This was a post I put together some time ago for a Challenge but somebody pipped me to the post (!) so it’s popping up now instead. I’m hoping I’m not alone in this (cos that would make the challenge really boring) but there are a few songs in my collection that I misidentify EVERY [...]
Archive for January, 2012
‘Spill Challenge Vol 2 #5: songs you think are by a completely different band
Posted in 'Spill Challenges, tagged all mixed up on January 31, 2012 | 30 Comments »
Earworms – 30th January
Posted in Earworms on January 30, 2012 | 50 Comments »
Alela Diane – Elijah Anna Calvi seems to have been this year’s fave songstress for many, but I’m sticking with Alela Diane, who also had a new album in 2011 (AD & the Wild Divine). There are many hooky songs, but this song, Elijah, is real earworm territory. Get bitten… glasshalfempty Prefab Sprout – Pearly [...]
This Is A Public Service Announcement…
Posted in Uncategorized on January 29, 2012 | 34 Comments »
Just thought you’d like to know “wyngate jr” (as he certainly isn’t known in the real world) has arrived. He’s “a good size”, and seems very content and well behaved … so far! Mum is also fine. So no more gigs for me for a while….. (Disclaimer: Picture above is not a genuine photo of [...]
deviants use digital
Posted in Readers Recommend, RR Playlists on January 28, 2012 | 13 Comments »
an image is worth a 1000 NME cover shots 1 The Polaroid Song Allo, Darlin’ 2 Crutch Pinback 3 Your Charms Cinerama 4 Here For The World I Am Kloot 5 Lullabies Headlights 6 Real Tuesday Weld The Real Tuesday Weld 7 Like a Daydream Ride . . 1 Fat Kids In Photographs I Am [...]
Hardcore, hardcore, listen to the crowd roar
Posted in 2010s, Scots, tagged Is Amazing, Withered Hand on January 27, 2012 | 14 Comments »
Withered Hand: ‘spill favourites usually pedalling atheist hymns hit the button marked Ramones with help from Rozi Plain and the Hefner chap , hardcore hardcore listen to the crowd roar – this ain’t no mindless mediocrity Mr Wilson. -insert smiley happy face icon here to denote maximum enjoyment-.
Daphne and her brothers
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 1920s on January 27, 2012 | 7 Comments »
Talking of photographs – were we? – this is my mother and her brothers on the beach, somewhere in Kent, in 1923.
Snapshots
Posted in RR Playlists, tagged Photographs on January 27, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Holger Czukay – The Photo Song Ruth – Polaroid/Roman/Photo Liebe Ist Cool – Photonliebe Tarwater – Photographed Fujiya & Miyagi – Photocopier Abbasi Brothers – Camera Flashes Blue Shriekback – Carrying Cameras Patten – Memory Pictures Stranglers – Pin Up Buck 65 – Shutter Buggin’ Kreayshawn – Gucci Gucci Spoon – I Turn My Camera [...]
Korean Punk and Indie – He Said – She Said
Posted in Indie, Pop, Punk, Readers Recommend, Uncategorized, World, tagged 30 Minutes Over Tokyo, He said - She said, K-pop, K-rock, korea, Korean Indie, Korean Music, Korean Punk on January 25, 2012 | 13 Comments »
She Says: Most people associate Korea with really well produced, totally professional and internationally successful K-pop boy bands and girl groups. But there is a really exciting alternative music scene and in this post we want to share some of the music by our favorite Korean punk and Indie bands. He says: Yes. In the [...]
Is There Anybody Out There?
Posted in RR Playlists, tagged Call & Response on January 24, 2012 | 10 Comments »
Dub Syndicate – Echomania Death Set – A Problem Is A Problem, It Don’t Matter Where You From Scary Éire – Howld Yer Whisht Tackhead – The Bubbly Barmy Army – Sharp As A Needle Dub Syndicate – Hey Ho [Tribal Drift Rmx] Cabaret Voltaire – Yashar African Headcharge vs. Professor Stretch – Run Come [...]
Spill Challenge Vol 2. No.4 Orchestral Instruments in Pop and Rock
Posted in 'Spill Challenges, Uncategorized, tagged orchestral instruments on January 24, 2012 | 110 Comments »
Classical music is something I really know nothing about ! ! ! But I do like most of the things I have heard. I like the sound of the instruments a lot and there is a great variety ! ! ! But what about classical orchestral instruments in Rock and Pop?
I Can’t Believe I Like This Song
Posted in Pop, tagged brian may, dappy, n-dubz on January 23, 2012 | 8 Comments »
(Yes that is Brian May at the end.)
Earworms – 23rd January
Posted in Earworms on January 23, 2012 | 33 Comments »
The Proclaimers – 500 Miles How could this not get your toe tapping?! I love how those harmonies sound both chaotically flung-out and pitch-perfect precise. With this track, for me they escaped their “Buddy Holly-lookylikey Scots-twins novelty-act” presentation and produced something magical. Oh and the song ends properly. I do love a proper ending to [...]
