Friday, May 31, 2013

HUSKER DU - AMUSEMENT


American hardcore and Bob Mould
For Record Store Day 2013


Statues
You get all pissed off and hang around with your so called friends what is all about do everything you've got to do tell me tell me tell me are you different are you new? no you're just a statue You hang around Surround yourself beautiful faces think everybodys

Thursday, May 30, 2013

NIRVANA - LIVE AT MAN RAY


Unreleased Live Set performed at a goth club
Released: 2011 Nov



School
Won't you believe it? It's just my luck. No recess! Won't you believe it? It's just my luck. No recess! You're in high school again. No recess!

“This is from our next record, it’s gonna be out in September or something like that. It’s gonna be a rock n roll record! It’s gonna have all your rock favorites, and… it’s gonna be a blast!” - KB Apr 18, 1990

LOU BARLOW - LIVE @ THE HOBBY SHOP # 5



Barlow's Solo Awesome Recording
Release Date: 2010 Jul



Home (5th Track)
Look at you hiding behind your sweater What I want to say Let it fall away I don't care If we're alone, can be trusted on my own I can never bring you home Second guess I drift in all directions Once impressed, half undressed all day I'm not strong You don't believe I may be wrong That I can never bring you home If I do and don't resist you I'm too in love to really miss you In fact I'm frozen over joy Yes I did and yes I want to But nothing good can come to Someone pretending he is alone Yes I did and yes I want to But nothing good can come to Someone pretending he is alone Who can never bring you home 

CIRCUS DEVILS - ALL THE GOOD ONES ARE GONE



1-Track Album for I Razor Soundtrack]
Pollard & Tobias Lineup Released: 2013 Mar



All The Good Ones Are Gone
All the good ones are gone Listen to the grace life Bury all forgiveness Tell they're waiting Forget your shiny apple There's no teacher There's always someone following us We are all crazy Erasing every reason of the mind Chasing that's left behind Crossing all examinations still lecture on the will In victory they launch Not a bad one in the bunch All the good ones are gone In ways of song And some dramatic soundtrack Given up the process They are done Arriving now with no more cost to run Attempt a golden office Wait in haste People do nothing to fight And all shall be forgiven in the end 

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

LIFE WITHOUT BUILDINGS - LIVE AT THE ANNANDALE HOTEL


Triumphant live document of a band shining at their brightest.
Released: 2007 Jun



The Leanover
If I lose you uh huh, uh huh, uh huh, mmm if i, if i, if i, if i, if i b-b-b-b-baby g g g, so g g g, you you you if i lose you if i lose you uh huh, uh huh if i lose you in the street if i lose you in the street if i lose you in the street at night if i lose you in the street if i lose, don't be sad if i lose you in the street if i lose you in the street, hey if i lose you in the street g g come here come here come feel for you kiss me, break my mind, close the door black steel, break my mind, close the door black steel, the sight of you falling out the sight of you if i lose you in the street, six if i lose you in the street i say, i say, i say, i say, i say, i say wassup, wassup with you? wassup with your friends? high hills, high hills oh i, m b v m b v m b v m b v m b v more m b v hi fi i wanna see you stand up, stand up, stand up in the high hills don't trade, don't don't i don't trade don't trade, don't don't i don't trade may i, may i walk with you? may i walk with you? uh-oh in the time takes to slide it back in the time it changes, recorded at the automat san francisco mixed with uh-oh in the time takes to slide it back in the time it changes shhhhh emotional chi, emotional chi come on baby, don't fuss in the time takes to slide it back say a what say a what eh eh eh eh eh eh eh in the time takes to slide it back questions say what i like you mostly late at night hold tight, hold tight, hold tight with a tight budokan warp, budokan warp, we warp b b b b b freestyle i like you mostly late at night break my mind, break my mind in the time takes to slide it back raining in my room, sweet and sleepy wassup wassup i can remember i can remember four we can we can we can we can three keep us together keep us together keep us together in the time takes sliding back in the time takes sliding back in the time takes sliding back


