L33t Thread 2010

[METALMAN]

[YI]

OR

[YI]

New N-Dubz is awesome -

...even if it's gotten to the stage all their tunes sound the same.

Edited April 12, 2010 by YI

[METALMAN]

benga is good

[Cactus Drags]

http://thefixtape.tumblr.com/

Nice series of playlists there (65dos are on #2), good mixture of obscure indie-type stuff. And if anyone can sort me out with Minnaars's stuff, that'd be grand.

[Skummy]

Not sure how many people here will be familiar with his work, I think maybe metalman, but Steve Reid has passed away. He was a brilliant jazz drummer, worked with Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, James Brown, Fela Kuti and Sun Ra, which is pretty much a who's who.

[METALMAN]

Must admit I wasn't familiar with him, but now I realise I've got so many albums that he played on. It's one of the most impressive CVs I've ever seen.

[Skummy]

That's kind of the way with jazz musicians who were never really bandleaders, though - you might not know the name, and then as soon as you're aware of them you see their name popping up all over the place. To have worked with any one of those guys is amazing.

[YI]

http://thefixtape.tumblr.com/

Nice series of playlists there (65dos are on #2), good mixture of obscure indie-type stuff. And if anyone can sort me out with Minnaars's stuff, that'd be grand.

You can download their self-titled EP for free on their myspace. I bought the album (which is 8-tracks, 4 actually from that EP - but was still worth buying) a while back, I'll catch you with it sometime.

[Cactus Drags]

I couldn't actually find anywhere to buy their stuff, hence turning to alternative means. But I'm thinking I may have been spelling their name wrong >_>

And if Ollie likes them, they're playing his favourite venue on the 23rd of April.

EDIT: Maybe I'm blind, but I can't find the EP on their Myspace. Love the Maybeshewill remix though.

[METALMAN]

Here are my albums of the year so far. Just because.

1. Marina & the Diamonds - Family Jewels

2. Drive-by Truckers - The Big To-Do

3. Josh Rouse - El Tourista

4. Johnny Cash - American VI: Ain't No Grave

5. Jónsi - Go

6. Frightened Rabbit - Winter of Mixed Drinks

7. Jimi Hendrix - Valleys of Neptune

8. Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can

9. Adam Green - Minor Love

10. Chew Lips - Unicorn

some other stuff I liked:

The Album Leaf - A Chorus of Storytellers

Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate - Ali & Toumani

Beach House - Teen Dream

Bonnie Prince Billy - Wonder Show of the World

Clare & the Reasons - Arrow

Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip

Diane Birch - Bible Belt

El Goodo - Coyote

Fyfe Dangerfield - Fly Yellow Moon

Gil Scott-Heron - I'm New Here

Gorillaz - Plastic Beach

Joanna Newsom - Have One One Me

John Hiatt - The Open Road

Local Natives - Gorilla Manor

Midlake - The Courage of Others

Mose Allison - The Way of the World

She & Him - Volume 2

Titus Andronicus - The Monitor

Tunng - ...And Then We Saw Land

plenty of good things so far.

Just noticed I had two posthumously released albums in top 10. I'm such a sucker.

[YI]

"Ticking" by Pin Me Down (Russell from Bloc Party's new band) wins the "Best Key Change of 2010" award.

[METALMAN]

that's not a very important award though to be fair >_>

[Cactus Drags]

"Ticking" by Pin Me Down (Russell from Bloc Party's new band) wins the "Best Key Change of 2010" award.

Statement is useless without evidence.

[YI]

"Ticking" by Pin Me Down (Russell from Bloc Party's new band) wins the "Best Key Change of 2010" award.

Statement is useless without evidence.

It's not on youtube yet.

[probablyoliver]

Also Sunny Day Real Estate are doing a one off date in London on the 22nd of April...with booking and stuff (and before travel) it'll be £30...but fuck, I really want to go.

I only just saw this.

Hey YI!

Suck my balls.

[Rich]

I may have inadvertently fallen in love

[probablyoliver]

Oh, not fair. I've had a mad crush on Pomplamoose for ages, and now she covers my, like, 4th favourite song from 69 Love Songs? God dammit I want her.

[YI]

Also Sunny Day Real Estate are doing a one off date in London on the 22nd of April...with booking and stuff (and before travel) it'll be £30...but fuck, I really want to go.

I only just saw this.

Hey YI!

Suck my balls.

Bah, might be seeing them in Belgium anyways, ha.

Also, I found out Brokencyde sold out Academy 2 earlier this week...that's fucking depressing. When shithot bands like This Is A Standoff are pulling 50-people tops and Brokencyde are getting 300. The alternative scene up here makes me fucking depressed.

The new National song is absolutely unbelievable. And I've been blasting "Great Britain" by Scroob and DLS all day.

The Glasto line-up was announced yesterday too. Can't be arsed to find it, but naturally it looks pretty damn good.

Edited April 15, 2010 by YI

[probablyoliver]

just listened to the new Swanton Bombs album. I think this is the first album of 2010 I've genuinely enjoyed start to finish.