tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275864702024-03-23T18:03:18.773+00:00This Charming BlogI want to present radio again, sometime but for now I'll post on this blog mostly about music.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-26635780460888148692011-05-30T09:01:00.003+01:002011-05-30T09:09:00.372+01:00Bangkok has him now<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xcvPc8sucVQtBqiEN6rFhFv7C4BXRLPE6s-tOG0LMVZiWqzx9_JEvsARUa8Nnlg2sMoB2YvweoscZdxkhx4975xwu0DX3WO3W9pSr8gH83XmImd8Rx6yoH0HUm7XX4yyi-pV/s1600/117227.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xcvPc8sucVQtBqiEN6rFhFv7C4BXRLPE6s-tOG0LMVZiWqzx9_JEvsARUa8Nnlg2sMoB2YvweoscZdxkhx4975xwu0DX3WO3W9pSr8gH83XmImd8Rx6yoH0HUm7XX4yyi-pV/s320/117227.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612417319821502306" border="0" /></a>That's me there with a soft ball bat in Bangkok, so yes I have been busy now as a English teacher living out in Thailand and perhaps I'll get back to actually posting on this here blog again now, but I probably wouldn't count on it, anyway I saw the Hangover 2 recently hence the quote.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-87048351707568009992009-04-27T22:03:00.002+01:002009-04-27T22:16:12.183+01:00Its been a while<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqN9byG9mEfBmHXVanvCCX6mIaV-A2OW0QjNOtAYiedMMIhH-8Dq7cUvg4DEjhi2fFbe_ftVIzziSoI4xFL9vqQcKrSNnqo5KHgkw7No9Oajk8BS8FeaLruY-_2K75iG8_rRT/s1600-h/P1000183.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqN9byG9mEfBmHXVanvCCX6mIaV-A2OW0QjNOtAYiedMMIhH-8Dq7cUvg4DEjhi2fFbe_ftVIzziSoI4xFL9vqQcKrSNnqo5KHgkw7No9Oajk8BS8FeaLruY-_2K75iG8_rRT/s320/P1000183.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329480535227924546" border="0" /></a>It really has been too long, so I'm just posting again to say that hopefully this time I can make it stick and start posting on this blog again, I'm posting now just to say I'm still here and still apprerciate all e-mails and comments. I've done a lot of things since I last posted on here by far and away the most notable was being on that freezing cold Washington Mall a certain day in January to witness history, I've also sent in a sitcom script to the BBC and most recently I may be back on the radio with a local radio station. So I want to post on this blog again and hopefully this time I'll keep it up.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-82055999811751553512008-02-29T23:28:00.000+00:002008-02-29T23:28:22.467+00:00A formidible leap<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a875.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/68/l_2a668edbe22746fb4abf66c00a1e7f7a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://a875.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/68/l_2a668edbe22746fb4abf66c00a1e7f7a.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>It is no secret that this blog has clearly been neglected for some time now, the last post was three monts ago, and the last regular post was even further back, the truth is that I have had some life things to deal with (I now work 1-9 on week days) and I haven't really got organised with posting stuff on here, I still am not organised but I thought I'd post today just to see if I can start fairly regular posts going again and also I just checked one (of a lot) e-mail from a member of a band called <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thejoyformidable">The Joy Formidable</a> it was a brief message but I thought 'hey why not' so I clicked on the bally ol' hyperlink and found to my slight (very good) surprise that rather then being a band like so many on MySpace sounding good but not great I found a band on the verge of greatness with a sound that manages to mash-up many influences into a big tasty music smoothy they'll remind you perhaps of the more anthemic sounding of Arcade Fire's songs and maybe the rock energy of the likes of the Duke Spirit, anyway they have three songs available on their MySpace to download, I would highly recommend that you get <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thejoyformidable">over there</a> and download them all whilst you still can because if they don't get signed to a label sometime this year I'll eat my hat and become a reclusive newt obsessive. Well then right-ho hopefully I'll start posting at least a bit regularly from now on and all that rot.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-76026863798802044712007-11-11T13:11:00.000+00:002007-11-11T13:11:29.212+00:00My Shadow Falls over Blue Roses<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://b7.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01237/74/39/1237869347_l.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://b7.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01237/74/39/1237869347_l.