The art of film criticism comes to the blog, as I review/preview the hot films of the festive season. I run the rule over Fred Claus, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Bee Movie, The Golden Compass, and Enchanted. Download from the shiny text below.
WARNING - May contain ill-informed bullshit.
Wednesday 12 December 2007
Christmas Mural
Here is the Peter Simpson Show Christmas Mural, feel free to print out and colour it in at your leisure. Click on't to get the full-size view.
It features from L to R:
A christmas tree, a floating monkey head, an Enoch Powell/Neville Chamberlain snowman, a weird-looking Santa, Jerry Seinfeld circa Bee Movie, present with bow and that, a skateboarding robot, another tree, Chris Rock, a reindeer running over an old man, a generic man wishing you a merry Christmas, and a oddly-faced Santa Claus that looks like a smashed bear.
Enjoy.
11/12 Tracklisting...
These Arms are Snakes - Big News
Continuing this radio show's association with bands featuring ex-members of Botch.
Prince - Guitar
Everybody's favourite rock-god midget, off his new album 'Planet Earth'. However, if you've seen the "Priest and the Beast" episode of the Mighty Boosh then the line "I love you baby, but not like I love my guitar" carries unintentional but hilarious weight.
Duran Duran - The Reflex
Continuing this radio show's association with "na na na na"-type vocals.
American Football - Honestly?
Seminal emo from Cap'n Jazz/Joan of Arc/The Promise Ring members. Nice guitars. Listen to it, get it off http://www.download.com
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
One half of Simon and Garfunkel. Guess which half? And also, good video. Chevy Chase and that...
The Beatles - Back in the USSR
It's the Beatles. What should I say? John Lennon invented Yakult back in 1979, but Dr Shiroto had him offed to protect the yoghurt-based secrets. Also, George Harrison once knocked out Muhammed Ali in a bar-room brawl in Chepstow in the late '60s. Used a brick. It got a bit messy.
Sufjan Stevens - That was the worst Christmas ever.
Sufjan 'Dude, it couldn't hurt to tie my metaphorical hands together by promising to make an album for each of the 50 states of the USA whilst spending 7 months writing an album about a MOTORWAY and making a 4-disc compendium of Christmas songs, could it?' Stevens here, with a nice mellow Christmas number. Wunderbar.
These ones didn't go out, but they still deserve the PSB treatment;
The Go! Team - Ladyflash
The UK's answer to Moby, vis a vis sample-happy dance-pop.
Incubus - Wish You Were Here
Mellow and ocean-y rock. Discuss.
David Bowie - Let's Dance
Recently nicked by Craig 'Proper Bo' David, who's proper buffed up. He's away to kick the shit out of Avid Merrion, I'll bet.
Continuing this radio show's association with bands featuring ex-members of Botch.
Prince - Guitar
Everybody's favourite rock-god midget, off his new album 'Planet Earth'. However, if you've seen the "Priest and the Beast" episode of the Mighty Boosh then the line "I love you baby, but not like I love my guitar" carries unintentional but hilarious weight.
Duran Duran - The Reflex
Continuing this radio show's association with "na na na na"-type vocals.
American Football - Honestly?
Seminal emo from Cap'n Jazz/Joan of Arc/The Promise Ring members. Nice guitars. Listen to it, get it off http://www.download.com
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
One half of Simon and Garfunkel. Guess which half? And also, good video. Chevy Chase and that...
The Beatles - Back in the USSR
It's the Beatles. What should I say? John Lennon invented Yakult back in 1979, but Dr Shiroto had him offed to protect the yoghurt-based secrets. Also, George Harrison once knocked out Muhammed Ali in a bar-room brawl in Chepstow in the late '60s. Used a brick. It got a bit messy.
Sufjan Stevens - That was the worst Christmas ever.
Sufjan 'Dude, it couldn't hurt to tie my metaphorical hands together by promising to make an album for each of the 50 states of the USA whilst spending 7 months writing an album about a MOTORWAY and making a 4-disc compendium of Christmas songs, could it?' Stevens here, with a nice mellow Christmas number. Wunderbar.
