tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86535819919693684872024-03-13T06:55:10.058-06:00Song o' the DayGiving in to the overwhelming urge to share the music that gets stuck inside my head.
Enjoy!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger286125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653581991969368487.post-22164185906373312462013-11-25T10:56:00.000-07:002013-11-25T10:56:00.592-07:00The Incredible Sadness of Sonia - Juana Ghani<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Yes, this is my band. They are such an amazingly talented and wonderful bunch of people and I am so honored to be a part of them. And this video is a big deal for us. This is our first "real" video created especially around the story of one song. I sure hope you like it. <br />
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I hope to have a post on our <i>Juana Ghani</i> <a href="http://juanaghani.blogspot.com/">blog</a> soon about "The Story Behind the Song" for this one. Keep watching for it. <br />
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<b>The Incredible Sadness of Sonia</b> by <i>Juana Ghani </i>from the 2012 album "Shall We Live Forever"<br />
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Juana Ghani <a href="http://juanaghani.com/">website</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653581991969368487.post-3999620636089925232013-10-11T13:13:00.001-06:002013-10-11T13:13:19.901-06:00Strange Fruit - Zoe Devlin<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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London-based <i>Zoe Devlin</i> is one of my very favorite voices EVER! I first fell in love with her voice back when she was singing with <a href="http://alabama3.co.uk/">Alabama 3</a> (one of my favorite bands) as Devlin Love. I think her version of Billie Holiday's "<b>Strange Fruit</b>" will give you good reason why. It is perfection. She is, simply, amazing! This song is not on any album - she has no solo albums as yet. Prepare to get some goosebumps. Then take a deep breath and go ahead and cry at the beauty of her voice.<br />
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<b>Strange Fruit</b> by <i>Zoe Devlin</i><br />
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Zoe Devlin on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/zoedevlinlove">facebook</a><br /><br />Zoe Devlin on <a href="http://twitter.com/ZoeDevlinLove">twitter</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653581991969368487.post-3517619162763763852013-10-09T12:46:00.000-06:002013-10-09T12:46:04.510-06:00Up To My Neck In A Hex - The Penny Black Remedy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Yes, it has been months, again, since I posted anything here. I really do apologize. Things have been so wonderfully busy for my own band, <a href="http://juanaghani.com/">Juana Ghani</a>, lately that I rarely have time to put together a blog post. Forgive me?<br />
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This video by one of my very favorite bands, UK based <i>The Penny Black Remedy</i>, was just released to the public yesterday (and to those of us smart enough to be on their emailing list on Monday) and it is such a fun vid! Being a superstitious person myself, I love that they chose this song off their new album (SUCH a great album! Serious. One of my favs!) <a href="http://thepennyblackremedy.com/music/">"Inhale ... Exhale ... OK, Now You Can Panic!"</a> to make a video.<br />
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<b>Up To My Neck In A Hex</b> by <i>The Penny Black Remedy</i> from the 2013 album "Inhale ... Exhale ... OK, Now You Can Panic!"<br />
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The Penny Black Remedy <a href="http://thepennyblackremedy.com/">website </a><br /><br />The Penny Black Remedy on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/The.Penny.Black.Remedy">facebook</a><br />
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The Penny Black Remedy on <a href="http://twitter.com/tpbr">twitter</a><br />
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The Penny Black Remedy on <a href="http://myspace.com/pennyblackremedy">myspace</a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653581991969368487.post-1226673090782755262013-07-12T14:14:00.000-06:002013-07-12T14:14:44.046-06:00You Don't Know Me - The Polyphonic Spree<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
And since it's been so long since I've shared anything that I'm listening to, here's another song for your day by another band that I'm very excited about coming to my town. I'm hoping I can get out to see them, too. <i>The Polyphonic Spree</i> is another band I've loved for years but have yet to see live. I've got my fingers crossed! (Not only are they amazing, but there aren't that many bands out there with more members than <a href="http://juanaghani.com/">my own 11-piece wonder project</a> - <i>The Polyphonic Spree</i> is now up to 22 members!)<br />
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<b>You Don't Know Me </b>by <i>The Polyphonic Spree</i> from the soon-to-be-released (August 6) 2013 album "Yes It's True"<br />
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The Polyphonic Spree <a href="http://www.thepolyphonicspree.com/">website</a><br />