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Something that caught my eye in my packed inbox (and believe me I will never get round to checking everything out but I'm going to attempt to do so this week, especially since I quit my evening part-time job) was a new musical duo of Dan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Bejar</span> and Sydney Vermont ( who are "romantically entwined" which sounds better then "going out with each other") who "<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">conjure</span> a timeless collection as Hello, Blue Roses" anyway it caught my eye and the available mp3 'Shadow Falls' caught my ear in that despite the presence of the highly recognisable (maybe even ubiquitous) vocals of Dan Bejar, and some of the guitar work certainly reminded me of Destroyer it actually sounded very different to a lot of music being pumped out at all times by everyone, I think that the fact that Sydney Vermont's vocals are really the lead vocals helps as she has a voice not entirely disimilar to the likes of Kate Bush and Elizabeth Frasier which lends a blissed-out 80s vibe enhanced also by the electronic backing sounds which sound like they have been taken straight from 'Blade Runner' at one point, worth a listen I would say and don't forget to check their <a href="http://www.myspace.com/helloblueroses">MySpace</a> for another different sounding but perhaps more immediate 'Hello, Blue Roses' (title track).<br /><br />MP3: <a href="http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/mp3s/helloblueroses/helloblueroses-shadowfalls.mp3">Hello, Blue Roses-Shadows Fall</a><br />Buy: <a href="http://www.locustmusic.com/index.php?option=com_artists&task=view&Itemid=6&cid=88">Hello, Blue Roses-S/T</a> (released January 22nd)Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-9360264337951568372007-11-05T22:31:00.000+00:002007-11-05T22:31:09.420+00:00Frozen precipitation in German capital<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a713.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/125/l_fa1a5537c6510d690db5c12dea0d2958.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://a713.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/125/l_fa1a5537c6510d690db5c12dea0d2958.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Or Snow In Berlin a newly available song from Austin's <a href="http://www.zookeepersworld.com/">Zookeeper</a>, a band I've taken a shine to recently. I think this song is an absolutely perfect song for the incoming long winter nights, not only does it have 'snow' in the title making it easy fodder for any winter compilation, its the sort of song that a family can gather round and enjoy as the nights come sooner and sooner.<br /><br />MP3: <a href="http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/mp3s/zookeeper/zookeeper-snowinberlin.mp3">Zookeeper-Snow In Berlin</a><br />Pre-Order: <a href="http://www.newburycomics.com/rel/v2_viewupc.php?storenr=103&upc=103-1008237N">Zookeeper-Becoming All Things (with limited edition autographed booklet)</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-25993938436439530692007-10-23T23:14:00.000+01:002007-10-23T23:14:36.468+01:00Classic Video Day-Galactica<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/trNW6zEG3FE&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/trNW6zEG3FE&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />any Galactica fan probably knows about these series of Adama flashbacks to the first Cylon war but this one is particularly epic, I can't wait for Razor and the 4th (and last!!) series. If you haven't already checked out Battlestar Galactica you are probably living under a rock or something.<br /><br />MP3:<a href="http://www.lalalandbb.com/MP3/Galactica1.mp3">Battlestar Galactica Music</a> (why not)<br />Pre-Order: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Battlestar-Galactica-Razor/dp/B000WISSOK/ref=pd_bbs_sr_5/026-9828859-5559660?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1193177462&sr=8-5">Razor</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-27118229609376910602007-10-19T16:34:00.000+01:002007-10-19T16:40:29.780+01:00Becoming Beautiful<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/photos/zookeeper/zookeeper_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 230px;" src="http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/photos/zookeeper/zookeeper_1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Well, haven't posted for a while and I have been sent so much music I thought "I'm going to sift through this and actually start posting regularly" so I started with the most recent e-mail which informed me about a band called <a href="http://www.zookeepersworld.com/">Zookeeper</a> who are releasing an album 'Becoming All Things' on November 6<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> (in the US), they are from Austin, Texas (quite a hotbed of talent recently) and I really enjoyed what I've heard from this album thus far a kind of indie-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">folk</span>-pop mix with vocals that suit the music down to the ground, the two tracks made available are 'Trumpets' a sprawling, laid-back melodious number and the album title track which is a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">slow burning</span> build with incredibly well done instrumentation gradually adding layers to the song before it reaches its climax. Well worth a listen. Moving away from that perhaps I should actually write a review for 'In Rainbows' to make up for the 'First Proper Review' which seems to have annoyed (although also entertained) some people, let me just say I'm not sure what possesed me to write it and I didn't think people would actually read it anyway, maybe I'll review the Britney Spears album after that, as thats "on my level" according to one anonymous remark who also used the phrase "faux witticisms" which I never expected to read in a blog comment, brilliant.