Rock and roll.

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Burada sizlere beni etkileyen müzik gruplarını tanıtmaya çalışacağım. Bunların içinde 80'lerin grupları önemli bir yer tutuyor. Ne yazık ki bu grupların önemli bir kısmı ülkemizde pek tanınamadan 80'li yılları bitirivermişiz. Bazı gruplar da çıktıkları ülkelerde bile hak ettikleri popülariteyi kazanamamış. Sitede gruplarla ilgili yazıların yanı sıra müzik dosyalarına ve parça listelerine de yer vereceğim. Bu konuda her türlü desteği minnetle karşılarım.

The date of release of 'You & Me' is August 19th, but you can find it around the web for full download.

I had the chance to listen and I have to say... on a first glance, it seems the same old The Walkmen. And then it starts to sound really really good. Check for yourself, it's worth if you like their former works.

Those are my faves so far. But I always can change my mind:

* mp3 - Dónde Está La Playa?
* mp3 - Canadian Girl
* mp3 - I Lost You

I took these photos a little while ago now, when Mission of Burma came to the Black Cat to play their seminal post-punk album, Vs., the entire way through. Definitely my best concert experience of this summer.

Friday July 18

BOTTOMLESS PIT (featuring former members of Silkworm)

Genre: Rock/ Dub/ Folk Rock

May Sound Like: Yeasayer, Frog Eyes, Times New Viking, Evangelicals, Phosphorescent

"..edgy post-punk hooks and understated vocals" -Three Imaginary Girls

Free downlaod:

Bottomless Pit- The Cardinal Moments

with special guests THE KADANE BROTHERS (Bedhead, The New Year) and EL VALIENTE

9:30 pm High Noon Saloon 608.268.1122 $8 adv $10 dos

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Sunday July 20

WORT-FM welcomes The 3rd World Tour IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE

Genre: Hip-Hop

Similar to: Dead Prez, Non Phixion, Atmosphere, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Black Star

"..a Hip hop MC and political activist, he is of Afro-Peruvian descent and raised in Harlem, New York. The views expressed in his lyrics are largely a mixture of commentary on issues such as poverty, religion, and racism.." -immortal-technique.com

Immortal Technique- Dance with the Devil

with special guests DJ G.I. JOE, POISON PEN, THE CIRCLE, DJ ARCH

9pm doors 8pm High Noon Saloon 608.268.1122 $14 adv $16 dos

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Monday July 21

True Endeavors and ACG present

THE HOLD STEADY

Genre: Rock

Pairs well with: The National, TV on the Radio, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Sonic Youth

"The Hold Steady might just be the best bar band in America. With its riff-heavy mixture of classic rock and Craig Finn's lyrically dense storytelling, the group crafts intricately detailed musical universes that have already made it a critical darling and fan favorite." -NPR

The Hold Steady- 2005 Interview

with special guests THE LOVED ONES

8:00 pm Majestic Theatre 608.255.0901 $16.50 adv $18.50 dos

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Tuesday July 22

COLOUR REVOLT

Genre: Indie/ Rock

They might enjoy: Pedro the Lion, Minus the Bear, Sufjan Stevens, As Tall as Lions

Colour Revolt- Interview

Free Download:

Colour Revolt- Naked and Red, 2008 Plunder, Beg, and Curse

with special guests JAVELINS and THE FELIX CULPA

8pm The Annex 608.256.7750 $8 adv and dos

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Wednesday July 23

WORT-FM Hillgrass Bluebilly presents BOB LOG III + SCOTT H BIRAM

Genre: Blues/ Punk (Heads up: lyrics at the show will be of a "dirty blues" nature and may be offensive to some)

Also on this ipod: blues, blues, blues, and some Stray Cats

"..an American lo-fi punk blues musician, singer and songwriter who performs as a one man band. During performances, Log wears a blue full-body jumpsuit and a bubble-mask motorcycle helmet wired with a telephone microphone which allows him to devote his hands and feet to guitar and drums, respectively..." -Wikipedia

Bob Log III- Make You Say Wow

with special guest LEFT LANE CRUISER

9:00 pm High Noon Saloon 608.268.1122 $10

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I'm not really a concert girl. I don't dig going to The Kyber and getting wasted to bands that just come off sounding like noise. Plus it really ruins the elastic in my skinny jeans when I start sweating too much. Really. Or knowing my luck, some 230 pound oaf kicks me in the ankle as he throws his arms above his head and staggers forward in a half-drunk leap screaming 'Yeahhhhhh!!!' Thus, permanently disabling me and my hawwt heeled look. Ugh.

My music exploration is typically an online experience, discovering new groups through music blogs. Minimizes my interaction with groupies. Honestly, I can't say that the Philly music scene promotes itself as much as it should.

This city has a penchant for undervaluing talent!
Which is why they all leave, right?

But then there is Philly Rising, an open mic night every Monday at World Cafe Live. I went a few months ago. O. My. Phucking. G!! Great music gives me that light-headed, heart-beating-out-of-my-chest sort of pleasure. Ah, Bojibian.

Pronounced bo-JIB-ee-an, these guys are brutal. Beautifully untamed. When I first saw them, they took the stage in sunglasses; like, 'Hey we don't take ourselves too seriously...' but then proceeded to seriously rock out. The band consists of Stephen Lorek, Niles Weiss, James Scullion and Dylan Mulcahy. They pull off style and talent. Phucking down-right panache.

I won't even mention how young they are because I'm sick of how every youthful music act has to be some surprise... I mean really, how many geezers do you know who still have passion? Life is draining, man. SO counteracting my extremely jaded nature, I listen to Bojibian songs that are light, fun, LOUD, upbeat. That's the best way I can say it, as I've never been one for categorizing music, and Bojibian won't cage themselves in either:

Stylistically, the group draws from many different influences, at times sounding like some sort of post-modern mash-up of pop, post-punk, classic rock, post-grunge, Southern rock, and arena rock…or something like that.

