A new upload from our dude Bernie, the busiest underground concert filmer in Boston, from that Peach Kelli Pop show in Allston a few weeks back. Here’s “Eenie Meenie,” which has been posted as a KLYAM song of the day before, but you know what…so what!
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Fat Possum To Release Lost Sounds Comp “Blac Static”
Release: July 19, 2011
As Chosen By: Alicja Trout and Rich Crook
1. 1620 Echles St. – Black Wave
2. I’m Not a Machine – Black Wave
3. Black Coats/Whitefear – Rats Brains & Microchips
4. Its My Dream – Memphis Is Dead
5. Plastic Skin – Black Wave
6. Dark Shadows – Black Wave
7. Rats Brains & Microchips – Rats Brains & Microchips
8. Energy Drink & the Long Walk Home – Rats Brains & Microchips
9. You Don’t Know Remote Control – Rats Brains & Microchips
10. Reasons To Kill – Black Wave
11. Satan Bought Me – Memphis Is Dead
12. Radon Flows – Rats Brains & Microchips
13. Soul 4 Sale – Memphis Is Dead
14. I Sit I Watch I Wait (demo)
Add KhanWood Clarke To King’s Long List of Bands
Who? KhanWood Clarke. King KHAN, Sean WOOD [Spits], and Jeff CLARKE [Demon’s Claws]
What? A MoonStudio production. The joys of having your own studio. Old country music, a bit like when Nobunny picks up the acoustic
When? Sort of now, but the folks above need $$$ to get Wood to
Where? Berlin
Why? ‘Cause
If you take a listen to “Dirtiest Girl” (a demo), you will be greeted to fine lyrics as:
everyone knows you're the dirtiest girl in town that you fucked every guy for sixty five miles around but sugar you know I know my night at all 'cause it's always back to me that you seem to crawl well every guy in town seems to know you're always at the bar no matter which day of the week it seems to be but after you wake up in some strange room on the other side of town i know you'll always be coming back home to me well i don't mind that you're a little pig around town i don't mind at all if you like to sleep around as long as you're home for breakfast, i don't mind at all whiskey bottle, empty on the back seat of the car where'd you sleep last night, I don't even want to know as long as you're home for breakfast, i don't mind at all
“Indian men are built like brick shit houses and fuck like snakes” ends another sure to be classic, the demo “Old Gunga Din“
Some Recent Choice Daytrotter Sessions
Black Lips: [LINK] Need I say more! A commenter said this session is a return to form so to speak of the “raw Black Lips we know and love” and that commenter is pretty spot-on. Their sound at Daytrotter is what’d you expect when seeing them live. “Dumpster Diving” lacks the toy piano and perfect timing/tone of guitar riffs found on Arabia Mountain, for instance. “Time” is more brash on here than on Arabia. Non-album tune “Make It” clearly is one of the band’s favorite songs to play and it’s filled to the brim with sloppy energy, rolling guitar riffs, improvisation of guitar solo, and such. “Go Out and Get It” feels much more punk-like live, faster and heavier than its album counterpart. I’ve heard fans of shitty music say that seeing their favorite band live was so great because they sounded just like they do on CD! Not the case with the Lips and thank God. It’s the little imperfections and added level of excitement that they bring on stage that separate them from this blandness that a lot of bands suffer from.
Bass Drum of Death: [LINK] Having not seen Bass Drum of Death live, I can’t really make a comparison like I just did with the Lips, but I will say that from hearing their debut album GB City, the dudes in this band play pretty much no-bullshit rock ‘n roll. Loud and noisy. The mix of this session captures that element of course and you can clearly tell the difference between the relatively slick production of GB City and Bass Drum in a live, more anarchic studio setting. Stand out tunes to me are “Young Pros” and “Get Found.”
THE HUSSY – Live Footage Shot @ Mickey’s
1. “Babychild”
2. “Have A Say”
3. “SEXI LADY” = my favorite !!!
