I don't normally claim ownership over a band I've discovered nor do I brag about that kinda stuff a lot.
However, as they've now been added to the NME Awards Tour list and NME are bigging them up big time blah blah and their London show sold out straight away, around the same time... I wanna say that I've know about the band WARPAINT since the 18th of October. Yes, that was a whole month ago (and more)
I am in love with them, I've been recommending them to so many of my friends here on campus and I'm really glad people appreciate them: even those who thought they wouldn't.
The song Billie Holiday absolutely fascinates me. The way they sing out the letters seems so obvious but it is so beautifully unique. The video below is really cute.
Every song on Exquisite Corpse is breath taking. So different yet so beautifully familiar. Look out for their album The Fool.
So, to sum up: you heard it hear first. Alright kids?
Sunday, November 28, 2010
BRISTOL, MANCHESTER, OXFORD Recap 16/11
Boyyyyy I'm swamped with work and Production stuff. I'm writing this entry a whole 2 weeks after I actually did the show! Sorry folks! You know how it is though huh? I'm really enjoying this year at Uni which is a MASSIVE SURPRISE as I was really dreading coming back from Berlin. I'm much more active and positive towards everything. I'm really psyched about my Dissertation which I never thought I'd be saying, and the Production stuff is really interesting too- so grateful I got the position.
Anyway, as this is a blog about music and my show, lets get back to that! In fact, lets get straight to it. Track listings:
Everything Everything - Photoshop Handsome
Dutch Uncles- OCDUC
Hurts- Evelyn
Egyptian Hip Hop- Moon Crooner
Portishead- Dummy
PJ Harvey and Thom Yorke- This Mess We're In
Massive Attack ft. Tunde Adebimpe (singer from TV on the Radio) Pray For Rain
Maps- To The Sky
Totally Enornomous Extinict Dinosaurs - Garden (the female vocals on this are beautiful - watch the video below- well impressive)
Jonquil- Pillow Quest (the guys that live in the same house as Foals)
The Field - A Paw in my Face (yeah, as I mentioned on my show they're actually from Sweden but I missed them on my Sweden show which is totally not cool so made sure I played them when I realised. Great band!)
I chose these three cities because I'm really liking the new music that's coming out of them. They're obviously big influences for music with great cult music coming out of them in the 80s and 90s: Radiohead, Massive Attack, Portishead which I paid homage to on my show, but its also interesting to see what the city folks are up to these days.
Had a lot of fun on my show, a lot of people emailed in which was great. I always appreciate that as it just changes the whole experience and makes it easier/more fun for me.
Venues: Check out The Zodiac in Oxford as well as musicinoxford.co.uk
The Psycho Technically event in January 2011
Manchester: In the City Festival "Europe's largest city-based music festival"
Coldplay and Kings of Convenience got signed here.
Really enjoyed the show, was good to play these new bands and hope they get the recognition they deserve! I'm rooting for Jonquil- they make me smile.
Anyway, as this is a blog about music and my show, lets get back to that! In fact, lets get straight to it. Track listings:
Everything Everything - Photoshop Handsome
Dutch Uncles- OCDUC
Hurts- Evelyn
Egyptian Hip Hop- Moon Crooner
Portishead- Dummy
PJ Harvey and Thom Yorke- This Mess We're In
Massive Attack ft. Tunde Adebimpe (singer from TV on the Radio) Pray For Rain
Maps- To The Sky
Totally Enornomous Extinict Dinosaurs - Garden (the female vocals on this are beautiful - watch the video below- well impressive)
Jonquil- Pillow Quest (the guys that live in the same house as Foals)
The Field - A Paw in my Face (yeah, as I mentioned on my show they're actually from Sweden but I missed them on my Sweden show which is totally not cool so made sure I played them when I realised. Great band!)
I chose these three cities because I'm really liking the new music that's coming out of them. They're obviously big influences for music with great cult music coming out of them in the 80s and 90s: Radiohead, Massive Attack, Portishead which I paid homage to on my show, but its also interesting to see what the city folks are up to these days.
Had a lot of fun on my show, a lot of people emailed in which was great. I always appreciate that as it just changes the whole experience and makes it easier/more fun for me.
Venues: Check out The Zodiac in Oxford as well as musicinoxford.co.uk
The Psycho Technically event in January 2011
Manchester: In the City Festival "Europe's largest city-based music festival"
Coldplay and Kings of Convenience got signed here.