COCTEAU TWINS - BLUE BELL KNOLL


Pitchfork Media's 81st best album of the 1980s
NME's #33 Albums of the Year 1988
Date Released: 1988 Sep

Carolyn's Fingers

When he said, 'you are full of love' She fell down into this dirty mess Some people see me laugh and tell us, 'it's wrong to make fun of me' (even they don't give any more) (try, try to fall) She fell down into this mess (even then they don't give) (try, try to fall) She fell down and he's so sick of it all And of me This part not out of her saw fit to drop Whispers might prove it all (you're just closer to me when you fall, but you broke) This would prove it all (you just closer to me, but you broke) This would prove it all Sleep now You susur, try to talk Reach out for that hand Reach out for that hand (and even they don't give any more) (try, try to fall) Even then they don't give (try, try to fall) You just closer to me at the fall But you don't want, want me hand You're just closer to me But you don't want, want my hand 

SCARLETT AND BLACK - YOU DON'T KNOW


UK Pop Duo Robin Hild and Sue West
Released: 1986

You Don't Know

Don't believe the things That people tell you I know more Than they ever could and Somewhere there is someone That feels the pain The same as I do Anger and confusion I feel inside But what can I do You don't know the way I feel inside You don't know how much it hurts my pride When I'm crying out to you Tell me to be strong It's easy to say But when things go wrong It's so hard to be You and I share The secrets of so many years We've been together Feeling exclusive can't be described So I can't share it 

PRIMAL SCREAM - GENTLE TUESDAY


Fronted by former Jesus & Mary Chain drummer Bob Gillespie
Date Released: 1987 Jun 

Gentle Tuesday

Shadow masking matters Can't conceal the way you really feel It doesn't fit our souls exist That of they asked me how it is New morning dew for you Sweet honey hips your lips Hold spells when cast they dwell Like magic in your kiss Confusion colours cruel designs Unhappy girl, you're out of time Gentle tuesday Sad and lonely eyes Gentle tuesday See yourself tonight Memories as fat as bees Presents a mess of poison tears A word unkind that tricks our minds We really warned before your time Happiness, nothing less A universal way Bad seeds but fruit are sweet You choke on empty days Confusion colours cruel designs Unhappy girl you're out of time 

TOBIN SPROUT - LOST PLANETS AND PHANTOM VOICES


First solo Sprout (non GBV) album
Date Released: 2003



Courage The Tack
I'm just a chorus boy Lost in my own time Expecting the least Demanding the most She said Courage the tack will lead you back I'm offering to you I'm offering some salvation  I'm just a chorus boy Lost in my own time Demanding the least Expecting the most She said Courage the tack will lead you back She's offering to me She offered me some salvation Courage the tack will lead you back You offered me salvation

DETECTIVE - BASKET OF MASKS


Featuring James Greer (ex-Guided By Voices) and Guylaine Vivarat
Date Released: 2012 Jun



Monochrome Girl
Televangelistic Drinking fisted Caught in headsets Following footlights Like nothing she had ever seen It wasn't just the color green I can't ask for more and I won't ask for more Than it opens out to the world For monochrome girl We all follow Cause we had nothing better to do I'm not sure that is true But it was something off the color blue It might as well be dead But she said go to bed Well it was better than the color red For monochrome girl

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

SAD DAY FOR PUPPETS - SHIFT ANOTHER COLOR



Swedish Pop - Mini album Released in Japan
Date Released: 2011 May



When You Tell Me That You Love Me
When you tell me that you love me I still feel like I'm alone Last night I felt your heartbeat And it felt like coming home You know my hands are shaking And now my eyes won't dry The part of me still aching And I know that's not right Please don't go when I ask you to un you run around to take me  through I don't know what will be But it's alright now And that's what counts I wish that I could write you pages perfect words Like you were any other boyfriend Like I was any other girl I was staring at this blank page and staring back at me The words And all words just break to dust cause I really don't know how I feel