<br /><br />MP3s: <a href="http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/mp3s/zookeeper/zookeeper-trumpets.mp3">Zookeeper-Trumpets</a><br /> <a href="http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/mp3s/zookeeper/zookeeper-becomingallthings.mp3">Zookeeper-Becoming All Things</a><br /><br />Pre-Order (or more accurately buy when its available): <a href="http://www.bellecitypop.com/">Zookeper-Becoming All Things</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Courier;font-size:85%;color:#7a003b;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Courier; color: rgb(122, 0, 59);"><a href="http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/ecards/zookeeper-lp" target="new"><img src="http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/ecards/zookeeper-lp/ecard-banner.jpg" /></a></span></span>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-8540224790678481582007-10-11T23:11:00.000+01:002007-10-11T23:11:08.175+01:00Dig It<object width="425" height="353"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4YIp1g8p5V0&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4YIp1g8p5V0&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="353"></embed></object><br /><br />I really liked this video that was on Pitchfork a while ago, I just found it very endearing maybe it was the fact that it was a cover of a Beatles throw-away yet still sounded great, or perhaps it was the "London the home of The Beatles, sort of" anyway enjoy, also get 'Marry Me' its a great album I'd say one of the best of this year or perhaps I'm being "idiotic" as I was when I typed up that review a few days ago as one anonymous person commented, yes I kind of made that stuff up on the spot (like most of these posts) so oh well I got plenty of visitors from it so my ego is fed in some strange way.<br /><br />Buy: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Marry-Me-CD-St-Vincent/dp/B000RGSOR8/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/026-9828859-5559660?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1192140169&sr=8-1">St Vincent-Marry Me</a><br />MP3: <a href="http://ryspace.com/content/mp3s/St_Vincent-Paris_Is_Burning.mp3">St Vincent-Paris Is Burning</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-52251101244758512222007-10-09T21:00:00.000+01:002007-10-09T21:02:59.531+01:00New from Apple<object width="464" height="388" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://www2.funnyordie.com/public/flash/fodplayer.swf"><param name="flashvars" value="key=9977557888"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><embed width="464" height="388" flashvars="key=9977557888" allowfullscreen="true" quality="high" src="http://www2.funnyordie.com/public/flash/fodplayer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><noscript><a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/9977557888">iVinyl</a></noscript><br /><br />It is the way music should br heard, also Radiohead album coming out tommorow morning, see yesterday for a 'review'.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-51533948158632778802007-10-08T23:43:00.000+01:002007-10-08T23:43:26.622+01:00First Proper Review: Radiohead-In Rainbows<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hawaiipictures.com/pictures/kauai/rainbows1-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.hawaiipictures.com/pictures/kauai/rainbows1-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Well I got 'In Rainbows' earlier today, Thom Yorke came round on his bike with a copy (all very carbon neutral) I paid him £2.51 for it just to be clever, and what can I say? What an album who would have thought '15 Steps' would see Thom and the boys take their sound in to a sort of country-stomp direction I mean the lyrics "take your partner by the hand/ go 15 steps forward and 3 steps back/ you do it to yourself you fool, you had too much to drink" were entirely unexpected as it saw Radiohead go in a completely new direction but also revisit a lyric from 'Just'. If that wasn't enough 'Bodysnatchers' was simply snippets of audio taken from the 1993 film of the same name, I would call it <span style="font-style: italic;">Radiohead's boldest step since OK Computer. </span>'Nude' was a very strange track because it wasn't even Radiohead (literally it was actually taken from the 1981 album of the same name by Camel) it really sounded nothing like <span style="font-style: italic;">a bold fusion of Hail To The Thief and all music released since by everybody even The Kooks</span>. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi was undoubtedly the stand out track as Thom Yorke ditched his trademark vocal style and instead opted for a bad Elvis impersonation with lines like "Don't step on my Weird Fishes/ You ain't nothing but a case of Mxamatosis crying all the time" Radiohead decided to make a interesting step into the realm of comedy-rock. Finally 'All I Need/Faust ARP/Reckoner/House Of Cards/Jigsaw Falling Into Place/Videotape" was simply a very long recorded piece of white noise (recorded on a poor quality cassete from what I could tell) <span style="font-style: italic;">an even more experimental sound then we heard on Kid A,</span> at one point you can hear Jonny Greenwood humming to himself in the background which was defnitely the high point. Overall I would say this is Radiohead as you've never heard them before they take the guitar-driven drive of 'The Bends', mix it with electronic noise which may have been on 'OK Computer', it really defies expectations in every sense of the word, so I gave it 9.7 (Best New Music) in my totally original scoring system.