So.

This Saturday.

Go to World Cafe Live.

Bojibian will be on at 9 pm. They will also be selling their debut album which they have been working on furtively for the past 2 months. Commendable for a band that's only been together since the beginning of this year!

HEAR THEM on Myspace. My fav? Hallway. Although Upstroke and Call Me In The Morning have been stuck in my head lately

I'll be sad when they leave us for NYC.

I kid. I kid. Well, sorta.

Bye Bye,

J.W.

Cedi uma entrevista e podcast para o site Misturinha. Bati um papo com o produtor carioca Jenner e falei um pouco mais sobre minha carreira de Dj, Produtor e ilustrador.

Segue a entrevista reproduzida:

Misturinha 211 Dj Bezzi

Conheci o Bezzi por uma amiga em comum. Antes de ouví-lo tocando como dj e produtor - conheci sua arte gráfica. Achei ultrafoda e o desafiei a fazer posters. Comprei os 2 primeiros, fiz moldura e estão bem aqui na minha frente no estúdio. Todos que aqui chegam sempre comentam e se interessam pelos desenhos. Um cara 100% do bem e muito talentoso. Torço por ele e sei que a recíproca é verdadeira. Abaixo, uma pseudo entrevista ou um papo de amigos para os outros verem.

Jenner: Como foi que você começou como dj ?

Meu background continua o mesmo de sempre; Djs veteranos com referências, especialmente os que tocavam (tocam) rock e suas vertentes. Quando via os djs graúdos de música eletrônica, achava que nunca poderia tocar como eles. Já os Djs de clubes pequenos e underground tinham um estilo mais simplista zelando pelo bom repertório e isso me encorajou muito.

Estou feliz que agora, é possível tocar um pouco de tudo em seu set. O radicalismo morreu. Atualmente, apesar de ter muitos profissionais do ramo, acho que a aparelhagem está melhor, temos mais opções além do vinil e cd (essa opção eu não largo) isso leva a discotecagem para um nível superior.

Quem tiver bom gosto vai saber usar essas ferramentas com sabedoria e não as levará para o lado negro da força! Esse ano estou tão motivado quanto no início de carreira, fechei parceria com uma produtora independente (Tronco Produções) que está me ajudando no fechamento das datas e adquiri respeito da velha e da nova geração por nunca ter esmorecido nesses dez anos.

Fiquei emocionado quando dois bons djs novatos me disseram que começaram a tocar por minha causa. Coisas como essa, fazem eu esquecer a parte ruim da profissão e dão forças para continuar.

Jenner: Devo fazer a clássica pergunta sobre o CSS ?

Bem, o que está feito, está feito! (rs) Sempre irão me perguntar sobre a música, mesmo tendo passado cinco anos que não tenho contato com a banda. Como tudo na vida, tem seu lado bom e ruim. O lado bom, é que gera curiosidade de pessoas que acabam conhecendo meu trampo de Dj, produtor e ilustrador. O lado ruim são as pessoas desinformadas que usam meu sobrenome como nickname e acham que apareci depois da música... Isso é um absurdo pois tenho 31 anos e toco desde 1999!

Jenner: Tenho acompanhado suas produções e remixes...

Eu comecei a produzir remixes de forma acidental (como quase tudo na minha vida), estou treinando para me aperfeiçoar e ter trabalhado com artistas como Forgotten Boys, Tetine, Edu K, Manta Raya (Argentina), Private Dancers e Club Silêncio, foi uma honra.

Jenner: Já te falei isso algumas vezes e talvez muita gente não saiba ou não conheça o seu excelente trabalho de artes gráficas, ilustração etc.

Esse ano eu tive trabalhos expostos na “Expo Stickers” de Curitiba, No espaço “Casa de Quem” de São Paulo e fiz algumas ilustras que foram publicadas em revistas e sites fora do Brasil.

Sou louco para criar uma nova linha de tênis, a que produzi para Mad Rats esgotou e queria fazer coisas novas. Quero muito voltar a trabalhar na área gráfica, mas enquanto isso não acontece, estou me jogando de cabeça na produção musical caseira e continuo com minha coluna semanal no chic.

Jenner: Quem te influenciou?

Uma grande influência pra mim eram os cartunistas marginais dos anos 80 como Angeli, Laerte, Glauco, Ota e Henfil. Posso citar também desenhos e seriados japoneses, quadrinhos da Marvel, muita coisa!

Jenner: Que tal 2 listas?

Adoro fazer listas. É uma coisa que herdei quando trabalhava em loja de discos bem antes de ler o Alta-Fidelidade do Nick Hornby.

Dez coisas gringas bacanas de 2008 pra mim foram:The Teenagers, Koko Von Napoo, Cut Copy, Zombie Disco Squad, Gentle Touch, Crystal Castles, Girl Talk, Dj Treasure Fingers, Ladyhawke e o selo Italians Do It Better.

Dez coisas nacionais bacanas de 2008 pra mim foram: O coletivo de Brasília Indiecent Music, A festa Funhell e Party Íntima de São Paulo, Roots Rock Revolution, o dj carioca Edinho (sempre), Klientss, Tetine, Database, a banda curitibana Copacabana Club e a variedade de bons blogs que pipocam na internet.

Playlist

1-MICKIE CHUNG-BREEZIN´

2-HOT CHIP-ONE PURE THOUGHT

3-GHOSTHUSTLER-PARKING LOT NIGHTS

4-ROISIN MURPHY-YOU KNOW ME BETTER

5-ROOTS ROCK REVOLUTION-SHORT W.A.Y.U.H (MASHUP)

6-THE SHOES-KNOCK OUT (80 KIDZ MIX)

7-POMOMOFO-WHITE HORSE (LAIDBACK COVER)

8-GENTLE TOUCH-EXPECTATIONS

9- THE TEARDROPS EXPLODES-TREASON

10- PETER MURPHY-DEEP OCEAN VAST SEA

11-SUPERGRASS-SEEN THE LIGHT

12-SIMPLE MINDS-ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID

BEZZI

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Le puede pasar a cualquiera. Llegas a la universidad, conoces a no sé quién, formas un grupo, te haces famoso, los festivales de música te rifan... Más o menos eso fue lo que les sucedió a Editors, que salieron de la Universidad de Staffordshire licenciados con todas las letras en el mundo de la música indie.