Really enjoyed the show, was good to play these new bands and hope they get the recognition they deserve! I'm rooting for Jonquil- they make me smile.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
NORDIC CITIES Recap 09/11
Today was siiiiick! Had a lot of fun and was really good to do something a bit different!
I did a bit of CITY HOPPING today! First time on Transport Yourself!
CHOICE OF COUNTRIES: DENMARK, NORWAY AND ICELAND
SPECIFICALLY: COPENHAGEN, OSLO AND REYKAVIK
Lets get right down to it. Track listing (song title listed):
Jonsi- Go Do
WhomadeWho- Space For Rent
Kings of Convienience- Mrs Cold
The Rumor Said Fire- The Balcony
Sigur Ros- Inní Mér Syngur Vitleysingur
Bjork- Who Is It
Trentemoller- Sycamore Feeling
Soul Wax- Miserable Girl (from Belgium but bunged them in the show! Amazed.)
Royskopp- The Drug
Roskilde Festival held in Denmark is one of the world's biggest festivals.
Copenhagen is the one of the least corrupt cities in the world.
Erlend Oye of Kings of Convienience is also the singer in Berlin band Whitest Boy Alive.
Pause for thought: Bjork is to Lady Gaga what Salvadore Dali is to Andy Warhol.
Oslo is also host of Musikk Fest – a free festival for up and coming artists with live music all over town, which is always held on the first Saturday in June. The Oya festival in August is a big festival in a park in the inner city with a tradition of fantastic booking.
Thanks to all those that listened!
I did a bit of CITY HOPPING today! First time on Transport Yourself!
CHOICE OF COUNTRIES: DENMARK, NORWAY AND ICELAND
SPECIFICALLY: COPENHAGEN, OSLO AND REYKAVIK
Lets get right down to it. Track listing (song title listed):
Jonsi- Go Do
WhomadeWho- Space For Rent
Kings of Convienience- Mrs Cold
The Rumor Said Fire- The Balcony
Sigur Ros- Inní Mér Syngur Vitleysingur
Bjork- Who Is It
Trentemoller- Sycamore Feeling
Soul Wax- Miserable Girl (from Belgium but bunged them in the show! Amazed.)
Royskopp- The Drug
Roskilde Festival held in Denmark is one of the world's biggest festivals.
Copenhagen is the one of the least corrupt cities in the world.
Erlend Oye of Kings of Convienience is also the singer in Berlin band Whitest Boy Alive.
Pause for thought: Bjork is to Lady Gaga what Salvadore Dali is to Andy Warhol.
Oslo is also host of Musikk Fest – a free festival for up and coming artists with live music all over town, which is always held on the first Saturday in June. The Oya festival in August is a big festival in a park in the inner city with a tradition of fantastic booking.
Thanks to all those that listened!
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
LONDON Recap 2/11
Today was a really fun show again! Yay! I think I'm becoming a pro at this! Special thanks to Tom Sochas for keeping me company and playing some live tunes. Really great to have you playing live in the studio! Stay tuned for more such live shows!
As promised: Here is the Myspace address for Tom's band, The Dead Poets. They'll be playing on the 23rd of November in Monkeys!!
Track Listing: (album title)
Erland & The Carnival- Erland & The Carnival
'Allo Darlin- 'Allo Darlin
Bombay Bicycle Club- Flaws
Four Tet- There is Love in You
Patrick Wolf- Wind in the Wires
Fanfarlo- Atlas
Johnny Flynn & Laura Marling- Travel Light
Wild Beasts- Limbo, Panto
Gig venue - The Good Ship. The Dead Poets played there, and another Holloway band Tabloid Vivant are playing there on the 11th of November.
The school I was talking about that all those amazing bands went to is called Elliot School, in South London. The XX, Hot Chip, Four Tet, The Maccabees, Burial and Crazy amount of talent. The school was also used for Love Actually, and Pierce Brosnan went there too.
Favourite spots in London: Carnby Street, Brick Lane, Covent Garden
Insider tip: Sunday Up Market, Brick Lane (Tube Station: Liverpool str)
BIG THANK YOU to Tom Sochas and everyone who listened!
As promised: Here is the Myspace address for Tom's band, The Dead Poets. They'll be playing on the 23rd of November in Monkeys!!
