tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95519242011-04-22T00:38:31.801Za random pop jamboreeaddsomemusichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13540904629014783240noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551924.post-1121535939374658142005-07-16T17:32:00.000Z2005-07-16T17:45:39.380Z

As you may have noticed, I've haven't posted for some time, and have to decided to close this blog.It's mainly down to not having the time to devote to it & knowing that I have alot of work to do before I can hold a candle against some of the excellent mp3 blogs that are around, and I haven't really got this one of the ground. So hats off to Bedazzled, Indie Mp3, Spoilt Victorian Child, Little

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Thank you to Mr Hoffner Burns for pointing out the very entertaining Scopitones.com. There's some great rare sixties promo footage of mainly european acts, but with a few british acts thrown in. The highlights have to be France Gall dancing to "Baby Pop" on what looks like the french equivalent of the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre, and Michael Polnareff (sans shades unfortunately) and a load

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The excellent Spoilt Victorian Child declared yesterday "International Cud Day", and in order to celebrate have posted a rather fine selection of mp3s, from that band that should have been but weren't. Maybe I'm just feeling nostalgic after last night (see previous post) and the hangover. Enjoy.

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Without sounding like an old codger and saying "it wasn't like it used to be", I was a bit disappointed by last night's Camden Crawl. As in previous years, the running order details were kept a closely guarded secret - on the website, we were told that the night would run from 7pm - 3am. Great, I thought, I had a band rehearsal till 9 so I wouldn't miss too much. Wrong.All the bands finished at

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Despite releasing their debut album "Give Up" in 2003, The Postal Service are still pulling singles off it. They've just released a remix of "We will become Silhouettes" and have got Jared Hess (director of Napoleon Dynamite) to do the video, which can be seen here.There are also a number of mp3s and videos available to download from the Sub Pop site.

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Well I'm glad I chose to go to the Vincent Gallo ATP instead of the Slint weekend - I can't imagine how cold & damp those chalets were in Camber Sands this weekend. However, I guess I am missing out on Deerhoof, and it doesn't look like they are doing any other dates while they are in the UK. Their performance at the ICA last August was one of my favourite gigs of last year.They have a load of

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It seems that as well as being an expert on 60s girl groups, that Bob Stanley of Saint Etienne is a bit of a dab hand with a divining rod too. The evidence? See page 13 of the March Issue of The Londoner:-http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/londoner/docs/londoner-mar05.pdf

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The Clean were one of the first bands to appear on Flying Nun records - a label which has been synomynous with the New Zealand independent music scene since the early Eighties. Their debut single "Tally Ho" was actually a top 20 hit in New Zealand, despite being recorded on a miniscule budget. This track can be found on the "Anthology" double CD. Download mp3 of "Tally Ho" Watch video clip

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In light of the recent popular charity single, I thought it was worth dragging this one out. Culturcide - We aren't the world It's taken from Culturcide's 1986 lp "Tacky Souvenirs of Pre-Revolutionary America", an album which took a number of Radio-friendly 80s hits (for example, they also targetted "Ebony and Ivory" and "Love is a battlefield") and superimposed alternative lyrics in a

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The Desperate Bicycles are a band who encapsulate the DIY punk ethic. Formed in 1977, they recorded their debut single "Smokescreen / Handlebars" in 3 hours, and released it on their own label (Refill Records) for a total cost of £153 - they even put the same two tracks on both sides to save on mastering costs. The sleeve you see here is taken from the back of their second single ("The Medium was

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