<br /><br />Pre-Order:<a href="http://www.inrainbows.com/Store/Quickindex.html">Radiohead-In Rainbows</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-81603281445318190762007-10-08T14:55:00.000+01:002007-10-08T14:55:24.820+01:00Ghost Blog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Band_of_Horses_-_SXSW2006-cropped.jpg/800px-Band_of_Horses_-_SXSW2006-cropped.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Band_of_Horses_-_SXSW2006-cropped.jpg/800px-Band_of_Horses_-_SXSW2006-cropped.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I honestly don't know why I can't quite stick to posting regularly on this blog, but it doesn't mean I'm giving up on it, even though this is a brief post really just to point you in the direction of this new <a href="http://bandofhorses.com/">Band Of Horses</a> track which I think sounds excellent, more on the blog soon (hopefully).<br /><br />MP3: <a href="http://www.subpop.com/assets/audio/3593.mp3">Band Of Horses-Is There A Ghost</a><br />Pre-Order: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cease-Begin-Band-Horses/dp/B000UVPKEU/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/026-9828859-5559660?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1191851640&sr=8-1">Band Of Horses-Cease To Begin</a><br /><br />----------------<br />Now playing: <a href="http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/%21%21%21/track/all+my+heroes+are+weirdos" title="'!!! - All My Heroes Are Weirdos' - open on FoxyTunes Planet">!!! - All My Heroes Are Weirdos</a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-size: 10px;">via <a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" href="http://www.foxytunes.com/signatunes/" title="FoxyTunes - Web of music at your fingertips">FoxyTunes</a></span>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-57694505054632400542007-09-18T16:54:00.000+01:002007-09-18T16:54:41.317+01:00album you should get...right now:Gold<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://b6.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01529/68/98/1529148986_l.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://b6.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01529/68/98/1529148986_l.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Well this a post I wanted to put up longer ago (but haven't mostly because I wanted to do it justice but partly because I've had other things to do) because I suspect quite a lot of blogs would have included this excellent album a while ago <a href="http://www.aaronschroeder.com/news.html">Aaron Scroeder</a>'s second album 'Black & Gold' is perhaps in overtly record company speak an absolute gem, not so much in terms of that theres a couple of great tracks which you can 'cherry-pick' to download sense (I mean sometimes I think almost 76% of 'great albums' come under this category and thats a statistic not proven by eminent scientists), but more in the way that it fits together well as an album and shows a variety of influences starting from an indie base and working outwards with a variety of instruments, I particularly like the alt-country vibe on 'Cold Country' perhaps because it remnds me a little of 'Cancelled Check' by Beck off of Mutations one of my favourite ever albums, also the contrast between the woozy ending of the song and the breezy stomp of the opening of 'If You Please' is very pleasing. The style of music on 'Black & Gold' mostly reminds me of the catchy pop of Paul Simon mixed with the charming indie vibe of Belle & Sebastian or if you want a 'kooky' crtic soundbite: "Jaunty tunes twitching with genius" I'm quite proud of that one, anyway are you still reading this or are you buying it.<br /><br />MP3:<a href="http://www.aaronschroeder.com/mp3s/FAKE%20CRIMES.mp3">Aaron Scroeder-Fake Crimes (Demo)</a><br />Buy:<a href="http://www.aaronschroeder.com/news.html">Aaron Scroeder-Black & Gold</a><br /><br />Coming soon: Murder MysteryJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-89533327510597381332007-09-17T17:57:00.000+01:002007-09-17T17:58:58.600+01:00Classic Video-Worst Ever Fight Scene Ever<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/x0LQt-MoxTw"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/x0LQt-MoxTw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br />In some ways you have to admire how bad this fight scene is, although it's almost so bad its good...almost.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-50812006048389734332007-09-11T23:16:00.000+01:002007-09-11T23:16:07.090+01:00Time to wake up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/SethLakeman.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/SethLakeman.