Archive for the ‘Band’ Category
Review: Zydecosis – Zydeco All Night
Over the last few years, we’ve seen a number of bands playing what at first might have seemed “impossible” or in some cases “sacrilegious” versions of accepted classics. So the thought of a zydeco-style WHOLE LOTTA LOVE, SATISFACTION and PARANOID could be enough to make most rock fans tear their remaining hair out. On the [...]
Tally Hall – Good Day
This is a fantastic band we featured on the podcasts some months ago. A mixture of Bach, Queen and an edge of Monty Python. From their debut album Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum. Go look at their website. Related articles by Zemanta Tally Hall’s Drummer Pits Skybox Vs. OMC Vs. Ludacris (chicagoist.com) Dynamo’s Cruz nets first [...]
FM Belfast – Par Avion
As featured in podcast number 6 a couple of weeks back, the special programme devoted to Icelandic artists, FM Belfast with Par Avion. Related articles by Zemanta FM Belfast – “Underwear” Video (Stereogum Premiere) (stereogum.com) Nokia launches bike-powered handset (seattletimes.nwsource.com) iHome Ships the iP49 First Portable Audio System to Feature Bongiovi Acoustics Digital Technology (eon.businesswire.com) [...]
Demolition, man – Video by the Saicos
Thanks to Alfonso who brought this gem to my attention after seeing the band last weekend at the Primavera Sound Festival here in Barcelona. The Saicos were still in shape, apparently and showing why they have been called the Fathers of Punk… Great track, though sounds a bit like Surfin’ Bird to me. Enjoy and [...]
Alan Weisman – Liminality
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Liminality (from the Latin word līmen, meaning “a threshold”[1]) The liminal state is characterized by ambiguity, openness, and indeterminacy. One’s sense of identity dissolves to some extent, bringing about disorientation. Liminality is a period of transition where normal limits to thought, self-understanding, and behavior are relaxed – a situation [...]
The Bad Shepherds
While finding out a bit about bands for last week’s podcast, I looked up The Bad Shepherds, who did a version of the Sex Pistols‘ God Save The Queen. It turns out that the band is the brainchild of Adrian Edmondson, the punk from the classic BBC series The Young Ones (as well as many [...]
