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The King Khan & BBQ Show ♥ Triple
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Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (11/29/09)
12/01/09 Mad Planet Milwalkee, WI
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Fans lining up outside ♥ The Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (11/29/09) |
So, if you need to catch up on The King Khan & BBQ Show (myspace), they are an interesting modern band with minimalistic setup and plays a weird mixture of 50s doo-wop and Surf music. They've got a ton of fans, who lined up hours before the show.
I got the story between King Khan's on stage antics and Jessi Darlin that prior to showing up in Minneapolis, that they were delayed and detained at the Canadian border (I think they had spent the last few weeks touring throughout Canada). This resulted in two things: "Unnamed peed in his pants" and last night's show to be slightly delayed (the doors weren't opened to the public until 9:30pm).
Some notable details about the stage costumes: BBQ uses his foot to tap the tambourine and Khan has a fox's head over his crotch. They dedicated "I'll Be Loving You" to "all the Orientals in the audience", which probably only account to myself.
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Nikki Darlin ♥ The Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (11/29/09) |
They started off dirty with "Fun Stix Party" with naughty lyrics like "I'll bring the p****, you bring the d***", followed by "Wild One". They also played fan-favorites like "DUI or Die" and "The Whole Damn Thing" (aka the Chicken Song).
Their cover song, "Shakin' All Over", was their last song on the set... which actually went pretty crazy. See the last half of the song in the video.
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Jessi Darlin ♥ The Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (11/29/09) |
PS, Those Darlins' only male member, drummer Linwood Regensburg tried talking me out of buying their "Gay" V-Neck T-Shirt. He said that he made those V-Necks because someone had suggested it. Apparently they weren't very successful as they only sold a few of those shirts. So, as of this writing, I am one of the six people in the world that owns that V-Neck Darlins shirt.
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BRITPOPCAST #5: Q MAGAZINE'S BRITPOP QUIZ
Some questions are dubious, as far as Britpop is concern, like The Verve question... but overall one of the better quiz out there.
The later part of the show, we talk a bit about The Abercrombie Hotel closing down, Pavement, and Empire of the Sun.
Also, don't forget to see DJ Sal in Sydney at britpop.com.au.
Below are the questions and answers.
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| 01 From which London suburb did The Bluetones hail? | Hounslow | 0 | ||||||
| 02 What was the Boo Radley's debut album called? | Ichabod and I (1990) | 0 | ||||||
| 03 What was the name of Elastica's long-delayed second album? | The Menace (2000) | 1 | ||||||
| 04 What was Pulp's original name? | Abacus Pulp | 1.5 | ||||||
| 05 What was the name of the band fronted by Danny Goffrey's wife Pearl? | Powder | 1 | ||||||
| 06 What was the name of Sleeper's first Top 10 single? | "Sale of the Century" | 0.5 | ||||||
| 07 Who replaced Bernard Butler on Suede? | Richard Oakes | 1.5 | ||||||
| 08 What were Blur originally known as? | Seymour | 1 | ||||||
| 09 Which Ocean Colour Scene song was the theme music on Chris Evans's TV show TFI Friday? | "The Riverboat Song" | 1 | ||||||
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10 Which Britpop supergroup featured both Blur's Alex James and | Me Me Me | 1.5 | ||||||
| 11 How many Brit Awards did the Verve take home in 1998? | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 In which year was Pulp's first Peel Session? | 1981 | 1 | ||||||
| 13 What was the name of Echobelly's singer? | Sonya Madan | 0 | ||||||
| 14 Which Britpop frontman had his shoes stolen by muggers in 1997? | Rick Witter | 0 | ||||||
| 15 Which member of John Power's band Cast also performed with Shack? | Peter Wilkinson | 0 | ||||||
| 16 One of the follow was not a member of Kula Shaker. Which one?
a) Alonza Bevan b) Jay Darlington c) Steve Peck d) Paul Winterhart | C | 0 | ||||||
| 17 Who was the singer of the Seahorses, John Squire's post-Stone Roses outfit? | Chris Helme | 0 | ||||||
| 18 Which member of Dodgy went out with Denise Van Outen? | Andy Miller | 0 | ||||||
| 19 In 1995, with Britpop at its zenith, which three acts headlined the Reading Festival? | Smashing Pumpkins, Bjork, and Neil Diamond | 0 | ||||||
| 20 What item of furniture played a prominent role in the video to Supergrass's Alright? | bed | 1 | ||||||
| 21 What was Marion frontman Jaime Harding convicted of stealing in 2000? | a garden gnome | 0 | ||||||
| 22 Which Britpop outfit were the first to appear on Top of the Pops without releasing a record? | Menswe@r | 0 | ||||||
| 23 How many Top 5 UK albums did Space manage? | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 24 Gene's 1994 debut single For the Dead came in a limited run of how many? | 1994 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 Which former member of Pulp now runs a ceramics shop? | Nick Banks | 1 | ||||||
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26 The infamous "Battle of Britpop" - name the two singles by Oasis and Blur that went head to head that same week.
