This might not have been her best known or most innovative track, but it was the first time that I remember hearing Donna Summer’s music – and it struck a chord with my teenage self.
It seems quite appropriate to me, as I can imagine her rejoicing in the opportunity to join that ghostly dinner party full of deceased icons at long last.
Rest in peace, Donna – and thank you for the music. Your voice will continue to thrill us, as will those incredible tunes.
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TP shows off the fancy embroidery on his weskit
Well, folks, I was…with Regina Spektor. I thought the first song she did, with no accompaniment except her own tapping on the mic, was really excellent. And I also liked the second song with her band. But after that I just felt everything was far too samey. Perhaps I should’ve taken more time beforehand to become familiar with her stuff…but she’s not on the European leg of the tour so I’m going to forget about her for now and investigate Jonathan Wilson (who?) the new opening act.
So anyway. We were in the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, TX, which is a basketball arena. I’d been thinking that the venue would be quite small, because a basketball court is small, but this proved not to be the case. It was vast (and sold out). They must like their basketball a whole lot in Austin. Matt and I had whiled away the time before the show started having very expensive drinks in the VIP lounge and we had enjoyed ourselves so much talking to fellow TP&TH fans that we had neglected to go and look at the merchandise…but never mind, I’ll have 6 more opportunities to buy stuff and I now know which T shirt Matt would like for his birthday.
Where was I? Oh yes. Imagine that we’re no longer in the VIP lounge but in our third-row seats watching the techies set up for the band. There was an enclosure with gear in it on the floor on our side of the stage and we saw some celebrity kiddiwinks having a tea party there, and after that Benmont Tench came and wandered round a bit, and so did Ron Blair, and so did someone who might have been Mrs TP, only I wasn’t quite sure. And then the lights went down, and everybody stood up and started to make a noise, and then it looked like this:
TP&TH get going
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Anyone who has been to a ‘Spill/RR social will have noticed DaddyPig taking himself off to a quiet corner early in the evening to call home and sing his little angel a bedtime song. [And when he's done, his wife puts their young un on for awhile. ba doom b..oh n/m]
OK, it’s a bit heartwarming. Those of us with kids exchange knowing smiles and there has been the occasional tear shed.
Tears of LAUGHTER, the whuss!!!!!!!
OK, your turn. The man turns 50 on Friday. Let’s roast the old fart! This week’s Spill Challenge: What song would you sing down the phone to DaddyPig?
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2 Badcard – Noise Polluters
Mark Stewart & The Mafia – Hysteria
J J Burnel – Freddie Laker (Concorde & Eurobus)
Primus – Lee Van Cleef
Stump – Kitchen Table
Tack>head – Dreamworld [Dub]
Bill Nelson & Mick Khan – Glow World
Shriekback – Lined Up [Disco Mix]
A Certain Ratio – Flight
Renegade Soundwave – Women Respond To Bass
Dub Syndicate – Night Train
Ghetto Priest & Ri Ra – Show Them
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La Oreja de Van Gogh – Mil Rosas
They could win an award for the daftest band name ever (Van Gogh’s Ear) but they have also put together some of the catchiest and well structured pop tunes of the last decade. This slow one is really just about being in love and how nice it is to get roses from your lover. I love Amaya Montero’s voice on this track. She has since left the group and it’s not the same.
Mrs Maki
Nish – Jwel
I’ve had this lovely slice of European electronica on 7 for about ten years, but it still manages to startle me every time I put it on.
Panthersan
Daylight
Here’s a track that came out at the fag-end of last summer but makes me feel as though spring has finally sprung here in the North.
Oh, and don’t let a recommendation from The Guide put you off to what is a great album.
AlBahooky
Jimmy McGriff – D.B. Blues (Part I)
Jimmy McGriff – D.B. Blues (Part II)
The standard bearer for blues-jazz on the Hammond organ in the 60′s and 70′s, McGriff takes us on a funky, 11-minute daydream through soul, jazz and blues that will transform how you think about genres and the Hammond.
Tincanman
The Rugbys – Wendenghal The Warlock
If it’s on a Shelby Singleton label, it’s always worth a look and a listen. The Rugbys were a group out of Louisville, Kentucky who had a national hit with “You, I” in 1969 – a decent, if slightly dated garage psyche tune. The followup was like nothing else, and actually got some airplay. A bizarre stab at British “Dungeons & Dragons” prog rock (Sabbath, Zep, Heep) with a distinctive organ line. If nothing else, it’s a Southern-fried Spinal Tap.
SweetHomeAlabama
Only five selections this week, because that Jimmy McGriff is a bit long.
Please send your wonderful earworms, along with their blurbs, to earworm@tincanland.com – and remember that multiple submissions are both permitted and, indeed, very welcome. Thank you!
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Here is the new single from ‘Spill favourites of 2010 (and of course ex-Pocahaunted member) Best Coast.
The whole album, ‘The Only Place’ is streaming on NPR here too.
The initial reviews look good and it definitely sounds like a step forward to me too. It takes the girl-group Cali-pop stonerisms of the first album and adds a bit more production and lyrical depth. The summer starts here!
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1 Surfin’ USM Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
2 Untitled Modest Mouse
3 U-Mass Pixies
4 Feel The Pain Dinosaur Jr.
5 This Charming Man The Smiths
6 Slow My Bloody Valentine
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