My title might make no sense though it would if you have heard the brilliant song by new band, Black Ghosts.

Black Ghosts - Reptition Kills You

I had never ever not ever heard of this band before seeing the brilliant video of the song above. My first and foremost impression was that it was a very good song. To me it sounds like a chilled out more electronic version of Death from Above 1979, the ill fated brilliant canadian (I hope i'm right there) duo.

Death from Above 1979 - Romantic Rights (Live)

Well I think they could possibly do very well, their album is coming out soon and it's up on their myspace for streaming at the moment. I haven't listened to it yet but if this track is anything to go by, the album is sure to be very good

Stayed up late last night watching Glastonbury highlights on the BBC, damn I wanted to be there! I realised how GOOD Editors sound live, their set was simply amazing and convinced me that I must see this band

Editors - Munich

I also love the BBC iplayer, it's great that they've put the full sets up so I'll be watching as much as I can. Without the excessive jamming, Foals probably would be nice to see, they performed well but just took their time getting into it.

Foals - Cassius
Still love this song of theirs, it's just still great even though its been about awhile, something about it's uniqueity and the sound the band create.

I was also very pleasantly surprised by MGMT's set, a brilliant performance that evidently got the crowd going.
MGMT - Kids

There are still some great bands coming up over the rest of the weekend, including Jay Z (I'm not sure what to expect). Tune in if you can!

Ok, well since my fileden account was suspended, I've been using savefile, but my only annoynance with that otherwise great hosting site is the links aren't direct so I am going to try out EZArchive and see if it's a better service. Well that's a side note, I am genuinely loving these tracks below

Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal It's different to say the least, haven't heard much about this band other than the track. However, I'm quite ashamed that I heard it off Jo Whiley, the prime example of jumping on the bandwagon,the only thing good about her dj show is the occasional live lounge gem, but she hardly has input into that now does she?
This is a good cover performed on her show a while ago;
Hot Chip - Wearing my Rolex (Wiley cover)

Surprisingly, the relatively new track by Ladyhawke, Paris is Burning, was broadcast on pop music channel Bubble Hits, now I get to see all of the crappy music channels when my sister does her usual channel hopping and was really shocked to see this song on a pop channel, and abit peeved when they claimed they play 'new music first' even though its been on both MTV2 and NME TV for a few weeks, its a great track and I can see why it was played as it has a real electro pop edge to it. Ladyhawke may go far!

I'm not fond of remixes buuuuuuuuuuut there are a couple out there I like, today I thought i'd give this almost golden oldie out, I like it alot, off of a free NME cd i got, with Klaxons on the cover for the first time I believe. TUNE!
Gossip - Standing in the Way of Control (Soulwax Nite Remix)

In a spur of the moment mood, so a short post today. I wanted to post this up, it's a great tune, listening to it at the moment.

Five O'clock Heores - Who feat Agyness Deyn

I think it's really well written and catchy to boot. When I wrote the title of the post, I remembered another song though so i'll post that as an extra for today

Operator Please - Just a song about Ping Pong

I won't be doing Tuesday Tuneage this week, there's no need! The only music I've been listening to recently is the new Girl Talk album and I highly recommend it:

Click here to download it, it's pay what you want so be a pikey and pay nothing, like me.

Every track on the album surprises me with both the extent of variety with the samples he uses and also the broad types of music covered, it branches out from indie to hip hop and nearly anything else you could think of in between

The almost complete list of samples is here on Wikipedia,, it details every track and the samples that make them up.

There are some really good tracks that are used, as said before it comes across a bit nostalgic, because by recognising the tracks it just reminds me how good they are. Here's a few tracks I can remember off the top of my head that stood out in the mash;

Elvis Costello - Pump it Up

Blur - Song 2

Prince - Kiss

Hot Chip - Ready for the Floor

Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Under the Bridge

And as an extra, spot one of these tracks here:
Girl Talk - Here's the Thing

This vid proves he is a genius at what he does

I had never heard of Girl Talk till he just recently released new album 'Feed the Animals', 'In Rainbows' style, with a pay as much as you want system that has already built up both a hype for the album and probably also praise of it.

