Archive for June, 2016

80s COVER

 

HOUR ONE:

  1. ANORAK (RAMONES) – PET SEMETARY
  2. P.M. DAWN (BEATLES) – NORWEIGAN WOOD (RIP) 😦
  3. JOHNNY MARR (DEPECHE MODE) – I FEEL YOU
  4. HOOVERPHONIC (DEPECHE MODE) – SHAKE THE DISEASE
  5. DEPECHE MODE (THE STOOGES) – DIRT
  6. DAVID BYRNE (CRYSTAL WATERS) – GYPSY WOMAN
  7. CHICANE (PAUL YOUNG) – COME BACK AND STAY
  8. BLANCMANGE (FAITHLESS) – FEEL ME (DIEM REDUX REMIX)
  9. SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES (KRAFTWERK) – HALL OF MIRRORS
  10. PSYCHEDELIC FURS (THE SMITHS) – HOW SOON IS NOW?
  11. NINE INCH NAILS (JOY DIVISION) – DEAD SOULS

 

HOUR TWO: 

  1. TIGA (TALKING HEADS) – BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE
  2. OMD (VELVET UNDERGROUND) – WAITING FOR THE MAN
  3. WHITE TOWN (OMD) – MESSAGES
  4. THE DONNAS (BILLY IDOL) – DANCING WITH MYSELF
  5. BILLY IDOL (SIMPLE MINDS) – DON’T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME)
  6. THE SMITHS (CICILIA BLACK) – WORK IS A 4-LETTER WORD
  7. GENE LOVES JEZEBEL (THE SMITHS) – ASK
  8. HARVEY DANGER (ENGLISH BEAT) – SAVE IT FOR LATER
  9. STEREO TOTAL (KRAFTWERK) – TOUR DE FRANCE
  10. DANNY DEAN & THE HONEWRECKERS (PSYCHEDELIC FURS) – PRETTY IN PINK
  11. NOUVELLE VAGUE (LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH) – DANCE WITH ME
  12. RA RA RIOT (KATE BUSH) – SUSPENDED IN GAFFA
  13. MY MORNING JACKET (PET SHOP BOYS) – WEST END GIRLS
  14. BILLY PRESTON (DURAN DURAN) – GIRLS ON FILM
  15. DURAN DURAN (DAVID BOWIE) – DIAMOND DOGS

It’s time for action. Please start by donating to Equality Florida. All funds go to help the victims and the family of the victims of the Orlando shooting:

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Northampton’s Vigil

Diva’s Benefit for KJ Morris

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HOUR ONE:

  1. GREGORIAN (TEARS FOR FEARS) – MAD WORLD / RACHEL MADDOW
  2. ANDERSON COOPER – THE READING OF VICTIM’S NAMES
  3. BAT FOR LASHES – THE BIG SLEEP
  4. KATE BUSH – LOVE AND ANGER
  5. STEPHEN COLBERT – LOVE IS LOVE
  6. TEARS FOR FEARS – SHOUT (EXTENDED MIX)
  7. ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS (JOHN LENNON) – IMAGINE
  8. JOHN OLIVER – THE GOOD OUTNUMBER
  9. STAR SAILOR – GOOD SOULS
  10. THEIVERY CORPORATION – REVOLUTION SOLUTION
  11. THE GITS (SAM COOKE) – A CHANGE IS GONNA COME
  12. VOX – THE IMPORTANCE OF PRIDE
  13. MASHROU’LEILA – MAGHAWIR (SEE TRANSLATION BELOW)

HOUR TWO:

  1. SAMANTHA BEE – AGAIN
  2. CHEMICAL BROTHERS – GALVANIZE
  3. NADINE SMITH OF EQUALITY FLORIDA
  4. LINN (RADIOHEAD) – VIDEOTAPE
  5. CT. CONGRESSMAN JIM HIMES – NO MOMENT OF SILENCE
  6. SISTERS OF MERCY (ROLLING STONES) – GIMME SHELTER
  7. UTAH LT. GOVERNOR SPENCER COX – I HAVE CHANGED
  8. MASSIVE ATTACK W/ TRACY THORN – PROTECTION (BRIAN ENO MIX)
  9. RAY DAVIES & THE CROUCH END FESTIVAL CHORUS – SEE MY FRIENDS / NYC READING OF VICTIM’S NAMES

 

MASHROU’LEILA – MAGHAWIR
First, Happy birthday, beautiful
Second, The night will be so long
Tell your mom not to be afraid, the club is far from gunshots
Thirdly, wear black and go out, just to know ,it’s snowing above the hill
And the boys become men, commandos in the middle of night
They taught us to play gangs on the field
Boy boy, they shot you
Boy Boy , they shot you
Boy boy, they shot you
We are just having fun, where did you hide?
Boy boy, they shot you
Boy boy, they shot you
Boy boy, they shot you
Fourthly, Don’t speak with women
To not stay all night on bodies
The women are just a measurement
For respect in front of people
Maybe there’s a gun in his pocket
Because the boy is his father’s son
Here no one can be caught
Adonis is the victim of the jungles

Every musician is influenced by someone, some style. Tonight’s offering brings you modern musicians who grab a bit of love from other eras.

