Wouldn't It Be Sweet If She Could Die Of A Broken Heart

I really like this song. The simple use of the keyboard obviously does it for the song, but I have to say that the video really helps me along too. The whole aloofness of the singer (Morrissey fan much?) really adds to the lyrics and the whole feeling of the song. The sepia-tinged colours also says all you need to know about what decade these guys want to look/sound like they're from... I'm still confused by the leadsinger's hair though... but maybe that's just me.

... finally, I really like the backing vocals. Especially the "Zoooh Zoooh"s (or is it "Sue Sue"?), which makes me think of Sympathy for Devil.

Catchy tune. Lovely lyrics. Great song.

Golden Silvers - Arrows of Eros

I Promise That I'll Run Away With You

Speaking of all time favorite songs... I could write endlessly about why this is one of the best songs ever, but I'll just let the song speak for itself. Love it.

The Cure - Just Like Heaven

The Cure - Just Like Heaven

Je Ne Veux Plus Pleurer, Je Ne Veux Plus Parler

I recently bought Jacques Brel's 4 on vinyl and it's been on pretty much constant rotation ever since. The undying classic on the album is of course Ne Me Quitte Pas, which is one of my all time favorite songs. The song is intense and - despite the actual meaning behind the song - very romantic. Really one of my all time favorite songs...

Jacques Brel is cooler than cool. His croon is unlike most others and you can definitely see how others like Scott Walker took inspiration from him.

Jacques Brel - Ne Me Quitte Pas

Pardon me I must say, I'm kinda like a big deal...

New video from The Clipse featuring Kanye West from their forthcoming album. I gotta say I love this. The video is pretty bleh, but the song is awesome. The Clipse are lyrically always vicious, but Kanye actually kills on this song. Great stuff... and the beat is lovely too (yup, am down with the ghetto terminology).

The Clipse - I'm Kinda Like A Big Deal (feat. Kanye West)

To Hell with Poverty

In this time of financial crisis there can be no song more fitting than this...

Gang of Four - To Hell with Poverty



Now isn't that an awesome song? The noisy guitar, the bubbly bass and groovy drums... Makes me want to do my best "white man"-dance...

We're all handicapped people, ain't we?

Staff Benda Bilili are from Kinshasa, Congo, and they make some of the most beautiful music around at the moment. It's like a blues-y afrobeat with lovely soulful harmonies. Their story is quite special too, as they're basically a group of paraplegic street musicians... which only makes me like them more.

A personal favorite of mine is their song Polio (video below). The song has a great melody with that previously mentioned mix of soulfulness and harmonies. Enjoy!

Staff Benda Bilili - Polio



A movie about the band will be out sometime soon and you can see the trailer below...



Their myspace can be found here and their album Trés Trés Fort is out on Crammed Discs/Belle Kinoise.

I grew up on the crimeside... the NY Times side

A classic... the laidback piano loop sample over the beat is - to me - RZA at his very best. Hiphop fan or not, it's just great.

Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M



Choice Quote:

"But I'm still depressed, and I ask what's it worth?
Ready to give up so I seek the Old Earth
Who explained working hard may help you maintain
to learn to overcome the heartaches and pain"

From their debut and absolute classic Enter the Wu (36 Chambers)

We used to dream, now we worry about dying

Your new favorite band is called Japandroids and here's why you're going to love them...

1. They're called Japandroids for crying out loud.

2. They make awesome lo-fi noisy garage rock.

3. This is how they describe themselves on their myspace; "imagine GUNS N ROSES meets IGGY & THE STOOGES meets THE SONICS meets THE ROLLING STONES!!!! that's the band we wish we were. we're not though. not even close." So you know they're cool guys too...

4. They might be lo-fi and only two, but they're not minimal... they're maximal.

5. Watch the video below and then love them...

Japandroids - Young Hearts Spark Fire



Post- Nothing is out now on Unfamiliar Records

I love the Power Glove... it's so bad!

Video game themes in metal versions... gotta love it!

Powerglove - Mario Minor



Check out their myspace here...

The stuff of legends...

The Bats

The Bats - North by North



This should be a huge song... you know, U2 huge with that almost stadium rock sound (definitely not MOR though). It reminds of all that was great of 80's indie rock (which is a sentence I don't say often). It has that Siouxsie and The Banshees/ The Cure pop sensibility and sounds eerily a lot like Arcade Fire (maybe they're fans). Great song.