Well I was very surprised once I downloaded the album, it is so sample heavy that it means you end up playing the guessing game, but this makes it feel nostalgic, and thus all these different artists being put together makes for something sounding very original. I like it alot already.

As it is ideally played along as one ever changing track, it's not best to listen to one segment but, I heard this part of the album first on hype machine and it lead me to download the album.

Girl Talk - Hands in the Air

In his wikipedia article, there are a few songs that are claimed as being written about Ian Curtis or his suicide, I was intrigued as to what they may sound like.

New Order - ICB (it stands for Ian Curtis Buried)
With the name wouldn't it be better as ICC (Ian Curtis Cremated), as he was, though they could be refering to the burial of his ashes. I think this was written to sound like Joy Division, just has that essence, though it was from New Order's first album.

Alkaline Trio - Help Me
This is the latest song tribute and I quite like it, I do like a couple of previous Alkaline Trio songs, yet to me it could very well be entirely unrelated to Ian, to me the lyrics don't really reflect him in anyway.

U2 - A Day without me

OMD - Statues


Psychic TV - I.C Water


Thursday - Ian Curtis
This is not that old really and it is alright i guess, though not exactly to my own tastes I have to admit.

Xiu Xiu - Ian Curtis Wish list
To be honest - I don't like this at all

The Cure - Primary


New Order - Elegia (This is a fan-made video)


Sumo (Luca Prodan) - Divididos por la Felicidad
This is rather a strange song, the lyrics, to me are really striking and the brief information about Luca Prodan I gathered from his wikipedia article makes out that he had a life just as interesting as Ian, with his heroin addiction he sounds like a predeccessor of Peter Doherty.

To be honest I am a rather cynical person, it would take something very strong to make me feel emotional, perhaps a sense of danger or the death of a relative or close friend. Something like that could make me cry.

These tracks make me feel really, and I mean really emotional, I don't know why particularly either, but for the weaker minded I warn that you may feel upset.

The whole of Laura Marling's brilliant debut album, 'Alas I Cannot Swim', it's so upsetting I think, her voice is just amazing, every song struck a chord with me I think, it is definitely an album people need to hear!

Laura Marling - My Manic and I
Be sure to buy the album: play.com/amazon.co.uk (I don't normally include such links but it is highly recommended)

Another soloist, Dev Hynes AKA Lightspeed Champion. This is my favourite song of his, even though the 10 minute running time can get a bit boring, the first half of the song definitely stands out, I'd like to have a version of the edit used for the video which contained, IMO, the best part of the song. It's an emotional song to me, though



MP3: Lightspeed Champion - Midnight Surprise

As well as those, a big variety of Joy Division songs can upset me, only one does it really well and that is the anthemic 'Atmosphere', its use at the end of 'Control' was the closest to tears a film has brought me I think.

Joy Division - Atmosphere

This year England shamefully has not entered Euro 2008, though it is still being broadcast across the nation. I'm writing this not lamenting English football but rather, how neutrality affects how you view the game,

I mean, everyone watching probably has no loyalty or bad feelings to either team playing, (except maybe the Germans). Its weird watching, and I have been watching a fair bit. Spain to win! I thought I had no choice seeing as I support Liverpool and both the manager and roughly half the team are Spanish.


It actually been quite a remarkable tournament, Holland look on top form, Robben's goal was outstanding, as well as Spanish playing brilliantly whereas a favourable Portugal lost out to an overall avergae Germany last night.

I admit I CAN'T play football to save my life, though I do enjoy watching, it is one of the few sports that translates well to televison, unlike Cricket (though that's all changing since Twenty-20)

The good thing about not having England qualify is for once not hearing 'Three Lions', hey I'm not trying to be un-patriotic but it is possibly one of the most annoying songs ever written, I mean, every major tournament it's re-released as per usual and it's just tiring to hear it, once, yeah, once it was a proper anthem, but now it just sounds out of date.

