Facing my first post KCRF weekend, where I’m free to do whatever the hell I want! Here’s some music for the assembled throng:
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I picked up the album Mexican Spaghetti Western by Robert Rodriguez’ band, Chingon (Spanish for “bad-ass”) this week, and it’s been a near-constant feature of my work play-list ever since. This stuff is GREAT. They just added the album to the iTunes Music Store, so if you have iTunes, buy the album. It’s worth it. Here’s the first track: Chingon – “Se Me Paro.” I love the band intro towards the end: “On the drums…On the guitar….On another guitar….On yet another guitar….”
If we’re going to have Spanish, we should also have some French, right
I discovered this new group earlier in the week. The group is called Locksley, and hails from Madison Wisconsin, but travelled to NYC to be discovered in the clubs there. They do absolutely spot-on mid-60s Brit-pop (think the Kinks or some of the early Beatles tracks), complete with hand clapping and finishing up in under 2 minutes. Mark my words: This song is destined to be featured in an iPod ad. I can totally see it coming. Locksley – “She Does.”
Speaking of the 60s, one of my favorite groups from the period was the Velvet Underground. I could go on for pages and pages about Lou Reed and John Cale, but I’ll simply say that they were one of the worlds first true “alternative” groups….experimental and truly ahead of their time. This is one of my two favorite VU tracks: Velvet Underground – “Venus in Furs.”
Now for a song that will now always remind me of this season of the KCRF. Every morning, before the Opening cannon,
Some more moody synth-goth from Dead Can Dance – “Anywhere Out Of The World.” I love Brendan Perry’s voice, and this song showcases it nicely.
Lastly, something high-energy to get you through the rest of the day. I miss bands with horn sections…and this group’s horn section would bounce around the stage like madmen during this song. The Urge – “Getting Hectic.” “I’m gettin’ vexed with the crap they project…they put it on wax and on the record-store racks….” This song never fails to get me moving.
There you go folks. Enjoy the weekend, and I’ll see some of you tonight!
You know, they started singing that song because the man that owns the Arizona faire (or at least the GM) was a huge Stones fan, so they worked it up for the talent show, as I remember it ( can correct me if I’m wrong)…then they made it a tradition to sing it in the mornings to warm up.
D.
I still say that they should do an album of “The Jolly Rogers Sing Your Favorite Pop Hits”, complete with a cheesey K-Tel-ish album cover.
*raises hand*
I’d buy it.
They do absolutely spot-on mid-60s Brit-pop
Wow. You’re right. To the point where it sounds wrong that the singer doesn’t have a British accent.
Excellent!!!
*closes door and gets her funk on*
I look forward to this post every week. Thanks, Gareth :)
I didn’t realize “Dead Flowers” was a Stones song. I only know the cover that someone does during the closing of “The Big Lebowski”.
As for Locksley, they sound kind of like if a young Paul McCartney sang with Jet.
The Lebowski cover was Townes Van Zandt.
(partypooper) There is no such thing as a “British accent”. If you’re ever in Scotland, I suggest you avoid that phrase. Carry on. (/partypooper)
Oooohhhhkaaaaayyyy….
Sorry, I know what you meant. It’s just that Britain includes Scotland and Wales (almost countries in their own right) as well as a wide range of regional English accents. I guess Americans can also spot people’s origin by their accent in a way that outsiders can’t.
(Oh, and I meant the thing about Scotland. If the Scots think you’re calling then English they’ll be Not Happy. They still haven’t forgiven us for some chunks of history.)
Anyone who thinks a Scotsman sounds like someone from the West End needs to have their ears examined.
Indeed, but both could be said to have a British accent.