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Manic Street Preachers - Suicide is Painless

Manic Street Preachers: Suicide is Painless

Just so you know, things are really busy here with post-xmas and New Year coming up. I am trying to edit a three-hour podcast for episode #100 with Cristina, so that is taking ages to get through (you don't realize it, but it takes me nearly three times the length of the show). Plus, be thankful I'm throwing out all the crap. If you like randomness and movies and music and television show, be sure to catch #100.

Also, I don't know what's wrong with us, but every time we talk on the podcast, we always bring up Manic Street Preachers. I think I should just make it official and put them in the podcast penalty box, where we will never discuss Richey or the Manics! Before we do though, here's a gem I'm putting in the show: their cover of "Suicide is Painless".

The interesting thing about MSP's version is that it was the most successful single at that time in 1992, reaching #7 in the UK charts - partly due to it being a double A-Side single to help the Spastics Society. The song was originally released under the epic three-disc Ruby Trax (NME's Roaring Forty), with over forty cover tracks.

I swear, one of these days, this kind of useless trivia will be useful.

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W♥M092: Live Shows

W♥M092 [download (35min, 44mb)]

Vu, Sally and Oscar on this week's W♥M Radio.

News

1. Pulp are back!. Sally will be celebrating by drinking loads of things and DJing and hanging out on BRITPOP.com.au's Party Hard (Pulp Night)
2. Beatles on iTunes. Yep, welcome to 2010, Beatles.

Main program: Live shows

Sally: Charlatans at the Metro Theatre on November 11th. Apparently it upsets Sally that Tim has better hair. Also, Manic Street Preachers at Metro Theatre on November 15th.
Oscar: Delorean at 7th Street on November 16th, then on the 18th, he saw Free Energy at 400 Bar
Vu: KT Tunstall's appearance at the Epic on November 18th was dwarfed by Charlotte Hatherley's awesomeness.

Song of the show: Hollerado's "Americanarama"

Throwaway bits: too random to mention.

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Manic Street Preachers @ Metro Theatre, Sydney - November 15, 2010

I’ve always had mixed feelings about the Manic Street Preachers; once a four-piece but in recent years, after the disappearance of their guitarist Richey Edwards in 1995, now a three-piece hailing from South Wales.  I used to think they were too “political” for me, but maybe it’s just that I’ve grown more to appreciate the lyrics that have always accompanied their catchy melodies. Who knows?

It’s been about 10 years since the Manic Street Preachers have last been to Australia and based on the reception they received it seems this visit is well overdue. Playing to a sold out crowd at the Metro Theatre in Sydney the guys rattled off a good fifteen-ish of their hits (Motorcycle Emptiness, You Love Us, Design For Life, You Stole the Sun From My Heart and Suicide Is Painless (Theme From M*A*S*H) - which I didn’t know was their first UK top 10 single in 1992) as well as a couple of tracks from the new album, Postcards From a Young Man, including the first single, (It’s Not War) – Just The End of Love. 

Unlike the Charlatans, who played on the same stage not five nights previous (I’m sorry Mr Burgess, but your hair perplexed me and the new album is less than amazing), James, Nicky and Sean looked as fresh and play as tightly as ever. The crowd was a more “mature” bunch and it seemed that everybody in the room really appreciated the “best of”-esque set that was presented. When I say “appreciated”, I clearly mean “felt the urge to sing along to every song, indulge in various hand claps and arm gestures and jump about like teenagers”. Brilliant.

I probably should mention the support act, Dead Actors Club… A very polished young band with very angular haircuts and skinny legs policy. Electronic and 80’s sounding, taking me back to Yamaha organ lessons circa 1985. Not really my cuppatea and not the most complimentary band to support the likes of the Manics, but still quite talented in their own right.

One last point I want to make is that the rhythm guitarist and back-up vocalist on the tour was a young Wayne Murray from the UK band Boy Cried Wolf…. And you know what? They’re not too shabby either. So if you fancy trying something new, click here: http://www.myspace.com/boycriedwolf

More info:

Dead Actors Club: http://www.myspace.com/deadactorsclub

Manic Street Preachers: http://www.manicstreetpreachers.com

Also.... if you like the Manics and you're out and about in Sydney come see Sally DJ on the 27th: click here for more info.

 

Sally

W♥M088: Double Podcast

W♥M088 [download (51min, 35mb)]

There were a couple of posts that did not transition over to Typepad, one of them was the entry for #87, so I'm including the entry below (for searching/archive reasons).

This special Double Podcast edition comes in two parts: Sally (Sydney, Australia) vs Brody (New Orleans, Lousiana).

