In slight Dead Weather related news, the-man-who-never-stops-working Mr Jack White, alongside his more regular partner in crime Meg are releasing a documentary.
'Under Great White Northern Lights' is due to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September...
After which who knows what he'll pull out of the bag next...
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Tuesday 21 July 2009
U.S.E.
Back in the day, I was a hUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUge Muse fan, I even turned my hand to becoming a regular contributor their forum for a while.
First time I popped my Muse live cherry was in The Olympia Theatre Dublin, a beautiful venue, both inside and out in 2004...
It was a wondrous experience for a girl of 16, which most certainly determined their status as 'a band to see before you die', at least in my books anyway.
I have since seen them on a number of occasions, most recently last year whilst once again in Dublin, this time it was an all round bigger affair, involving enormous satellites stage side and plenty more lasers.
But that was then, and this - 'United States of Eurasia' - is now
Now Mr Bellamy and Co have never been shy when it comes to eccentricity, and this doesn't let down on that front...
However, personally, it could take a bit of growing... And some consistent reminders that it's Muse, not Queen in more than a few places...
(She says as she longs for Origin of Symmetry days...)
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First time I popped my Muse live cherry was in The Olympia Theatre Dublin, a beautiful venue, both inside and out in 2004...
It was a wondrous experience for a girl of 16, which most certainly determined their status as 'a band to see before you die', at least in my books anyway.
I have since seen them on a number of occasions, most recently last year whilst once again in Dublin, this time it was an all round bigger affair, involving enormous satellites stage side and plenty more lasers.
But that was then, and this - 'United States of Eurasia' - is now
Now Mr Bellamy and Co have never been shy when it comes to eccentricity, and this doesn't let down on that front...
However, personally, it could take a bit of growing... And some consistent reminders that it's Muse, not Queen in more than a few places...
(She says as she longs for Origin of Symmetry days...)
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Thursday 16 July 2009
*Insert attempt at humourous/satirical Sugababes 'Here Come The Girls' related title*
(Calling this something related to that horrible Sugababes song would be cringe worthy, however, I am clearly not clever enough to come up with anything more original given that this post is related to female artists...)
First off: My new best friend - Little Boots.
So, Little Boots debut 'Hands' came out a few weeks ago, and I seem to have been too preoccupied with my ever increasing Dead Weather obsession to blog about it, so fear no longer, it's here.
What with Little Boots being my best friend, I am very much a fan of the release.
A perfect balance of electric disco fun, cheesey at times yes, but in all the right ways that'll see plenty of tracks becoming gay-club anthems in no time.
Fancy a dance around your roomwailing singing along at the top of your voice? This is the album of the summer to do just that to.
Not that I'm guilty of that... *Ahem*
Regina Spektor - Far
A lovely, playful little album from the lady whose music is the perfect cure for 'one of those moods'. Some personal favourites being 'Folding Chair' (check her MySpace), 'Dance Anthem of the 08s' and 'The Wallet' - a sweet little tale of a lost wallet, returned thanks to a Blockbuster card inside...
Florence & the Machine - Lungs
There's been a lot of hype surrounding Ms Welch, and I think this album justifies it. Sparkly and theatrical, 'Lungs' has been on repeat in my world for days (until Horehound arrived obviously). I still find it difficult to believe that Mairead 'Queen of Noize' Nash managed her and is, essentially, the one to blame/thank (delete according to opinion) for her current number 2 album success ...
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First off: My new best friend - Little Boots.
So, Little Boots debut 'Hands' came out a few weeks ago, and I seem to have been too preoccupied with my ever increasing Dead Weather obsession to blog about it, so fear no longer, it's here.
What with Little Boots being my best friend, I am very much a fan of the release.
A perfect balance of electric disco fun, cheesey at times yes, but in all the right ways that'll see plenty of tracks becoming gay-club anthems in no time.
Fancy a dance around your room
Not that I'm guilty of that... *Ahem*
Regina Spektor - Far
A lovely, playful little album from the lady whose music is the perfect cure for 'one of those moods'. Some personal favourites being 'Folding Chair' (check her MySpace), 'Dance Anthem of the 08s' and 'The Wallet' - a sweet little tale of a lost wallet, returned thanks to a Blockbuster card inside...
Florence & the Machine - Lungs
There's been a lot of hype surrounding Ms Welch, and I think this album justifies it. Sparkly and theatrical, 'Lungs' has been on repeat in my world for days (until Horehound arrived obviously). I still find it difficult to believe that Mairead 'Queen of Noize' Nash managed her and is, essentially, the one to blame/thank (delete according to opinion) for her current number 2 album success ...
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Let's get this out of the way
Yes I am in love.
But in fairness, what is not to love?
Jack White and Alison Mosshart. Together.
Pure sexy, filthy rock n roll.
Leather jackets, cigarettes and whiskey.
This is what they have to say for themselves:
Also, check the FULL LENGTH (as opposed to the previous trailers) Jonathan Glazer directed short:
And if that wets your appetite, purchase the album - Horehound, it's well worth the few quid, or if you're feeling cheap, check here, where you'll find some lovely sensual goodies along the lines of this to keep you quiet:
The Dead Weather.
A personal musical highlight of the year?
I think so.
On a possibly (although more than likely not) final note regarding my new favourite band ever, if anyone would like to purchase the vinyl version of Horehound for me, you'll get nothing in return, but you would make me very happy. Ta.
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But in fairness, what is not to love?
Jack White and Alison Mosshart. Together.