Three Lions

Also, I'm generally considering getting a Spain replica shirt, I mean, the team is great and it's either them or South Korea, I don't want to wear the same as everyone else with their England jerseys

Oops I keep having to delay the editions of this now seemingly irregular piece. And it's not because it takes ages to write it's hosting the files that takes the time. I think I'll begin to write and host like two days in advance. And plus the different computers I use have different mp3 files so I end up swapping having to swap PCs just to finish the post. It's time consuming thats for sure.

Well, I decided to go with my 5 newest favourited tracks on Hype Machine this week, seeing as they normally are an indicator of what my listening habits are. The list is correct at the time of writing though has probably changed, I go on everyday normally adding at least one track per day. It's a great website, now only to get this blog listed there!

As my Dad is a pretty much avid Depeche Mode fan, to say the least, it's made my love of the band strong and particularly this track, probably my favourite of theirs, I pretty much like all of their music as I have heard it so often. There are more than a handful of tracks that sound samey and although for some bands that is a bad thing, I believe it helps Depeche Mode, I could tell one of their tracks a mile off
Depeche Mode - Everything Counts

Told about this by a Punk-loving friend of mine, apparently first punk record in Britain, yeah it's old but it's really good!
The Damned - New Rose (Peel Session)

Probably the best Joy Division cover I have ever heard, this really captures the live essence of the band I think, well of what evidence I've seen, slightly faster, though it omits the originals Nazi Concentration Camp brothel monologue, which although quite harrowing is also an essential part of the song IMO. The beginning bass line is perhaps possibly more menancing than the original song, that really does help and although the vocals don't compare to Ian Curtis, James Murphy does very well indeed here.
LCD Soundsystem - No Love Lost

The newest song this week, The Futureheads, an album highlight;
The Futureheads - Sale of the Century

Increasingly relevant as it gets warmer here in the south of England, also the oldest song this week. I truly love it, the ULTIMATE summer song.
The Beatles - Here comes the Sun

Also I have started the big post, pretty much finished the writing, though it'll probably be published sometime next week or the week after, it's going to have a fair few tracks and maybe 3 or 4 videos on it as well. Also in the pipeline is a recap of the last two months, I was thinking of an mp3 from each post which will end up being 30+ tracks so it'll definitely be something of a metapost.

Possible the funniest comedian who implements music into his act, almost perfectly I must say, I had the pleasureof going to see him in Bournemouth and it was one of the funniest things I ever saw. Just truly brilliant throughout. He's so quick as well, I'm not just saying that as it's said about most comedians, but on stage he was able to make everything funny, even turned around what hecklers shouted into something really funny.

I'm just going to put a few videoes here for people to enjoy, he's one of the funniest men alive







And also this track, his Kraftwerk inspired cover of the Hokey Kokey
Bill Bailey - Das Hokey Kokey

Ok well, the blog I feel is going up in the world, I think each post attracts more people and hopefully it actually does. My aim is to get over 50 subscribers. I've increasingly become both fascinated and obsessed with the hits and readers after recently putting my feed through feedburner. The facts it gives are very intriguing

I'll try to hold back from becoming too obsessed. Anyway I have a BARE HENCH (really big) post coming up soon, I think most people will like it.

Well I think i'll just post some rather random things here today, a video and a couple of tracks:


Klaxons - Magick

Radiohead - Lucky

Also, totally unrelated, Metal Gear Solid 4 is amazing! Just to let you know. Buy it.

I love Guitar Hero, and being in the UK I anticpate Rock Band's release (on PS3), luckily I tried that game in a shop in New York in February, so have an idea of the difference between it and Guitar Hero. I know plenty of musicians HATE Guitar Hero, Rock Band and whatever next music rhythm games come out. I can see why, it IS rather stupid to see playing Guitar Hero cooler than playing an actual guitar BUT I myself have zero musicial ambitions, i've already attempted to learn guitar and failed miserably, Guitar Hero lets me live out that ill fated dream as a successful musician and with songs I enjoy. You have to admit that the games have such an amazing playlist.