Liderados por la más que distintiva voz de Tom Smith y a pesar de que solamente cuentan con dos discos en el mercado, este grupo británico comienza a ser una referencia por su música, su estilo y sobre todo por la energía que transmite. No hace mucho algunos afortunados pudieron comprobarlo en directo en la sala La Riviera de Madrid y dentro de poco actuarán en el festival portugués de Paredes de Coura, formando de cabeza de cartel con otros grupos como Primal Scream o Mando Diao.

Para todo aquel que esté necesitado de una buena dosis de vitalidad... dos recomendaciones:

The Racing Rats

Munich

Uno de mis eternos debates es si merece la pena entrar en la discografía de un grupo mediante un grandes éxitos. Supongo que depende del contexto, y hay grupos que soportan mejor que otros la escucha de sus temas más reseñables de un tirón, en muchos casos porque mediante esa escucha se puede entrever ese hilo genial del que hablaba Sisa en la celebrada entrevista publicada en el Rockdelux recientemente. Luego hay también quien tiene una gruesa discografía, aunque no conviene adentrarse en ella más allá del grandes éxitos. Lo que se conoce como grupo de singles, vaya, que tampoco está tan mal. Y no voy a dar nombres porque este tipo de clasificaciones son siempre muy discutibles. El caso de Volume, Contrast, Brilliance es distinto. Se trata de una colección de sus primeros singles y grabaciones de temas destacados en distintas emisoras de radio, sazonados por comentarios radiofónicos entre canción y canción. Es un disco perfecto para los que todavía no han esuchado ninguno de sus álbumes, porque recoge diversos momentos de una banda en pleno proceso de evolución. Dicho de otra manera, la escucha de este disco no justifica que dejes sin escuchar su más que notable discografía, además, es algo de lo que te das cuenta mientras escuchas el disco; piensas: "Tengo que encontrar la grabación en estudio de esta maravilla". Todas las pistas de la grandeza de la banda están en esta recopilación editada por Cherry Red, pero no agota, ni mucho menos, las satisfacciones provocadas por escuchar discos redondos como Strange Boutique.
Volume, Contrast, Brilliance empieza bien. Muy bien. En "Eine Simphonie des Grauens" (una sinfonía del horror, subtítulo del Nosferatu de Murnau en su versión original, por cierto) ejemplifican su personalidad sonora mediante una superposición de instrumentos que en principio descolocan, aunque con las escuchas se va descubriendo que cada elemento está donde debería estar. Todo encaja y a la vez todo suena anguloso en esta canción, incluso afilado. La base rítmica apunta a la pista de baile, y esto quiere decir que estamos ante un ejemplo de post-punk bailable que no renuncia a sonar agresivo ¡ese bajo, que parece que te va a pegar un latigazo en la cara de un momento a otro! Y, sobre todo, hay que destacar la eficaz combinación de tensión y tirantez instrumental con líneas melódicas entrecruzadas, e incluso con rastros de psicodelia. Todo esto le va bien a la letra de amor loco post-morten, con líneas tan redondas e inquietantes como "Mi cadaver te ama, casémonos", tampoco resulta tan sencillo encontrar bandas que suelten cosas de ese tipo sin sonar ridículos ni pretenciosos, menos mal que a The Monochrome Set iban más por el camino de la juerga que por el de la oscuridad mórbida transitada por colegas de generación.
"The Jet Set Junta" es otra de las canciones más conocidas de la banda. Aquí aparece en una versión ligeramente diferente, grabada en una emisora de radio. Pero el frenesí casi de dibujos animados de las onomatopeyas en la letra, y de la batería y los teclados suenan de maravilla. Un aspecto que pocas veces se trata al hablar de ellos es, ya que menciono los dibujos animados, su sentido del humor. Un vistazo a las fotografías promocionales y a las disparatadas entrevistas de la época nos hace darnos cuenta de que este era un grupo muy divertido. Es una auténtica lástima que el adjetivo divertido solo se emplee con grupos en los que este aspecto es muy obvio -Devo, por ejemplo- lo de Monochrome Set quizás tenía más con marear la perdiz, jugar con su representación en los medios, con la ironía y el sarcasmo, ambos tan británicos. Una auténtica locura que siempre debería ser bienvenida pero que en ocasiones provoca miradas por encima del hombro dentro de la música, el motivo es un misterio para mí, no me pregunten. Viva el humor de The Monochrome Set, porque además es tan absurdo y británico como el de los Monthy Python. Aquí se dedican a ridiculizar las dictaduras a lo bestia, meter en una misma frase una referencia a las ejecuciones y a los casinos - Rattle, rattle, goes the bullet round and round the roulette wheel- identificando a ambos como señales distintivas del violento lujo en el que viven los dictadores, en un entorno musical que invita, o más bien obliga, a bailar, es una genialidad. Estos juegos con las imágenes chocantes también les caracteriza y les pone de nuevo en la tradición de los grandes humoristas británicos rompe-tabús, que llega hasta los creadores de Little Britain.
"Love Zombies" -más menciones a seres de ultratumba, después de la canción que abre el disco-  tiene un gran título, inolvidable al igual que la larga introducción instrumental, con el bajo machacándote el oído a base de bien. Ya lo he dicho y seguro que lo volveré a decir antes de terminar la entrada: qué originales eran sus ritmos, qué bien aguantaban el peso sus líneas de bajo, qué texturas tan interesantes las de las guitarras. Le sigue en la cara A uno de sus primeros singles, "Silicon Carne", con sus parones y reanudaciones de la canción y otra de sus memorables letras. "The Ruling Class" viene precedida, como todas las canciones, de un corte de un locutor radiofónico hablando de ellos. En este caso, nos encontramos con un ejemplo de cómo tomaban el pelo a los periodistas cuando preguntaban a Bid sobre el supuestamente contexto principesco de su familia, a lo que Bid suelta sin despeinarse que sus antepasados eran reyes indios. Bid hundía el dedo en la llaga de la fascinación británica por el exótico Oriente, superpoblado en su imaginación por personajes de sangre real.  En "Viva Death Row" terminan haciendo referencia al "I%92ve Got You Under My Skin" y, para cerrar la cara A del vinilo editado por Cherry Red a precio reducido en 1983, la juguetona "The Man With The Black Moustache" -título que me encanta, como Man with a man moustache que soy, aunque reconozco que me jode bastante que de repente sean tendencia los bigotes, I was a man with a black moustache before they were men with black moustaches y todo eso, ¡y tengo testigos!- grabada en una sesión para Capital Radio.

