Wednesday, May 7, 2008
THE CHARLATANS UK - IMPOSSIBLE
CONTROL - TRAILER
THE LIFE OF IAN CURTIS
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the Charlatans UK - Impossible
One of the more overlooked songs on the Only US release.......
When this tour took off in NYC they played mostly older material at the Roseland. I wasn't complaining however, I was lucky enough to get as close to them as I did.
Cantu - 2008
ECHOBELLY - IN THE YEAR.....
"WHERE IS THE VIDEO - I SAID !!??"
Sadly, there was never a video for this track. However, it is one of the more brilliant songs from the ON CD.... This release was interesting for another reason. When you flipped the CD over on a 180 degree angle, it reads as NO. Hmmmm
I like this poppy version of Echobelly -- the first three albums really speak to me. There are so many guitar hooks on them so they never fall flat or become tiresome. The later CD's are very somber -- still brilliant -- but different.
This is worth picking up -- and you can still get it at Amazon.com.
This and "EGO - everybodys, got one" is definately worth getting because it has the same central themes working through the songs. Singer Sonya Aurora has a lot of heart and soul in these tracks while some riffs speak from the vault of The Smiths. Actually Morrissey first praised this band in an old issue of the now defunct, RayGun magazine. This was the creation of graphic uberlord David Carson.
After all this time -- this track shines in the dark.
Posted by Cantu on May 7, 2008
The FUTUREHEADS - Radio Heart
"Thank You BBC - For Keeping Me In Tune With You"
This is what I get for not listening to the BBC for months on end. Yes, I have been busy with my business and have dropped the ball on my pop culture sensibilities. This band sort of snuck up on me on the BBC. I looked into it and realized I was missing out on something near great!
Ah, but such is the way of life in the world of pop. It is those unexpected times that you find gems in the dust. I cannot figure out where these guys are from. They only have a few singles and a couple of albums I believe. They are on ITUNES but this song is not featured which is too bad - because in a short time it becomes very memorable.
Cantu - posted this on May 7, 2008 at 10:22 PM
THE HOOSIERS - Cops and Robbers
TH3 CURE - WHY CANT I BE YOU? Remember that song when it came out? I know I wasn't ready to see my Goth heroes glammed out with a jazzy horn section. I still don't understand the furry bear suit Robert Smith was wearing. I recall that video and song leaving me very confused and befuddled.
That is how I feel about The Hoosiers. I don't get it at first but it is a hybrid of somekind. Call me crazy but I can pick up a bit of Maroon 5 in here.... and a yearning to be memorable. At parts this song tries too hard but it is catchy.... and yes it does remind me of the Cure.... I'm thinking Lovecats... but that is really not it either.
Somehow all this bouncing around from note to note has made this song likeable. But they are cues pulled in from likeable material you have no doubt heard before. Still, I must say, I find these guys a wee bit interesting.
Enough for a second listen in any case !
Posted by Cantu on May 7, 2008 at 10:38 PM
Friday, February 8, 2008
THE WHO - SISTER DISCO
KEITH MOON WILL NOT BE SEEN TONIGHT.....
This song has been dropped from the later WHO sets - which is a shame. This is actually a very good song. This was taken during the first Farewell Tour. The replacement drummer is Kenny Jones. Keith Moon, the former drummer, had a date with destiny after taking an overdose of pills and booze.
This punchy type performance is brilliant stuff. It came off terrible when it was released later as WHOS LAST, (Yes I bought it on tape!) as the sound levels were very muddy. As with all their performances you have to take the good with the bad and be lucky you got anything at all. I have heard some of the legendary 1976 performances on CD snippets and off DVD's floating around and those are much better if you can find them.
The latest WHO releases showcase a very different type of band. This was how I remembered them as a performing band -- loud, edgy and animated.
Cantu - posted this on Feb. 8 2008 9:37 PM
RICHARD BERGIS - MAN OF GOD
"SURE, THERE ARE MANY IMPORTANT THINGS I COULD BE DOING.... BUT IM NOT DOING ANY OF THEM RIGHT NOW....."
This guy Bergis is about as smart as a box of rocks. He is repeatedly pranked by two guys over and over and over again. He never seems to figure out that its a set up and he is being positioned for unlimited harrassmnt. Still -- its very entertaining.
There are rants about God, Nascar, Christians, Gays, Multi Racial people and many more things including a very strange paternity case. If you like your comedy raw and crude then you will adore this ridiculous collection of tirades, rants and proclamations and near promises. There is nothing wrong with a little mental illness now and then.
The best part of this clip is when they call him back no less than an additional two times. It is hilarious on many levels. First up, nothing here is scripted. This level of comedy comes straight at ya from the hip. The other noticeable thing about this type of comedy is that there is nothing really likable about the victim. He is crass. It makes the jaunting all the more deserved.
The wife at the end of the clip is actually very frightening when she identifies herself and her distorted husband as people of God. Still, all and all they could always just hang up the phone. But they never seem to progress that far. These rants continue to get worse and we can see Bergis become hypnotically unravelled in the scope of under ten minutes.
Its predictable. And its perfect.
Cantu IS BACK and posted this on Feb 8, 2008
THE LITLE BRO PROGRAM
THE HARDCORE ROCK AND ROLL LITTLE "BRO" PROGRAM
Hot Damn. Don't say we didn't warn ye.
Mein gott this is something else. This guy goes bananas. The comedy of this thing hits you square over the head about halfway through. The premise for this call is ridiculous. The infamous MR. BURGESS is once again dragged through the stinging red hot coals of interacial comedy.
Its hard. Its cruel. But by God, its hilarious.
Cantu is BACK .. MAN !.. and can be found at http://www.1seomichigan.com
