23 June, 2007
31 May, 2007
Paul: the shape I'm in
+ ‘Dance Tonight’ is the opening track on Paul’s new studio album Memory Almost Full, (UK release June 4th/US Release June 5th). Memory Almost Full is Paul McCartney’s 21st solo album. It will be the first release on new Hear Music (the label formed between Starbucks Entertainment and Concord Music Group).
“Ever Present Past” Audio Streams:
http://www.concordmusicgroup
http://www.concordmusicgroup
Memory Almost Full Snippet Audio Streams:
www.concordmusicgroup.com
www.concordmusicgroup.com
Download Memory Almost Full press release, album art, banners, lyrics, track by track info sheet, and wallpaper here:
http://www.specialopsmedia.com
Paul McCartney Official Site:
iTunes Pre-order Link:
Amazon Pre-order Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Memory
05 May, 2007
Catch And Release, interesting soundtrack
CATCH AND RELEASE: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE does justice to this bittersweet romantic comedy in a way that has already been compared to Garden State, whose every song was carefully woven into the storyline. Features ’90s and ’00s tracks by established bands (Gomez, Doves, Foo Fighters, The Lemonheads), major alternative darlings (The Magic Numbers, Joshua Radin, Death Cab For Cutie), under-the-radar indies (Blinker The Star, New Radiant Storm King, Audible, Peter MacLaggan, Alaska!).
Catch And Release Audio Streams:
“Razor” - Foo Fighters
http://www.sonymusic.com/clips
http://www.sonymusic.com/clips
http://www.sonymusic.com/clips
http://www.sonymusic.com/clips
Catch And Release Videos Streams:
“Nest For Two” - Blinker The Star
http://www.room.tv/posts
“Turning Blue” - The Swallows
http://www.room.tv/posts
“What I Done” - Andrew Rodriguez
http://www.room.tv/posts
Catch And Release E-card:
http://catchandreleasesoundtrac
Album art, press release, photos can be downloaded here:
http://www.specialopsmedia.com
Official Site:
http://www.catchandreleasesound
04 May, 2007
FoW, simply great!
.... Right now, strapped for cash really breaks me down, this better me good gets me singing all day long, someone to love is to show Dover (spanish group with disco ambitions!) how great songs are made (yeah, I know, they also know, it was just a joke), and trafffic and weather is the song.
.... Maybe they' ve made it. The perfect pop song. Oh, boy, I wish they still pursue the task some more dozen of years!.
+ Check out FoW in my space. I95 and someone to love video are there!
+ Two more mp3s (Hotel Majestic and Fire in the canyon) in a Plague of Angels.
13 April, 2007
Elvis Costello publishes some of his greatest hits!
On May 1, Hip-O/Universal Music Enterprises will release The Best Of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years and Rock And Roll Music a rock-themed collection of hits, key album tracks, b-sides and previously unreleased rarities.
May 1st will also see the digital premiere of Costello’s first 11 original albums, marking the first time they will be available for digital downloads and mobile tones. These 11 original albums will be available for download exclusively on the iTunes Music Store (www.itunes.com) for 30 days before they are made available to all the online partners. The albums will also be released in their original versions as digipaks with booklets and obie sleeves.
Both of the 22-song collections were compiled by Costello and signal the start of the label’s work with the musician’s catalog, with a previously unreleased version of “Welcome to the Working Week” on 'Rock and Roll Music' presaging the fall release of the 30th anniversary (My Aim is True Deluxe Edition).
+ You may listen to some of his more classic hits down here:
“Alison”
http://boss.streamos.com
http://boss.streamos.com/real
“What's So Funny 'bout Peace Love & Understanding”
http://boss.streamos.com
http://boss.streamos.com/real
07 April, 2007
Rediscovering Graham Parker
+ Escucha Nation of Shopkeepers, (rm) from Your Country (2004). Impressive the first song, Anything for a laugh (we're all clowns, I say).
+ Songs of no consequences was his work in 2005. I listened to it more than ten times. Escucha Bad Chardonnay o There's Nothing On the Radio.
+ And, now, the man discovers America and ask us not to tell Columbus. No se lo digas a Colón!.
Escucha Stick to the Plan, little piece of honky tonk rock and roll, I dare to say.
+ By the way, in 2006, he recorded a live album, in steamy Chicago (103 degrees in June, don't ever come to Murcia, GP!). Listen Stick to me (from his second or third album probably).