These ones didn't go out, but they still deserve the PSB treatment;
The Go! Team - Ladyflash
The UK's answer to Moby, vis a vis sample-happy dance-pop.
Incubus - Wish You Were Here
Mellow and ocean-y rock. Discuss.
David Bowie - Let's Dance
Recently nicked by Craig 'Proper Bo' David, who's proper buffed up. He's away to kick the shit out of Avid Merrion, I'll bet.
Tuesday 4 December 2007
4/12 Tracklisting
Lightspeed Champion - Tell Me What It's Worth
As part of my continuing remit to play sub-standard indie rock off the freshair playlist on my show, Lightspeed Champion win this week's "Best of a bad bunch" award.
Don Caballero - June Is Finally Here MP3
Jazzy instrumental math-rock for you. Gotta love it...
Idlewild - Idea Track
Track from one of my favourite albums, '100 Broken Windows', lovely stuff.
Led Zeppelin - Tangerine
The bizarre freshair obsession with Led Zeppelin continues...
The Polyphonic Spree - Running Away MP3
Mad boys in robes making happy clappy music.
Minus the Bear - Fulfil the Dream
Good-on-record-but-boring-bastards-live-indie from a band that features an ex-member of Botch. Who were far superior to MTB. Swings and roundabouts I guess.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold Lions
"Oh, oh. Oh, oh. Oh, oh. Ah, oh. Oh, oh. Oh, oh. Oh, oh. Ah, oh. DNNNN-DAH-DUH-DNNN-DUHHH!" and so on.
SPOTLIGHT - Comedy AND music?
The Flight of the Conchords - Issues (Think About It, Think, Think About It) MP3
Flight of the Conchords is one of the best things on TV right now (Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe's off-air at the moment). Get the DVD for Christmas. Fucking do it.
Matt Berry ft Richard Ayoade and Matthew Holness - One Track Lover
From the soundtrack of the hilarious 'Garth Merenghi's Darkplace', an ode to loving ladies, featuring Richard Ayoade rapping. A beast.
Damn Shames - Last Things
Edinburgh-based band purveying the "copius use of hi-hats=the basis of a good song" line of indie rock. Decent song though, so they get played on the radio.
Pretty Girls Make Graves - All Medicated Geniuses MP3
Yankee indie involves more shouting than ours. I like this.
The Futureheads - Hounds of Love
See Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but in a Sunderland accent.
As part of my continuing remit to play sub-standard indie rock off the freshair playlist on my show, Lightspeed Champion win this week's "Best of a bad bunch" award.
Don Caballero - June Is Finally Here MP3
Jazzy instrumental math-rock for you. Gotta love it...
Idlewild - Idea Track
Track from one of my favourite albums, '100 Broken Windows', lovely stuff.
Led Zeppelin - Tangerine
The bizarre freshair obsession with Led Zeppelin continues...
The Polyphonic Spree - Running Away MP3
Mad boys in robes making happy clappy music.
Minus the Bear - Fulfil the Dream
Good-on-record-but-boring-bastards-live-indie from a band that features an ex-member of Botch. Who were far superior to MTB. Swings and roundabouts I guess.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold Lions
"Oh, oh. Oh, oh. Oh, oh. Ah, oh. Oh, oh. Oh, oh. Oh, oh. Ah, oh. DNNNN-DAH-DUH-DNNN-DUHHH!" and so on.
SPOTLIGHT - Comedy AND music?
The Flight of the Conchords - Issues (Think About It, Think, Think About It) MP3
Flight of the Conchords is one of the best things on TV right now (Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe's off-air at the moment). Get the DVD for Christmas. Fucking do it.
Matt Berry ft Richard Ayoade and Matthew Holness - One Track Lover
From the soundtrack of the hilarious 'Garth Merenghi's Darkplace', an ode to loving ladies, featuring Richard Ayoade rapping. A beast.