Mañana hablamos de lo que viene en la cara B.

Judging by recent samplings of the traffic to this site, most of you are Americans. So, here's more background on the musical landscape that existed up here in the Great White North in the early 1980s. We loved English pop. We loved it so much, that we made our own version of it, much like the English in turn loved American blues in the 1960s. A lot of what was made here in that vein was completely derivative, utter dross in fact. I won't name names here. The only reason it played so well, I'm sure, is that the CRTC's Canadian content laws made sure it did.

But, some wasn't dross at all. Some of it took on a life of its own.

Blue Peter's "Don't Walk Past" was one of the good ones - great ones, in fact. Now, it was clear that they were pulling hugely from Avalon-period Roxy Music, Japan, and Berlin-era Bowie. As such, their sound wasn't exactly breaking new ground, and the fact that their name was taken from a long-standing BBC children's program put them square into Anglophile country, even if the music wasn't enough of a hint. But, it was done with such attention to detail, and was played so well (I still love that central rhythm guitar riff...), that it holds its own as one of the best singles of that year.

Blue Peter played at my high-school that year, and they of course played this tune. Lead singer Paul Humphrey (not to be confused with OMD singer Paul Humphreys...) was a figure of urban cool, dressed as he was in the very same style as he had been in the official video for the song. Rock shows like this in early 80s Canada displayed all of the aesthetics of late 70s British indie, with musicians dressing as if they'd stepped out of a Dirk Bogarde film, all suits and floppy hair. Blue Peter did not disappoint.

By the next year, new wave was just about dead and American pop began to regain some of the foothold it had had to share with a second wave of the British Invasion. But, for a brief while, things were oh so continental in the suburbs of Toronto.

For more information about this Canadian band, check out the official Blue Peter band website.

Enjoy!

Nestled amongst the Chaîne des Puys in France's Massif Central is the unassuming town of Clermont-Ferrand. Best known for its association with the Michelin tyre company and the exploits of the local rugby team, the area is also garnering a reputation as an important cultural centre. In recent times the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival has become second only to Cannes in terms of visitors, catapulting many young directors into the public eye along the way. And then there is Festival Europavox. Now in its third year, this unique music event gathers budding musical talent from across Europe to be showcased in a series of intimate performances. Behind the scenes, provision is made for European industry executives to meet, establish contacts, and to toast new alliances with a few glasses of Cabernet Sauvignon. Well, it is France after all...

We're late! And for once it's not our fault. The train rolls into Gare de Clermont-Ferrand half an hour behind schedule, which, by French standards, is a travesty.  We take it in our stride, however, as a lifetime of travelling on the Irish rail network has prepared us for such eventualities. But it does leave us with precious little time to navigate our way across town before the night's proceedings get underway. Thankfully, Clermont-Ferrand is blessed with an efficient tram network and we're whisked to the festival's location in minutes.

Europavox is centered around La Coopérative de Mai - a music venue located on the edge of town, which exudes a sublime sense of intimacy and boasts superb acoustics. In the adjoining park a second, temporary, venue has also been erected. 'Le Magic Mirrors' - better known to many as the Spiegeltent - compliments "La Coopé" perfectly and has enabled the festival to expand and host more acts than in previous years. The exhibition centre in the nearby Polydome provides a hub for the travelling music executives to congregate and talk shop. It's from here that my compatriot Christine and I are supposed to collect our press accreditation. We arrive just after 9.30pm to discover that the centre has closed an hour earlier. What's more, it has started to rain. Luckily, we find Aziliz - Europavox's very helpful media coordinator - not too far away. Passes are issued and we can enter the arena to escape the downpour, hear some music, and consume a few alcoholic bevarages.

In our quest for beer we stumble across our first Irishman - in this case the pale skin and red hair is easy to spot in the crowd! Brian has won a competition to represent Ireland as an 'ambassador' at Europavox. Since his arrival the previous evening he has assembled a posse of his continental counterparts to get drunk and have a good time doing it. In total, 54 ambassadors have made the journey  - two from each EU country - and, apart from enjoying free entry to the gigs and drinking copious amounts of alcohol, they are here to blog about their Europavox experience on the festival website.

When I quiz the ambassadors on their experiences so far, the response is enthusiastic: "It has been a fantastic trip! I've met some great music lovers from all over Europe, who I will be in contact with for a long, long time to come," says Brian. "It's such a unique experience," adds Chiara from Italy, "I'm discovering new music and making new friends from all over Europe." Indeed, it's 24 hours after they've met for the first time and the ambassadors are chatting and joking like old pals. Romance also appears to be on the cards for some... but it would be wrong for me to reveal any more than that!