Bonus point: Who won in term of most singles sold. | "Roll With It" vs "Country House"; Blur won the battle (but Oasis won the war). | 1.5 | ||||||
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27 Elastica stole the guitar riff of "Connection" from what 70s punk band?
Bonus point: name the song. | Wire; "Three Girl Rhumba" | 0 | ||||||
| 28 Name Blur's bassist Alex James' unusual hobby? | Cheese lover | 1 | ||||||
| 29 Before Kanye's "I'll let you finish" upstage,
which Britpop maverick danced his way on stage during Michael Jackson's
performance of an award show. Bonus point: name the award show. | Jarvis Cocker; The Brit Award | 1.5 | ||||||
| 30 Name the lead singers of (1) Oasis, (2) Blur, (3) Pulp, (4) Suede, (5) Sleeper, and (6) Elastica. | Liam Gallagher, Damon Albarn, Jarvis Cocker, Brett Anderson, Louise Wener, and Justine Frischmann | 3 |
11/29/2009 20:09:50 ♥ vu () ♥weheartmusic.com♥twitter.com/weheartmusic♥news.weheartmusic.com
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12/01/09 Webster Theatre* Hartford, CT
Discography
12/02/09 House of Blues* Cleveland, OH 12/03/09 Bogart’s* Cincinnati, OH 12/07/09 St Andrews* Detroit, MI 12/08/09 The Armory* Rochester, NY with Matisyahu
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KOSHA DILLZ
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We've previously mentioned Kosha Dillz before, with his collaboration with C-Rayz Walz. Derek said that previous album had "classic hip-hop that rests firmly on a bed of oldskool beats", so missing from Beverly Dillz, Kosha Dillz's latest album (released November 10th on Modular Moods Records), seems to be the "oldskool beats".
Although the album starts off with a surprisingly hip-hoppy "DooDoo" - the rest of Beverly Dillz seems pretty laid back to me. There are a few exceptions like "Jungle" and "Tastes Good" (the best rap song on the album).
Personally, I thought "Puddles" was one of the better song, it's probably because it had Yak Ballz as guest. The song feels really familiar to me, like its bass is from the 80s or something. Speaking of familiar, you'll get that on his single, "Cellular Phone", which features some classic Dilliefied version of "This Old Man" and "Word Up".
Kosha Dillz was recently in the news because he remixed fellow Jewish artist YACHT (aka Jona Bechtolt) for an EP called Swim Club. You can grab the free 8-track EP at Kosha Dillz's website. I didn't listen to the entire 8 tracks, but I can tell you that I spotted some Beastie Boys, New Jack City, and Hansons references!
PS, While there are a lot of "hhheh" Hebrew sounds in "Kol Ha Kavod Lirkod", I believe all the songs on Beverly Dillz are in English.
MOSHIACH OI!
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With the baby picture and my generally association that Jewish musicians tend to be either traditional or modern hip-hop, Moshiach Oi!'s album, Better Get Ready, surprised me with their hardcore punk music. Like typical punk songs, these songs are fast, loud, and brief - like a punch in the face.
The band's singer and found, Yishai Romanoff, actually sings his songs (instead of shouting out loud that you find on hardcore bands). Unfortunately, as religious as some of the songs can be ("I Wanna Learn Torah", "I Wanna Learn Torah", "This Is My G-d", "Hashem S'fasai Tiftach"), I can't help but think that the message will be lost in a loud sea of drums and guitars. The one exception of "I Love Torah", where you can clearly hear the majority of lyrics are "I love Torah, yeah!"
To me, punk bands do not often translate their live energy and performance well on the recorded medium, so to really appreciate a band like this, you sort of have to see them live. They are playing one date - probably to celebrate Hanukkah at: Chabad of Bushwick Brooklyn, New York, on December 12th.
You can pick up both of these albums from Shem Speed Store (the largest collection of Jewish music).
IN MORE JEWISH NEWS
For a full listing of events, head over to sephardicmusicfestival.com, what I can tell you is that Matisyahu is headlining on December 14th, which incidentally is also the most expensive ($35) among all the dates. The rest of the dates are decently priced at $12 or so.
Update 11/29/2009 17:51:48:
| jaklumen wrote: Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 4:23 PM |
other than that they get like 10 gifts for Hanukkah
Eight. There are eight days of Hanukkah, and there's a gift for each day, or there's a number of gifts corresponding to the day (1 gift on the first, 2 on the second...) All I remember well was some Jewish friends of my family said they had to alter things so they wouldn't go broke giving gifts to the kids.
