John Boy Saint Posted 10 January, 2015 Share Posted 10 January, 2015 Mario Biondi and the High Five Quintet Driving back from the Hull away game this was on Craig Charles Radio 2 show, empty M1 he played the long 7 minute version of the linked song which was spot on driving music to my ear, and spurred to find a bit more in a music genre I hadn't really paid much attention to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 11 January, 2015 Share Posted 11 January, 2015 (edited) I know, I am a full on fangirl. This performance is absolutely stunning though, I must have watched this video at least once a day for the last few months. Often AF don't translate well to a TV broadcast - this is the closest i've come to finding something that replicates how they sound live. Watching back their performances at Glastonbury this year and Reading a couple of years ago it doesn't even come close to what I heard being right at the front of the crowd - the energy in their performance and the atmosphere they create. I spent most of their set at Glasto last year embracing the guy stood next to me who I didn't even know, both hollering every word of every song and completely encapsulated in what was going on. When it was all over we just hugged and walked away! Also amazing to think that this was filmed 10 years ago and they're still one of the most creative and important acts in music today. Edited 11 January, 2015 by SuperMikey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeintheslowlane Posted 12 January, 2015 Share Posted 12 January, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2Vbq75TQSI Like Mikey if you're a "musical evangelist" you'll try to win new converts wherever you can. This is my attempt. Amazingly this was Sufjan's first nationwide TV performance back in 2006. If you have the inclination and 52 minutes to spare I say give it a go...if you want instant gratification go to 29.30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 12 January, 2015 Share Posted 12 January, 2015 I know, I am a full on fangirl. This performance is absolutely stunning though, I must have watched this video at least once a day for the last few months. Often AF don't translate well to a TV broadcast - this is the closest i've come to finding something that replicates how they sound live. Watching back their performances at Glastonbury this year and Reading a couple of years ago it doesn't even come close to what I heard being right at the front of the crowd - the energy in their performance and the atmosphere they create. I spent most of their set at Glasto last year embracing the guy stood next to me who I didn't even know, both hollering every word of every song and completely encapsulated in what was going on. When it was all over we just hugged and walked away! Also amazing to think that this was filmed 10 years ago and they're still one of the most creative and important acts in music today. :adore: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey Posted 12 January, 2015 Share Posted 12 January, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 12 January, 2015 Share Posted 12 January, 2015 New Sufjan Stevens album. Here's the trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 12 January, 2015 Share Posted 12 January, 2015 I know, I am a full on fangirl. This performance is absolutely stunning though, I must have watched this video at least once a day for the last few months. Often AF don't translate well to a TV broadcast - this is the closest i've come to finding something that replicates how they sound live. Watching back their performances at Glastonbury this year and Reading a couple of years ago it doesn't even come close to what I heard being right at the front of the crowd - the energy in their performance and the atmosphere they create. I spent most of their set at Glasto last year embracing the guy stood next to me who I didn't even know, both hollering every word of every song and completely encapsulated in what was going on. When it was all over we just hugged and walked away! Also amazing to think that this was filmed 10 years ago and they're still one of the most creative and important acts in music today. Saw them at Brixton a year or so after that. Was one of the most intense gigs I've been to. I'll never forget the whole crowd joining in with Neighborhood #3 and everyone singing it in the streets on the way back to the tube station. Also went to see them at Alexander Palace which was a damn fine gig too. Saying that their latest album bored me a bit and they seem to have dissappeared up their own backsides somewhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeintheslowlane Posted 12 January, 2015 Share Posted 12 January, 2015 New Sufjan Stevens album. Here's the trailer Yeah I got the email notification about 2 hours after I posted the Austin City Limits concert...complete surprise, new album out of the blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 13 January, 2015 Share Posted 13 January, 2015 Yeah I got the email notification about 2 hours after I posted the Austin City Limits concert...complete surprise, new album out of the blue. I preordered it before even hearing the trailer. It's a no-brainer the album will be good and I'm a sucker for a limited vinyl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeintheslowlane