YI And His Special Music Corner

[METALMAN]

I would really like to see them live. Even though I'm positive it would damage me too.

[YI]

A-FUCKING-MAZING!!!

More to come.

[YI]

Lets go...missed Dan Potthast.

Caught the last 20 or so minutes of Random Hand. How the singer can sing, play trombone and dance around like a shirtless cuntrag, with such ease, amazes me. Really not much of a fan.

Streetlight Manifesto...FUCKING AMAZING!!! Their set was 'more fun' than Weakerthans, who were probably my favourite live band of the year. Seriously, I was still soaked through after my 20/25 minute travel home. Much bigger turnout than a I thought there'd be (ska's a lot more popular than I thought, I'd say Academy 2 was either sold out or bordering it)...and people were FUCKING INTO IT!!! Big pit...just general craziness. The Streetlight trumpeter is the coolest bloke ever. Everyone had solos throughout the night. Epic.

I'm missing a few of the first album stuff, I think (only did one thing from Keasbey);

Intro -> Would You Be Impressed

We Will Fall Together

Point -> Keasbey Nights -> Counterpoint (MOST...EPIC...THING...EVER!!!)

Down, Down, Down To Mephisto's Cafe

**something with a chugging start, which I can't really remember**

Linoleum (NOFX cover...GREAT~!)

It's A Wonderful Live (Bandits Of The Acoustic Revolution cover)

Everything Went Numb

**something with a drum intro...which I thought was gonna be "...Receiving End..." it wasn't )**

Watch It Crash

Failing, Flailing (awesome circular 'Wall Of Death' thing halfway trhough, can't remember its real name)

Here's To Life

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Somewhere In The Between

Ska girls are fucking nuts...and hot...that is all.

Edited December 9, 2008 by YI

[YI]

Fucking hell. Got a MASSIVE bruise on the outside of my right forearm. Get that goes nicely with a natty bruise on my lower right leg, and my cracked halfway big left toenail...awesome gig.

I also love how many of Streetlight's tunes sound like sea-shanties.

Edited December 9, 2008 by YI

[YI]

Due to pulling an allnighter to do coursework last night...I have fucked my sleep patterns so have basically spent the vast majority of the night awake...and as such...this chrimbo time we will see 3-gaylists;

Gaylist 7 - just a straight up regular one, ft; fitty who used to be in Pipettes, Jean Claude Jam Band, Tom Gabel, Dark Captain Light Captain etc.

Gaylist Cover/Remix - all done, might be uploaded soon...some interesting stuff; NFG doing Bjork, Weatherbox doing Animal Collective, The Social Services doing Europe, Kyte doing Peter Gabriel etc.

BEST OF 2008 GAYLIST - My favourite artists from the Gaylists throughout the year will return, with 'new' (different) songs...basically have this sorted (although I may add another 5-songs )

Also proper boring in the way of music at the minute. Always winds down at the close of the year for albums, and most the blogs I go to are getting shut down again.

iLiKETRAiNS have a Christmas EP/album or something, will have to check that out.

Edited December 10, 2008 by YI

[METALMAN]

I can't believe I forgot how much I love Camera Obscura. Very much is the answer.

Edited December 10, 2008 by metalman

[METALMAN]

Such Great Heights was on Top Gear last week. Somewhat unexpected.

EDIT: Oops. Didn't realise this was a double post. Figured someone might have posted in the last 15 minutes echoing my Camera Obscura love. Ah well.

Edited December 10, 2008 by metalman

[Cactus Drags]

Covers one sounds interesting, as long as it's covers of songs I've heard and not shout-outs to obscure bands that nobody's bloody heard of.

[YI]

Covers one sounds interesting, as long as it's covers of songs I've heard and not shout-outs to obscure bands that nobody's bloody heard of.

Yeah, the covers one...the remixes are generally of 'obscure' (or 'obscurer' stuff) but the covers are generally well known songs, except one or two, but the bands covering them are pretty popular, so it evens out.