+ We're stuck to you, Gram!.
04 January, 2007
Maybe I'm back
+ I've been doing other things, other blogs also, and listening to music.
- Listen to Razorlight, In the morning.
- Listen to The Killers, Jenny.
- Listen to The Killers, Read my mind (via Kewlmuzic)
07 September, 2005
Proof reader wanted
Sunny pop from Elephant 6
* Beulah - Waiting for the sunset.
* The Apples in Stereo - Shine (in your mind).
* Of Montreal - Disconnect the dots.
+ Please, visit the rest of the groups. You'll see that this label, elephant 6, maintains a clear idea of what is sunny pop.
01 September, 2005
Bruce Springsteen: Storytellers VH1
- Devils and dust.
- Blinded by the light.
- Brilliant disguise.
- Nebraska.
- Jesus was an only son.
- Waiting on a sunny day.
- The rising.
- Thunder road.
+ Hurry up before disappears!.
+ Ah, the link, I almost forgot. Here you are.
31 August, 2005
Digitizing those singles (21) - Tommy Tutone
+ Then, I guess we will keep on digitizing those singles of mine (and of others, he, he).
+ Today I bring you the first two singles of a band (new wave, power pop) that could well be labelled as a one hit wonder. Their main (I should say huge) hit was a song devoted to Jenny's phone number, which appeared on a wall someday making all the boys (and some girls) dial it for ever. Tommy Tutone is the band.
* The first album, contained these two great songs:
A - Angel say no
B - The Blame
both composed by Jimmy Keller (bandleader, aka Jimmy James) with Tommy Heath (singer and frontman). You should visit Jimmy's web pages. He's kinda busy!.
* The second album contained THE song that put them into popstardom and what made them appear almost in each and every 80's or new wave compilation:
A - 867-5309/Jenny
B - Not say goodbye
02 August, 2005
Some days off
We'll be in touch real soon.
31 July, 2005
Digitizing those singles (20) - Dave Davies
+ For us, spaniards, please be kind to us and tell us which one of these meanings is the good one, applicable to The Kinks:
1. A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, as one caused by the tensing of a looped section of wire.
2. A painful muscle spasm, as in the neck or back; a crick.
3. A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system.
4. A mental peculiarity; a quirk.
5. An unusual or eccentric idea.
6. Slang: Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behavior or taste.
+ Whatever, in 1980, Dave Davies, they said he was always in his brother' shadow, published a good album. Twenty five years later, the 2 songs I have are in a single. Two great songs, I believe. The A side is a melodic song, a classic pop song. The B-side is a rocker, full of rhythm and passion. Dave did a good record, more if we think that he played almost every instrument. Of course, he composed all the songs.
* A - Imaginations real.
* B - Wild man.
+ I wait for your input about the real meaning!.
28 July, 2005
Digitizing those singles (19) - The Chameleons
+ They do not have, not even by far, the success of those artists. But they deserve a space in this blog and in your ears, if you dare to listen good old new wave rock.
* Up the down escalator.
* Monkeyland.
+ Please, read the lyrics here. A great web page maintained in spanish and english by a great fan.
+ He's also got some interesting tunes in the downloads section.
Grab a song, listen to it!
+ For instance, of my type:
* Zing's October 2k3 Mix.
* m_u_s_i_c.
* Glorious Noise MP3s.
* Bartonvan 's playlist.
* viciouslove1980's playlist.
+ I will select some of the songs I like, of my type:
* Paul Westerberg - Dirty Diesel.
* Bob Schneider - Metal and steel.
* Heath Haynes & The Crying Shames - Complicated girl.
* Neko Case - If You Knew (Live).
* The Supersuckers - I don't want to lose you yet.
+ Please, let me know when you add your own playlist.
25 July, 2005
It's too hot in here, play some pop music
* The Beatles - Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, The End.
* The Beatles - Sgt's Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
* The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night.
* The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand.
* The Beatles - Revolution.
* The Beatles - Piggies.
23 July, 2005
The Robert Cray Band played in Murcia
+ Line up: drums, Kevin Hayes; organ, Jim Pugh; bass, Karl Sevareid; guitar and voice, Robert Cray.
+ Songs they played: I guess I showed her, Poor Johnny*, Right Next Door (Because Of Me), Smoking gun, Survivor, Bad Influence, Impostor, Our last time, That ain't love*, My last regret*, Twenty*, I'm walkin'*, Up in the sky...
