Music Review: Nouvelle Vague - 3
Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
More French-hued bossa nova covers of New Wave songs.
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Music Review: The Swimmers - People Are Soft
Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The Swimmers’ People Are Soft is a damn good record.
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ALL HALLOW’S EVE, A RECKONING: The Tribute To Edgar Allan Poe, October 30
DWx (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Actually, if you notice the date, you will know that this event was held on the eve of All Hallow's Eve (where the word "Halloween" comes from). It was a benefit for the Albany Damien Center & held at the Fuze Box on Central Ave. in Albany, NY., hosted by Albany poetry impresario RM Engelhardt . The Poe-connection was, I guess, for his scary stories, not any particular anniversary (Poe...
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Readers’ Rock List: Ghost Songs
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
In honor of Halloween, our weekend Rock List was devoted to haunting Ghost Songs — or songs that just have the word “ghost” in the title. We counted the votes, and Johnny Cash’s terrifying retelling of “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky” beat out other poltergeist-inspired tracks from Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins and Bruce Springsteen. Cash’s [...]
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There’s a clock on the wall
The Wendy House (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
and it tells my time In 1984 I rented the ‘Tea Warehouse’ for the night. For my time. I found some friendly DJ’s with large and obliging record (Vinyl albums) collections. They were prepared to indulge my taste and keen to get better aquainted with some of my gorgeous girl friends, as indeed they did. I have memories [...]
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Q&A: Nick Thorburn of Islands
local Cut (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
To say that Islands Nick Thorburn (or Nick Diamonds, if you’re going with the whole persona thing) is a musical chameleon is an understatement. After leading spazz-pop trio the Unicorns on a crazy two year run, producing one of my favorite albums of the decade, 2003’s Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone?, Thorburn [...] Related posts: Nick Jaina’s Little Box of Lies: There...
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Moving Pictures: "Whole New Way" by The Horrors
I Rock Cleveland (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Originally, available on the Japanese import version of their second full length, Primary Colours, The Horrors' "Whole New Way" recently got a studio re-tweak courtesy of Rodaidh McDonald, a 7" single, and a video. And while the video itself offers little in the way of groundbreaking performances (Think any number of clips you saw on 120 Minutes from the early '90s where an English band...
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Psychedelic Furs Heat Up the Kool Haus
blogTO (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
The Psychedelic Furs clearly enjoyed performing as much as the audience at the Kool Haus enjoyed watching them. Led by an animated Richard Butler, who sings in a Sprechgesang style, the Furs' songs came alive on stage. Opening with Love My Way and continuing with a handful of hits, including President Gas , Ghost In You and the familiar Pretty In Pink , the title song to the 1986 John Hughes' film...
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The Horrors: "Whole New Way" (Video)
prefixmag (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
The Horrors’ sudden about-turn was one of the big highlights of 2009, and their album, Primary Colours, remains one of the best of the year. Instead of lifting another track from the album, the band has plucked out the Psychedelic Furs-ish “Whole New Way,” which originally appeared as a bonus on the Japanese edition of the CD. This song is more minimal, less cluttered than many of...
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Tuesday, October 13 2009
Punknews.org (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
We've posted some new reviews. You can check them out below: Every Time I Die - New Junk Aesthetic The Psychedelic Furs / Happy Mondays - live in Philadelphia Sherwood - QU Polar Bear Club / Crime in Stereo / Ruiner - live in Cleveland Andrew Jackson Jihad - Can't Maintain Doomriders - Darkness Come Alive JEFF the Brotherhood - Heavy Days The Subhumans (Canada) - live in Vancouver Yesterday's Ring...
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there’s a clock on the wall and it counts my time
Periscope Depth (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Saw some live music at the House of Blues this weekend. The Islands The first opening act, The Islands combined the best aspects of Radiohead with the worst aspects of The Arcade Fire. Good stuff but I don’t feel compelled to buy it. I was really confused since I showed up long after doors had [...]
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Furs: Entertainers for forever, now
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
There could not have been two more opposite frontmen than Saturday night at the House of Blues, where the Psychedelic Furs and the Happy Mondays played a semi-co-headlining...
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The Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink
M80s Soundtrack for an 80s Generation (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
The Psychedelic Furs are a rock band emerging from the 70's punk era. 1981 saw the release of their second album 'Talk, Talk, Talk' which provided them with their first taste of success. the second single from the album was called 'Pretty In Pink' which made it to number 43 in the UK singles Chart. The original version is a more darker and more snarling then the re-release. The latter song served as...
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I spy a Wyatt and a Deathlok!
RT's Ponderings (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Wednesday night I had the pleasure of going to see the Psychedelic Furs with Wyatt, his friends, and their wives (all lovely women, btw). During the ’80s I was quite a metalhead, but there were bands that peaked my interest from time to time, because they just had a unique sound and a cool vibe [...]
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The Psychedelic Furs - Midnight to Midnight
M80s Soundtrack for an 80s Generation (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
'Midnight to Midnight' is The Psychedelic Furs' fifth album and was released in 1987. The album featured the hit 'Heartbreak Beat,' written by Richard Butler, John Ashton, and Timothy Butler. The second single released was the title track to the movie 'Pretty in Pink' which was a re-recorded version of the 1981 single release. This gave the band a huge hit around the world and helped in the success...