said the gramophonea music weblogbuilding a causeway- March 30, 2005 In Ireland everything was white and green. Belfast was battered and somehow happy, Bangor was cool and twinkling, the Giant's Causeway was a marvel - oh, the list goes on. Except for Cork. I didn't like Cork. In Northern Ireland we stayed with the kind and wonderful Ross, whom I first corresponded with when he sent me one of his band's tunes - "Wait for Me". When I posted it last May, I said that it reminded me of Idaho, that it was taunting. Listening to it today, it's Grandaddy I...http://www.tangmonkey.com/blogs/music/archives/building_a_causeway.php lonelily daffodily- March 29, 2005 All right, let's begin. On September 23rd of last year, my friend Julian and I embarked from Canada on a three (or was it four) month transit across some of Europe. Along the way, I bought at least one CD in every country, trying to get a taste of some of the underexposed indigenous music. For my next x posts (interrupted with Dan and Jordan's worthy contributions), I'm going to try to take you through the best of that music. ---- We landed in Brighton. We visited Cambridge and Oxford and...http://www.tangmonkey.com/blogs/music/archives/lonelily_daffodily.php Twins- March 28, 2005 Welcome to this bank-holiday-weekend edition of Said the mahataflutta' Gramophone. All of these songs come courtesy of Jeremy, the bangingest dude to have ever played with Kepler, Julie Doiron, Jim Bryson and the Arcade Fire. The Legends - "Call It Ours". Well would you listen to this. The Legends don't even give us a few seconds of mope before hitting us with their goofy, gravy guitar riff, that playful dance-on-the-flower-carpet sound. There's handclaps on the song's every downbeat, boy-girl..http://www.tangmonkey.com/blogs/music/archives/twins.php You'd Better Be Right- March 24, 2005 Freddie & The Hitch-Hikers - "Sinners" I bought a cell phone today. And I literally caught someone elbowing their friend and saying, "Look, at the sucker." Sigh. I felt like my former self (my pre-celf, if you will (please don't)) was singing this song to my future self as I sat there and actually said the words "If I have a choice, I'll take the free mp3 player." This is how it starts. Soon I'll be buying $30 shirts, and saying things like "I really like..http://www.tangmonkey.com/blogs/music/archives/youd_better_be_right.php try a little tenderness- March 23, 2005 Good afternoon to all. A special thanks to all those who came up to me and said hello at the european Arcade Fire shows last week. Twas a pleasure to meet you all. The Grates - "Sukkafish". This Brisbane trio is knocking round the Australian charts like marbles in a cardboard box, but they're lakewater fresh to these ears. "Sukkafish" struts with a bowlegged gait, dawnblinking after an all-night DJ set with the White Stripes and The Kills. There's the pluck of a plucky...http://www.tangmonkey.com/blogs/music/archives/try_a_little_tendern.php Fuck You For Liking Stuff- March 22, 2005 Stephen Malkmus - "Baby C'mon" It's 4:24. My brain is really nervous that whatever review I give, whatever statement I give, will seal me in a tomb of regret to wake up in later on. I want to be right. I want to convert you. okay, here goes: Boy is chained to the floor, guitar strap glued to the back of his neck. Teaches himself to play and everyone gathers around and claps. Keeps playing for 10 years, every day, a constant parade of clapping, cheering people, he's still chained to...http://www.tangmonkey.com/blogs/music/archives/fuck_you_for_liking_.php |