We talk and drink with the ambassadors until we realise the music has ended for the night and we still haven't seen a single act.  It also transpires that we've missed the last tram so we face a lengthy (and wet) walk back to the hotel. It's far from a pleasant experience - and being slightly tipsy doesn't help - but I finally fall into bed after a 40 minute trek.

I wake up at ten o'clock the next morning to the sound of the phone ringing. It's Christine calling to tell me that I'm going to miss out on breakfast if I don't get downstairs straight away. Still tired and hungover and in no fit state to attempt using my limited French vocabulary, I ask her to save some food for me. Minutes later, just as I'm starting to feel human again and sensing that empty feeling in my stomach, there's a knock on the door. Christine delivers a yogurt and some fruit, probably saving my life in the process. I always knew she was more than just a photographer!

After breakfast and a quick shower we head to the Polydome to get another perspective on the festival.

Europavox's organisers invite promoters, booking agents, record labels, and distributors to the event with a view to helping them network and establish new working relationships with their counterparts from across the EU. Clermont-Ferrand's Polydome houses the 'Professional Village' - an exclusive area where these industry representatives can congregate - and we arrive just in time for it's official opening. Fernando Ladeiro-Marques takes charge of proceedings, welcoming the assembled delegates and wishing them well with their business meetings over the next two days before inviting everyone for wine and finger-food. My lingering hangover deters me from sampling the wine, so I decide to wander around instead.

There are several stalls located in the hall with couches and coffee tables so that meetings can take place in comfort. When I find the stall allocated to the Irish delegates it is unmanned. However, I hear an unmistakably Irish voice talking close by and I find Dave Curran from Angry Management deep in conversation with some UK-based distributors. He looks busy, so I give a him quick wave and leave him to carry on with his work. Joey Kavanagh from The Agency has also made the trip over from Dublin and I find him busying himself at one of the computers provided for internet access.

With the music not starting for several hours yet, we travel into the town centre to browse through the shops and locate the Still - an Irish bar I discovered on a previous trip. Obviously my sense of direction has failed me, as it takes us quite a while to find it. Inevitably, we're too late to order lunch as they have already stopped serving when we arrive. However, we do manage to have some toasted sandwiches served up. My hangover is now but a distant memory, so I order a cider and pray I won't regret doing so.

After a few hours spent pleasantly rambling through the town we make our way back to La Coopérative de Mai in time to see Cast-a-Blast Sound System. This group is a collaboration between a number of hip-hop artists signed to Greece's Cast-a-Blast record label, including Sugahspank!, BNC, and Blend. Being the opening act is never an attractive proposition for artists and as they take to the stage there is only a handful of wary onlookers in the venue. Undaunted, the threesome break out the beats. I've never encountered Greek hip-hop before but, on hearing these guys perform, I can only wonder why. They've got catchy hooks and rhymes in abundance and an excellent boy/girl dynamic with Sugahspank!'s powerful, soaring vocals and BNC's clever lyrics delivered in stacatto. Meanwhile, Blend is working the decks and producing infectiously funky grooves. Soon enough, the auditorium starts to fill as curious concert-goers are drawn to these catchy sounds. By the time the Cast-a-Blast crew finish their set the room is packed and they depart the stage amid much cheering and a rapturous round of applause from the audience.

A quick trip to the bar is in order before returning for the performance that nobody wants to miss: Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip. After seeing them perform at Dublin's Crawdaddy venue back in January I know I'm guaranteed to witness an excellent performance. Even so, I'm not prepared for this. Quite simply, these guys are on fire tonight and I watch in awe. "Boom, boom, boom," croons Dan as the London duo open their set with recent hit 'The Beat That My Heart Skipped', while Scroobius Pip uses his brand of intelligently-worded rap to recount a tale of wanting more from a romantic encounter. The crowd love it and a mass of bodies is bouncing around in front of the stage. Then Dan lays down a sample of Dizzee Rascal's hit tune 'Fix Up, Look Sharp' as Scroobius's acerbic lyrics take potshots at artists who put fame and money before talent and credibility. Scroobius produces and array of props from a suitcase and utilises them as he rhymes his way through 'Angles' - a poignant song detailing various sides to the same tragic story. New single 'A Letter From God to Man' is aired before the two amigos sign off with a storming rendition of 'Thou Shalt Alway Kill'. "The Beatles - just a band! Led Zeppelin - just a band," Scroobius says, while the crowd shout the words back at him. Once they've left the stage it's obvious that any attempt to outclass this performance tonight will almost certainly be in vain.

Birdy Nam Nam give it their best shot, though. Their popularity in France is underlined by the fact that they have drawn the largest crowd of the night and their unique blend of electro and hip-hop has a number of fans moving on the dancefloor. However, we haven't got time to stay and watch because we have yet to check out the festival's second venue: Le Magic Mirrors.

Tonight this elaborate tent is playing host to an evening of folk music and the chilled-out vibe is accentuated by the number of people who have taken to sitting on the floor. We arrive while Lithuanian singer Alina Orlova is on stage. Singing in her native tongue, her sweet and heartbreakingly fragile voice draws the listener into the song, even if you don't understand the words. Her band backs her singing with some wonderfully laid-back and understated music that is easy to get lost in. However, Orlova's attempt to sing songs in other languages may be a step too far. I fear poor translation is to blame in the case of 'Barbie', which she sings in English. I cringe as she utters the lines: "Barbie has velvet skin / He's only seventeen / His mother is a slut..." Nobody else seems to mind, though, and the tune is given a warm reception by the crowd.

We're soon joined by a group of ambassadors, lead once again by the bold Brian. Some seats are found and our group settles down for more drink and conversation. When the music finishes, the security guards eject us unceremoniously in the time-honoured concert tradition and we make our way back to the hotel, where the session continues long into the night.