For prime example,

Priestess - Lay Down

The Rolling Stones - Paint it Black

Wolfmother - Woman

Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows

There are songs I think that should most definitely be in Guitar Hero or Rock Band too, like these

Airbourne - Running Wild

Radiohead - Paranoid Android

I feel like writing a guilty pleasures post. There are a few tracks that I like that I think I either shouldn't or at leasy not publicly admit to liking. I think everyone has a few tracks they feel the same about.

To start, it's The Knack and 'My Sharona', i do love this song, personally wouldn't go around singing it though, pretty much being the only song the knack are famous for as well.
The Knack - My Sharona

Secondly, this song by Ashlee Simpson, 'Outta my Head', I really really like it! It's a really good song and there are probably alot of haters out there, I think it's really catchy and the video ain't half bad either.
Ashlee Simpson - Outta my Head

Well I also sometimes really like the kooks. I know they aren't exactly brilliant but their two latest singles were very good I thought, yeah they may be a bunch of indie posers and stuff and Luke Pritchard is rather annoying, but they can certainly play a real good anthemn from now and then.
The Kooks - Always where I need to be

I think this counts as a Guilty Pleasure too. Panic at the Disco are quite an odd band, being a mainstream emo/scene band for their first album and then completely changing their sound. Though they still aren't amazing, this song of theirs I really like, I don't know why particularly, its definitely more than the sum of it's parts.
Panic at the Disco - That Green Gentleman

That concludes this entry of guilty pleasures, I think I will revisit it once I think of some more.

I do indeed feel a bit dancey at this moment, I'm going to pick out a few tunes I think are in some way danceable that suit my mood.

Arctic Monkeys - Dancing Shoes

UNKLE - Panic Attack

Tenacious D - Car Chase City (The "let's rock, let's roll" chorus is genius)

System of a Down - Chop Suey (Who could resist dancing to this?)

Maximo Park - The Unshockable

And to end it off, this new and already really popular on the blogosphere track

N.E.R.D. - My Drive Thru ft Julian Casablancas and Santogold

It's brilliant! An incredible dance/summer anthem. Converse funded it and if they are releasing it, it is sure to do very well! I listened to it this morning and it's been on repeat since!


I think you'll agree this mix is reasonably unique.

Just loving this daft punk song I hadn't heard for a while, 'Aerodynamic', to me it really induces a sense of danger that it's brilliant anime music video shows, as well as providing an interesting story



Daft Punk - Aerodynamic

Also conincedently I'm really liking the Cribs' 'Don't you wanna be Relevant' which also has an interesting cartoon video.



The Cribs - Don't you Wanna be Relevant

I really like the latest Orange advert and that's purely because of the music.

I'm currently on Orange yet they won't let me sign up to their new price plan! GOSH!

Well its a song by Born Ruffians, called 'Hummungbird', really good, catchy and has that nice "uh eh oh" chorus thats really cool!

Born Ruffians - Hummingbird

Also this is possibly the weirdest thing I have ever seen, why Rafa Nadal ever agreed for a plastecine version of him to made, let alone in a tennis match against an alien or that he plays football(soccer) so well, and what the hell are those kids doing? He's not a friggin' Power Ranger! It's morphing time!

A few track popping up that I really enjoy, some new and old, ironically started lisening to couple of them as I posted the last edition of Tuesday Tuneage

Such a sexy song! LOL I don't use the term sexy very often. This incredibly catchy and I dare say amazing song needs to be heard if you have not already!
Chromeo- Fancy Footwork

Gnarls Barkley have just leaped up in my books, this has to be their best song without a doubt! A real summer tune as well, and I've found perfect when walking.
Gnarls Barkley - Going On

Got 'Elephant Shell' By Tokyo Police Club, a very solid album that I really like. Got some cracking tunes on there as well.
Tokyo Police Club - Tesselate

Love this new track from Carl Barat and co, just such a brilliant track, got a great catchy edge to it and the very singable chorus and its true how can you be tired of England?
Dirty Pretty Things - Tired of England

Also loving this classic of Daft Punk! Brilliant beat, I love pretty much everyone of their songs, just pure danceable, amazing music
Daft Punk - Robot Rock

Bonus Video Round!
This new song for the music is debatably quite bland and uninteresting but for some reason I really like it, the repetiveness comes across catchy, check it out!

