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Vingtage KKBBQ Footage @ Great Scott
This is a pretty rad video of the boys playing “Treat Me Like a Dog” all the way back in what could possibly be their first tour, Janurary 21, 2005. Wow, way before my time! Any KKBBQ fans out there that saw this?
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)
SOTD: Adam Green- “I Wanna Die”
Dayemm, I’m really starting to get into Adam Green and this song is simply spectacular. I love the off color lyrics and awkward vocals. I’ve been a big Moldy Peaches fan for a little while now and I thinnk Green’s solo work is a nice, fucked up, musical venture for me to follow up on.
Hicks Vid of the Day: Bill on the New Kids on the Block
Just for all the ladies that went to see them last night with the Backstreet Boys HAHA.
“PLAY FROM YOUR FUCKING HEART!!!”
BOTW: Lotus Plaza!
Hey y’all, we have a new band of the week: Lotus Plaza. Lotus Plaza is the solo project of Deerhunter guitarist Lockett Pundt. I just recently started listening to Lockett’s solo work and a couple of weeks back I made LP a “Band Rec,” but I enjoyed the music so much I decided, well fuck it let’s make em’ BOTW! LP has a very calm, atmospheric, dreamy sound, fans of Deerhunter and Atlas Sound as well should really appreciate this, like Atlas, I feel like this is really just an extension of Deerhunter, but instead this showcases the unique quality of Lockett’s songwriting. I know the whole shoegazy-dreamy description gets thrown around a lot, but it’s true. I find it best to listen to Lotus around dusk or when you can’t fall asleep at night or you’re half awake and about to start your day. In any case, it fits perfect with a hazy state, when your transitioning from one consciousness to the other. My favorite song right now is “Rain Down,” but I still need to hear more from Mr. Pundt. Thanks for the music.