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Hello again, its been quite some time (not a massive amount but still) since I last posted on the blog but I now fully intend to get some things up that I wanted to have up a while ago but just kind of had other things to do, as an interesting for instance a friend and I are currently working on a sitcom script, partly just to see if we can do it but also we have wondered if there is a possibilty it could get picked up which would be great, anyway I now feel like I can start posting on this ol'blog a bit more regularly, starting with a bit of info-tainment namely the folk legend known on Earth as Seth Lakeman is releasing an E.P 'Poor Man's Heaven' which is set to be released on the 15th October and he is also touring the country, playing these dates:<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">September</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;"><br />Wed 26 Southampton Guildhall<span style=""> </span><a href="javascript:ol('http://www.bigwheelpromotions.com/');">www.bigwheelpromotions.com</a></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;"><br />Thu 27 Exeter Great Hall 01392 263 518</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;"><br />Fri 28 Cheltenham Town Hall 01242 227 979</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;"><br />Sat 29 Aberystwyth Arts Centre 01970 623 232</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;"><br />Sun 30 Sheffield Leadmill 0870 010 4555</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> </span> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;"><br />October</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;"><br />Tue 02 Glasgow ABC 0870 169 0100</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;"><br />Wed 03 Newcastle Carling Academy 0870 771 2000</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;"><br />Thu 04 Liverpool Carling Academy 0870 771 2000</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;"><br />Fri 05 Northampton Roadmender 01604 604 020</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;"><br />Sat 06 Leeds Met University 0113 244 4600</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;"><br />Sun 07 Manchester Ritz 0161 832 1111</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;"><br />Tue 09 Brighton Concorde 2 <a href="javascript:ol('http://www.bigwheelpromotions.com/');">www.bigwheelpromotions.com</a></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;"><br />Wed 10 Cambridge Junction 01223 511 511</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;"><br />Thu 11 Bristol Carling Academy 0870 771 2000</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;"><br />Fri 12 Wolverhampton Wulfrun 0870 320 7000</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;"><br />Sun 14 Lincoln Engine Shed <a href="javascript:ol('http://www.bigwheelpromotions.com/');">www.bigwheelpromotions.com</a></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;"><br />Tue 16 Oxford Carling Academy 0870 771 2000</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman;"><br />Wed 17 Norwich Waterfront 01603 508 050</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Thu 18 London Shepherds Bush Empire 0870 771 2000</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">for my part I saw him live at the Lewes guitar festival near me and he was bloody excellent.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">MP3:</span> <a href="http://www.mediamax.com/blockheadjaxx/Hosted/Pop%20pop%20vol%2015%202006/mellow%20daze/16%20seth_lakeman%20-%20the_white_hare.mp3">Seth Lakeman-The White Hare</a><br /><br />Buy: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Freedom-Fields-Seth-Lakeman/dp/B000K4X2YM/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/026-7912915-9270820?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1189548854&sr=8-1">Seth Lakeman-Freedom Field</a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ></span>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-78819509104275201392007-08-21T22:46:00.000+01:002007-08-21T22:46:11.768+01:00Classic Live Video Day-Beck<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wvJ4T0P2W-I"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wvJ4T0P2W-I" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br />I bloody love Beck, I wish I could see him live some day soon but until then these rather awesome videos will have to do, like '<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Tropicalia</span>' arguably my favourite Beck song.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kJXFxjSv1Fw"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kJXFxjSv1Fw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />a slow rocking version of 'Loser', rather damm good.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LxZrtonqpws"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LxZrtonqpws" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />Where Its At, well its right here.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LPCWJYSE3L8"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LPCWJYSE3L8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />Mutations is my favourite Beck album, and heres another great track off it.