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The Polyphonic Spree on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/polyphonicspree">facebook</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653581991969368487.post-57594283309072517672013-07-12T14:02:00.001-06:002013-07-12T14:02:50.606-06:00Beast - Nico Vega<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Finally! After years of trying to catch <i>Nico Vega</i> live, I'm going to be able to do so tomorrow night and I am so excited! I've been a fan for years and every time they've come to my city, something has happened that preventing me from seeing them. This time it will be different. I'm determined. This time, I will see them!<br />
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<b>Beast</b> by <i>Nico Vega </i>from the 2013 EP "Fury Oh Fury"<br />
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Nico Vega <a href="http://nicovega.com/">website</a><br />
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Nico Vega on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nicovega">facebook</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653581991969368487.post-11633197310699698302012-12-01T12:01:00.000-07:002012-12-01T12:01:47.259-07:00Automatonic Electronic Harmonics - Steam Powered Giraffe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i>Steam Powered Giraffe</i>! Wow. Seriously. Steampunk + pantomime + some pretty damned impressive harmonies = Super cool stuff!<br />
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Based in San Diego, California, <i>Steam Powered Giraffe</i> was formed in 2008, released their first album "Album One" in 2009, and have been playing Steampunk festivals all around the country ever since. <br />
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<b>Automatonic Electronic Harmonics</b> by <i>Steam Powered Giraffe</i> from the 2012 album <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="btAsinTitle">The 2¢ Show"</span></span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653581991969368487.post-76695022833884452762012-11-29T12:20:00.000-07:002012-11-29T12:20:03.860-07:00Thistle - Hundred Waters<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I just came across this song today thanks to a thread on the ever informative Facebook. I can't really find out any information about this 5-piece band, other than that they are from Gainesville, Florida and toured earlier this year with Skrillex, but I'm really liking this song. There's a lot of <span class="st">Björk to be heard here, as well as a taste of Jesca Hoop, both whom I love! Give it a listen. It's really very good.<br /><br /><b>Thistle</b> by <i>Hundred Waters</i> from the 2012 EP "Thistle"</span><br />
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Hundred Waters on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/100waters">Facebook</a><br />
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Hundred Waters <a href="http://twitter.com/100waters">Twitter</a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653581991969368487.post-26249164879130167312012-11-14T11:06:00.001-07:002012-11-14T11:10:08.536-07:00Whiskey Too Far - The Great Malarkey<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I love this band so much! Based in London, England, <i>The Great Malarkey</i> is absolutely one of my favorite new bands on the planet right now. Frontwoman Alex Ware-Woolf has such an incredibly delicious blues rasp of a voice that makes goosebumps run pleasantly all up and down my body as I listen. And this song showcases that to perfection.<br />
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And just because they are all so incredibly wonderful, here's the full band line-up for you:<br />
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Alex Ware-Woolf - lead vocals, guitar<br />
Aiden Banks - fiddle<br />
Alex Newton - trumpet extraordinaire<br />
Jake Appleby - bass<br />
Jason Nash - accordion<br />
Joni Belaruski - drums, percussion<br />
Owen Evans - guitar, banjo</blockquote>
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<b>Whiskey Too Far</b> by <i>The Great Malarkey </i>from the 2012 album "Badly Stuffed Animals"<br />
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The Great Malarkey on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thegreatmalarkey">Facebook</a><br />
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The Great Malarkey on <a href="https://twitter.com/greatmalarkey">Twitter</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653581991969368487.post-39871437193041558642012-10-25T11:24:00.000-06:002012-10-25T11:24:03.360-06:00Fashionista - Mercury Mad<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Glam Rock or good ol' punk? Whatever you want to call him, <i>Mercury Mad</i> rocks it! After listening to his music and watching his videos, it really comes as no surprise that this self-styled "sarcastic Messianic figure" is theatrically trained. And beautifully so.<br />
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<b>Fashionista</b> by <i>Mercury Mad</i> with APOX<br />
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Mercury Mad <a href="http://mercurymad.com/">website</a><br />
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Mercury Mad on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MercuryMad">Facebook</a><br />