Relatively new, well they've been about for a bit actually, Late of the Pier are an amazing band.

I was going to place this into my weekly Tuneage post, however they deserve an entire post to themselves!

I love both the following songs, they have a real unique sound as a band.

Late of the Pier - The Bears are Coming

This second song I must thank music blog The World Forgot for leading me to, upon reading his wise musings, I downloaded and now love this track! He is right, it IS impossible to sit still though it.

Late of the Pier - Focker


Now for the general update, I've been doing a fair bit of posting today, I think I got about 100 hits purely for my earlier post on Coldplay's 'Viva la Vida' which was not in the least shocking. I love blogging but would like to know if anyone reads it! Pleased with my own progress so far, I think it can only get better, right?

I was going to make Tuesday Tuneage a fortnightly piece as the unfortunate gap worked well I believe. However, a few songs have come to me which I believe need posting! And since I missed last Tuesday, Friday will have to do!

I adore this song by Tokyo Police Club, heard it a little while back, near the begining of the year and now a video has popped up on MTV2 and NME TV, my two favourite music channels, so hearing it again I just now love the song, every fricking second of it!
Tokyo Police Club - In a Cave

This also is really good! Is Ladyhawke a solo artist? Or is it the lead singer and the band, something I would like to know but while I figure that out, enjoy the track
Ladyhawke - Paris is Burning

Going all mod-school with this debut single of the Who, watched part of 'Amazing Journey' - really well made and directed, need to watch the other half though
The Who - I can't Explain

Do Cage the Elephant love old sayings? First with 'In one ear', now it's 'Ain't no Rest for the Wicked', class tune though!
Cage the Elephant - Ain't No rest for the Wicked

Finally, another Classic, albiet more recent, Radiohead's stellar track, 'Paranoid Android'
Radiohead - Paranoid Android

Also here's a great rendition of the last track by close associate of Radiohead, Adam Buxton

It was only a couple of weeks ago I comended apple upon using The Ting Tings for a new ad campaign. Now, though they have hit it big with this new ad using Coldplay and their new song 'Viva la Vida', it's very finely crafted and just looks amazing! Now if you're familiar with music blogs and aggregators 'Viva la Vida' will not sound uncommon, its been bouncing around Hype Machine for a while now and I too love this song!

Giving a peek of their new album to all the people who acquire music the traditionalist way is also clever business sense. I mean, not all fans or the general public will be keen of the 'edgy' Violet Hill, whereas I think 'Viva' will be an incredibly popular track.

If you haven't already seen it, watch the video below;


Coldplay - Viva la Vida

Over 550 hits! Yeehah!

Ok, thats actually not that much to be perfectly honest but, I am proud of that as an achievement! When I first started writing this I didn't know what to expect, of course I feel that the main lure is the music and not my posts, I'd like to thank every visitor and doubly thank every visitor who's go on to read my posts

Also I think roughly 10% of the hits may be my own viewings but oh well

This celebratory post will include a couple of random songs, random as they are, they make me happy!

1990s - See you at the Lights Director Edgar Wright said about this song that "once its halfway through I like to start it again" its definitely an opinion I agree with!

Jack Penate - Got my Favourite

Onto my second month of blogging!

Well so far I've enjoyed writing here and there about music. I'm not going to pack this in, I want to continue and get lots more hits! After 2 months old, Hype Machine add blogs, for what reason this age I know not but I am already on Elbo.ws - click here.

Anyways I think that people will enjoy this blog once its popularity builds and builds, now for a fitting song;

Klaxons - Not Over Yet