“Knock knock”
Posted in Readers Recommend, RR Playlists on January 22, 2012 | 16 Comments »
So Call and Response songs then – this is a loose interpretation – because I can and it’s my selection. ..there seems to be debate about what is indeed call and response – but to me the sound and style is quite unique – I might be wrong – but I don’t care….. What do [...]
Etta James
Posted in Tributes, tagged Etta James on January 22, 2012 | 6 Comments »
I have absolutely nothing to say except that it’s sad when great musicians leave us. I’d love to wax lyrical about Etta but I really think that all we should do to note her passing is listen to and enjoy her music. Here, then, are half a dozen tracks from a live album I love. [...]
Tuesday Spill Challenge ? ? ?
Posted in Uncategorized on January 21, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Hi Everyone ! ! ! Has anyone volunteered for the Challenge on Tuesday? I have an idea if no one has claimed it yet! Also what time is desired to be posted on Tuesday, I need to convert time zone ! ! !
BOGUS EMAIL WARNING
Posted in Housekeeping, tagged DarceysDad, spam on January 20, 2012 | 33 Comments »
HEY ALL. DO NOT – REPEAT – DO NOT OPEN AN EMAIL FROM ME DATED TODAY. I’VE BEEN SNAGGED BY A FINANCIAL DETAILS PHISHING WORM. APART FROM BLIMPY, WHO LEGITIMATELY HAS AN EMAIL ABOUT ONE OF OUR MUTUAL FAVOURITE ARTISTS, ANYTHING ELSE FROM ME HAS BEEN AUTOGENERATED BY A BLOODY HORRORSHOW OF A CYBER-ATTACK. NOT [...]
12 for 2012 No.11: Lower Dens
Posted in 2010s, Indie, Shoegaze on January 19, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Lower Dens don’t only have a band name that’s lovely to say, they also have excellent song titles like “Two Cocks Waving Wildly At Each Other Across A Vast Open Space A Dark Icy Tundra” and a fine line in hypnotic vague-gaze. **Edit** The 12 for 2012 is now available in a mostly complete Spotify [...]
This headline is not made out of lego. I probably could make one – if, you know, I had a hammer
Posted in Randomness on January 19, 2012 | 2 Comments »
NO MORE ABBEY F**KING ROAD…after this one, I promise. It’s just I ran across a link to a fella who recreates album covers in Lego and then I found a few more here. And here. It all sort of seemed to, well, come together. I’ll go build myself a Lego coat now
12 for 2012 No.10: The History Of Apple Pie
Posted in 2010s, Grunge, Indie, Shoegaze on January 19, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Slotting nicely into my 2012 twee-core gap vacated by The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, go The History Of Apple Pie with their nice fringes and colourful jumpers – kind of like a less depressed Giant Drag. Predictable? Me? Yes, but I prefer the phrase ‘reliable’ thanks!
Spill Challenge # whatever – Welcome to the Human Race
Posted in 'Spill Challenges, tagged Babies, Kids, new spillers on January 18, 2012 | 68 Comments »
Just realized it’s Wednesday night and no one put a challenge up yet. So as we have a few ‘Spillers either expecting or recently blessed, this week’s challenge is A Song For a New ‘Spiller. We don’t have to go the sappy route here, folks.
Out of Order
Posted in Uncategorized on January 18, 2012 | 6 Comments »
I recently stumbled across Lotte Kestner’s wonderful covers album from last year, Stolen. Lotte Kestner is the solo project of Anna-Lynne Williams, lead singer of Seattle dream-folk-shoegazers Trespassers William, and the album is a collection of understatedly gorgeous versions of songs by the likes of Bon Iver, The National and Vic Chestnut. It also has [...]
12 for 2012 No. 9: Hidden Orchestra
Posted in 2010s, Post, Uncategorized on January 18, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Friends of mine in Auld Reekie have been banging on about the city’s own Hidden Orchestra for a wee while now. Ach! I feel like the 12 for 2012 has just turned into The Mercury Prize due to the inclusion of this one, the “token jazzy” one….*sigh*
12 for 2012 No. 8: The Men
Posted in 2010s, Punk on January 18, 2012 | 4 Comments »
I think you either like unhinged tri-guitar noise punctuated by occasional bursts of mentalist drumming….or you don’t. And if you’re missing the days when And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead were still good you may want to listen to the The Men track after the jump…
Taiwanese Pop and Indie – He Said – She Said
Posted in Indie, Pop, Uncategorized, World, tagged 30 Minutes Over Tokyo, He said - She said, Taiwan music, Taiwanese Indie, Taiwanese Pop on January 17, 2012 | 10 Comments »
She said Taiwanese popular music was stuck in a rut for a long time during the period of military rule in Taiwan. The army censored a lot of music and artistic expression of all types, but when Military Rule ended in 1986 censorship and government control of music ended and Taiwan began to catch up [...]