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Mercury Mad on <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/mercurymad">ReverbNation</a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653581991969368487.post-60927968007076644352012-10-01T09:31:00.001-06:002012-10-01T09:32:15.524-06:00The Bonney Anne - Firewater<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I think I'm finally starting to get my feet back under myself after last week's dream come true. On Wednesday of last week (September 26), my band, <a href="http://juanaghani.com/">Juana Ghani</a>, had the amazing honor and privilege of opening for one of my very most favorite bands of all time - <i>FIREWATER</i>! I would love to go on and on about the whole experience, but honestly, there are no words that can even come close to expressing the magnitude of the amazingness of it all. Not only is <i>Tod A</i> absolutely brilliant in his songwriting, not only is the entire band absolutely mesmerizing in their playing - individually and collectively, not only was their set incredibly tight - they were all so completely genuine and nice and gracious and absolutely wonderful as people, too.<br />
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I've been a fan of <i>Firewater</i> for years. We own every single album they've ever released - including one that is only available digitally these days and is not very well known at all. Every single album is amazing. And this new one - just released here on September 11, 2012 - is equally fabulous! Every single song from the opening anthem of "A Little Revolution" right through the contemplative "<b>The Bonney Anne</b>" - FAB-U-LOUS! <br />
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<b>The Bonney Anne</b> by <i>Firewater</i> from the 2012 album "International Orange!"<br />
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Firewater <a href="http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/artist/firewater">artist page</a><br />
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Firewater on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/firewatermusic">Facebook</a><br />
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Firewater on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/realfirewater">MySpace</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653581991969368487.post-7450520201115961612012-09-10T12:12:00.003-06:002012-09-10T12:12:54.325-06:00Ballad for Beelzebub - Graveyard Train<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Graveyard Train</b> is 6 men (and they REALLY want you to know they are men) from Melbourne, Australia playing a style of music they call "horror country." Their songs are dark and macabre ghost stories that spin around inside your head, teasing at nightmares and things that go bump in the night. What's not love?<br />
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<b>Ballad for Beelzebub</b> by <i>Graveyard Train</i> from the 2008 album "The Serpent and the Crow"<br />
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Graveyard Train <a href="http://www.graveyardtrain.com.au/">website</a><br />
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Graveyard Train on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/graveyardtrain?ref=ts">Facebook</a><br />
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Graveyard Train on <a href="http://twitter.com/graveyardtrain">Twitter</a><br />
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Graveyard Train on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/graveyardtrain3051">MySpace</a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653581991969368487.post-89198091626039083762012-08-03T17:14:00.000-06:002012-08-03T17:14:57.459-06:00Zora - Kultur Shock<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Such a hauntingly beautiful and heart wrenching song.<br />
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<i>Kultur Shock</i> was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1996 by former Yugoslav Gino Srdjan Yevdjevich who had immigrated to the US (with the help of Joan Baez) following the Siege of Sarajevo.<br />
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Announcing the sunrise</div>
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All that lives is resting</div>
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I won't pluck it anymore </div>
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Because it's
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I won't pluck it anymore</div>
I don't have anyone to give it to<br />
The one I used to give it to<br />
Is now covered by earth<br />
Every blade of grass on the mountain ranges<br />
Now feels my sorrow<br />
Happiness is running away from me<br />
Far away</blockquote>
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<b>Zora</b> by <i>Kultur Shock</i> from the 2001 album "FUCC the I.N.S."<br />
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Porajmos. The Devouring. The Roma name for the Holocaust. <br />
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"At Auschwitz-Birkenau, officials set up a separate "Gypsy family camp"
for Gypsies in Section BIIe of Birkenau: From the wooden barracks, the
gas chambers and crematoria were clearly visible. During the seventeen
months of the camp's existence, most of the Gypsies brought there