Damn Shames - Last Things
Edinburgh-based band purveying the "copius use of hi-hats=the basis of a good song" line of indie rock. Decent song though, so they get played on the radio.
Pretty Girls Make Graves - All Medicated Geniuses MP3
Yankee indie involves more shouting than ours. I like this.
The Futureheads - Hounds of Love
See Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but in a Sunderland accent.
Saturday 1 December 2007
Thursday 29 November 2007
PODCAST!!!
Podcast is here. Hoorah!
This week I talked New Jersey, accused various people of not knowing how to talk, and struggled to define others. Sounds good dunnit? Well...
Right-Click on me and go 'Save Target As...'
Aye. If that's whetted your whistle, get mp3s by Yo La Tengo here (this also features the band being interviewed by puppets, Dalek here, and The DEP's new single here
Pass judgement, leave comment, and generally enjoy.
This week I talked New Jersey, accused various people of not knowing how to talk, and struggled to define others. Sounds good dunnit? Well...
Right-Click on me and go 'Save Target As...'
Aye. If that's whetted your whistle, get mp3s by Yo La Tengo here (this also features the band being interviewed by puppets, Dalek here, and The DEP's new single here
Pass judgement, leave comment, and generally enjoy.
27/11 tracklistsing...
Justice - D.A.N.C.E.
Do the D-A-N-C-E, blah-de-blah-de-blah. Like Daft Punk? Then you'll like this. You can get about 9 different remixes, all gratis, on http://www.download.com/ in the music section.
Eels - Bus Stop Boxer (Live w/ String section)
Throaty vox and strings = the win.
Q and Not U - Wonderful People
No to be confused with Glaswegians "Q Without U". Q and Not U were a disco-tastic indie band on Dischord (http://www.dischord.com/band/qandnotu) who split in 2005. Q Without U are a Glaswegian band with a name similar to Q and not U, a disco-tastic...
Foals - Balloons
"You! You like that whole "dum-tss-dum-tss" drumming thing don't you? Well check us out!" Nice dancy tune though...
Spotlight - New New Jersey; Hot bands from the state that brough you Sinatra, Bon Jovi AND The Boss
Yo La Tengo - Beanbag Chair
Dalek - Ever Somber
The Dillinger Escape Plan - Milk Lizard
LOOK AT THE NEXT POST UP, THERE'S A DOWNLOAD OF THIS BIT, FOO'
Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling into Place
We all know the score by now. http://www.inrainbows.com/
Hot Hot Heat - Rehab
Amy Winehouse is in the news a lot (reference - the national press every bloody day of the week). When Hot Hot Heat went into the Xfm studio they covered "Rehab...I said noh-nooh-noooh!". And you can download it from their myspace. Boss.
Willy Mason - When the River Moves On
Acoustic guitars. Countryish warbling. Lovely stuff. All a bit Deliverance (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deliverance) though.
Still Remains - Dancing with the Enemy
Up and coming? I saw this band 2 years ago in Glasgow! And a ruddy nice bunch of chaps they are. They don't like Trivium. Fair play.
Tips for the week - Fantomas, Les Savy Fav, and Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe (http://youtube.com/xthemusic)
Do the D-A-N-C-E, blah-de-blah-de-blah. Like Daft Punk? Then you'll like this. You can get about 9 different remixes, all gratis, on http://www.download.com/ in the music section.
Eels - Bus Stop Boxer (Live w/ String section)
Throaty vox and strings = the win.
Q and Not U - Wonderful People
No to be confused with Glaswegians "Q Without U". Q and Not U were a disco-tastic indie band on Dischord (http://www.dischord.com/band/qandnotu) who split in 2005. Q Without U are a Glaswegian band with a name similar to Q and not U, a disco-tastic...
Foals - Balloons
"You! You like that whole "dum-tss-dum-tss" drumming thing don't you? Well check us out!" Nice dancy tune though...