THE SHH - THE BURNING LOVE EP


Indie Pop Duo
Release Date: 2012 May




All Things With Love 
Our love’s a train that doesn’t want to stop And you wonder how I think that this is for everyone So hold on to it I still think that this is for everyone that we know of Hold on to all things with love We all fall in love We all fall in love Why aren’t we naked Why aren’t we naked You’ve opened up my heart You’ve opened up my heart Now you can take it Now you can take it You have opened up my heart To hold on to things with love Our heart’s not real if it isn’t for everyone ‘Cause we know how to memorize all the passers-by If I could I’d make their stories mine We can turn it all around – Can we? We all fall in love Why aren’t we naked You’ve opened up my heart Now you can take it You have opened up my heart To hold on to things with love All things with love We all fall in love Why aren’t we naked You’ve opened up my heart Now you can take it We can never fall apart holding on to things with love You can give my life a start holding on to things with love 

JANICE WHALEY - THE SMITHS PROJECT



Limited Edition
Release Date: 2013 May




Tracks:
01. A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours
02. Please, Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
03. Reel Around The Fountain
04. The Queen Is Dead
05. That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
06. Girlfriend In A Coma
07. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
08. How Soon Is Now
09. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
10. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

The Zip

EMPERORS - STAY FROSTY

Second Studio Album
Date Released: 2012 Apr





Be Ready When I Say Go
Hold your box of matches tight Keep the firelighters bright Let it burn and let it feel alright Share our bruises in the glow Let the firefighters know We just want to sit and watch the show We just want the fire in our bones We got this one licked Be ready when I say go Buy me at night she said Worms are always underfed Daylight never seems to wait for me Share disguises in the dark Tell the tiger he’s a shark We don’t ever want to be apart We just killed the fear in our hearts We got this one licked Be ready when I say go Feed us something we can tolerate Give us something we can taste Give us time so we can hibernate Make the waiting worth the wait I told you we’d grow up to be the soldiers When everyone gets a little older It’s just a feeling that you want to never remember We got this one licked Be ready when I say go

BIG COUNTRY - THE JOURNEY


Ninth Studio Album
Date Released: 2013 Apr



The Journey
Don't be afraid to make this journey There will be There's no disgrace or guilt or shame Heaven To feel the shame To live again It's alright There is a land There is a sea There is a place where we can be There is a hope There is a dream Sometimes you gotta make the journey There will be hurt There will be pain There would be a lot of tears A lot of joy What we have left cannot be destroyed Time to move on To let it breathe What will be will be

Monday, May 27, 2013

THE WILD SWANS - THE JANICE LONG SESSION

Live at The BBC with Janice Long





Liquid Mercury
Liquid mercury, you were made for me Mine and mine alone, I’m not made of stone and..Rodney Street, 8 pounds a week was ankle deep in snow And ‘J’ was there with flaming hair, I couldn’t let it go Breath on Mersey waves, these are golden days I keep my heart enclosed for the girl that knows that. Rodney Street, 8 pounds a week was ankle deep in snow And ‘J’ was there with flaming hair, I couldn’t let it go

GUIDED BY VOICES - ENGLISH LITTLE LEAGUE


Twentieth Studio Album
Date Released: 2013 April



Xeno Pariah
Xeno Pariah Get out of the pool I taught you to school someday inside I tell you what to do The smile on your face is leaving a trace that hides you I'm taking strides with you Xeno Pariah I tried The truth's that you're crying Something's strange today To change you this way Enraging that way Estranging away To changing away Gonna run you away of something good inside you

OMD - ENGLISH ELECTRIC


Twelfth Studio Album
Release Date: 2013 Apr



Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy Is that your name Stupid girl Stupid game Helen of Troy Far away Are you Happy Now There to stay Because I cannot cry ever again Helen of Troy Black and white She cries all day And cries all night Helen of Troy You got so strong Does that make you right And make me wrong Because I cannot cry ever again Helen of Troy Broken down There's bits of you All over town