perished. They were killed by gassing or died from starvation,
exhaustion from hard labor, and disease (including typhus, smallpox,
and the rare, leprosy-like condition called Noma.) Others, including
many children, died as the result Of cruel medical experiments performed
by Dr. Josef Mengele and other SS physicians. The Gypsy camp was
liquidated on the night of August 2-3, 1944, when 2,897 Sinti and Roma
men, women, and children were killed in the gas chamber." -- <a href="http://www.ushmm.org/education/resource/roma/roma.php">Sinti & Roma: Victims of the Nazi Era</a><br />
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Today is International Remembrance Day, honoring and remembering the victim's of the Porajmos.<br />
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<b>Auschwitz</b>, sung by <i>Margita Makulová</i> (Aushwitz survivor) in the movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107376/">"Latcho Drom"</a><br />
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Opre Romale!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653581991969368487.post-65522493441416797792012-08-01T12:33:00.000-06:002012-08-01T12:33:45.940-06:00I Left the Wolves Behind That Night - The Tiger and Me<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Our (<a href="http://juanaghani.com/">Juana Ghani</a>) accordion player turned me on to this band a few weeks ago. This is the video he showed me. It's all shot live and in one-take by the amazing Australian video team, <a href="http://sideshowalley.tv/">Side Show Alley</a>.<br />
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Based in Melbourne, Australia, <i>The Tiger and Me</i> released their first album, "From a Liar to a Thief" in 2010 to wonderful reviews. Since then, they have released 2 of a trilogy of EPs ("The Howling Fire" and "The Silent City") with the 3rd part due out this year. This trilogy explores "a descent into madness, the ensuing struggle, and the ultimate embrace of insanity." (Sounds like similar theme to the stuff my band does. Yay, for descents into madness!)<br />
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<b>I Left the Wolves Behind That Night</b> by <i>The Tiger and Me </i>from the 2010 album "From a Liar to a Thief"<br />
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The Tiger and Me on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/thetigerandme">facebook</a><br />
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The Tiger and Me on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thetigerandme">myspace</a><br />
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The Tiger and Me on <a href="http://twitter.com/thetigerandme">twitter</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653581991969368487.post-13308101386760458752012-07-31T11:15:00.002-06:002012-07-31T11:15:11.715-06:00Break Out the Violins - Visa<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A little Russian ... a little Armenian ... some rock-n-roll ... a touch of theatrics ... a whole lotta cool!<br />
<i>Visa</i>
(now <i>VIZA</i>) is based in Los Angeles, California and blends so many
of my favorite musical styles into one fabulously awesome experience.
Formed in 2000, they have released two EPs and four albums - the most
recent, "Carnivalia" in 2011. All the standard rock instruments are
there - guitars, bass, drums - but they also bring in some wonderfully
exotic (at least in this corner of the world) instruments like oud, tar,
saz, zurna and duduk.<br />
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<b>Break Out the Violins</b> by <i>Visa</i> from the 2007 album "Maktub"</div>
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VIZA <a href="http://experienceviza.com/Intro.html">website</a><br />
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VIZA on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/vizamusic">facebook</a><br />
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VIZA on <a href="http://twitter.com/vizamusic">twitter</a> <br />
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I'm trying to resurrect this blog, I promise! Life just has a tendency to get a bit busy and full of distractions for me. But the cool music - fun music - strange and wonderful music - is still out there! Like this one. Hungrarian ska. Folk music coming face-to-face with a titch of Euro-punk flavo(u)r. It's fun. Bottom line: it's fun.<br />
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<i>Folk Error</i> was formed in 2006 in Hungary. This is their very first "real" video (according to Youtube via Google translate). That's really all I can figure out. <br />
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<b>Magyarbödögei galambozó</b> by <i>Folk Error</i><br />
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Folk Error <a href="http://folkerror.hu/">website</a><br />
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Folk Error on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/folkerror">facebook </a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653581991969368487.post-75396252946240274792012-03-26T17:34:00.000-06:002012-03-26T17:34:46.073-06:00The Rumour Song - Joe Black<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is not safe for work (NSFW), small children or those with sensitive ... umm ... sensibilities. But I like it. It's dark, it's naughty, and it makes me giggle a secret giggle. This whole Dark Cabaret/Neo-Vaudeville scene so completely entertains me. Yes, I'm a titch warped ... but ... come on! Kazoo solo!<br />