When I force my eyes open the next morning I already know that I've missed breakfast again. This time, however, I've escaped the horror of a hangover and so I'm feeling pleased with myself as I spy the depleted bottle of Jack Daniel's on the bedside table. I'm still tired and lazy and so I lay my head back down on the pillow. Just as I'm falling into a nice sleep, the door bursts open and almost scares me to death. It's the cleaners; here to tidy my room. I jump up and show my displeasure at their intrusion by using the international code for annoyance: I yell and shout at them. I contemplate hurling the TV across the room to emphasize my point but they've already retreated out of the room and shut the door again. By now I'm wide awake so I walk over to the window, open the blind, and make some coffee. Then I phone Christine and we make our plans for the day.

On arriving in the town centre, I get the uneasy feeling that I may die of hunger today. Yet again we've missed lunch hour and it seems every restaurant and café has either closed or stopped serving food until evening. We meet our fellow Irishman Joey on the street and he joins us in our mission for sustinence. Finally, after much scouring through alleys and side streets, we discover a small pizza restuarant. We endure an agonising wait for our food to be served but in the end it's worth it as we eagerly munch our way through our pizza portions.

It's the last night of the festival and when we arrive at Le Coopé we have no specific acts that we want to see. Instead, we can just soak up the atmosphere and talk with some of the people we have met during the past few days. In search of a comfortable place to sit, we stroll over to Le Magic Mirrors. Here, tonight's music is orientated towards rock.

As we enter the tent, Polish band Cool Kids of Death are taking to the stage. These guys can certainly play their instruments but you just get the feeling that they're trying too hard. There's no continuity in the music; every song is so different from the last that it's almost like a different group is performing each one. One moment they're playing hardcore, the next they're playing pop-punk. And beneath all that there's a synthesiser droning beneath the guitars, sounding very out of place. It gets confusing. The most infuriating fact is, however, that if Cool Kids of Death could stick to one choice of sound they could do very well indeed because they're quite talented musicians.

Just as I've resigned myself to an evening of mediocre music, Disco Ensemble enter. I've heard people talking about this group before but I've never heard them until now. I'm blown away by their performance. Their music, despite being somewhat more commercial, draws its influence from some mighty fine alternative bands - as I detect hints of everything from At the Drive-In to NOFX, and maybe even some old-school thrash metal. The powerful riffs, the angsty vocals, and the intensity at which each song is performed remind me very much of Swedish post-punk legends Refused. Their energy is transmitted straight to the crowd, who lap it up and go wild. There's no doubt that Disco Ensemble have stolen the show.

There's a sense of anti-climax as headline act Empyr open their set. This is due in no small part to the quality of the preceeding act. Perhaps I'm being unfair when I say this but I think the best way to describe Empyr is as being France's answer to Linkin Park. There's definately similarities in the composition of the music, in any case. On the other hand, maybe I've finally become a little too old to connect with music like this, for when I cast a glance across the legion of fans who have packed into Le Magic Mirrors for the grande finale I realise that most are no older than 16 or 17 years old. Not really digging the music at all, I go to the rear of the arena and find a seat amongst some familiar faces and leave the kids to have their fun.

When the music's over and the dust begins to settle on the last night of Europavox 2008, we take the party to the nightclubs of Clermont-Ferrand. It's not until 6.30am that I finally return to my hotel room and promptly collapse on the bed.

I'm only asleep for a couple of hours when the phone rings. It's Brian. He's been left stranded after the bus transporting the ambassadors to Paris has left without him. No need to worry, I assure him with a sleepy grunt, there's a train at 1.30pm. As a rather relieved Brian hangs up, I turn over in the bed and snatch another couple of hours rest. With a full day of travelling ahead, I'm going to need it.

Our train departs Clermont-Ferrand on schedule with Ireland's errant ambassador safely on board. We're all exhausted - and perhaps still slightly drunk - but we leave the town and Europavox with happy memories of our experience.

And, yes... we'll be back!

Festival Europavox: www.europavox.com

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Jesu is an experimental rock band formed in 2003 by Justin Broadrick following the breakup of Godflesh. Jesu was the name of the last song on the final Godflesh release, Hymns, and Broadrick decided to adopt it as the name of his new project. Justin Broadrick is also an ex-member of Napalm Death, the famous grindcore/ death metal band. Also he worked with Kevin Martin (the brain of The Bug) on the projects God, Ice and Techno Animal.

Jesu's sound is heavily layered and textured, drawing from and incorporating an eclectic mix of influences, ranging from ambient music, post-metal and drone doom, to shoegazing, downtempo and industrial music. Their recent releases have been described as "avant-pop" and avant-garde doom.

The members of Jesu are: Justin K Broadrick, Diarmuid Dalton, Ted Parsons and Dave Cochrane.

Links:
- Official page
- MySpace page
- Wikipedia page

Pete Wylieის პოსტპუნკ ჯგუფი ლივერპულიდან რომელმაც რამოდენიმეჯერ შეიცვალა სახელი თავიდან იყო Wah! Heat, მერე ერთერთი გიტარისტი ტოვებს ჯგუფს და პიტი ჯგუფს არქმევს Wah!ს და 1981 წლის ივნისში შეცვლილი ჯგუფის ახალი სადებიუტო ალბომი გამოდის სახელად Nah Poo! The Art Of Bluff რომელსაც დღეს წარმოგიდგენთ :E მერე კიდე შეიცვალეს სახელი Shambeko! Say Wah! ერქვათ და ბოლოს The Mighy Wah!–ზე შეჩერდნენ.
იქ შეცდომით მიწერია წელი ფოლდერზე 2001.. 1981ია სინამდვილეში :E

Wah! - Nah=Pooh - The Art Of Bluff

Label: WEA Records (New Zealand)
Catalog#: 600101
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: New Zealand
Released: 1981
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave, Post-Punk
Size: 56,9 MB
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Password: ufologia

Tracklisting:
A1 The Wind-Up (4:45)
A2 Otherboys (3:54)
A3 Why D'You Imitate The Cutout? (3:10)
A4 Mission Impossible (2:40)
A5 Somesay (5:16)
Written By - Pete Wylie/Rob Jones
Written-By - Rob Jones (6)
B1 The Seven Thousand Names Of Wah! (4:45)
B2 Sleeppp (4:10)
B3 Seven Minutes To Midnight (4:34)
B4 The Death Of Wah! (5:45)
Written By - Pete Wylie/Neal

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Anyway, Musicmobs was great....and since its creator, Toby Padilla,
has now joined Last.fm's staff, I was kinda hoping that Last.fm would
include a similar function. Maybe it has, but I can't find it.....