<br /><br />MP3 (I think its one of the few songs that describes me <span style="font-style: italic;">oooh self-deprecation thats a new one</span>): <a href="http://www.whoisjp.com/music/Loser.mp3">Beck-Loser</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-22087963537054908662007-08-18T10:51:00.000+01:002007-08-18T10:51:20.973+01:00Album I'm looking forward too:smokin'<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sFMIYz0TZ-U"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sFMIYz0TZ-U" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />I really love the sound <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Devendra</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Banhart</span> is developing further in his fourth album 'Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon' with 'Seahorse' being the first single or official mp3 or something, anyway it starts off with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Banhart's</span> uniquely understated vocals and guitar before building into what can only be called a jazzy number before morphing into rock territory without sounding in the least bit contrived, but in fact keeping his trademark organic yet freaky sound or as he calls it 'space reggae' which can defnitely be applied to 'The Other Woman' another great slice (think a folky version of 'Ghost Town' and you may be close to how this song sounds) of the upcoming album which can be heard <a href="http://www.devendrabanhart.com/listen.html">here</a> along with 'Samba Vexillographica' which is a folky-jazzy-samba number sang in Spanish (that is so Banhart) anyway I'm looking forward to it.<br /><br />MP3: <a href="http://f1.filecrunch.com/hitfile.php?file_index=72377&location=http%3A%2F%2Ff1-server.filecrunch.com%2Ff%2F6741505d0134e6bb942bb54968a17421%2F46c6bf12%2F20070818%2F4cacad81a1d25fab356db5f6c8d0e456%2F04+Seahorse.mp3">Devendra Banhart-Seahorse</a><br />Pre-Order: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Smokey-Rolls-Down-Thunder-Canyon/dp/B000UGG33M/ref=pd_bbs_sr_5/203-1784026-9499131?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1187430584&sr=8-5">Devendra Banhart</a><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Smokey-Rolls-Down-Thunder-Canyon/dp/B000UGG33M/ref=pd_bbs_sr_5/203-1784026-9499131?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1187430584&sr=8-5">-<span class="sans">Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon</span></a><a href="http://f1.filecrunch.com/hitfile.php?file_index=72377&location=http%3A%2F%2Ff1-server.filecrunch.com%2Ff%2F6741505d0134e6bb942bb54968a17421%2F46c6bf12%2F20070818%2F4cacad81a1d25fab356db5f6c8d0e456%2F04+Seahorse.mp3"></a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-42693411210342876292007-08-14T17:20:00.000+01:002007-08-14T17:21:18.141+01:00Third Post Of The Day:Bloody Hilarious<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/luVjkTEIoJc"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/luVjkTEIoJc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />Say No MoreJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-88231854928445151382007-08-14T17:01:00.000+01:002007-08-14T17:02:10.496+01:00A Quick One:The Great Pretender<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a99.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/89/l_0410ae77d5e32aa8ca5a8600e54a1cba.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://a99.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/89/l_0410ae77d5e32aa8ca5a8600e54a1cba.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Now I can't say I was a huge fan of the previous two Foos albums, barring a few tracks they were not really as good as their debut or 'The Colour And The Shape', but I still feel its newsworthy enough to say that the <a href="http://www.myspace.com/foofighters">myspace stream</a> of their upcoming single from their upcoming album is actually rather good, anyway enjoy some mp3s of particularly great Foos tracks.<br /><br />Mp3s:<a href="http://squeakyfingers.crispytomato.net/music/Foo%20Fighters%20-%20Everlong.mp3">Foo Fighters-Everlong</a><br /> <a href="http://edwood.org/gvwa/blog-music/BigMe.mp3">Foo Fighters-Big Me</a><br /> <a href="http://yakz1337.free.fr/Mp3/Foo%20Fighters%20-%20Break%20Out.mp3">Foo Fighters-Break Out</a><br />Pre-Order: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Echoes-Silence-Patience-Grace-Fighters/dp/B000UFAURI/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/203-1784026-9499131?ie=UTF8&s=music&amp;amp;qid=1187107208&sr=8-3">Foo Fighters-Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace</a><br />Tracklisting:<br />The Pretender<br />Let It Die<br />Erase/Replace<br />Long Road To Ruin<br />Come Alive<br />Stranger Things Have Happened<br />Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make-Up Is Running)<br />Summers End<br />Ballad Of The Beaconsfield Miners<br />Statues<br />But, Honestly<br />HomeJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-57251042887488014532007-08-14T15:03:00.000+01:002007-08-14T16:34:21.589+01:00Classic Live Video Day-Cat Power<object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MJfQXS1hKDo"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MJfQXS1hKDo" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />I absolutely love this song and given the state of todays weather I think this will be a little escape portal for everybody brought down by the grim weather today, otherwise it is a great live performance and heres a few more.<br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9Vj_tR4p184"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9Vj_tR4p184" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />a sublime solo performance.