A very special post on these UK rockers is going up in the next 48 hours, so stay tuned...
OK, I should cruise. I hope I have a "snow day" tomorrow at work. Has anybody else checked out the new Rakes album "Ten New Messages"? It's unbelievably good. Seriously. My favorite album of the year so far I think... If you have no idea what I'm talking about, check out the video I posted, or last time I saw them live.
Finally... I've waited a long time for this. A "Brit Pop" show on local radio, hosted by my friend John! Details (from the poster above):
When: Friday 3/9/07 - 12:00 - 2:00AM Where: KFAI - 90.3 / 106.7 FM Minneapolis/St. Paul What: Spinning Britpop - 80's to current...
Make sure you tune in... I will. I'll post another reminder next Friday. Perhaps, DJ John will let us post the "DJ song list" and a couple of mp3's after as well.
A whole lot of trash-talking in this song/video, I guess... even Pitchfork took down their story? What's going on? Ahhhh, who cares. Any video with Nelly Furtado in it, is good enough to post:
So I saw this guy on Kimmel last week. My roommate and I laughed our asses off. Unfortunately, the video isn't up on YouTube yet, so this will have do. I still can't decide if this is the best or worst shit I've ever seen/heard. Unnecessary Censorship was pretty funny too...
I've long been been a Mando Diao fan, so I figured I'd pass on the following tour dates:
March 15: Austin, TX: SXSW: Antone’s (Spaceland Party) March 15: Austin, TX: SXSW: Dirty Dog (Official SXSW Showcase) (more SXSW dates to be announced soon)
Also, in the US, the Swedish Pop/Rocksters are releasing an EP 3/6/07 "Long Before Rock ‘n’ Roll", before their new album "Ode To Ochrasy" hits the shelves 4/24/07. Here's the tracklisting of the EP:
WM / Real: 1. Long Before Rock’n’Roll 2. Popovic 3. Cinderella 4. Chet Baker 5. Long Before Rock’n’Roll (live) YouTube: 6. VIDEO: Long Before Rock’n’Roll
I've actually had the new album for a while now, as I picked it up in Europe last year. The CD is ok, nothing too mind-blowingly new... I definitely still love "Hurricane Bar" material best:
Mando Diao - You Can't Steal My Love
Then again, they're great live, so do check them out at a venue near you soon. I'll see ya' at 400 Bar May 8th.
Twelve Moons on Gichigami. 1 year of Lake Superior Canal Park web-cam shots from Duluth, Minnesota. Kind of cool, the music sucks, but yo', I went to college there for a couple of years.
Who decides to get back into all things "live rock 'n' roll" during the biggest snowstorm of the season? Yep, that would be me. Slightly insane, actually. Saturday night turned out to be really fun, though, even if my car got stuck in my friend's parking lot at the end of the night.
The festivities kicked off early at Triple Rock Social Club with Malajube and Snowden. I watched about half of Malajube's set, and really enjoyed their set. These French-Canadians (from Montreal) really have personality, as their in-between-songs stage banter was hilarious. They don't speak a whole lot of English, that's for sure. Snowden definitely is my kind of music. Their live show and energy reminded me quite a bit of The Editors... And yeah, I can't forget to mention this: Bassist Corrine Lee is a little cutie pie.
After a brief pitstop at the Cabooze (don't ask), my friends and I decided to cruise over to 400 Bar to check out Annuals. Unfortunately, once we got there we found out they had canceled due to the weather. So instead we wound up watching this guy for a few minutes:
As far as I know, it wasn't Randy Dangers, the opener for Annuals. I'm not really sure who he was, but his music was "kind of" entertaining...
A little while later we finally made it over to the Varsity Theater for the Apples in Stereo. Unfortunately, once again, a band had canceled. This time it was the opening band, Casper & the Cookies who didn't make it. I'm not really familiar with the band, so no big deal. Apples in Stereo were well worth the wait and delivered a great set. I really wasn't that big of a fan of the band before the gig, but the live show really converted me. Good stuff.
Thanks to all the great friends that came out Saturday! I really enjoyed hanging out with you and getting back into the Rock 'n' Roll thing. It's good to be back.
Photos and related links below. More pics on my Flickr. Even more commentary, photos, setlist, and other musings over on Brody's and Vu's blogs.
Just kidding, wow! I keep thinking "Borderline" when I watch that video... Times have changed ;) Leave it up to me to post a tune called "Cruel Summer" at the end of February... I don't get it either. That's why it's good I'm blogging again!?
P.P.P.S. Ok, I checked out Bananarama's website... looks like they're back!? They look slutty!? What gives? More info please...
P.P.P.P.S. And the night wouldn't be complete without one video from the "west-side":
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