For this year’s Boxing Day, here’s two live versions of Nils Lofgren’s “No Mercy,” one acoustic, one electric:
What do you mean I’m doing it wrong?
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Boxing Day: Nils Lofgren’s “No Mercy”
Monday, December 26th, 2011Shoegazer Sunday: Laboratory Noise’s “Things That Fall From The Sky”
Sunday, December 25th, 2011Since the band themselves were kind enough to comment when I posted their previous song, I’m happy to give them more exposure for “Things That Fall From The Sky” (another one off their debut album When Sound Generates Light), especially since it’s rather good.
And there are few Shoegazer songs that don’t benefit from a pretty, whispy-voiced female lead singer, which Kerry Ramsay (if I have the name right) provides here. She sounds a bit like Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell (always a good thing), with maybe a touch of Alison Shaw from Cranes.
A Christmas Story, in 30 Seconds, With Bunnies
Saturday, December 24th, 2011Pretty much self-explanatory.
Thanks, Angry Alien!
And a Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
Austin: Christmas on 37th Street
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011It’s that time of year. If you haven’t been to the Austin’s 37th Street display of lights, this video from illustrator Doug Potter gives you an idea of what it’s like.
Merry Christmas!
Shoegazer Sunday: Laboratory Noise’s “Here, She Is Evergreen”
Sunday, December 18th, 2011Today’s dollop of Shoegaze goodness comes from Laboratory Noise. Love the band name. The YouTube description says they hail from Manchester, the birthplace of classic Shoegaze, but their bio says they hail from nearby Bradford instead.
Their debut album, When Sound Generates Light, is available through Amazon.
Finally, a Christmas Film I Can Get Behind
Friday, December 16th, 2011A Very Calvin & Hobbes Christmas
Tokyo Shoegazer’s “Bright” Take 2 (The Complete Song)
Monday, December 12th, 2011Little did I know that almost immediately after I put up the short version that Tokyo Shoegazer would put up the complete 8 minute, 29 second version.
Well, because I run a full-service blog (full service, I tell you!), here it is:
Llamas With Hats
Sunday, December 11th, 2011Maybe I’m easily amused, but something about the absurd, over-the-top, off-screen violence tickled my funny bone. Given that each of these have more than a million hits, once again I may be a wee bit behind the curve.
“That’s what forgiveness sounds like. Screaming, and then silence.”
“I should probably mention that I filled our luggage with orphan meat.”
Shoegazer Sunday: Supercar’s “Lucky”
Sunday, December 11th, 2011After posting last week’s Tokyo Shoegazer song, I did some more research, and it seems that Shoegaze is (thankfully) a lot more popular in Japan than I first realized.
Here’s a band named Supercar (which evidently broke up in 2005) with “Lucky.” Here they seem a little more J-Pop than Shoegazer, but either way they’re very tasty. Skip the first 42 seconds of cheesetacular introduction.
And here’s the live version:
NumaNumaGaga
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011Two, two earworms in one!
Well, Gaga has already had a Eurotrash Disco vibe about her anyway, so it’s no surprise that these two mash up so well…