Spotlight - New New Jersey; Hot bands from the state that brough you Sinatra, Bon Jovi AND The Boss
Yo La Tengo - Beanbag Chair
Dalek - Ever Somber
The Dillinger Escape Plan - Milk Lizard
LOOK AT THE NEXT POST UP, THERE'S A DOWNLOAD OF THIS BIT, FOO'
Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling into Place
We all know the score by now. http://www.inrainbows.com/
Hot Hot Heat - Rehab
Amy Winehouse is in the news a lot (reference - the national press every bloody day of the week). When Hot Hot Heat went into the Xfm studio they covered "Rehab...I said noh-nooh-noooh!". And you can download it from their myspace. Boss.
Willy Mason - When the River Moves On
Acoustic guitars. Countryish warbling. Lovely stuff. All a bit Deliverance (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deliverance) though.
Still Remains - Dancing with the Enemy
Up and coming? I saw this band 2 years ago in Glasgow! And a ruddy nice bunch of chaps they are. They don't like Trivium. Fair play.
Tips for the week - Fantomas, Les Savy Fav, and Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe (http://youtube.com/xthemusic)
Tuesday 13 November 2007
13/11 Tracklisting...
Sorry to keep you waiting...
Duke Special – Slip Of A Girl
Duke Special – Slip Of A Girl
And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead… - Another Morning Stoner
REM – Half a World away
Maximo Park – Karaoke Plays
Sugarhill Gang – 8th Wonder
I mentioned it on air, and I got it. The "Sugarhill Gang alarm clock" scene from Scrubs. "Get your white ass out of bed..." and so on...(http://youtube.com/watch?v=CtAlZB2iqCU)
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5 & Melle Mel – White Lines
Dartz – St Petersburg
Get Cape Wear Cape Fly – Call Me Ishmael
Team Sleep – Ataraxia
Jonah Matranga – Not About A Girl Or A Place
Wednesday 7 November 2007
Build-your-own-podcast - Hydrahead
This is the Hydrahead feature, expanded, sadly though, no podcast. Grr.
Well, enjoy...
Founded in 1993 in New Mexico by Isis frontman Aaron Turner, Hydrahead have been involved in some of the most influential heavy bands of the last 15 years.
FAMOUS ALUMNI - the bands that shaped the label's lovely face-
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Converge
Sunn O)))
Khannate
Botch
The top 5, past and present-
Botch - The grandaddies of metalcore - if you've ever heard a band play an jaggy riff then follow it with something different then they'll be aware of Botch. The band sadly spilt after We Are the Romans, leaving the world a sadder place. But with Minus the Bear. Every cloud...
Cave In - Starting life as a tough, uncompromising metal band, Stephen Brodsky's men mellowed out a bit, and on the likes of Tides of Tomorrow and Antenna show a flair for writing chunky rock songs that you can sing along to. Lovely stuff.
Pelican - Dense would be a good word to use. Big, chunky, wave-like riffs, guitars that build and build and build, and a general sense of largeness not found in a lot of other music.
Jesu - "Avant-pop". From Wales. Don't run though, Jesu aren't total shoegazers. Their heavy experimental rock incorporates a whole range of stlyes and influences. You'll like 'em.
Isis - Responsible for the whole ship through frontman Aaron Turner, a big, proggy, epic rock band. Nice riffs, well-thought out songs, no vox. Good times.
3 MP3s to get you into the swing of things...
Cave in - Lost in the Air http://www.cavein.net/media/audio/mp3/lost_in_the_air.mp3
Pelican - Sirius http://www.purevolume.com/pelican
Jesu - Conqueror http://www.myspace.com/officialjesu
ON TOUR - coming to a town near you...
Pelican - Glasgow Oran Mor, 13th December
Jesu - Glasgow Oran Mor, 16th November
Dalek - Leeds Brudenell Social Club, November 11th
YOU MUST OWN - We Are the Romans, by Botch. Just do it. It's grrrreat!
UPCOMING RELEASES - So hot they're still on the presses...