<br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yon18DBsU_c"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yon18DBsU_c" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />taken with a mobile but with rather good sound and picture quality nonetheless, my favourite cover version of (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction.<br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4YP_g4TajBk"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4YP_g4TajBk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />a 'Rolling Stone' acoustic performance, its out of sync but its beautiful nonetheless. Finally for your listening pleasure another fine cover by Cat Power of 'Wonderwall'.<br /><br />MP3: <a href="http://crispytomato.net/JPE/ladydoctorblues/cat%20Power%20-%20wonderwall.mp3">Cat Power-Wonderwall</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-43155251124466249562007-08-09T22:55:00.000+01:002007-08-09T22:55:08.619+01:00Up All Night<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.gracepotter.com/images/bonphoto7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.gracepotter.com/images/bonphoto7.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I'm still trying to thrash out some posts for some other new music which I want to give a good mention too and I wasn't entirely sure what to put on todays post until I just received an e-mail telling me to check out <a href="http://gracepotter.com/">Grace Potter and the Nocturnals</a>, who are by all means pretty big on the other side of the pond (given that they are appearing on chat shows and have just released their third album) but I hadn't honestly heard of, so I clicked on the freely available track 'Ah Mary' which I loved from the brief piano intro which for a milisecond sounds like the start of 'Rockin' All Over The World' and the general country-rock stylings of the band's sound (especially that guitar solo close to the end), needless to say I look forward to hearing more.<br /><br />MP3: <a href="http://www.gracepotter.com/ahmary.mp3">Grace Potter and the Nocturnals-Ah Mary</a><br />Buy: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2Fo%2FASIN%2FB000PKG7H0%3Fpf%5Frd%5Fm%3DATVPDKIKX0DER%26pf%5Frd%5Fs%3Dcenter-2%26pf%5Frd%5Fr%3D0J4CRDRHBNVWSW8ZNZKW%26pf%5Frd%5Ft%3D101%26pf%5Frd%5Fp%3D288448501%26pf%5Frd%5Fi%3D507846&tag=gracpottandth-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">Grace Potter and the Nocturnals-This Is Somewhere</a><br />Buy:Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-45650879526163422292007-08-08T22:57:00.000+01:002007-08-08T22:57:20.127+01:00Always use Mouthwash after brushing<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3ZkUI3jqeIY"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3ZkUI3jqeIY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br />Its the next single from Kate Nash's surprisingly great 'Made of Bricks' album, I mean I wasn't entirely sure what I was going to get with the album but simply put if you take the best aspects of Lily Allen's music and stick them together with the most upbeat catchy moments from Regina Spacktor you may well end up with this album, although 'Foundations' is now beginning to grate with constant radio play, its an album well worth picking up (rather then downloading the odd track). Also thanks to some recent e-mails, I will aim to post about some new and lesser known stuff over the next few days (I just want to really do justice to some great stuff I've received, so keep on e-mailing).<br /><br />MP3:<a href="http://f1.filecrunch.com/hitfile.php?file_index=68089&location=http%3A%2F%2Ff1-server.filecrunch.com%2Ff%2F8ba11a330f6b9beca209f6566e940fff%2F46ba3ab1%2F20070808%2F7901f50b0b47098146827517b881f5d9%2F09-kate_nash-pumpkin_soup.mp3">Kate Nash-Pumpkin Song</a> (great album track)<br />Buy: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Made-Bricks-Kate-Nash/dp/B000T6K8M0/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/203-1784026-9499131?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1186608890&sr=8-1">Kate Nash-Made Of Stone</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-21169162478317439852007-08-07T21:56:00.000+01:002007-08-07T21:56:33.589+01:00Littlest Things that get you banned from the U.S...or not<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a459.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/20/l_3f40b92ebf55cda4d5a7c63701977e32.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://a459.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/20/l_3f40b92ebf55cda4d5a7c63701977e32.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>In another 'whats the deal?' post I'm really not sure about (even though it has really nothing to do with me in any remote sense as I don't live in the U.S) is the reports and backtracks surrounding the Lily Allen U.S airport saga (perhaps saga is a bit strong, maybe two part episode would be better) after all you would think that she either has a visa or not, apparently she said she doesn't and her manager is saying she does, who knows? Heres some spiky pop.