I stumbled upon two new artists this week, and so this Friday Music entry features double-shots from both, because I think they’re keen, and I hope you do as well:
First up,
Yeah, that’s all it took to grab me, too. I hunted down some of her music, gave a listen, and….WOW. I ordered the CD via the links on her website pretty much immediately.
Here are two tracks from the CD Opheliac:
Emilie Autumn – “Misery Loves Company.”
and the harpsichord-laden title track,
The second artist that I discovered this week comes to us from the Scissor-Sisters-esque vein of tone-perfect 70s reconstructions. I listened to two singles from the artist in question, Mika—both of which I present here:
This first is an absolutely perfect tribute to the sound of Freddie Mercury and Queen (even name-checks Freddie in the lyrics): Mika – “Grace Kelly”
Here’s another great mash-up, mixing Johnny Cash with the Wu-Tang Clan. It works a helluva lot better than you’d expect: Cash vs. Wu-Tang – “J-C-R-E-A-M”
Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun died yesterday. He created one of the first indie labels, which fostered quite a lot of talent, and went on to become a jazz and pop empire by the 1960s. He was also a songwriter — here is his best-known work: Ray Charles – “The Mess Around.”
Lastly, just because you sometimes just need brilliant New Wave sung by a playboy bunny wearing a plexiglass bra: Missing Persons – “Words.”
Enjoy.
FYI…when I was at the Uptown seeing the Brian Setzer Orchestra…I noted that Scissor Sisters are coming March 13, 2007.
It’s a General Admission all ages show, so it should be quite the party…
D.
sung by a playboy bunny wearing a plexiglass bra
And an ice cube tray loincloth – can’t leave that out. :D
I need to find this video on YouTube. I can’t recall it over the course of 2 decades.
Ask and ye shall receive.
D.
Is that actually an icecube tray?
D.
I bow to your mad skillz. Many thanks.
I think The Man In Black would have approved. Definitely.
I think it actually might be a panel of those concave ‘mirrored’ designer tiles that were popular in nightclub bathrooms of the early eighties, but it always looked like an ice cube tray to me. :)
I want to know where we can get a dance club to play it for us.
I hear the DJ at Club Skarka is pretty amenable to song requests.
Oh yeah, he’s totally cool about it. (Plus he’s smokin’ hawt!) It’s just that I keep tripping on the carpet. ;)
Emilie Autumn, a former child violin prodigy
And I am so ripping off her eyemakeup for the next club night.