And it sounds like it's soaked in... funk.
I remember seeing my friend Jean-Ga soaked in funk once. He was reading a comic whilst walking down the street and fell in to an open drain. He was covered in shit and staggering around, slowing traffic and getting beeped by horns. An old, old jazz man looked up from his whiskey and sighed, "Damn, that boy got the FUNK" and we all laughed and went back to trying to catch sweets in our mouths.
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Wednesday 23 January 2008
Wednesday 16 January 2008
Radiohead to play 'secret' gig today!
The band will be playing songs from In Rainbows in the Rough Trade store on Brick Lane tonight from 7pm. Although I'd suggest starting queuing now...
More info:
http://www.nme.com/news/radiohead/33671
Radiohead gig on London's Brick Lane Rough Trade shop
More info:
http://www.nme.com/news/radiohead/33671
Radiohead gig on London's Brick Lane Rough Trade shop
Tuesday 15 January 2008
Smelly trainers
Today is one of those days where I settled down into my smelly high tops and cannot be bothered to get out of them... So I sit here, listening to music, slightly working and chatting to friends about the possibility of Mother Nature being a man with a moustache.
Nice for a Tuesday, you'll say...
Well even nicer if you eat warm food and listen to that track... I just found the video, the track isn't exactly that new, but I listen to it a lot cause we're thinking of getting these guys down to London for a gig...
Nice for a Tuesday, you'll say...
Well even nicer if you eat warm food and listen to that track... I just found the video, the track isn't exactly that new, but I listen to it a lot cause we're thinking of getting these guys down to London for a gig...
Saturday 12 January 2008
What do you do when you know that you know?
Two very different songs worth a listen.
Sun Ra: Face The Music
Let's Wrestle: I Won't Lie To You. When I'm drunk I used to love to wrestle. With Jules especially (see the little guy in the leopard skin pants in the photo far below). He was so delightfully small that I'd wrestle him until a bouncer picked us up, rolled us into a ball between his palms (like blue-tac) and then carefully lifted a dustbin lid, placed us inside the bin, then quietly replaced the lid.
NB: Let's Wrestle play at the Borderline on Jan 28 (or 29, I forget.) But I'm going to go if anyone else cares to come have a Hulk Hogan-style homoerotic spandex tear up.
Bonus tracks! JeanGiftOfTheGab.FM
Sun Ra: Face The Music
Let's Wrestle: I Won't Lie To You. When I'm drunk I used to love to wrestle. With Jules especially (see the little guy in the leopard skin pants in the photo far below). He was so delightfully small that I'd wrestle him until a bouncer picked us up, rolled us into a ball between his palms (like blue-tac) and then carefully lifted a dustbin lid, placed us inside the bin, then quietly replaced the lid.
NB: Let's Wrestle play at the Borderline on Jan 28 (or 29, I forget.) But I'm going to go if anyone else cares to come have a Hulk Hogan-style homoerotic spandex tear up.
Bonus tracks! JeanGiftOfTheGab.FM
Friday 11 January 2008
Yo yo yo mic check... 1... 2...
I asked my mum what music she listened to in 1968 when she was 18 and this is what she replied. I'm assuming that my Dad was working on a car, and hadn't been run over:
"Hi David, I won't be much good at this because I was only into the really popular stuff. When Dad emerges from under the Daimler I'll ask for his memories but as I've got a spare hour ( I type slowly!) I'll jot down what I remember ( only for that free drink ,you understand!).
As you could have guessed, I was into Elvis (1968: Guitar Man) and Scott Walker (in 1968 I played 'Joanna' at home non-stop. I LOVED it). I also bought loads of Tamla Motown and 1968 included singles by the Isley Brothers (This old heart of mine), Gladys Knight and the Pips (Heard it through the grape vine) and Four Tops (my favourite group!) (Walk away Renee and If I were a carpenter). I think the Beatles 'Hey Jude' was about '68 and 'Jumping Jack Flash' by the Stones. I loved Hendrix's ' All along the Watchtower' and 'Mony Mony' by Tommy James and the Shondelles.