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<b>The Rumour Song</b> by <i>Mister Joe Black</i> from the 2011 album "Sex, Drugs and Vaudeville"<br />
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Mister Joe Black <a href="http://www.misterjoeblack.com/">website</a><br />
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Mister Joe Black <a href="https://www.facebook.com/misterjoeblackmusic">facebook </a><br />
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Mister Joe Black <a href="http://twitter.com/misterjoeblack">twitter</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653581991969368487.post-61392811397351678842012-03-20T13:09:00.001-06:002012-03-20T13:09:41.867-06:00Happy Birthday (My Olde Friend) - Voltaire<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today is the birthday of one of our (<a href="http://www.juanaghani.com/">Juana Ghani</a>) drummers. He's a bit of a smart ass. Jus' sayin'. Anyway, his birthday brought this fun little song to mind. And anything/anybody that brings <i>Voltaire</i> forward in my mind is a good thing/body. I love <i>Voltaire </i>(and would love to share a show with him someday).<br />
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<b>Happy Birthday (My Olde Friend)</b> by <i>Voltaire </i>from the 2008 album "To the Bottom of the Sea"<br />
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Voltaire <a href="http://www.voltaire.net/">website</a><br />
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Voltaire on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VoltaireFanPage">Facebook</a><br />
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Voltaire on <a href="https://twitter.com/AurelioVoltaire">Twitter</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653581991969368487.post-89693515917586502002012-03-19T10:27:00.002-06:002012-03-19T10:27:40.043-06:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The latest video from one of my all-time favorite bands, <i>The Urban Voodoo Machine</i>. This is directed by <a href="http://sinbozkurt.com/">Sin Bozkurt</a> (one of my favorite photographers) and <a href="http://largeaquaticanimal.blogspot.com/">Anthony Ratcliff</a>. <br />
I fell in love with <i>The Urban Voodoo Machine</i> years ago (thanks to MySpace, actually, and clicking through "friends" of <a href="http://mediaevalbaebes.com/">Mediaeval Baebes</a>, whom I have loved for so long) when I first heard their song "Love Song 666". I hope to one day make it to London and attend a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GypsyHotel">Gypsy Hotel </a>night and meet them in person.<br />
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<b>Rather You Shot Me Down</b> by <i>The Urban Voodoo Machine</i> from the 2011 album "In Black 'N' Red"<br />
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The Urban Voodoo Machine on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/TheUrbanVoodooMachine">Facebook</a><br />
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The Urban Voodoo Machine on <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/theurbanvoodoomachine">Reverbnation</a><br />
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I'm sure it's no surprise that I really like Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based<i> Man Man</i>. They are gifted artists who create amazing music around intelligent lyrics and play children's toys and kitchen gadgets with the same exquisite focus as they do the more socially accepted "serious" instruments. It's like they've taken the stuffy adult by the hand and let the curious kid do the leading for awhile. What's not to like? (And the bio on their <a href="http://www.facebook.com/wearemanman?sk=info">facebook</a> page is FABulously done!)<br />
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<b>Life Fantastic</b> by <i>Man Man</i> from the 2011 album "Life Fantastic"<br />
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Man Man <a href="http://manmanbandband.com/">website</a><br />
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Man Man <a href="http://www.facebook.com/wearemanman?sk=info">facebook</a> (Read the bio! Serious! Do it!)<br />
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Man Man <a href="http://www.twitter.com/manmanbandband">twitter</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653581991969368487.post-40882351013237398612012-03-13T14:11:00.000-06:002012-03-13T14:11:30.045-06:00Sweet Spirit - Mara Carlyle & Willy Mason<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's been a weird series of days around here. This song only added to the weirdness. Not sure what I was expecting, but crying in my proverbial beer wasn't it.<br />
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<i>Mara Carlyle </i>is a British singer-songwriter from Shropshire who also plays saw and ukulele. <i>Willy Mason</i> is an American singer-songwriter from New England. "<b>Sweet Spirit</b>" is a 19th century prayer that <i>Mara Carlyle</i> set to her original music. The combination is heart-wrenchingly beautiful. <br />
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<b>Sweet Spirit</b> by <i>Mara Carlyle </i>and <i>Willy Mason, </i>released November 2011,<i> </i>is available on <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/sweet-spirit-single/id483187846">itunes</a>.<br />