Rock n roll, 4 minutes, watch:
Show Alert: Handsome Furs @ Brighton Music Hall
Date: August 17 (Wednesday)
Comments: The Furs played at Great Scott on April 13. I’m going to go out on a limb and say they enjoy playing in Boston to come back again as part of a larger summer tour. We fans enjoy them and look forward to the release of their third album, Sound Kapital.
All Dates: http://altmusic.about.com/b/2011/06/02/handsome-furs-tour-sound-kapital-across-north-america.htm
LP Review: Arabia Mountain [2011]
Band: Black Lips
Release: 6/2011
Label: Vice
Part Two: HERE
Part Three: HERE
A1. “Family Tree” – A++
A2. “Modern Art” – A++
A3. “Spidey’s Curse” – A++
A4. “Mad Dog” – A++
A5. “Mr. Driver” – A++
A6. “Bicentennial Man” – A+
A7. “Go Out and Get It” – A-
A8. “Raw Meat” – A+
B1. “Bone Marrow” – A
B2. “The Lie” – A
B3. “Time” – A
B4. “Dumpster Dive” – A
B5. “New Direction” – A+
B6. “Noc-A-Homa” – A+
B7. “Don’t Mess Up My Baby” – A++
B8. “You Keep On Running” – B+
Grade: A (96)
Show Alert: Boom Bang @ PAs Lounge!
July 19 @ PA’s Lounge and a lot of other places around the country on different dates.
Click Below To See All Thee Dates (From June 7-on):
CD Review: Suck It and See [2011]
Band: Arctic Monkeys
Release: 6/2011
Label: Domino Records
1. “She’s Thunderstorms” – A
2. “Black Treacle” – A
3. “Brick By Brick” – B+
4. “The Hellcat Spangled Shalala” – A-
5. “Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair” – B+
6. “Library Pictures” – A-
7. “All My Own Stunts” – B
8. “Reckless Serenade” – A+
9. “Piledriver Waltz” – A-
10. “Love Is A Laserquest” – A-
11. “Suck It and See” – A-
12. “That’s Where You’re Wrong” – A
Comments: The Arctic Monkeys emerged out of nowhere in 2006 with the release of their debut Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not. Shortly thereafter the band became international sensations of sorts. This isn’t to say that they didn’t have to cover a shit load of ground in their native UK before attaining such a status. Somewhere along the line, they got recognized and quite deservingly so. It’s not so often a group of 20 year olds can so finely construct rock n roll gems. I remember checking them out for the first time on YouTube, a relatively new website at the time. I wasn’t blown away, but I liked what I heard. Five years and three records later, the band, led by principal songwriter Alex Turner, still has ‘it’. Turner’s voice is distinctive and aside from his signature vocals, the band ain’t all that different stacked next to their pop sensible “post”-punk revival contemporaries. The Arctics flirt with many a styling on Suck It and See: the soft verse/extremely catchy chorus Humbug-esque “She’s Thunderstorms,” the slow and thoughtful on “Piledriver” and “Love Is,” top notch power pop on “Black Treacle,”the guitar-driven psychedelic “Brick By Brick” and “Don’t Sit Down,” and so on and so forth. “The Hellcat” is reverb drenched with a fitting bass line included. We’ve heard about dancing shoes and the like before from these folks and we hear about ’em again on “All My Own Stunts.” That’s a good song, perhaps one of the only to not stick out too much. That’s all right, because what follows — “Reckless Serenade” — is Arctic Monkeys at their best. The bass, rhythm, and lead are all outstanding. Sometimes Alex is quite fancy with his lyrical content, but this one is fairly easy to comprehend. Humorous from the start, “Topless models…” There might be some Side A people, some Side B people. Side A people want to rock and roll. Side B just want to sit down and have some light music playing. Or maybe after rocking and rolling to Side A you’ll get tired and just toss on B as a way to rest. Either way, this is a truly enjoyable record, with a load of memorable songs. Great summer record player listening.
Grade: A- (91)
VoD: Thee Oh Sees Live @ The Gilman
Look at the crowd just standing around doing nothing , jk ! Oh Sees are a band to see, definitely a top priority
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