Anyway, here are some playlists I knocked together over the past months.
(Please note that the app I'm using to convert xml to txt changes "artist" to "Sung by"; though they're not all songs) -

Songs in Playlist 'Cinerama'

1. bleak bad big city dawn
Track Length: 3:12
Sung by: Jerry Fielding

2. Bullitt Theme
Track Length: 2:06
Sung by: Lalo Schifrin

3. The Carriage Of The Spirits
Track Length: 2:11
Sung by: Ennio Morricone

4. Cool Hand Luke (Main Title)
Track Length: 2:09
Sung by: Lalo Schifrin

5. Death Rattle
Track Length: 1:45
Sung by: Ennio Morricone

6. Dirty Harry
Track Length: 2:41
Sung by: Lalo Schifrin

7. The Ecstasy Of Gold
Track Length: 3:26
Sung by: Ennio Morricone

8. Everybodys Talking At Me
Track Length: 2:46
Sung by: Harry Nilsson

9. Farewell To Cheyenne
Track Length: 2:39
Sung by: Ennio Morricone

10. Goodbye Carter!
Track Length: 3:40
Sung by: Roy Budd

11. Halloween Theme
Track Length: 2:26
Sung by: John Carpenter

12. the ipcress file
Track Length: 3:57
Sung by: John Barry

13. L'Arena
Track Length: 4:46
Sung by: Ennio Morricone

14. Lullaby
Track Length: 0:58
Sung by: Paul Giovanni

15. Main Theme
Track Length: 4:14
Sung by: Wil Malone

16. Main Theme - Carter Takes A Train
Track Length: 2:57
Sung by: Roy Budd

17. Main Title
Track Length: 3:37
Sung by: John Carpenter

18. The Man
Track Length: 1:03
Sung by: Ennio Morricone

19. Manhunt
Track Length: 2:50
Sung by: Roy Budd

20. midnight cowboy
Track Length: 2:36
Sung by: John Barry

21. North by Northwest
Track Length: 3:23
Sung by: Bernard Herrmann

22. on her majesty's secret service
Track Length: 2:44
Sung by: John Barry

23. Palancio
Track Length: 4:08
Sung by: Lalo Schifrin

24. The Sundown
Track Length: 1:19
Sung by: Ennio Morricone

25. Taxi Driver
Track Length: 3:37
Sung by: Bernard Herrmann

26. Tommib
Track Length: 1:21
Sung by: Squarepusher

27. wednesday's child (the quiller memorandum)
Track Length: 2:13
Sung by: John Barry

28. Willow's Song
Track Length: 4:42
Sung by: Paul Giovanni

Songs in Playlist 'Quirktronica'

1. Architecture And Morality
Track Length: 3:43
Sung by: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

2. cris chana
Track Length: 4:50
Sung by: Wagon Christ

3. dandelion
Track Length: 1:15
Sung by: Boards of Canada

4. Desks. Pencils. Bottles
Track Length: 3:21
Sung by: Prefuse 73

5. Diesel Raven
Track Length: 2:53
Sung by: Chris Clark

6. funny little man
Track Length: 3:58
Sung by: Aphex Twin

7. hammer without a master
Track Length: 4:58
Sung by: Broadcast

8. He's a Liquid
Track Length: 3:03
Sung by: John Foxx

9. the hwicci song
Track Length: 3:40
Sung by: µ-Ziq

10. IKEA
Track Length: 2:29
Sung by: Stock, Hausen & Walkman

11. in the annexe
Track Length: 1:22
Sung by: Boards Of Canada

12. Invocation
Track Length: 6:23
Sung by: Cabaret Voltaire

13. Jellywand
Track Length: 1:53
Sung by: Stock Hausen & Walkman

14. Like Clockwork Springs
Track Length: 2:46
Sung by: Daedelus

15. Main Theme
Track Length: 4:14
Sung by: Wil Malone

16. memory towel
Track Length: 5:36
Sung by: Wagon Christ

17. Misprints
Track Length: 6:14
Sung by: The Matthew Herbert Big Band

18. The Move
Track Length: 4:41
Sung by: Boom Bip

19. My Red Hot Car
Track Length: 5:01
Sung by: Squarepusher

20. nav katze:ziggy
Track Length: 4:25
Sung by: Aphex Twin

21. No Day Massacre
Track Length: 4:22
Sung by: Mr. Oizo

22. phillip glass:heroes
Track Length: 5:18
Sung by: Aphex Twin

23. Playtime
Track Length: 4:26
Sung by: Nightmares on Wax

24. Radio Prague
Track Length: 1:18
Sung by: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

25. Rock on
Track Length: 3:59
Sung by: Jackson and His Computer Band

26. Shove Piggy Shove
Track Length: 4:19
Sung by: LFO

27. sixtyten
Track Length: 5:48
Sung by: Boards Of Canada

28. slipper suite
Track Length: 6:19
Sung by: Palmskin Productions

29. Smokin' Gun
Track Length: 3:23
Sung by: Freddy Fresh

30. The Song of Sam
Track Length: 5:10
Sung by: Severed Heads

31. Spoons
Track Length: 2:11
Sung by: Stock Hausen & Walkman

32. Staunton Lick
Track Length: 5:22
Sung by: Lemon Jelly

33. stop look listen
Track Length: 7:26
Sung by: Autechre

34. supafunk
Track Length: 5:14
Sung by: Jake Slazenger

35. ti bom
Track Length: 4:53
Sung by: Plaid

36. tomach
Track Length: 4:31
Sung by: Wagon Christ

37. A Touch Of Evil
Track Length: 3:11
Sung by: Cabaret Voltaire

38. Turning pages
Track Length: 7:47
Sung by: The Matthew Herbert Big Band

39. the wisp
Track Length: 4:15
Sung by: Simian

40. '76 Aka The Slow Train
Track Length: 5:40
Sung by: Lemon Jelly

Don't know why I was compelled to compile a playlist containing
only tracks with numbers in the title, but it makes for an
interestingly eclectic listen!

