Music Room *It's fully soundproofed*

[mockney piers]

New Charlatans songs Oh Vanity! & You cross my Path

Rather nice. Nods to their early days while sounding fairly fresh if a bit unexciting.

[Jah Lush]

For those of you who are about to go down the pub.

[Brendan]

Something I have rediscovered lately.

[david_carnell]

A great piece of modern hip-hop with intelligible and intelligent lyrics - and I feel like I can't say that too often at the moment.

*terrible fan video though

[mockney piers]

I'm in a curiously good mood people

annuals brother

[SeanMacGabhann]

you might be (and I'm glad to hear it) but the song you posted says "unavailable" - whassit?

[mockney piers]

Still playing for me, but never mind, here's the youtube Annual - Brother

I'll throw in a (slightly iffy) live version of sway too, which pitchfork described as all indie's recent soiled clothes washed in a lady black mambazo rinse. No idea what they're talking about but it makes for a good quote.

[mockney piers]

The assisted dying thread (yeah good mood clearly gone now) reminded me of this song from Ed Hamell, whom SMG took me to see a few weeks ago.

His father killed his mother (who had been suffering some sort of senile dementia) then killed himself. In his note he said that if Jesus wanted to have words with him, he'd scream "why did you do that to my Mary!!".

Powerful but rewarding show (it's actually very funny believe it or not)

 

[mockney piers]

Shameless plug for my mate's band (he's the surly drummer who somehow manages to avoid exploding)

The Corrections - Barcode

[david_carnell]

Oh, good idea.

My mates band (he's the lead singer):

The Goodbye Sergeants

May I recommend "Boy Band Kind of Way" as the track du jour.

[Jah Lush]

Been wanting to play this for a while.

Happy Mondays - Wrote For Luck

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Introducing my friend, Helen:

Helen J Hicks

[Jah Lush]

I really like this track and love the video. I think it's Spike Jonze.

Daft Punk - Da Funk

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

heard this girl on the radio this morning, I think she's fab.

Duffy

[mockney piers]

Blimmin'eck it's cold. A couple of lively Mazaring numbers to liven us up on this bitterly cold morning.

mazarin for energy infinite new american apathy

[mockney piers]

The rather wonderful Emmy the great with Two Steps Forward.

Keep an eye out for her.

[mockney piers]

can't believe this wasn't christmas number one.

half man half biscuit cliched to be cynical at christmas

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Apologies to Sean, but after a lovely Easter lunch with friends (courtesy of William Rose), I've been having a Beatle-fest and just adore the harmonies on this one:

This Boy

[mockney piers]

best ever song?

 

[mockney piers]

*Picks pin up again, whew that was loud*

ok, just a pretty good song this time Elbow - Powder Blue

[mockney piers]

envelopes party remix

[SeanMacGabhann]

In light of the fact that a Kraftwerk tribute band is playing the Wishing Well sometime in April (can't remember the date - saw it on a poster when I last passed)

[david_carnell]

Another Kraftwerk tribute, this time somewhat in jest.

Bill Bailey - Die Hokey Kokey

[mockney piers]

eeh gads its grey and dark and miserable and wintery and stark out there.....ppppppppphhhhshssssshwwwwwwoooOOOoooOOOO

esmerine why she swallows bullets and stones

[giggirl]

Random muso thoughts:

Kraftwerk played both Brixton and the Royal Festival Hall in living memory (3-4 years ago I think). In performance they are really dull.

The 2008 Meltdown Festival at the Festival Hall (with Massive Attack as curators) due to announce lineup any day now. Portishead? Madonna guesting maybe? Tricky (what happened to him?). Whatever.

These last few days I've been mostly listening to The Doors - man I would have loved to have seen The Doors play. Except for right now this moment - I'm listening to Iggy.