Pure sexy, filthy rock n roll.
Leather jackets, cigarettes and whiskey.
This is what they have to say for themselves:
Also, check the FULL LENGTH (as opposed to the previous trailers) Jonathan Glazer directed short:
And if that wets your appetite, purchase the album - Horehound, it's well worth the few quid, or if you're feeling cheap, check here, where you'll find some lovely sensual goodies along the lines of this to keep you quiet:
The Dead Weather.
A personal musical highlight of the year?
I think so.
On a possibly (although more than likely not) final note regarding my new favourite band ever, if anyone would like to purchase the vinyl version of Horehound for me, you'll get nothing in return, but you would make me very happy. Ta.
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Rainy days and CSS codes
I am currently in rainy Cornwall, accompanied by Deal or No Deal, with a massive list of things to blog about, I am on someone else's computer, which means a computer that actually WORKS, which increases the chances of all topics on such a list surfacing.
I have spent the last number of hours playing with MySpace 2.0. I thought I'd take advantage of the working computer and sort it out, and I am quite proud of myself, not that I managed any of the codes myself, they were of course all stolen from various other sites, and the edit playlist option doesn't seem to be working at the moment (which was really the main reason I decided to do it), but my MySpazz is indeed looking, not exceptionally fancy in any sense, but rather spiffing nonetheless.
Check-Ch-Check-Check-Check it out.
In other un-music related stuff:
TELETEXT ARE DISAPPEARING!!!!!!!!!
This may perhaps seem like an odd thing to mention, however, I know lots of useless facts about Teletext (the analogue version, obviously, who wants digital Teletext), for example, one of my personal favourite things, they have a "reveal a picture a day" advent calendar at Christmas, alongside numerous other things for which my housemates seem to take great pleasure in laughing at me because of this 'knowledge'.
RIP Teletext, you will be sorely missed.
On a more cheery note:
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I have spent the last number of hours playing with MySpace 2.0. I thought I'd take advantage of the working computer and sort it out, and I am quite proud of myself, not that I managed any of the codes myself, they were of course all stolen from various other sites, and the edit playlist option doesn't seem to be working at the moment (which was really the main reason I decided to do it), but my MySpazz is indeed looking, not exceptionally fancy in any sense, but rather spiffing nonetheless.
Check-Ch-Check-Check-Check it out.
In other un-music related stuff:
TELETEXT ARE DISAPPEARING!!!!!!!!!
This may perhaps seem like an odd thing to mention, however, I know lots of useless facts about Teletext (the analogue version, obviously, who wants digital Teletext), for example, one of my personal favourite things, they have a "reveal a picture a day" advent calendar at Christmas, alongside numerous other things for which my housemates seem to take great pleasure in laughing at me because of this 'knowledge'.
RIP Teletext, you will be sorely missed.
On a more cheery note:
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Sunday 12 July 2009
Wednesday 8 July 2009
Boys & Girls
Martin Solveig ft Dragonette - Boys & Girls.
Amazing clothes (thanks to one Mr Jean Paul Gaultier), amazing dance moves, and not a half bad track to go with it!
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Tuesday 7 July 2009
My love for this band need not be mentioned any more, at least not to anyone who's been around me in the last couple of months.
Dirty, sexy rock n roll.
And then Pitchfork go and post two new videos...
And while I'm at it, check these out:
How exciting...
AND!
In more Jack White never-stops-working-related-news, Third Man launch a subscription service.
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Dirty, sexy rock n roll.
And then Pitchfork go and post two new videos...
And while I'm at it, check these out:
How exciting...
AND!
In more Jack White never-stops-working-related-news, Third Man launch a subscription service.
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Spotify has been RAPED by my good self today.
This is what happens when the iPod decides it dislikes you.
So I felt the need to share the worthwhile experiences.
Currently listening to - Discovery.
Discovery being Vampire Weekend's keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij and Ra Ra Riot's lead singer Wes Miles.
The album, 'LP' takes using synths to a whole new level, and from the sounds of it they've had fun on production duties...
Included on the album is a Discovery-ed version of Ra Ra Riot's album track 'Can You Tell', oh-so-cleverly re-titled 'Can You Discover?', and, seeming very fitting (or not-so dependent on your view) given the day that's in it, a cover of Jackson 5's (oh yes) 'I Want You Back'.
Now, I was quite a fan of this little pairing's efforts, and the album, in places at least, is enough to make you get up and have a dance. But, the synths get a little bit too much sometimes...
Verdict: Worth I listen, but one to be kept on shuffle...
(And no, I'm not watching Jacko's funeral...)
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This is what happens when the iPod decides it dislikes you.
So I felt the need to share the worthwhile experiences.
Currently listening to - Discovery.
Discovery being Vampire Weekend's keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij and Ra Ra Riot's lead singer Wes Miles.
The album, 'LP' takes using synths to a whole new level, and from the sounds of it they've had fun on production duties...
Included on the album is a Discovery-ed version of Ra Ra Riot's album track 'Can You Tell', oh-so-cleverly re-titled 'Can You Discover?', and, seeming very fitting (or not-so dependent on your view) given the day that's in it, a cover of Jackson 5's (oh yes) 'I Want You Back'.
Now, I was quite a fan of this little pairing's efforts, and the album, in places at least, is enough to make you get up and have a dance. But, the synths get a little bit too much sometimes...
Verdict: Worth I listen, but one to be kept on shuffle...
(And no, I'm not watching Jacko's funeral...)
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