Songs in Playlist 'Numbers'

1. acr - samba 123
Track Length: 6:43
Sung by: Fila Brazillia

2. Area 51
Track Length: 3:37
Sung by: The Charlatans

3. atomic moog 2000
Track Length: 7:06
Sung by: Coldcut

4. Beauty 2
Track Length: 4:24
Sung by: Ladytron

5. cloud9
Track Length: 3:30
Sung by: The Temptations

6. Drowing by Number 3
Track Length: 3:30
Sung by: Michael Nyman

7. Iambic 5 poetry
Track Length: 5:31
Sung by: Squarepusher

8. Lovely 2 C U
Track Length: 3:25
Sung by: Goldfrapp

9. Number 15
Track Length: 6:49
Sung by: The Beta Band

10. Obstacle 1
Track Length: 4:11
Sung by: Interpol

11. Pacific 707
Track Length: 3:46
Sung by: 808 State

12. Polka Trax 3 (Wechsel Garland Remix)
Track Length: 5:02
Sung by: Mike Ink

13. Six Pianos
Track Length: 6:08
Sung by: Steve Reich

14. snapshots3
Track Length: 5:25
Sung by: Roni Size

15. song1
Track Length: 5:18
Sung by: DJ Krush

16. 4 dead monks
Track Length: 5:06
Sung by: Red Snapper

17. 4 Easy
Track Length: 2:32
Sung by: The Beta Band

18. 5-8-6
Track Length: 7:31
Sung by: New Order

19. 6 Underground (Nellee Hooper's Edit)
Track Length: 2:32
Sung by: Sneaker Pimps

20. 007
Track Length: 2:15
Sung by: John Barry

21. 007 a fantasy bond theme
Track Length: 3:59
Sung by: Barry Adamson

22. 11:59
Track Length: 3:21
Sung by: Blondie

23. 15 Love
Track Length: 7:42
Sung by: Wild Planet

24. 20 jazz funk greats
Track Length: 2:44
Sung by: Throbbing Gristle

25. 24 Hour Party People
Track Length: 4:36
Sung by: Happy Mondays

26. 24 track loop
Track Length: 5:57
Sung by: This Heat

27. 56
Track Length: 3:47
Sung by: µ-Ziq

28. 61E.Cr
Track Length: 5:38
Sung by: Autechre

29. 70s 80s
Track Length: 5:32
Sung by: Nightmares On Wax

30. '79 Aka The Shouty Track
Track Length: 3:41
Sung by: Lemon Jelly

31. 101 (Masseymix)
Track Length: 4:46
Sung by: Finitribe

32. 1921
Track Length: 2:49
Sung by: The Who

33. 1963
Track Length: 3:47
Sung by: New Order

34. 1969
Track Length: 4:20
Sung by: Boards Of Canada

35. 1971
Track Length: 3:24
Sung by: Freddy Fresh

36. 2000
Track Length: 3:04
Sung by: RPM

37. 2266 Cambridge
Track Length: 2:34
Sung by: Cut Chemist

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Oh I watched the movie Control, too.

A character as tragic as his roles. Iconic, intriguing, irritating, haunting - Bela Lugosi (born on now Romanian territory - Lugoj) was cursed to play the role of Dracula all his life. Unable to detach his image from that of a monster he slowly started to embrace it. This is why we find him as an old man playing Dracula sketches and as a final legacy to horror movies, playing in Ed Wood's movies, characters that are beyond pathetic - to the point that you hang them on your wall.

Bela Lugosi in Bride of the Monster

In Glen or Glenda

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No Man is one of the groups formed by Roger Miller, the guitarist from Mission Of Burma (classic post-punk/hardcore group from Boston) during the period between Mission splitting up in 1983 and reforming in 2002.

How The West Was Won was the final album by No Man - others being Win Instantly, Damage The Enemy and Whamon Express - and was released on SST in 1991.

Unsurprisingly it doesn’t sound a million miles away from Mission Of Burma, with plenty of tape samples and effects being used, but it still definitely falls into the area of guitar driven post-punk/ alternative rock music.

How The West Was Won

01. Cartoon, Cartoon (Where’s The Exit?)
02. Boomerang
03. How The West Was Won
04. Reach For The Sky
05. Here We Go
06. The Set-Up
07. Wounded World
08. Grabbed Star
09. It’s Just A Day
10. No Warning
11. Call On Me
12. (Astronomy Engine)

How The West Was Won

No Man - Wounded World

Rockinho super pra pistas espertas. As entendidas ahazaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam!

Bush Tetras - Too many creeps

Bush Tetras MySpace

Video super aqui!

Gang Of Four released their new single 'Second Life'.  Check out this remix by Whitey.

Mp3 Gang Of Four-Second Life (Whitey Remix)

Note : 4/5

image: Seven Ten Twelve

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www.blocparty.com

www.myspace.com/blocparty

Bloc Party are an English indie rock band, composed of Kele Okereke on vocals and rhythm guitar, Russell Lissack on lead guitar, Gordon Moakes on bass guitar and Matt Tong on the drums.