Here's the tracklist...I'll probably upload it tomorrow;

1). "Joga" by New Found Glory (orig. Bjork)

2). "Deathwish" by MiMi Soya (Auteur remix)

3). "Everybody's Talkin" by Weakling & King (orig. Harry Nilsson)

4). "The Final Countdown" by The Social Services (orig. Europe)

5). "Trenchfoot" by Chuck Ragan (orig. Leatherface)

6). "All My Friends" by The Main Drag (orig. LCD Soundsystem)

7). "Fireworks" by Weatherbox (orig. Animal Collective)

8). "Cocaine Blues" by The Loved Ones (orig. Johnny Cash)

9). "The Wires From My Broken Record Player" by Cars And Trains (Electric President remix)

10). "Out Of My Head" by Ashlee Simpson (Lions Or Lions remix)

11). "This Ain't A Scene, It's A God Damn Arms Race" by Roommate (orig. Fall Out Boy)

12). "About You Now" by Last Man Down (orig. Sugababes)

13). "Once Upon A Time" by The Gaslight Anthem (orig. Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise)

14). "Dancing Queen" by Frank Turner (orig. ABBA)

15). "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" by Death Cab For Cutie (orig. The Smiths)

16). "Ceremony" by RickoLus (orig. Joy Division)

17). "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" by Matt Pond PA (orig. Neutral Milk Hotel)

18). "Along The Wall" by Leigh Nash (Styrofoam remix)

19). "Solsbury Hill" by Kyte (orig. Peter Gabriel)

20). "Crazy" by SJ Esau (orig. Gnarls Barkley)

I've also got a bunch of good ones left over which could be used in another one down the line.

Edited December 11, 2008 by YI

[YI]

Also, how come nobody ever told me about "Friendly Fires"? I recognised the name, but someone should have told me they were great. It was only when I saw this photo of them with Lykke Li looking FIIIIIIT that I decided to check out their myspace ;

......yummy!

[Mr Evil Guy]

Maaaaaaan, some of those covers look to be sick. Animal Collective, LCD Soundsystem, The Smiths(obv), Joy Division and the Neutral Milk Hotel ones sound sick.

I have Friendly Fires but don't listen that much, Lykke Li is good purely for I'm Good, I'm Gone.

The coolest shit I've listened to this week is Sin Fang Bous, everyone listen. (nod)

[YI]

The Neutral Milk Hotel cover is AMAZING. Nothing flash, but it just sounds so good. Been listening to the band, Matt Pond PA all day today. Only heard them for the first time Monday night.

[METALMAN]

I hate Friendly Fires because they always play "Paris" in River Island.

You've already put that Roommate cover on a list.

The best Death Cab cover of the Smiths is "This Charming Man".

Oh and Frank Turner does Abba. ahahahahahahaha. Can't wait.

[YI]

Best Death Cab Cover = "Wait"...which I prefer to the original (which took my a million years to track down).

And if I've used Roommate before, you can either have a choice of Portman covering Hot Water Music ("Trusty Chords") or Portman covering Thrice ("Deadbolt").

[METALMAN]

Are you kidding? Wait is all over limewire.

[YI]

Are you kidding? Wait is all over limewire.

The Secret Stars version? Took me an age to final get it through soulseek.

[METALMAN]

Yes. I don't even know how to work soulseek. Gave up on that guff ages ago.

[Cactus Drags]

I want any and all Thrice covers.

[TheRossWalker]

Needs more Ignite's version of Sunday Bloody Sunday.

Can't wait to hear Frank Turner doing Dancing Queen, already sounds epic.

[YI]

http://www.punknews.org/article/31509

ONE ACOUSTIC GUITAR CHORD!?!?!?! How the fuck can it still be a kick arse song? Prefer it to the EP version to be fair...sounds better on acoustic guitar.

Edited December 15, 2008 by YI