Sid and Stiv on New York Cable TV 1978

HAW!



Classic TV folks.

JOY DIVISION - "Shadowplay"

This one goes out to Bob:



And is probably my favorite.

WILD BEASTS - "Hooting and Howling"

I don't know what it is about this band, but I find them very compelling:



Weird vocals that I just can't tear my ears away from.

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - "Summertime Clothes"

UH...



OK that was weird.

Albums I want to find and pay no more than 50¢ for

Just to add to my library.

THE ALIENS - "Magicman"

I can't believe I never across these guys before... check it:



That is some weirdass shit, no?

TV ON THE RADIO - "Dancing Close"

This band rules:



Absolutely.

DAVID BYRNE/TALKING HEADS - "Dream Operator", from the movie TRUE STORIES

I really love this movie, and this scene is pretty amazing:



Oh, and I think that actress singing was in ANIMAL HOUSE, but I'm too lazy to look it up.

Completely off-topic

Gannets feeding:



Nature sure provides specialization, don't she?

MGMT - "The Youth"

I really like this band... Bowie sensibility mixed with psychadelia:



Just what I need.

MGMT - "Time to Pretend"

This is my current favorite song, and my view of the Apocalypse:

Here's the crappy YouTube version, with "Embedding disabled by request." Whatevuh, rockstars.

And HERE'S the very nice version that takes about 2 minutes to load on my computer, but well worth it. I really like this band.

Oh, and here they are preforming this song on Letterman:



I like them muchly.

HOLY HAIL - "Cool Town Rock"

Mesmerizing...



Cool rock, you know how I throw my hair back.

TALKING HEADS - "Once In a Lifetime"

This just stunned me when I first saw it... IT'S COOL TO BE WEIRD?



Been working it ever since.

PRAM - "Beluga"

Can you say "The Avengers" riff?



I knew you could.

EARL BRUTUS - "Come Taste My Mind"

I never heard of this band before now:



Pretty damn cool.

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM - "All My Friends"

Great tune, cool video:

THE PHONEHEADS - "Roll That Stone"

Can I just get a bite to eat?!



No I can't. Roll that stone.

THE MALES - "Slit Wrist Teen Queen"

Another favorite:



HERE'S the better version.

Yow! Rockingirl groups leave me weak.

M.I.A. - "Galang"

I love the unfamiliar rhythms (to me) that Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam weaves through her songs... there's so much neat stuff around the world that I've never heard.



And HERE'S a somewhat better version.

Oh, and her dad is a Tamil Tiger.

BJORK - "All Is Full of Love"

The Icelanian does it again:



Makes me want to suck on a sugarcube...

THE CURE - Killing An Arab

This song has been misunderstood for decades:



Mmmmm... brittle outer coating, Camus-y center...

EMILY HAINES and the SOFT SKELETON - "Doctor Blind"

I find this one very fascinating... I had never heard of Emily Haines before this song, but I have since discovered she is in the band METRIC. More about them later. HERE'S the link to a big nice version of this video. Great song, great video.

GNARLY BARKLEY - "Crazy"

I have it on good word that the things he says in the song are pretty close to accurate, at least for one person I know who's "been there"...
A classic video, but every one of my sources has it taken down, or the embedding is disabled... guess the record company is protecting its assets.

HERE'S the best link I could find. Enjoy.

LANCELOT LINK - "The Evolution Revolution"

Because the word "LAANCELOT" is forever burned in my head...



Peanut butter + monkeys = PROFIT!

LYKKE LI - "I'm Good, I'm Gone"

Mesmerising:



Compellingly weird person.

Ritchie Cunningham's dad has a word with Andy Warhol

I remember seeing this



but I thought it was just a fever dream. Thank you, YouTube.

FUJIYA & MIYAGI - "Ankle Injuries"

Dice!



Roll 'em.

COCOROSIE - "Noah's Ark"

I'm almost embarrassed to admit I like this one... silky melodies and incredible vocals/weirdass vocals - if you like that kind of stuff.



HERE'S a higher res version that always seems to lock up my computer unless I let it load for almost a minute. Proceed at your own risk.