Tusk - The Resisting Dreamer
For more info on all involved, get googling. Check out the Hydrahead Blog and website.
http://hydraheadlines.blogspot.com/
http://www.hydrahead.com/
Well, enjoy...
Founded in 1993 in New Mexico by Isis frontman Aaron Turner, Hydrahead have been involved in some of the most influential heavy bands of the last 15 years.
FAMOUS ALUMNI - the bands that shaped the label's lovely face-
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Converge
Sunn O)))
Khannate
Botch
The top 5, past and present-
Botch - The grandaddies of metalcore - if you've ever heard a band play an jaggy riff then follow it with something different then they'll be aware of Botch. The band sadly spilt after We Are the Romans, leaving the world a sadder place. But with Minus the Bear. Every cloud...
Cave In - Starting life as a tough, uncompromising metal band, Stephen Brodsky's men mellowed out a bit, and on the likes of Tides of Tomorrow and Antenna show a flair for writing chunky rock songs that you can sing along to. Lovely stuff.
Pelican - Dense would be a good word to use. Big, chunky, wave-like riffs, guitars that build and build and build, and a general sense of largeness not found in a lot of other music.
Jesu - "Avant-pop". From Wales. Don't run though, Jesu aren't total shoegazers. Their heavy experimental rock incorporates a whole range of stlyes and influences. You'll like 'em.
Isis - Responsible for the whole ship through frontman Aaron Turner, a big, proggy, epic rock band. Nice riffs, well-thought out songs, no vox. Good times.
3 MP3s to get you into the swing of things...
Cave in - Lost in the Air http://www.cavein.net/media/audio/mp3/lost_in_the_air.mp3
Pelican - Sirius http://www.purevolume.com/pelican
Jesu - Conqueror http://www.myspace.com/officialjesu
ON TOUR - coming to a town near you...
Pelican - Glasgow Oran Mor, 13th December
Jesu - Glasgow Oran Mor, 16th November
Dalek - Leeds Brudenell Social Club, November 11th
YOU MUST OWN - We Are the Romans, by Botch. Just do it. It's grrrreat!
UPCOMING RELEASES - So hot they're still on the presses...
Tusk - The Resisting Dreamer
For more info on all involved, get googling. Check out the Hydrahead Blog and website.
http://hydraheadlines.blogspot.com/
http://www.hydrahead.com/
Tuesday 6 November 2007
Tracklisting: 6/11
Foo Fighters – Home
Lifted from Echoes Silence Patience + Grace, surely the year's most nonsensical album title. Everybody has their favourite Foos album, I recommend There is Nothing Left to Lose. And it's my blog so that's that.
Biffy Clyro – Umbrella
The Ayrshire rockers' acoustic cover of that "-ella, -ella, -ella, -ay, -ay" song that people started claiming was responsible for the weather ths summer (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=264&objectid=10452521). Off the new Radio 1 live lounge album, which is a bit hit and miss. Do I need acoustic Calvin Harris? I could live with it. Do I need acoustic Coldplay? Nah.
Rocket from the Crypt - On a Rope
'90's punk. Can't beat it with a stick. Read about the band's chequered past on Wikipedia, hit http://www.rftc.com/ and get links to LimeWire their videos (surely the oddest way for a band to put their stuff about, but it's there if you want it)
Radiohead – Videotape
www.inrainbows.com is where to go to get the new album, for "as much as you like", with this on it. Apparently 2/3 of people didn't pay anything for it (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7082627.stm). Not surprised...
Cave In – Droned + Pelican - Sirius were featured as part of a Hydrahead feature. The online version of this is the next post up the way. GO!
Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing
He's just been added to the Nashville Rock Walk of Fame (http://www.visitmusiccity.com/media/press_releases.php?id=117). And you can buy him in toy form (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jimi-Hendrix-Ultra-Action-Figure/dp/B00005BT14). Makes anything I say seem a bit redundant.
Head Automatica - Nowhere Fast
Lifted from Echoes Silence Patience + Grace, surely the year's most nonsensical album title. Everybody has their favourite Foos album, I recommend There is Nothing Left to Lose. And it's my blog so that's that.