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HOUR ONE:

  1. CEE ROO – WORK SONG (30S/40s)
  2. V V BROWN – CRYING BLOOD (50s/60s)
  3. COMBUSTIBLE EDISON – BLUEBEARD (60s)
  4. KOMPUTER – INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (80s)
  5. THE GREENHORNES – THERE’S AN END (60s)
  6. VILLAGERS – OCCUPY YOUR MIND (EARLY Y2k)
  7. MONOPHONICS – PROMISES (70s)
  8. SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS – THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (50s/70s)
  9. SHOUT OUT LOUDS – TONIGHT I HAVE TO LEAVE IT (80s)
  10. NOISETTES – NEVER FORGET YOU (LATE 50s/EARLY 60s)
  11. ROXY MUSIC – LOVE IS THE DRUG (GREAT GATSBY SDTRK) (20s)
  12. BLONDIE – HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU (20S)
  13. TELEKENESIS – LEAN ON ME (70S)

HOUR TWO:

  1. SLADE – SING SHOUT (KNOCK YOURSELF OUT) (60S)
  2. PAUL WELLER – THE ATTIC (60S)
  3. THE BYRDS…. ERRR.. RED ROCKERS – EVE OF DESTRUCTION
  4. FOXYGEN – WAITIN 4U (STONES LATE 60S)
  5. THE FLESHTONES – WHAT’S SO NEW (ABOUT YOU)? (60S)
  6. LYRES – HELP YOU ANN (60S)
  7. BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA – THAT MELLOW SAXOPHONE (30S SWING)
  8. THREE O’CLOCK – HER HEAD’S REVOLVING (60S PAISLEY)
  9. SHANNON AND THE CLAMS – CAT PARTY
  10. EAST INDIA YOUTH – ENTIRETY (90S)
  11. MUSIC GO MUSIC – LIGHT OF LOVE (70S)
  12. THE FLAMES (ORIGINAL) – FOOT STOMPIN’ (’61)… INSPIRED…
  13. DAVID BOWIE – FAME (’75)
  14. TEMPLES – MOVE WITH THE SEASON (LATE 60S / EARLY 70S)
  15. DUKES OF STRATOSPHEAR [XTC] – 25 O’CLOCK

2016: The First Six

Posted: June 4, 2016 in Uncategorized

Here’s what’s been going on musically the first six months of 2016:

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HOUR ONE:

  1. DAVID BOWIE – ‘TIS A PITY SHE WAS A WHORE (D: JAN.10, 2016 // BLACKSTAR, JAN . 10, 2016)
  2. PRINCE – BIG CITY (D: APRIL 21, 2016 // HITNRUN PHASE TWO DEC. 2015)
  3. PET SHOP BOYS – TWENTY SOMETHING (SUPER, APRIL 2016 // LIVE IN BOSTON NOVEMBER 9TH)
  4. ISKA DHAAF – LOST (THE WANTING CREATURE, MAY 2016)
  5. YEASAYER – COLD NIGHT (AMEN  AND GOODBYE, APRIL 2016)
  6. LUSH – BURNHAM BEECHES (BLIND SPOT EP // LIVE IN BOSTON SEPTEMBER 15, 2016)
  7. JAPANESE BREAKFAST – HEFT (PSYCHOPOMP, APRIL 2016)
  8. BAT FOR LASHES – IN GOD’S HOUSE (THE BRIDE, TO BE RELEASED JULY 1ST, PLAYING THIS WEEKEND IN NYC AT THE GOVERNOR’S BALL MUSIC FESTIVAL )
  9. STEREO TOTAL – FLEUR DE HOLLANDE (LES HORMONES, APRIL 2016)
  10. CATE LE BON – WE MIGHT RESOLVE (CRAB DAY)
  11. SONNY & THE SUNSETS – WELL BUT STRANGELY HUNG MAN (MOODS BABY MOODS, MAY 2016)
  12. THE SMITHS – CEMETRY GATES (LAST GIG THE BAND PLAYED TOGETHER WAS AT THE 1986 CONCERT, ARTISTS AGAINST APARTHEID)
  13. MANIC STREET PREACHERS – A DESIGN FOR LIFE (EVERYTHING MUST GO, 1996 // and was the first record released by the band following the disappearance of GUITARIST RICHEY EDWARDS)\
  14. PETER GABRIEL – WE DO WHAT WE’RE TOLD (SO, 1986)

HOUR TWO:

  1. HOLY GHOST! – COMPASS POINT (CRIME CUTZ EP) IN NYC / RANDALL’S ISLAND AT THE PANORAMA FESTIVAL IN JULY
  2. DADDY – YOU ARE MINE (LET ME GET WHAT I WANT, MARCH 2016)
  3. IGGY POP – SUNDAY (POST POP DEPRESSION, MARCH 2016, 17TH STUDIO ALBUM)
  4. LA FEMME – SPHYNX (SINGLE)
  5. HER MAGIC WAND – BLANK MEMORY TRACK (EVERYTHING AT ONCE)
  6. GRACE JONES – PRIVATE LIFE (WARM LEATHERETTE // B.DAY MAY 19TH //WARM LEATHERETTE: DELUXE EDITION + LIMITED TOTE BAG ON PRESALE NOW – TO BE RELEASED JUNE 17TH)
  7. SIOUXSIE – POPPY DAY (JOIN HANDS 1979 // BDAY MAY 27TH // TINDERBOX 30TH ANNIVERSARY // Classic Album Selections JAN. 2016)
  8. DEPECHE MODE – PUPPETS (SPEAK AND SPELL // ALAN WILDER BDAY JUNE 1ST)
  9. PJ HARVEY – THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (THE HOPE SIX DEMOLITION PROJECT, APRIL 2016)
  10. GARBAGE – EMPTY (STRANGE LITTLE BIRDS // LIVE IN BOSTON JULY 28TH)
  11. DURAN DURAN (WITH ORIGINAL SINGER ANDY WICKETT 1979, EP OF MUSIC RELEASED MARCH 2016) – GIRLS ON FILM
  12. CHARLES BRADLEY – AIN’T IT A SIN (CHANGES, APRIL 2016 // He is the subject of a 2012 SXSW documentary, Soul of America)