(via Spinner) Der Radiosender KCRW hat 1994 einige Songs des damals noch mehr oder weniger unbekannten Jeff Buckley mitgeschnitten und in einer Morgensendung zusammen mit einigen Interviewschnipseln ausgestrahlt, welche nun komplett online verfügbar ist. Normalerweise empfehle ich den Genuss seiner Musik nur in Maßen, da er ziemlich anstrengend sein kann (you’ll see what I mean), [...]

Beinahe hätte ich es verpasst, doch Stereogum hat mich dankenswerterweise daran erinnert, dass eines meiner absoluten Lieblingsalben kürzlich sein 25. Jubiläum feierte. Wie auf jedem Smiths-Album geht es auch bei Meat is Murder um teen angst, diesen etwas grotesken Weltschmerz, den Heranwachsende gemeinhin empfinden und der so ziemlich die wichtigste Grundlage für substantielle Teile der [...]

Washington – popcultural suburb Although hardcore originated in Los Angeles, where the punk scene out of some urban elitism did not include suburban teenagers, it soon came to be mainly identifed with Washington. In the late seventies Washington possessed only a small, insignificant punk and new wave scene that lacked both originality and quality. Nevertheless, [...]

This is an awesome, at times almost heartbreaking documentary about the Pixies’ reunion tour. The overall tone of loudQuietloud is incredibly personal, a bit voyeuristic at times, which made me feel a bit uncomfortable like I wasn’t supposed to be seeing this (e.g. watching Kim struggle with her drug problems or Dave going through a [...]

Leider ereilte uns kürzlich die Nachricht, dass es Morrissey gar nicht gut geht. Das tut uns sehr leid und wir wünschen gute Besserung. Unterdessen haben wir schon würdigen Ersatz gefunden. Ein Bayer übersetzt Mozzers Texte ins Deutsche und trägt sie unter dem Namen Perrecy mit Ukulele vor. Sehr schön!

I really enjoy almost any kind of movie, but due to my obsession with music I tend to like movies about music even a tiny bit better than any other kind.  Once, therefore, was like hitting gold for me: A sweet, totally non-stereotypical almost-love story with tons of heartbreakingly beautiful songs. Here’s the trailer: Anyway, [...]

Mission Statement I first came in contact with harDCore, Washington’s very own version of hardcore punk, approx. a year ago, while looking for a good topic for a paper. Back then I participated in a class that for the better part took place in D.C. and the requirement for the paper was just that it [...]

After swooning a bit more about new(ish) bands recently, back to an old love of mine. I went to see Camera Obscura play live in a club in Munich yesterday and, what can I say, they were amazing. They played lots of stuff from their new(ish) album, but also some of the older crowdpleasers. One [...]

Eine tolle neue Band, die es lohnt, im Auge zu behalten. Pop is clearly not dead. Hier geht’s zum myspace-Profil.

Mehr aus der Reihe Love the 80s. Die tollen Go-Betweens mit Quiet Heart aus dem Album 16 Lovers Lane. Irgendwie tolle Musik für kaltes Wetter. I just love the 80s, can’t help it.

Cats on Fire sind eine sehr feine Band aus Finnland, die es, wie irgendwie alle skandinavischen Bands, perfekt versteht einen bestimmten Habitus oder Zeitgeist zu emulieren. Der Haarschnitt, die Bewegungen, die Stimme, die Ankündigung – so anachronistisch, dass es perfekt ins derzeitige 80er Jahre-Revival passt. Oder ist das schon wieder vorbei, jetzt wo es schon [...]

Dieser Song von Wolfsheim wird mich wohl immer an Schuldiskos erinnern. Da nun die 90er ein Comeback erleben, was durch den plötzlichen Tod von Michael Jackson noch befördert werden dürfte, dachte ich, ich poste ihn einfach mal. Normalerweise bin ich strenggläubiger Anhänger von Gitarrenmusik aller Art, allerdings habe ich auch eine unerklärliche Vorliebe für Elektromusik. [...]

Aktuelles Lieblingslied von Phantom/Ghost. Current favorite song.

Today’s song of the day is my all time favourite from “Who put the M in Manchester“, a cover version of Raymonde’s (never mind if you’ve never heard of them) “No one can hold a candle to you”: This song is lovely in so many ways, I’m so glad that it’s not forgotten thanks to [...]

Proof that DIY includes so much more than Tim Taylor’s Home Improvement (though I used to love that):

The Fleet Foxes’ album has been my special winter album this year. It provides the perfect soundtrack to just staring out of the window at the snowy trees outside. Mykonos is somewhat different, because it really makes me miss summer. It’s a marvelous anachronism of a song.

There it is: http://www.anti.com/media/download/708 Hope you enjoy it. So far, I haven’t really explored any of her solo work, but I really love The New Pornographers.

The Bad Brains’ Attitude, one of their early songs from the days when they were still a punk band in Washington, was one of the songs that accompanied my efforts to write a paper on the hardcore/punk scene of that city. Weirdly, it was my first paper ever on popular culture and I’m quite satisfied [...]

So, last pre-Washington post. Tomorrow United Airlines will hopefully deliver me safely to the US. Hence the song of the day by lovely Glaswegian band Camera Obscura. I will try to bring back lots of pics and experiences to feed this tiny post. Although its a rather short flight (only about 8 hours) and I [...]

80s classic Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole & the Commotions strangely has the power to cheer me up in almost every situation. I am not ashamed to declare that I am a huge fan of this decade, which I believe is unfairly underestimated. After all, this is the era of New Order, The Smiths and the [...]