NEW ORDER - LOST SIRENS


Ninth Studio Album
Date Released: 2013 Jan



I'll Stay With You
Hey, you, what is the matter Tell me the truth, I won’t laugh at you. Were his words cruel Were they unkind That guy’s a fool, he’s crossed the line. I’ll stay with you Till hell freezes over. We are to each other Like sister and brother. You’re one of a kind, High on my agenda, Oh, I’ll change your mind, When will you surrender Remember that day, Your world fell apart It cut like a blade Right through your heart. And where were your friends Just when you needed them They were not there Why did you believe in them

SHEILA AND THE INSECTS - PRETTY LOSER


Copyright 2013 Sheila and the Insects
Published 2013 ICO Music Publishing




Pretty Loser
Do you know the way? Do you know the turns and the side roads? The turns and the side roads that lead all the way to your heart People say you're pretty People say you're pretty much an angel An angel but dare I say you seem to believe it too much And all the neighbors think that you're something To some extent I tend to agree But if by chance you end up alone well I think I might take you in for free You're such a pretty loser That's why I want to make you mine A pretty pretty loser You're so a loser but I don't mind You want to steal the show You think you know it all and a lot more But girl, don't you think you've stretched your drama too far I can tell you all your dirty secrets See through all your lies People scare me, people warn me People ask me ask me why Yaddah yaddah yaddah yaddah yaddah Blah blah blah Yaddah yaddah yaddah yaddah yaddah Blah blah blah Can't you see it's such a complicated task? To dissect and study the anatomy of what you ask of me You're such a pretty loser That's why I want to make you mine A pretty pretty loser You're such a loser but I don't mind 'Cause you're such a pretty baby And I just thought that maybe Maybe I could make you mine My pretty loser My own pretty loser 

ALICE IN CHAINS - THE DEVIL PUT DINOSAURS HERE


5th Studio Album
Release Date: 2013 May



Stone
I know you think I'm wrong but im not your tour guide Have a guess i don't let you look inside Cold dry stone What makes you want to carve your initials in me Rained and weathered erasing hard to read Find me distant outwardly rough obscene Cold dry stone Cold and dry, a stone Cold and dry, a stone I'm not a cornerstone in a palace for you Time will bring your very own hard truth Not to worry ice covered rocks still move Cold dry stone Cold dry stone

Monday, May 20, 2013

THIS IS NEW ALTERNATIVE - ( THE SOUNDTRIPPER II - VOLUME ONE )

This here is new alternative.   You can call them what you want.  Call it Grunge, Indie Rock, or Modern Rock but it's easier to call it Alternative.  Remember when you get confused what to call the genre?,  It's better to call it the alternative meaning it's the other thing you want to call it.

These songs are fresh, which means they were released not long ago.  The best I could come up  without revisiting the other old alternative songs.  And they pretty much convey the same mood. Some bands were here for a long time now, but a number of them are really quite new.

Tracks:
01. The Journey - Big Country
02. Be Ready When I Say Go - Emperors
03. Let's All Kill Each Other - Soul Asylum
04. Be Careful What You Ask For - Everclear
05. I Don't Believe You - The Thermals
06. Speed of Love - James Iha
07. Kind of A Girl - Tinted Windows
08. Sugar - Shout Out Louds
09. I've Got a Wild Feeling - Milk Music
10. A Dip In The Ocean - Fountains of Wayne
11. Where We Come From - French Films
12. Favourite Colour - Tokyo Police Club
13. Change It All - The Breaking Waves
14. See and Be Scene - The Hard Lessons

The Zip
The Mix

METALLICA - 72 SEASONS

I didn't want you to notice that it has been years since I wrote for this blog.  It's been three years since.  I can't believe h...