The observance is tied to the Maccabean uprising and references the miracle of the menorah remaining lit for eight days despite a lack of oil.
11/29/2009 04:13:56 ♥ vu () ♥weheartmusic.com♥twitter.com/weheartmusic♥news.weheartmusic.com
A friendly neighbour reminded me that it has been over a month since I posted. I guess work blocking vox had a bigger impact on my blogging than I anticipated!
Upcoming Live Performances on MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC with host JASON BENTLEY
Monday, November 30, Music impresario Herb Alpert and Brasil 66 singer Lani Hall have been making music together -- personally and professionally -- for years. We'll hear about their musical union as they share songs that have inspired them as guest deejays on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Wednesday, December 2, Australian singer Daniel Merriweather first came to our attention when he appeared on producer Mark Ronson's debut release. Morning Becomes Eclectic listeners will be treated to live exclusive tracks from his forthcoming album when he joins Jason Bentley at 11:15am.
Thursday, December 3, Fink started out as a techno trip-hop artist then peeled back the layers until he found his inner troubadour. Armed with his guitar, he'll perform new songs for Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Monday, December 7, Critically-acclaimed newcomers Cold Cave are playfully morose -- creating dark, danceable, experimental synthpop with serious hooks. Hear this “band to watch” perform live on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Wednesday, December 9, London-based quartet One Eskimo opened for Tori Amos on her recent tour and will melt our hearts with sonic inspiration and beautiful songs on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Thursday, December 10, Music pioneer Lou Barlow was a founding member of Sebadoh and Dinosaur Jr. He joins us to perform songs from his latest solo project on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
KCRW.COM PRESENTS
Fri, December 11, FIERY FURNACES at THE MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG in NEW YORK CITY.
KCRW PRESENTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Fri, November 27, JULIAN CASABLANCAS AT THE PALACE THEATRE.
Fri, December 4, FINK AT SPACELAND.
Sat, December 5, SARA WATKINS AND TOM BROSSEAU AT LARGO AT THE CORONET.
Fri, December 11, BAND OF SKULLS AT THE TROUBADOUR.
Sat, December 12, GRANT LEE PHILLIPS with SARA WATKINS AT THE HOTEL CAFÉ ON.
Sat, December 12, BRETT DENNEN AT THE WILTERN.
Sat, December 12, JOHN DOE with JILL SOBULE AT THE ACTOR’S GANG.
Mon, December 14, MEW AT THE MUSIC BOX AT THE HENRY FONDA.
Wed, December 16, ZERO 7 AT THE ORPHEUM.
Fri, December 18 and Sat, December 19, OZOMATLI AT CLUB NOKIA.
Thurs, December 31, POLLYN and DENGUE FEVER AT THE MINT.
Fri, January 8, SONIC YOUTH AT THE FOX THEATRE IN POMONA.
Sat, January 9, SONIC YOUTH AT THE WILTERN.
Fri, March 12, BRANDI CARLILE AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES, ANAHEIM.
Sat, March 13, LUDOVICO EINAUDI AT THE BROAD STAGE.
Famed Chef José Andrés shares his personal soundtrack as part of KCRW’s Guest DJ Project. His exuberant personality is on full display as he celebrates cultural diversity, passion for his homeland and a song that captures his “internal rhythm.” He was so excited to talk about music that the conversation continued into the hallway after we were done recording. Check out this Guest DJ set from a real culinary innovator, TV host and Chef at LA restaurant Bazaar.
The full set is available streaming, for download and as a podcast (with a transcript) here.
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UK production and remix team Simian Mobile Disco made a rare daytime performance this morning, claiming they have a band rule to never play before dark. They also declined to allow video because their live show is a spectacle they couldn’t recreate here (though they say they would’ve considered it if we had a “ginormous laser”). The band is touring in support of their sophomore release “Temporary Pleasures,” which includes guest spots from many artists they’ve encountered in their work as producers from Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip to Chris Keating of Yeasayer. The pair were on their own this morning, giving us a pre-Thanksgiving treat.