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Mara Carlyle <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mara-Carlyle/6231218563">facebook</a><br />
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Willy Mason <a href="http://www.willymason.net/">website</a><br />
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Willy Mason <a href="https://www.facebook.com/willymasonmusic">facebook</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653581991969368487.post-22558101292705288692012-03-08T10:47:00.001-07:002012-03-08T10:47:40.384-07:00Hallways - Islands<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Canada continues to turn out some really cool music. <br />
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Formed in 2005 in Montreal, Quebec but currently based in Los Angeles, California, the band <i>Islands</i> released its 4th studio album (and 3rd album with Anti- records) last month. <br />
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And yes, I really like this video. There's just something about skeleton marionettes that makes me smile.<br />
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<b>Hallways </b>by <i>Islands </i>from the 2012 album "A Sleep & a Forgetting"<br />
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Islands <a href="http://islandsareforever.com/">website</a><br />
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Islands on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/islandsareforever">Facebook</a><br />
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Islands on <a href="https://twitter.com/nickfromislands">Twitter</a><br />
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Today is Veterans Day, a day set aside to remember and pay respects to our military veterans. Also known around the world as Remembrance Day and Armistice Day, it marks the signing of the Armistice which ended World War I (the War to End All Wars?) as major hostilities formally ended on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918.<br />
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<b>Brothers</b> by <i>New London Fire</i> from the album "The Dirt The Blood The Faith" to be released November 22, 2011<br />
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New London Fire <a href="http://www.newlondonfire.com/">website</a><br />
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New London Fire on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/newlondonfireband">Facebook</a><br />
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New London Fire on <a href="http://twitter.com/newlondonfire">Twitter</a><br />
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New London Fire on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/newlondonfire">Myspace</a><br />
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Originating in London, UK in the mid-90s, but currently based out of Los Angeles, California, <i>The King Cheetah</i> is a breath stealing power rock trio consisting of founders Robert Paul Mune on guitar and vocals and Simon Hancock on drums and newest member Ray Pillar on bass.<br />
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Indie-Music.com describes them as “a gritty, dirty Brit sound; imagine standing on stage in a pile of broken beer bottles two feet thick, trying to sing as a leather sofa burns in front of the stage. That is the sound of <i>The King Cheetah</i>.” I agree.<br />
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<b>Six Inch Killaz</b> by <i>The King Cheetah</i> from the 2005 EP "Six Inch Killaz"<br />
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The King Cheetah <a href="http://thekingcheetah.com">website</a><br />
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The King Cheetah <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thekingcheetah">MySpace page</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653581991969368487.post-50996225943806904872011-09-02T13:40:00.000-06:002011-09-02T13:40:10.444-06:00Home (Is Where I'm Leaving) - J.P. Whipple & The Filthy Whipple Medicine ShowOK. I'm getting excited about this. Our next <a href="http://undergroundcabaret.blogspot.com">Underground Gypsy Cabaret</a> is coming up in just a few weeks. That by itself is very exciting as it is always an incredibly fun time, but this go around with it we have the pleasure of <i>J.P. Whipple</i> gracing our stage with his unique vagabond blues. I have been a fan of his for quite some time and am thrilled beyond words to have the opportunity to share a stage with him for a night. If fact, I think the term "giddy" is more than fitting.<br />
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<b>Home (Is Where I'm Leaving)</b> by <i>J.P. Whipple</i> from the EP "Rusted Soul"<br />
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J.P. Whipple <a href="http://www.whipplemusic.com">website</a><br />
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J.P. Whipple on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/John-Whipple/50322441564">Facebook</a><br />
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J.P. Whipple on <a href="http://twitter.com/jpwhipple">Twitter</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0