<br /><br />MP3s: <a href="http://lily.vodka.free.fr/Musique/LilyAllen/Lily%20Allen-%20Alfie.mp3">Lily Allen-Alfie</a><br /> <a href="http://www.noradiorecords.com//LDN.mp3">Lily Allen-LDN(non-album version)</a><br /> <a href="http://lilyallenmusic.com/music/demos/cds23dsms7/LilyAllenMixTape2.mp3">Lily Allen-Mix Tape part 2</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-9564987739230821662007-08-06T22:48:00.000+01:002007-08-06T22:48:40.267+01:00Classic Live Video Day-Arcade FireBack once again with the renegade feature, in other words here are some rather excellent live performances from one of the best bands on the block right now, namely Arcade Fire<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cJRSG95-WEU"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cJRSG95-WEU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br />next single, and a performance with typical passion<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1-wEBmLht5g"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1-wEBmLht5g" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br />a modern classic performed with none other then a certain Mr Bowie<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/42g4T_tZPTA"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/42g4T_tZPTA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br />small stage, big sound<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KfcuCLFHPao"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KfcuCLFHPao" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br />my favourite from 'Neon Bible'.<br /><br />Well I wish I could say more but I'm feeling a bit off today, and besides I think the videos speak for themselves anyway.<br /><br />MP3:<a href="http://thejtrain.typepad.com//104-arcade_fire-intervention.mp3">Arcade Fire-Intervention</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-48844430828533977402007-08-03T10:27:00.000+01:002007-08-03T10:27:26.883+01:00Album I'm looking forward too:limelight on blacklight<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e6/Rilokiley_undertheblacklight_cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e6/Rilokiley_undertheblacklight_cover.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>So previously it was the upcoming New Pornographers album, but today it is the return and reinvention of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Rilo</span> Kiley, returning with from what I can tell a part funky rock ("The Moneymaker") and part <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">folkish</span> ("Silver Lining") so quite possibly something of a reinvention which is pretty refreshing with perhaps too many bands taking a "if it ain't broke..." sort of approach which can be good and even excellent depending on the band (although it could actually be broken and they just end up flogging a dead horse) but can get a little waring after a while, so this album could be a hit or it could fall, either way it should be pretty entertainining and hopefully a great album.<br /><br />MP3s:<a href="http://f1.filecrunch.com/hitfile.php?file_index=63915&location=http%3A%2F%2Ff1-server.filecrunch.com%2Ff%2F6bf1563aa6a6ce589189fb71484ecdb9%2F46b24d36%2F20070724%2F4a568bcbcfdc04d07065127d771cd7c0%2FRilo+Kiley+-+The+Moneymaker.mp3">Rilo Kiley-The Moneymaker</a><br /> <a href="http://www.nesplayer.com/wizard/now/rilo_kiley_-_the_frug.mp3">Rilo Kiley-The Frug</a><br /><br />Pre-Order: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Under-Blacklight-Rilo-Kiley/dp/B000QUUE1Y/ref=sr_1_4/203-1784026-9499131?ie=UTF8&s=music&amp;qid=1186090608&sr=8-4">Under The Blacklight</a> (released 20th August)Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27586470.post-70618377739136544892007-08-02T00:15:00.000+01:002007-08-02T00:15:49.465+01:00I go out posting after midnight<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://panther1.last.fm/proposedimages/original/6/6675233/626016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://panther1.last.fm/proposedimages/original/6/6675233/626016.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This post has nothing to do with the song in the title, it just seemed like a nice title in reference to this my second post-midnight blog post which will be brief, it is simply about a song which has been stuck in my head all day (and on my mp3 player) as I walked the streets of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton">Brighton</a>, namely it is the rather country rockin' 'Wild Mountain Nation' by <a href="http://blitzentrapper.net/about.html">Blitzen Trapper</a> maybe its the oo-ooos, maybe its the well timed slide guitars but at the moment this song really sticks with me, and the album of the same name is a rather excellent piece of alt-country or folk-rock or whatever you want to call it (and you don't even have to take my word for it <a href="http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/43359-wild-mountain-nation">either</a>). Anyway just thought I'd share that with ya'll.<br /><br />MP3:<a href="http://moses.last.fm/download/68036178/Wild%2BMountain%2BNation.mp3">Blitzen Trapper-Wild Mountain Nation</a><br />Buy:<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wild-Mountain-Nation-Blitzen-Trapper/dp/B000QUCPL6/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/203-1784026-9499131?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1186009996&sr=8-1">the album</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984748938715661055noreply@blogger.com0