Posted 13 January, 2015 Share Posted 13 January, 2015 I preordered it before even hearing the trailer. It's a no-brainer the album will be good and I'm a sucker for a limited vinyl. Well with Sufjan you never really know what the next album will bring...it might be challenging...but it will be good. All new music should be like that I've ordered mine as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie May Posted 13 January, 2015 Share Posted 13 January, 2015 Can't believe Illinois is ten years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeintheslowlane Posted 14 January, 2015 Share Posted 14 January, 2015 Can't believe Illinois is ten years old. Still the best complete musical statement of this century...by a country mile. In my own humble opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Luke Posted 14 January, 2015 Share Posted 14 January, 2015 Finally - the new Pink Floyd album - The Endless River Very mellow - very late era Pink Floyd. Predominantly instrumental. It shows how a rock band can age gracefully. No ratings - people will have to make their own minds up but I do like it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeintheslowlane Posted 15 January, 2015 Share Posted 15 January, 2015 New album next week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 16 January, 2015 Share Posted 16 January, 2015 New album next week... Looking forward to giving that one a listen. On a different vibe, really want these boys back in my life: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 16 January, 2015 Share Posted 16 January, 2015 Listening (well watching) whole series of programmes about Eric Clapton on Sky Arts right now / this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCholulaKid Posted 17 January, 2015 Share Posted 17 January, 2015 Still the best complete musical statement of this century...by a country mile. In my own humble opinion. It really is a very fine album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCholulaKid Posted 17 January, 2015 Share Posted 17 January, 2015 ..they're still one of the most creative and important acts in music today. Can't go along with that, I'm afraid. Funeral is a very good album though. Just discovered Giant Sand (via Calexico). I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeintheslowlane Posted 17 January, 2015 Share Posted 17 January, 2015 Can't go along with that, I'm afraid. Funeral is a very good album though. Just discovered Giant Sand (via Calexico). I like it. New Calexico album out shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 17 January, 2015 Share Posted 17 January, 2015 I take 100% credit for introducing SaintsWeb to Calexico. You're all welcome Also speaking of wanting bands back in our lives, I was listening to these earlier. Discovered them playing in the Lock Up tent at Reading one year, absolutely mental gig. Caught their penultimate set before they split at Reading in 2008, mosh was very intense to this one! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lBhVJzF_QE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 18 January, 2015 Share Posted 18 January, 2015 Finally a video which isn't some dripping wet indie hipster gibberish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeintheslowlane Posted 18 January, 2015 Share Posted 18 January, 2015 I take 100% credit for introducing SaintsWeb to Calexico. You're all welcome You're still a Johnny come lately to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manji Posted 18 January, 2015 Share Posted 18 January, 2015 I take 100% credit for introducing SaintsWeb to Calexico. You're all welcome Also speaking of wanting bands back in our lives, I was listening to these earlier. Discovered them playing in the Lock Up tent at Reading one year, absolutely mental gig. Caught their penultimate set before they split at Reading in 2008, mosh was very intense to this one! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lBhVJzF_QE They did a lunchtime set at Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms a couple of years ago. Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 19 January, 2015 Share Posted 19 January, 2015 Really loving the Menace Beach album. Will head out and grab a copy this week, hopefully get down and see them next too. http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2015/01/menace_beach_st.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 19 January, 2015 Share Posted 19 January, 2015 Really loving the Menace Beach album. Will head out and grab a copy this week, hopefully get down and see them next too. http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2015/01/menace_beach_st.html I'm waiting on my copy to come through. Got the new live Ty Segall album today. It's relentless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatboy Posted 23 January, 2015 Share Posted 23 January, 2015 (edited) Loving this bloke at the moment, and this track in particular: more: Edited 23 January, 2015 by Goatboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 26 January, 2015 Share Posted 26 January, 2015 (edited) Not sure if I ever posted about FOE, but I was a bit obsessed with them for a while a few years ago. The frontgirl has gone solo now, and she's still sounding pretty cool. Bit less raw & edgy, still good