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KCRW TOP 50 FOR WEEK OF 11/23/2009
1 ZERO 7 == Yeah Ghost >> [Atlantic]
2 QUADRON == Quadron >> [A:larm/attack]
3 COLD WAR KIDS == Behave Yourself >> [Downtown]
4 BIBIO == Apple & The Tooth >> [Warp Music]
5 BANHART, DEVENDRA == What Will We Be >> [Warner Bros.]
6 AIR == Love 2 >> [Astralwerks]
7 FORRO IN THE DARK == Light A Candle >> [Nublu Records]
8 XX == Xx >> [Xl]
9 FINK == Sort Of Revolution >> [Ninja Tune]
10 FAT FREDDY'S DROP == Dr Boondigga & The Big Bw >> [Drop]
11 VEIRS, LAURA == July Flame >> [Self Release]
12 JONES, NORAH == Fall >> [Blue Note]
13 PETERSON, GILLES == Havana Cultura - New Cuba Sound >> [Brownswood]
14 ORCHESTRE POLY RYTHMO DE COTONOU == Echos Hypnotiques - Vol 2 >> [Analog Africa]
15 NDEGEOCELLO, MESHELL == Devil's Halo >> [Mercer Street]
16 SPAIN == I'm Still Free >> [Self Release]
17 BUILD AN ARK == Love Part 1 >> [Kindred Spirits]
18 WASHED OUT == Life Of Leisure >> [Advance]
19 ROYKSOPP == Junior >> [Astralwerks]
20 VAMPIRE WEEKEND == Contra >> [Xl]
21 K-OS == Yes >> [Last Gang Records]
22 BOWIE, DAVID == David Bowie >> [Virgin Records]
23 DAPTONE COMPILATION == Daptone Gold >> [Daptone]
24 TRUS'ME == In The Red - Sampler >> [Prime Numbers]
25 KING COYA == Cumbias De Villa Donde >> [Nacional]
26 CASABLANCAS, JULIAN == Phrazes For The Young >> [Rca]
27 MASSIVE ATTACK == Splitting The Atom Ep >> [Virgin]
28 SWELL SEASON == Strict Joy >> [Anti]
29 ATLAS SOUND == Logos >> [Kranky/4ad]
30 GRAY, DAVID == Draw The Line >> [Mercer Street]
31 CASH, ROSANNE == List >> [Manhattan]
32 LUSINE == Certain Distance >> [Ghostly International]
33 HEAVY == House That Dirt Built >> [Counter]
34 FLORENCE & THE MACHINE == Lungs >> [Universal Island]
35 FANFARLO == Reservoir >> [Self Release]
36 MASON, STEVE == All Come Down >> [Advance]
37 TAHITI 80 == Activity Center >> [Human Sounds]
38 AGUAYO, MATIAS == Ay Ay Ay >> [Kompakt]
39 NEON INDIAN == Psychic Chasms >> [Lefse]
40 EDITORS == In This Light & On This Evening >> [Fader]
41 GIFT OF GAB == Escape 2 Mars >> [Cornerstone]
42 HELLSONGS == Hymns In The Key Of 666 >> [Despotz]
43 ASTATKE, MULATU == New York - Addis - London >> [Strut]
44 LISSIE == Why You Runnin Ep >> [Fat Possum]
45 FARRAR & GIBBARD == One Fast Move Or I'm Gone >> [Atlantic]
46 CLIENTELE == Bonfires On The Heath >> [Merge]
47 SHAFIQ == Shafiq En A-free-ka >> [Plug Research]
48 RADIO NOVA COMPILATION == Nova Tunes 2.0 >> [Nova]
49 STOLEN IDENTITY == Lovely >> [Advance]
50 THAO WITH THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN == Know Better Learn Faster >> [Kill Rock Stars]
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12/06/09 Disney Hall Los Angeles, CA
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Songs range from borderline country music to Dylan-type folk. The later is especially true when one of the band member breaks out the harmonica.
They ended their set with "Wishes and Stars", my favorite song from Harper that I've heard. Instead of doing that fake-leaving-the-stage, they just stayed on stage and played some encores. The last song is a cover of "A Message to You, Rudy", who you & I probably know as a ska song by the Specials (but it's originally by Dandy Livingstone).
So this was the last night of their national tour. It sounds like they've been very tired, some even looked relieved, but they were certainly very happy to be playing in front of an audience. The band admitted that this was one of the better crowds, considering that they've played a few shows to "five people".
Trivia: Touring drummer Russell Simins, best known for being in Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, is from Minnesota.
UPDATED 11/26/2009 19:42:54:
 | ArtsOrbit wrote: Nov 24, 2009 9:59 PM |
@weheartmusic H. Simon's reference was to Tom Verlaine: the song was Television's "See No Evil." Agreed that H.S. is best with folk music!
11/25/2009 01:12:04 ♥ vu () ♥ myspace.com/harpersimon
Songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller join KCRW DJ Gary Calamar this Sunday, November 29 at 10pm for a chat about their new autobiography. "Hound Dog" chronicles their time as writers in the Brill Building, penning classic songs for Elvis Presley (Hound Dog), The Coasters(Yakety Yak), Ben E King (Stand By Me) and Peggy Lee (Is That All There is).
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