Biffy Clyro – Umbrella
The Ayrshire rockers' acoustic cover of that "-ella, -ella, -ella, -ay, -ay" song that people started claiming was responsible for the weather ths summer (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=264&objectid=10452521). Off the new Radio 1 live lounge album, which is a bit hit and miss. Do I need acoustic Calvin Harris? I could live with it. Do I need acoustic Coldplay? Nah.
Rocket from the Crypt - On a Rope
'90's punk. Can't beat it with a stick. Read about the band's chequered past on Wikipedia, hit http://www.rftc.com/ and get links to LimeWire their videos (surely the oddest way for a band to put their stuff about, but it's there if you want it)
Radiohead – Videotape
www.inrainbows.com is where to go to get the new album, for "as much as you like", with this on it. Apparently 2/3 of people didn't pay anything for it (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7082627.stm). Not surprised...
Cave In – Droned + Pelican - Sirius were featured as part of a Hydrahead feature. The online version of this is the next post up the way. GO!
Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing
He's just been added to the Nashville Rock Walk of Fame (http://www.visitmusiccity.com/media/press_releases.php?id=117). And you can buy him in toy form (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jimi-Hendrix-Ultra-Action-Figure/dp/B00005BT14). Makes anything I say seem a bit redundant.
Head Automatica - Nowhere Fast
Head Automatica, off the album Popaganda. Check out Glassjaw, frontman Daryl Palumbo's other band. http://www.glassjaw.net/ has a variety of mp3s, including live stuff, and remixes. Funky stuff.
Jose Gonzalez - Teardrop
Another cover from the Swedish acousticist. Check out the weird video at http://www.jose-gonzalez.com/, and then check out fellow Swedes The Knife (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7EYiFzNohU) whom Gonzalez covered when he did Heartbeats. The ubiquitous Sony ad with the bouncing balls featuring that track can be seen here http://youtube.com/watch?v=9NymcQJjPCs, along with a "making of..." feature.
Gallows ft Lethal Bizzle - Staring at the Rude Bois
In honour of this fine collaboration by ginger-fronted punks Gallows and irony-free grime mogul Lethal "The Bizzle" Bizzle, check out the undisputed king of "ft.", Wyclef Jean. His wikipedia entry details all of his various collaborations. There's just so many of them!
Pixies - Debaser
Pixies are good. Kurt Cobain even said so. But how much do you know about them? Take the 20 question quiz (http://www.ilovepixies.com/quiz/index.html) and find out. 8 out of 20, not good.
Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues
It's Bob Dylan, so not much new to say about it. The "video" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-xIulyVsG8) taken from "Don't Look Now" is a classic, although it's been parodied by, like, everyone.
Tuesday 30 October 2007
When Animals Attack!
Well, I talked about animal attacks on air, and, as promised, here is the full text of the news reports covering each attack
No.3 - Peacock attacking an expensive car (Daily Mirror)
No. 2 - Panda gets revenge on humanity (Metro)
No. 1 - The kamikaze squirrel (New Jersey Journal)
And as a special bloggy bonus, one that didn't make the air...
A Squirrel that took out the power to a HOSPITAL
No.3 - Peacock attacking an expensive car (Daily Mirror)
No. 2 - Panda gets revenge on humanity (Metro)
No. 1 - The kamikaze squirrel (New Jersey Journal)
And as a special bloggy bonus, one that didn't make the air...
A Squirrel that took out the power to a HOSPITAL
30/10 Tracklisting
30/10 Tracklisting
(picture: Avast!, taken from myspace.com)
Sigur Ros - Hljomalind
Taken from the new album Heim/Hvarf, out on the 5th of November. As is the live DVD Heima, which will be screened at selected cinemas across the globe. Click onto http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/ for details of your nearest showing, mp3s off the band's previous albums, and even downloadable music videos for those of you with fancy-pants walking video boxes (new iPods).