I remember liking 'Fire' by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, 'Lazy Sunday' by the Small Faces and 'Build me up Buttercup' by The Foundations. (Pretty pathetic taste, I know!). I was also into The Who (I can see for miles) and 'Mrs Robinson' by Simon and Garfunkel became really popular. I didn't buy many records because I was still at school and singles cost all of 6 shillings and 4 pence (roughly 31p) and I was saving for driving lessons (£1/2/6 each or £1.12 in today's money!)
In '68 I bought Beach Boys LPs, Four Tops LPs and 'Sgt Pepper' by the Beatles as well as the inevitable Scott LP. Dad has theSmall Faces 'Ogdens Nut Gone Flake' LP by the Small Faces from 1968 and apparently it's worth a load. Something to do with the cover I think. That's all that I can remember right now but we've some of my old records and LPs up in the loft so if I think of any more I'll let you know. love Mum x"
On the subject of life-changing songs, Curry Crank Dat is my tip for 2008.
Crank Dat Curry Sauce - Funny bloopers R us
"Hi David, I won't be much good at this because I was only into the really popular stuff. When Dad emerges from under the Daimler I'll ask for his memories but as I've got a spare hour ( I type slowly!) I'll jot down what I remember ( only for that free drink ,you understand!).
As you could have guessed, I was into Elvis (1968: Guitar Man) and Scott Walker (in 1968 I played 'Joanna' at home non-stop. I LOVED it). I also bought loads of Tamla Motown and 1968 included singles by the Isley Brothers (This old heart of mine), Gladys Knight and the Pips (Heard it through the grape vine) and Four Tops (my favourite group!) (Walk away Renee and If I were a carpenter). I think the Beatles 'Hey Jude' was about '68 and 'Jumping Jack Flash' by the Stones. I loved Hendrix's ' All along the Watchtower' and 'Mony Mony' by Tommy James and the Shondelles.
I remember liking 'Fire' by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, 'Lazy Sunday' by the Small Faces and 'Build me up Buttercup' by The Foundations. (Pretty pathetic taste, I know!). I was also into The Who (I can see for miles) and 'Mrs Robinson' by Simon and Garfunkel became really popular. I didn't buy many records because I was still at school and singles cost all of 6 shillings and 4 pence (roughly 31p) and I was saving for driving lessons (£1/2/6 each or £1.12 in today's money!)
In '68 I bought Beach Boys LPs, Four Tops LPs and 'Sgt Pepper' by the Beatles as well as the inevitable Scott LP. Dad has theSmall Faces 'Ogdens Nut Gone Flake' LP by the Small Faces from 1968 and apparently it's worth a load. Something to do with the cover I think. That's all that I can remember right now but we've some of my old records and LPs up in the loft so if I think of any more I'll let you know. love Mum x"
On the subject of life-changing songs, Curry Crank Dat is my tip for 2008.
Crank Dat Curry Sauce - Funny bloopers R us
The Gospel according to me
Essentials for me this month:
This chapter could also be called "Too much wine and too much song, I wonder how I got along"...
- The Mae Shi: They're fun, they're twee, they brighten up January. I like their "Run To Your Grave" and I'll go to see them when they play for free at the Old Blue Last for the Trial & Error sessions... Plus they wear lots of different colours, attitude I'm trying to replicate with my underwear.
- Domaine de La Croix 2001: It's a nice red wine from the Buzet area of the South of France. It doesn't give me a headache and doesn't stain too much when I pour some on my favourite white cardigan. I also found it puts me in a singing mood.
- Wet Paint: There couldn't be a nicer band, their lyrics are nice, the music is great, they'll be big this year...
This chapter could also be called "Too much wine and too much song, I wonder how I got along"...
- The Mae Shi: They're fun, they're twee, they brighten up January. I like their "Run To Your Grave" and I'll go to see them when they play for free at the Old Blue Last for the Trial & Error sessions... Plus they wear lots of different colours, attitude I'm trying to replicate with my underwear.
- Domaine de La Croix 2001: It's a nice red wine from the Buzet area of the South of France. It doesn't give me a headache and doesn't stain too much when I pour some on my favourite white cardigan. I also found it puts me in a singing mood.
- Wet Paint: There couldn't be a nicer band, their lyrics are nice, the music is great, they'll be big this year...
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