though. [soundcloud] [/soundcloud] Edited 26 January, 2015 by KelvinsRightGlove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 26 January, 2015 Share Posted 26 January, 2015 Armed with a bottle of Red Wine after work, I settled down and took a trip to way back when and treated myself to some Hendrix, Doors, Steve Hillage and early Pink Floyd. And boy was it good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 26 January, 2015 Share Posted 26 January, 2015 For lifeintheslowlane: Sufjan Stevens booked to headline End of the Road Festival: http://endoftheroadfestival.com/ I wasn't going to go this year but may well try and get a cheap ticket on the day it starts. Loads of people who couldn't make it were selling them at discounted prices on Gumtree last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 26 January, 2015 Share Posted 26 January, 2015 For lifeintheslowlane: Sufjan Stevens booked to headline End of the Road Festival: http://endoftheroadfestival.com/ I wasn't going to go this year but may well try and get a cheap ticket on the day it starts. Loads of people who couldn't make it were selling them at discounted prices on Gumtree last year. It's an alright line up in general tbf. Want to catch Tame Impala again, only seen them once and was too blotto to really remember it. Good sunny/hazy afternoon music that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxford_lou Posted 26 January, 2015 Share Posted 26 January, 2015 Can't remember if I've ever mentioned Shakey Graves? This guy is gonna be BIG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxford_lou Posted 26 January, 2015 Share Posted 26 January, 2015 Such a massive sound from one guy - and what a guitarist too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 26 January, 2015 Share Posted 26 January, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxford_lou Posted 26 January, 2015 Share Posted 26 January, 2015 LOL. Bearsy, I love how you manage to bring a bit of the Muppet show to every forum you post in. Saves me needing to go there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 26 January, 2015 Share Posted 26 January, 2015 It's an alright line up in general tbf. Want to catch Tame Impala again, only seen them once and was too blotto to really remember it. Good sunny/hazy afternoon music that. They'll probably play a few more dates while they are here. It's one of the best things about festival season, there's just loads of gigs everywhere. I went to EOTR from the beginning but they've priced me out. Tickets for us and a 2 kids aged 6 and 9 cost £540. It's £75 for a 6yo!!! That's nuts. Hence while I'll wait until just before and try to get one cheap off a last minute desperate seller. We'll go to Green Man again instead, they should have a line up announcement soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 26 January, 2015 Share Posted 26 January, 2015 Can't remember if I've ever mentioned Shakey Graves? This guy is gonna be BIG. The only one man guitarist/singer/kick drum artist you need in your life is this man: [video=youtube_share;QBk5iwCUcMs] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxford_lou Posted 26 January, 2015 Share Posted 26 January, 2015 The only one man guitarist/singer/kick drum artist you need in your life is this man: [video=youtube_share;QBk5iwCUcMs] That was fun, I enjoyed that! But not a patch on Shakey - his guitar riffs are too derivative. Great live preformance though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxford_lou Posted 26 January, 2015 Share Posted 26 January, 2015 If you like a big band/funky sound, you'll like Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeintheslowlane Posted 27 January, 2015 Share Posted 27 January, 2015 (edited) They'll probably play a few more dates while they are here. It's one of the best things about festival season, there's just loads of gigs everywhere. I went to EOTR from the beginning but they've priced me out. Tickets for us and a 2 kids aged 6 and 9 cost £540. It's £75 for a 6yo!!! That's nuts. Hence while I'll wait until just before and try to get one cheap off a last minute desperate seller. We'll go to Green Man again instead, they should have a line up announcement soon. Are they doing pensioner's concessions? I'm not sure I have the stamina or the inclination to do festivals anymore...even for Sufjan Stevens. Concerts are more to my liking these days. Edited 27 January, 2015 by lifeintheslowlane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 27 January, 2015 Share Posted 27 January, 2015 Just had my first listen of Sleater-Kinney's new album, their first in ten years. Normally, when a band takes a huge hiatus like this, you expect Rolling Stones levels of returns:- "Yes, yes, that's nice - not a classic - now play your fúcking old stuff." Not so with Sleater-Kinney. They left the industry on an arguable peak ten years ago, bored of recording, bored/frustrated with each other, but leaving us with The Woods, what everyone thought would be their swansong. Still need a few listens to bed No Cities To Love into my bonce, but so far - seems both fresh and very much like them. Not quite as produced as The Woods (if you want an order-to-disorder album, that really is it). I'm going to see them in Wánkchester on the 24th. Yes, it hurts that I have to