Minus the Bear - Throwin' Shapes
Off of Planet of Ice, out now on Suicide Squeeze/Undergroove. The band are touring at the moment, and will hit the UK in December, although when I saw them last year they were a bit on the dull side. Tickets are between £10-12, depending on where you are. Get mp3s on www.suicidesqueeze.net/minusthebear.html and check out guitarist Dave Knudson's old band Botch on myspace for some mathcore-tastic chops.
Bright Eyes - I Will Be Grateful For This Day
From Noise Floor, the rarities album by ol' Conor. The music section of http://www.download.com/ has 7 or 8 mp3s from various stages of the Bright Eyes back catalogue to check out, though the Bright Eyes official website (http://www.thisisbrighteyes.com)/ doesn't, and annoyingly insists on refreshing itself constantly.
Run DMC - Can You Rock It Like This?
A hip-hop classic from King of Rock, greatest hits albums by the trio can be picked up for a few quid now from the likes of Fopp or hmv during a sale. Check out the frankly hilarious video to the album's title track ("This is a rock n' roll museum - you don't belong here!") at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fumgOJLFSHw
Broken Records - New Town Bar
Edinburgh's answer to Arcade Fire, playing a few shows soon including a 25-band weekender in Dundee this weekend, and a support slot for Idlewild's show at Edinburgh's Queen's Hall on November the 4th. Check out www.myspace.com/brokenrecords for mp3s, tour dates, and all that jazz.
Alamos - Polemics
This one was taken from the self-titled debut on Pet Piranha records (http://www.petpiranha.com/). The new single Silly Icarus, But You Can't Blame Him For Trying is available now on iTunes etc, and is streamable at www.myspace.com/alamos albeit in iffy sound quality. Not many tour dates lined up, a show at Dundee Student Union on the 23/11 is all they have given their public.
Avast! - Three in Transit
Track taken from the debut album Faultlines, out now on Flagship Audio Recordings. Ordering info for the LP is available on www.flagshiprecordings.co.uk, and streams of tracks are available at http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=10264653
Archives - What's With All the Brutal Honesty?
From the Self-titled demo, the track is downloadable from the band's mini command centre at www.myspace.com/archivesuk . This is along with details of how to get a demo, or a lovely t-shirt, and details of their upcoming tour of Ireland.
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. - War of the Worlds
Taken from GCWCF's latest album Chronicles of a Bohemian Tennager. Check out his beautiful website (www.getcapewearcapefly.com), and read about his favourite causes in the links at the page foot. Go on, do something nice today.
Bloc Party - So Here We Are
Off Silent Alarm, available tuppence in one of several shops depending on the time of year. Check out the video for new track Flux on myspace music just now.
Comeback Kid - The Blackstone
Lifted from Broadcasting, the band's latest album. CBK (as they are occasionally referred to as) are embarking on a Europe-wide tour along with Parkway Drive and Cancer Bats. Get all the details at www.avocado-booking.com . Sadly mp3s are hard to come by, check myspace for some streams from the new album.
Radiohead - 15 Step
As you probably know, you can get this, and the rest of the new album, from www.inrainbows.com for diddly squat. I mean, you could pay. but there's no compulsion. Good job I say.
At the Drive-In - Sleepwalk Capsules
A classic cut from Relationship of Command, the band's final album. Check out this video of the band performing on the BBC's Later... with Jools Holland of all places to see what you've missed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZagV69HujUY). Madness. Also, check out everyone's favourite jazz/prog band to come out of the ATD-I ashes, The Mars Volta, at all the usual places.
Ra-ray-radio!
Welcome! This is the accompanying blog of the Peter Simpson show on Fresh Air(.org.uk)! Look here for more of the stuff from the show, links to bands, where to get mp3s, and more "hilarious" chit-chat!
Also, feel free to request songs on here. I'll do my damndest to get 'em. Damndest I say!
Also, feel free to request songs on here. I'll do my damndest to get 'em. Damndest I say!
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