Wednesday, September 27, 2006

WildPoeHaunted (2000)

rando: beethovan concert # 5 of emperor

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

THE 'THE BANDS' (mvg)

lets hear it for the 'the bands' !!
revival..... of the cars....... the NEW CARS

With bands like the Killers, Interpol, and Franz Ferdinand breaking through in 2005, former Cars guitarist Elliot Easton and keyboardist Greg Hawkes got to thinking. With all this '80s-influenced music appearing on the pop charts, perhaps it was time to revive the Cars and reconnect with music fans. The two approached the other surviving members, David Robinson and Ric Ocasek -- fifth member Benjamin Orr had lost his battle to pancreatic cancer in 2000 -- but neither was interested. It seemed like the idea was finished until Easton brought his old friend Todd Rundgren's name up, and while Hawkes was skeptical the rock & roll maverick would even consider the gig, he was pleasantly surprised when Rundgren enthusiastically accepted. Rundgren brought in two old friends who he had worked with before, former Utopia bassist Kasim Sulton and former Tubes drummer Prairie Prince. Rehearsals were held in secret, and then the band played a couple West Coast club dates in early 2006 and released a snippet of the new but incredibly vintage Cars sounding song "Not Tonight" to the Internet. A handful of appearances on late-night television talk shows followed, all promoting a spring/summer tour the band would be co-headlining with Blondie. As the tour was kicking off, the New Cars made their full-length debut with It's Alive, a collection of old Cars hits recorded live during the West Coast shows along with "Not Tonight" and two other new songs recorded in the studio added as a bonus. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide

how many are there?
the 'the bands' are rock!

past ones:
the cars
the rolling stones
the who
the talking heads
the beatles
the monkees

recent ones:
the vines
the killers
the new cars
the flaming lips

KAISER CHIEFS

in recognition of the new nazi neighbor in town

Modern Way

What Did I Ever Give You

Caroline, Yes

ELEFANT:::::::

My Apology

KEANE::::

Crystal Ball

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

artist: The Beautiful Girls
album: Learn Yourself
song: La Mar (The Ocean)

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

artist of day:::

Warren Zevon
The Wind
She's Too Good For Me

Warren Zevon
Biography
One of the most acute and savagely satiric songwriters of his era, Warren Zevon was born in Chicago on January 24, 1947. His formative years were as colorful as the scenarios played out in his music: his father was a professional gambler, a lifestyle which forced the family to move frequently, and Zevon spent most of his formative years in California and Arizona. He learned to play piano, focusing primarily on classical material before a disintegrating home life led him into pop music, as well as a few run-ins with the law; after his parents divorced when he was 16 years old, Zevon hopped into the Corvette his father won in a card game and headed for New York to become a folk singer. His music found little response, however, and he returned to California, eventually releasing his first recordings as part of the duo Lyme & Cybelle. Session work followed before Zevon issued his solo debut Wanted Dead or Alive in 1969; the LP received a poor reception, and so he returned to session work and composed advertising jingles, and also served as the Everly Brothers' pianist before the duo's breakup. Following a 1974 sabbatical to Spain, Zevon returned to Los Angeles, where his longtime friend Jackson Browne had secured him a recording deal; with Browne in the producer's seat, Zevon cut a self-titled offering which was met with lavish critical praise upon its 1976 release. His 1978 follow-up Excitable Boy established him as a wholly unique talent, and earned a sizable hit with its wry single "Werewolves of London."

However, Zevon had fallen prey to alcoholism, and his personal demons sidelined him for the next two years; 1980s Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School and 1981's live set Stand in the Fire marked his gradual return to form, and the promise of his early work was restored on 1982's brilliant release The Envoy. The album fared miserably on the charts, however, and Zevon again fell off the wagon. A long period of therapy and counseling followed before, newly sober and revitalized, he issued Sentimental Hygiene in 1987, recorded with backing assistance from members of R.E.M. (In 1990, another collection of material from the sessions featuring Zevon and R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry was released under the name Hindu Love Gods.) He continued his comeback in 1989 with Transverse City, a concept record inspired by science fiction's cyberpunk movement, and 1991's Mr. Bad Example. In 1993, Zevon issued his second live album, Learning to Flinch, followed in 1995 by Mutineer. His next studio effort, Life'll Kill Ya, did not appear until early 2000. It was a moderate success, enough to inspire him to step back into the studio after touring the U.S.. My Ride's Here, which featured a guest appearance from David Letterman of all people, was released in the spring of 2002. Several months later, Zevon was diagnosed with mesothelioma, an inoperable form of lung cancer, and doctors expected him to live no more than a few months. Zevon decided to work on a final album, with the help of a handful of celebrity friends and collaborators; The Wind was released in August of 2003, nearly a year to the day after Zevon learned of his condition, and he lived long enough to see its release, as well as the birth of his first grandchildren. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

humanistic view of life today.......... Thoreau would be proud

artist: Nina Simone
album: Verve: Remixed2
song: Sinnerman [Felix Tha Housecat's Heavenly House Remix]

De La Soul
Buhloone MindState
I Am I Be

Lush
City Of Industry
Night (Darkest Hour Mix)

artist: The Devlins
album: Waves
song: Someday !!!!!!!!!!

Pedro The Lion
The Only Reason I Feel Secure
Invention

Outsmarting Simon
Stand Up Straight
Je Seul Me Tiens

Shwa
Click Track
Fact Is Fiction

( Matt Nathanson
Beneath These Fireworks
Pretty The World)

( The Coral
Magic And Medicine
Don't Think You're The First)

(compare to bob:
Mike Holden
Level
Drop The Other Shoe )

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/23/48hours/main675913.shtml

http://www.suntimes.com/special_sections/crime/cst-nws-mobslave18r.html

http://www.freetheslaves.net/

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

music to keep you goin on this gloomy day

http://www.nouvellesvagues.com/english/music.html *** the killing moon***

http://newlondonfire.com/

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5788537

http://apneic.blogspot.com/2006/09/ruminations-on-why-touch-and-go-25th.html

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5663266
Sam Roberts super!!!!!!!!!!!