’s just the buzz on a bunch of music sites.
And apparently this is the cover art:
Randy Randall Jams In Chair!
Dislocated shoulder? Screw it, he still rock n’ rolls.
One Year Ago Yesterday, This Minute
The Radiohead concert in Mansfield ended around 11:30-ish. Best concert ever. We waited in the parking lot from 11:39 PM until 1:15 AM. Didn’t get home until 2:45-3:00 AM. Good times.
Moar Almighty Defenders
From August 8:
Les Paul (The Man) Dies
From AP:
NEW YORK — Les Paul, the guitar virtuoso and inventor who revolutionized music and created rock ‘n’ roll as surely as Elvis Presley and the Beatles by developing the solid-body electric guitar and multitrack recording, died Thursday at age 94.Known for his lightning-fast leads, Paul performed with some of early pop’s biggest names and produced a slew of hits, many with wife Mary Ford. But it was his inventive streak that made him universally revered by guitar gods as their original ancestor and earned his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the most important forces in popular music.
Paul, who died in White Plains, N.Y., of complications from pneumonia, was a tireless tinkerer, whose quest for a particular sound led him to create the first solid-body electric guitar, a departure from the hollow-body guitars of the time. His invention paved the way for modern rock ‘n’ roll and became the standard instrument for legends like Pete Townshend and Jimmy Page.
God rest his soul.
CD Review: We Be Xuxa
Band: Mika Miko
Label: PPT
Release: 2009
1. “Blues Not Speed” – 9.4
2. “Turkey Sandwich” – 9.3
3. “I Got A Lot (New New New) – 9.6
4. “Wild Bore” – 9.2
5. “Sex” – 9.5
6. “Totion” – 9.5
7. “On the Rise” – 9.6
8. “Beat the Rush” – 9.7
9. “Johnson R. Cool” – 9.1
10. “Sex Jazz” – 9.4
11. “Keep on Calling” – 9.3
12. “Turkey Barnyard Mix” – 9.5
Comments: Sounds like an all-girl version of early Black Lips material, except a little bit more punk and a little bit more catchy. It’s no wonder why Ian St. Pe said this is a band he is really digging.
Grade: 9.4
CD Review: Bromst
Band: Dan Deacon
Label: Car Park
Release: 2009
1. “Build Voice” – 9.7
2. “Red F” – 9.4
3. “Padding Ghost” – 9.2
4. “Snookered” – 9.5
5. “Of the Mountains” –8.7
6. “Surprise Stefani” – 8.4
7. “Wet Wings” – 7.1
8. “Woof Woof” – 9.0
9. “Slow with Horns/ Run for your life” – 8.2
10. “Baltihorse” – 9.3
11. “Get Older” –8.6
Comments: This album is quite the experience on headphones! It’s weirdly catchy. That means there are some songs that you might not dig at first, but that you quickly gain respect for. You could argue that Deacon suffered from the disease of “over-doing” it while making this album. The symptom was mostly quality music being made. The Alvin and the Chipmunks cover (not really), “Baltihorse,” is strangely amazing. You know what I mean?
Grade: 8.8
A Vid About The Vandelles
Yeah the Vandelles! They are playing with the Warlocks and the Morning After Girls at Great Scott tonight! I’m pumped!
More Documentary Fun!
Check out the Jay Reatard documentary at Nu Rave Brain Wave:
Kids Like You & Me (KLYAM) 