go there to see bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 27 January, 2015 Share Posted 27 January, 2015 Just had my first listen of Sleater-Kinney's new album, their first in ten years. Normally, when a band takes a huge hiatus like this, you expect Rolling Stones levels of returns:- "Yes, yes, that's nice - not a classic - now play your fúcking old stuff." Not so with Sleater-Kinney. They left the industry on an arguable peak ten years ago, bored of recording, bored/frustrated with each other, but leaving us with The Woods, what everyone thought would be their swansong. Still need a few listens to bed No Cities To Love into my bonce, but so far - seems both fresh and very much like them. Not quite as produced as The Woods (if you want an order-to-disorder album, that really is it). I'm going to see them in Wánkchester on the 24th. Yes, it hurts that I have to go there to see bands. Tis indeed a very decent album. Haha 'Pool really has fallen behind their North-Western 'neighbours', bet that really rankles in your parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 27 January, 2015 Share Posted 27 January, 2015 dawn Landes - Fireproof (2008) Interest in he rekindled by finally getting her latest (Bluebird), which I'm also playing (if you follow). Have listen if you like american female singer songwriter acoustic folk alt country roots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 27 January, 2015 Share Posted 27 January, 2015 Tis indeed a very decent album. Haha 'Pool really has fallen behind their North-Western 'neighbours', bet that really rankles in your parts. Only really in getting bands to come here in the first place. We've got an arena now too, so I wonder what the issue is. I'm probably part of the problem, going down the M62 to see bands. That said, Sound City 2015 has The Flaming Lips, Fúcked Up, the Vaccines and Belle and Sebastian all playing. I think I might be in the market for a wristband. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 27 January, 2015 Share Posted 27 January, 2015 (edited) Only really in getting bands to come here in the first place. We've got an arena now too, so I wonder what the issue is. I'm probably part of the problem, going down the M62 to see bands. That said, Sound City 2015 has The Flaming Lips, Fúcked Up, the Vaccines and Belle and Sebastian all playing. I think I might be in the market for a wristband. Aye, tis a strange one. L'pool isn't exactly a small city, and has plenty of musical history. Tours up north always seemed a bit scattergun, I remember lots of bands not playing Leeds when I was living there but then playing York/Sheffield. ** Sound City does look quite fun. The angsty teen in me would like to see Belle & Sebastian (one of those I've always managed to miss), and yeah Flaming Lips are always great fun live. **Edit: Benefits of living in London, everyone plays here Edited 27 January, 2015 by KelvinsRightGlove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeintheslowlane Posted 27 January, 2015 Share Posted 27 January, 2015 On the subject of touring I was driving through Abbey Park Industrial Estate in North Baddesley this morning and passed this company's compound... http://www.phoenix-bussing.co.uk/#!/splash Have a look at the bus interiors...nobody of note roughs it anymore. Have a look at their client list too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 27 January, 2015 Share Posted 27 January, 2015 Aye, tis a strange one. L'pool isn't exactly a small city, and has plenty of musical history. Tours up north always seemed a bit scattergun, I remember lots of bands not playing Leeds when I was living there but then playing York/Sheffield. ** Sound City does look quite fun. The angsty teen in me would like to see Belle & Sebastian (one of those I've always managed to miss), and yeah Flaming Lips are always great fun live. **Edit: Benefits of living in London, everyone plays here Think it's a momentum/cost thing, really. Takes a while for a city to build up a rep as an arena place. The arena are looking to make as much money as they can in the short term, so they'll charge £60 odd quid for One Direction tickets rather that'll sell shítloads than pull loads of credible acts in. Arctic Monkeys have played here though, and I have to say that this year's SoundCity line-up is loads better than the scions of Stock/Aitken/Waterman that usually roll up here to hysterical screaming. Although having said that, Sonia is reported to be a "lovely girl". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 27 January, 2015 Share Posted 27 January, 2015 There's a Sleater-Kinney special on 6Music this Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 27 January, 2015 Share Posted 27 January, 2015 Kathryn Joseph - The Bone. Haunting, beautiful, stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeintheslowlane Posted 27 January, 2015 Share Posted 27 January, 2015 For all Calexico fans...and I suppose that means everyone (i.e. Me, SuperMikey, TheCholulaKid, saintbletch et al) the new album "Edge of the Sun" is released on April 14, 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 27 January, 2015 Share Posted 27 January, 2015 Gaz Coombes - Matador. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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