+ With *, those songs from his last cd, twenty.
+ Some people (I guess british, there are a lot of them in the mediterranean coast of Murcia) wooooed Robert when he was singing those terrible lines of twenty about the soldier mission in Iraq; please, read yesterday's post. They left immediately after the song finished. Bye bye, war supporters!.
+ Robert changed the guitar with every song. I guess he is a fanatic of perfect tuning. Moreover, singing the first lines of twenty he didn't like something and took it off. The technician came immediately with other guitar, the grey one. He used mainly two Fender Stratocasters and one Telecaster with the sitar effect to play the last song, up in the sky. His only talk after finishing songs, was thank you so very much and the name of next song, like this.
+ So, my final impression. It was a great show, but I needed some more blues. Of course. The sound was great and the musicians were in shape. 8 out of 10.
+ Ok, I an going to post two of these songs. For me, the best of the new album. Just for a limited time only, one week at the most. Of course, if I receive a notification of the copyright holder, I will remove them immediately. I do not want to meet Robert's lawyers.
* Poor Johnny.
* I'm walkin'.
(songs removed on July 31)
+ Ok, great job, Bobby and pals.
21 July, 2005
Hey Bobby, brother!
+ I have known the man since the 80's, probably since his (their) first album, strong persuader, and liked throughout all these years his wonderful voice, of course his guitar, but mainly his voice, his soulful voice, his histories of love and not love...
+ He's got a new album, twenty, devoted to war, iraq's war. You shoulda listen carefully, he's got the things cristal clear and delivers it straight to you. Read the lyrics to this heartbreaking song twenty:
When you’re used up, where do you go, Soldier
Mother dry your eyes, there’s no need to cry, I’m not a boy, it’s what I signed up for
When you’re used up, where do you go, Soldier
I can’t take the heat, and I hardly sleep anymore, What’d we come here for
Standing out here in the desert, Trying to protect an oil line
I’d really like to do my job but, This ain’t the country that I had in mind
They call this a war on terror, I see a lot of civilians dying
Mothers, sons, fathers and daughters, Not to mention some friends of mine
Some friends of mine
Was supposed to leave last week, Promises they don’t keep anymore
Got to fight the rich man’s war
When you’re used up, where do you go, Soldier, Late in 2004
Comes a knock at the door, It’s no surprise, Mother dry your eyes
Mother don’t you cry, no, no, Someone told you a lie, Yes they did, why
Mother don’t you cry, oh no, Mother don’t you cry
When you’re used up, where do you go, Soldier
+ I have read they already have made more than 1000 gigs, so I guess the show will be perfect.
* Baby's arms, is a song from his 2001 album shoulds been home.
* the score. (real blues).
+ I hope they play some of the songs I love most. Just in case he does not I will make myself a cd, i don't like to bother artists while they are doing their job. You know, smoking gun, i was warned, right next door, i guess I showed her, nothin' but a woman, ...
+ I'll tell you about the thing.
20 July, 2005
Digitizing those singles (18)
+ So, by this time you should know that this gentleman is Desmond Dekker, who in 1980 published his famed album Black and Dekker., re-recording all his previous hits.
+ More important, this record was published by Stiff Records, legendary company of some of the english new wave sounds. And even more important, who was the band that accompanied Desmond in this album?, yeeeeeeeeeeeeees, The Rumour.
+ Here you can have access at clips of the whole lp.
+ The single, depicting a very black Desmond in a white suit even with white tie, contains two excellent pieces of ska, both composed by himself (Desmond Dacres):
* A - It mek (original from 1968).
* B - Hippo.
+ It's fun, isn't it?. No modern ska these days?
19 July, 2005
Digitizing those singles (17)
+ But The Beat was also the name of a ska group. In fact, still it is the name of a ska band. But, it is difficult to find the early vinyls, not even the covers (i'll try to get pictures space soon). But, worry not, I have the songs.
+ They say that ska is reggae made easy. Read it here together with a small history of english ska.
+ Ok, then, at that time (80's) we had The Specials, Madness, The Selecter and many many others. I think I have some more ska singles I will be digitizing. So make sure you are ready to dance the offbeat!.
* Hands off, she's mine.
* Mirror in the bathroom.
* Twist and crawl.
* The jackpot.
+ Question for musicians: is it really easier ska than reggae?
+ 2nd question for musicians: can you tell the difference between downbeat and offbeat?
* Btw, you have 4 current The Beat mp3s here.
