Remember Techno Viking or his run-in with Dramatic Prairie Dog? A couple years later, Steve Porter does ’em right.
Henry Rollins asks,
“What came first, shitty rave music or drugs?”
Maybe this guy knows:
BONUS:
DJ Steve Porter “Slap Chop Remix”
RELATED:
WTF: Bikini Rave Pool Attack
W-w-watch: Drunk Guy Putting on Flip-Flop at Coachella
What a weird, weird afternoon. Here’s what’s swirling between my ears:
Twink “Pussy Cat” from The Broken Record
Now, Now Every Children “Cars” from Cars
Volcano Choir “Islands, IS” from Unmap (Bon Iver side project)
TV On The Radio “Mr Grieves” (The Pixies) from Young Liars
The Breeders “Do You Love Me Now Jr.” (feat. J Mascis)
from Divine Hammer EP
RIP Les Paul:
Les Paul & Mary Ford “How High The Moon”
Rock out with the Umlaut every Friday.
My neighbor and I found this half-snake/half-lizard thing while working on my fence here in Petaluma. It made me think of a band I haven’t listened to since Junior High: The Dead Milkmen.
Here’s some classics off their ’85 debut, Big Lizard In My Backyard:
The Dead Milkmen “Bitchin’ Camero”
The Dead Milkmen “Big Lizard”
The Dead Milkmen “Takin’ Retards To The Zoo”
Summer’s coming to a close here, people. Get out there and enjoy the damn thing already.
Mariachi El Bronx “I Would Die 4 U” (Prince) from Cell Mates
Casio Kids “Gront Lys I Alle Ledd” from Gront Lys I Alle Ledd
The Big Pink “Dominos” from Dominos
Port O’Brien “Sour Milk / Salt Water” from Threadbare
Ron Wood “Mystifies Me” from I’ve Got My Own Album To Do
RIP John Hughes:
The National “Pretty In Pink” (Psychedelic Furs) from
Daytrotter Session 07.09.07
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Not so new. Not so old. All so nice for this particular Friday afternoon.
Diamond Nights “Destination Diamonds” from Once We Were Diamonds
French Miami “All On Fire” from Dinner Party Records Sampler 001
Okay “Tragedy” from Huggable Dust
Thao with the Get Down Stay Down “Swimming Pools”
from We Brave Bee Stings and All
Papercuts “The Wolf” from You Can Have What You Want
Rock out with the Umlaut every Friday.
Made my morning. Thanks, Lou!
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FROM LOU’S NEW ALBUM OUT 10.6 ON MERGE:
Lou Barlow “Gravitate” from Goodnight Unknown
BONUS:
Lou Barlow “Bled White” (Elliott Smith)
from Elliott Smith Memorial Show at the Fonda, 11.9.03
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Enjoy your weekend, fölks.
Now, Now Every Children “Everyone You Know” from Cars
Black Hat Brigade “Zombie City Shake” from Fathers EP
The Octopus Project “Wet Gold” from Golden Beds
Lou Barlow “Gravitate” from Goodnight Unknown
Monsters of Folk “Say Please” from s/t
(M. Ward, Jim James, Mike Mogis, & Conor Oberst)
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A little sloppy in the beginning, but things start jelling ’bout halfway through.
Bon Iver x Marvin Gaye “How Sweet Is Emma’s Love” (team9 edit)
Remixed by the 1-man, 9-piece wonder collective team9 for one of Ministry of Sound‘s Chilled Out comps. Download all 12 tracks here.
(via am•fm•pm)
Pterodactyl Squad has just released (for free download) an album of 14 Weezer covers from an all-star line-up of video game musicians.
Download the whole album here.
Check out the official Weezer 8-bit Album Blog. (via MeFi)
Rock out with the Umlaut:
Anamanaguchi “Holiday”
Nordloef “Buddy Holly”
In all the craziness of this last week, here’s what’s managed to catch my ear.
Matt & Kim “Cutdown” from Grand
Fanfarlo “I’m A Pilot” from Reservoir
Smith Westerns “Be My Girl” from s/t
Revolver “Luke, Mike, and John” from Music For A While
Best Coast “Sun Was High (So Was I)” from self released
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Four new tunes discovered this week. And one cover I got off a FecalFace podcast many moons ago. Could never track down more by that artist though. Enjoy.
Clues (ex-Unicorns) “Approach The Throne” from s/t
Dinosaur Jr “Tarpit” (live Pitchfork.tv Session) from I Don’t Want To Go There 7”
Throw Me The Statue “Ancestors” from Creaturesque
Great Lake Swimmers “Pulling On A Line” from Lost Channels
Namesake “Space Age Love Song” (Flock of Seagulls cover) from ???
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Have a safe and sane Fourth. Or at least, safe.
Violent Femmes “American Music” from Add It Up
Elliott Smith “Independence Day” from XO
Bruce Springsteen “Darkness On The Edge Of Town” (live) from Winterland, San Francisco 1978-12-15
Neko Case “Star Witness” from Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
Hjaltalín “Goodbye July / Margt Ad Ugga” from Sleepdrunk Seasons
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I’m in LA for two days. Ready to return. Not before a thematic layup in the tuneage dept. …
The Decemberists “Los Angeles, I’m Yours” from Her Majesty The Decemberists
Bud Light Presents “Mr. Hollywood Plastic Surgeon” from Real Men of Genius Vol 2
Misfits “Hollywood Babylon” from EP
Frank Black “Los Angeles” from s/t
Coconut Records “West Coast” from Nighttiming
BONUS COVER: Since Moz is now in LaLaLand …
Sharon Van Etten “The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get (Morrissey)” from TMS Hearts Moz
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This gorgeous piece is #44 in the Firehouse Goldenvoice Poster Series.
Snag it for only $40 here. More info at Hangar 18.
Hear some live Neko:
Neko Case “Set Out Running” live 2000-09-13 Maida Vale (John Peel)
Neko Case “Middle Cyclone” live CBC Radio: In Session at Studio 211, ‘09
Neko Case “Maybe Sparrow” live 2006.09.04 The 9:30 Club Washington, D.C.
Some old. Some new. Some for chillin’. Some for shakin’. All for your weekend. That is, if you get one.
Broken Social Scene “New Country” Live on KVRX 2003
Daniel Rossen “Waterfall” (Judee Sill) from Crayon Angel: Tribute To the Music of Judee Sill
Camera Obscura “My Maudlin Career” from My Maudlin Career
Fiery Furnaces “Here Comes The Summer” from s/t ep
MGMT “Kids” from Oracular Spectacular
Rock out with the Umlaut every Friday.