Month: December 2020
SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES Chantent French Christmas Chanson ‘I’l EST NÉ, LE DIVIN ENFANT’
Daily fuel to load your batteries…
25 December 2020
In the early eighties Goth icons SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES, with
The Cure‘s Robert Smith as temporary member, covered classic French
Christmas lullaby I’l Est Né Le Divin Enfant (‘He is born, the divine child’).
The song was published for the first time in 1874 by the organist of
the cathédrale de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges in France.
The Banshees released their version as the B-side of the single Melt,
a great track from their excellent 1982 LP A Kiss In The Dreamhouse.
Siouxsie in French… fantastique!
Hallelujah! Let’s all sing for peace,
tolerance, equality, love and unity…
SIOUXSIE: Facebook
Coming In 2021… CLOUD NOTHINGS
25 December 2020
Band: CLOUD NOTHINGS
Who: Cleveland’s noise junks, led by
singer-songwriter Dylan Baldi, fooling
around with poppy edges.
Album: THE SHADOW I REMEMBER – 8th LP
Produced by Steve Albini.
Out: 26 February 2021 – details here.
Info: The songs are kept trim, mostly around the three-minute mark,
while being gleefully overstuffed. Almost every musical part turns into
at least two parts, with guitar and drums opening up and the bass
switching gears. “That’s the goal—I want the three-minute song to be
an epic,” Baldi says. “That’s the short version of the long-ass jam.”
Singles so far…
– THE SPIRIT OF –
– AM I SOMETHING –
CLOUD NOTHINGS: Facebook
PLAY LOUD! 5 Classic Crackers To Ease The LOCKDOWN XMAS BLUES
C’mon, get out of your bed, clear your living room and dance yourself
dizzy. Middle-finger to the lockdown blues. It’s Christmas!
1. Home by IGGY POP (1990)
Home, boy
Everybody needs a home
Home, boy…
2. I’m Going Home by TEN YEARS AFTER (1968)
Gonna see my baby, see my baby fine
Gonna take my baby, want to take my baby mine
Hoping my woman treats me real kind…
3. Safety Dance by MEN WITHOUT HATS (1982)
Say, we can go where we want to
A place where they will never find
And we can act like we come
From out of this world
Leave the real one far behind…
4. Home Computer by KRAFTWERK (1982)
It’s more fun to compute
I program a home computer
Beam myself into the future…
5. Our House by CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG (1970)
Our house is a very, very, very fine house
With two cats in the yard
Life used to be so hard
Now everything is easy ’cause of you
And our house…
Best 10 Albums Of 2020 According To British Music Magazine UNCUT
Longtime running monthly music magazine UNCUT picked
its 10 best albums of the past 12 mouth mask months, with
good old, living legend BOB DYLAN on top of the pack.
1. Rough and Rowdy Ways by BOB DYLAN
Uncut: “He can still surprise us, this complicated man.”
Stream here…
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2. Shore by FLEET FOXES
Uncut: “Pecknold has created another beautiful,
immersive world for us to dive into.”
Stream here…
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3. Punisher by PHOEBE BRIDGERS
Uncut: “Bridgers’ second solo album
confirms that the first was no fluke.“.
Stream here…
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4. The New OK by DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS
Stream here…
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5. It Is What It Is by THUNDERCAT
Uncut: “From funk struts to tender touches,
Thundercat’s ascension continues rapidly here.”
Stream here…
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6. Saint-Cloud by WAXAHATCHEE
Uncut: “The sense of warmth and uplift is all in
the music, rich with bright chords and hooks.”
Stream here…
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7. Gold Record by BILL CALLAHAN
Uncut: “Gold Record is very assured, marking
a refinement of the Callahan sound.”
Stream here…
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8. Beyond The Pale by JARV IS…
Uncut: “Cocker’s finest work since This Is Hardcore. The arrival
of an adventurous collective who might just be getting warmed up.”
Stream here…
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9. Heart’s Ease by SHIRLEY COLLINS
Uncut: “Heart’s Ease finds Collins’ voice rejuvenated,
and her confidence restored.”
Stream here…
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10. Song For Our Daughter by LAURA MARLING
Uncut: “She’s making significant musical changes – adding
fullness via a wide range of instruments, and a melodic pop swing.”
Stream here…
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Back For One Night Only… RAMONES
Gabba Gabba Xmas, all you music junkies out there…
RICK PARFITT – The 24/7 STATUS QUO Rocker Passed Away 4 Years Ago Today
24 December 2020
(Pic by Turn Up The Volume! 2015)
Why do I remember RICK PARFITT here every year since he passed away 4 years ago on 24 December? Because he was the 24/7 blonde God riff-king of legendary 12-bar boogie rockers STATUS QUO. And? Well, I saw the Quo about a million times live. Am I serious? You bet. It was always no-nonsense-sweaty-head-banging fun. Always! I repeat always.
R.I.P. RICK!
Coming In… 2021
24 December 2020
American rockers The Black Crowes hit the road next year to play their
debut album Shake Your Money Maker – that turned 30 this year – in full.
Remember the smoking-hot lead-single Jealous Again?
Shake your stuff here…
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CROWES: Facebook
Striking 2020 Album Artwork
Great album covers of 2020…
24 December 2020
Band: FILIBUSTER (Antwerp, Belgium)
Sound: A ragtag collection of classical, avant-garde, jazz,
punk and metal musicians, dedicated to anything that
falls under the common denominator of pretty noise.
Album: FUTURE ANACHRONISMS
Released: 5 May 2020
Artwork: By Sara Vandyck (Antwerp, Belgium). She creates
surreal illustrations and paintings, often experimenting with
different techniques, in which the theme of absurdity prevails.
Eargasms guaranteed…
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BIG BLASTS FROM THE PAST – 5 Cracking Singles Turning 35 In 2021
All released in 1986…
1. ‘Living Too Late’ by THE FALL
Finally going through old parasite gate
But there’s a 24-hour clock watch
And I’m living too late
Think
R.I.P…
2. ‘Kiss’ by PRINCE
You don’t have to be beautiful
To turn me on
I just need your body, baby
From dusk ’til dawn
Kiss here…
3. ‘Walk This Way’ by RUN DMC
She told me to
Walk this way!
Talk this way!
Walk here…
4. ‘World Shut Your Mouth’ by JULIAN COPE
She sings, “World, shut your mouth, shut your mouth
Put your head back in the clouds and shut your mouth
Be quiet…
5. I Want You by ELVIS COSTELLO
I want you, you’ve had your fun, you don’t get well no more
I want you, your fingernails go dragging down the wall
Be careful, darling, you might fall
Love here…