Track Listing: (album title)
Erland & The Carnival- Erland & The Carnival
'Allo Darlin- 'Allo Darlin
Bombay Bicycle Club- Flaws
Four Tet- There is Love in You
Patrick Wolf- Wind in the Wires
Fanfarlo- Atlas
Johnny Flynn & Laura Marling- Travel Light
Wild Beasts- Limbo, Panto
Gig venue - The Good Ship. The Dead Poets played there, and another Holloway band Tabloid Vivant are playing there on the 11th of November.
The school I was talking about that all those amazing bands went to is called Elliot School, in South London. The XX, Hot Chip, Four Tet, The Maccabees, Burial and Crazy amount of talent. The school was also used for Love Actually, and Pierce Brosnan went there too.
Favourite spots in London: Carnby Street, Brick Lane, Covent Garden
Insider tip: Sunday Up Market, Brick Lane (Tube Station: Liverpool str)
BIG THANK YOU to Tom Sochas and everyone who listened!
PARIS Recap 26/10
What a fun show today was! Abbie Huff was my special guest and we really did have a blast! I wasn't nervous, in fact very comfortable and hope she can visit again! Abbie spent her Year Abroad in Paris and so she had lots of insider information for us!
To start with, this is what we plaaaaayed: (this time it's song titles!)
Phoenix - Fences
Carla Bruni - Quelqu'un m'a dit
Birdy Nam Nam- Abbesses
Chantal Goya - Laisse-moi
Daft Punk- Aerodynamic
Justice - Ttthheeee parttyyy
Yann Tiersen - J'y suis jamais allé
The Teenagers - French Kiss
Cocoon - Hummingbird
Air - Femme d'Argent
M83 - Skin of the Night
Vive la fete - Maladie d'un fou
ALBUM RECOMMENDATION: EVERYONE get M83's album Saturdays=Youth. It'll blow you away. Its quite an old album but amazing nonetheless.
Abbie really knew her stuff and it was good fun and being transported to Paris with her! These are my favourite spots and tips:
Musée Rodin – Varenne, beautiful gardens – great place to reflect, read a book and a way to escape the hustle and bustle of Paris - most museums free for Europeans under the age of 26
Love myself a good vintage flea market (my favourite pastime in Berlin!) so Abbie recommends Le marché aux Puces, Porte de Clignancourt (North of Paris) - clothing, furniture, books, bric-a-brac.
Gig Venue- - La Fleche d’Or. Great atmosphere, great upcoming bands- it’s actually an old train station and it costs just 8 euros to get in which includes a free beer.
And our insider tip: Solidays – anti-Aids festival and promoting awareness of the disease; reasonably priced, takes place on the outskirts of Paris
Ending with a video again, this is Birdy Nam Nam, preforming Violons live. Really impressive. Couldn't play it on the show as its a live performance but here it is for you to enjoy!
Thanks again to all those who tuned in and a SPECIAL THANK YOU to Abbie Huff!
To start with, this is what we plaaaaayed: (this time it's song titles!)
Phoenix - Fences
Carla Bruni - Quelqu'un m'a dit
Birdy Nam Nam- Abbesses
Chantal Goya - Laisse-moi
Daft Punk- Aerodynamic
Justice - Ttthheeee parttyyy
Yann Tiersen - J'y suis jamais allé
The Teenagers - French Kiss
Cocoon - Hummingbird
Air - Femme d'Argent
M83 - Skin of the Night
Vive la fete - Maladie d'un fou
ALBUM RECOMMENDATION: EVERYONE get M83's album Saturdays=Youth. It'll blow you away. Its quite an old album but amazing nonetheless.
Abbie really knew her stuff and it was good fun and being transported to Paris with her! These are my favourite spots and tips:
Musée Rodin – Varenne, beautiful gardens – great place to reflect, read a book and a way to escape the hustle and bustle of Paris - most museums free for Europeans under the age of 26
Love myself a good vintage flea market (my favourite pastime in Berlin!) so Abbie recommends Le marché aux Puces, Porte de Clignancourt (North of Paris) - clothing, furniture, books, bric-a-brac.
Gig Venue- - La Fleche d’Or. Great atmosphere, great upcoming bands- it’s actually an old train station and it costs just 8 euros to get in which includes a free beer.
And our insider tip: Solidays – anti-Aids festival and promoting awareness of the disease; reasonably priced, takes place on the outskirts of Paris
Ending with a video again, this is Birdy Nam Nam, preforming Violons live. Really impressive. Couldn't play it on the show as its a live performance but here it is for you to enjoy!
Thanks again to all those who tuned in and a SPECIAL THANK YOU to Abbie Huff!
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