PART ONE: SALLY
♥ Internet: My lamentation of the Vox service is going away. Although we both had numerous problems with posts and formatting. The nice thing about Typepad is that it does offer a no frills html composure (although I hear there's some issues with the new editor).
♥ Sydney: Miami Horror, touring the US and releasing a double disc album. Details previously mentioned here.
♥ Melbourne: Clubfeet's debut album Gold on Gold is quite good! Then I found out that "Teenage Suicide (Don't Do It)" is a bit of a joke song - from an imaginary band on the movie Heathers (which, incidentally, I own on a special tin-edition DVD).
♥ London: Goldfrapp has an iPhone pinball game. The concept of the game is interesting: you remix a Goldfrapp song when you play. You can download the game via iTunes.
♥ Sydney: Peabody is going to stream all their music from Loose Manifesto via their website eventually. Currently showing two songs.
♥ New York: Das Racist returning with a new mixtape called Sit Down, Man out on September 14^th. Watch the trailer on youtube. Pitchfork premiered their video for "Who's That? Brooown!" a few days ago.
♥ Brisbane: Hungry Kids Of Hungary not going hungry on their two years-winning of 2010Q Music Award for the Alternative Category. The Q stands for Queensland, not the UK music magazine.

PART TWO: BRODY
♥ New Orleans: Brody's big easy move. He's on the scene! Will be trying to attend a bunch of upcoming bands, especially keen on Sasha Masakowski and the famed-Voodoo Music Festival.
♥ New York: Peelander-Z touring New Orleans. Can't stop praising them.
♥ Tennessee: Those Darlins, no idea where they're at now, but if they're in town, you know I'll be there.

Those Darlins - Wild One

♥ London: Lucy Rose is the song of choice from Brody. She's a rising star, watch out for this one, Brody tells me.

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W♥M078: Peelander-Z and Manic Street Preachers

W♥M078 [download (24min, 22mb)]

Once again, we just can't get rid of Cristina. Unstoppable Cristina.

 

Manic Street Preachers - A Design for Life

I think we have one more regarding some Australian bands, but we'll see how that plays out.

In this episode we talk about Peelander-Z and Manic Street Preachers.

Also, sorry for the bad photoshop job, it's been a long day.

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News: Manic Street Preachers' "Journal for Plague", Perez Hilton on tour, Radiohead still exists

Here are some news from news.weheartmusic.com for this week.

Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness

Manic Street Preachers

Fan-favorite Manic Street Preachers will be back with Journal for Plague Lovers, which all of the UK critics (Mojo, Q Magazine, Uncut, Sunday Times, The Guardian) have unanimously agreed that this is their best album yet.

Title of the new album is named after Richey Edwards' journal, whose lyrics and notes have written the entire Journal for Plague Lovers album! Yes, Edwards disappeared in 1995 (people have pronounced him dead as a possible suicide). I believe he drowned himself in River Severn, however conspiracists thinks he's still alive - like Elvis is alive.... Anyway, I remember even before his death, he guy was crazy! He often cut and scar his arms and not too shy about it either.

Well, if you pre-order the album, you'll get it by 9/15/09 - however, the digital version of the album, you will get right away if you want to hear the album now. The $10 digital order also comes with a bonus digital remixed album, available 9/15.

Of course, they're be on tour to promote the album in the US. I believe the album's already out in the UK.

September Mon -21 Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s
Tue- 22 Vancouver, Canada @ The Commodore Ballroom
Thu-24 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Fri- 25 Los Angeles, CA @ The Avalon
Mon-Sep-28 Denver, CO @ The Bluebird Theatre
Wed-Sep-30 Minneapolis, MN @ The Varsity Theatre

October Thu-01 Chicago, IL @ The Metro
Fri- 02 Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Theatre
Sun- 04 Toronto, Canada @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre
Tue- 06 Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live
Wed- 07 New York City, NY @ Webster Hall
Thu- 08 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club

Since I don't have the new album for review (yet), enjoy this previous Edwards song, "Motorcycle Emptiness" from their debut album Generation Terrorists.

Ladyhawke - Dusk Till Dawn (Pascal Gabriel Radio Mix)

Ladyhawke

"The most revered and feared celebrity blogger" Perez Hilton apparently loves music. Other people I've spoke with at SXSW (where Perez Hilton hosted his own shows), have remarked to me that he tends to like "pop shit" - such as help made Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and Mika, into stars.

Well Perez Hilton have gathered a few artists on an upcoming tour, all the details are on perezhiltonpresents.com. For critics who calls it 'pop shit', the lineup will prove them wrong, especially because we love the co-headliners Ladyhawke and Ida Maria.

Here are the dates of the upcoming Perez Hilton tour:

September 10th Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
September 12th Washington, DC 9:30 Club
September 13th Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts
September 14th Boston, MA House of Blues
September 16th New York, NY The Fillmore @ Irving Plaza
September 17th Toronto, ONT Opera House Concert Venue
September 19th Chicago, IL Metro
September 21st Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Café
September 22nd Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
September 23rd Kansas City, MO The Beaumont Club
September 25th Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
September 26th Salt Lake City, UT Club Sound
September 28th Seattle, WA The Showbox @ The Market
September 29th Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
September 30th San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
October 2nd San Diego, CA House of Blues
October 3rd Hollywood, CA Avalon

I'm am assuming Hilton will be there to MC the event/introduce the band - so if you're a celebrity blogger trainspotter, you should check out a show.

Radiohead - These Are My Twisted Words

Radiohead

Finally, I spotted our W♥M twitter with: "New Radiohead Song: 'These Are My Twisted Words' - FREE DOWNLOAD - http://tr.im/wysC" from 11:45 AM Aug 17th. Sure enough, it's a new Radiohead song, for free.

Jonny wrote this, via radiohead.com:

So here's a new song, called 'These Are My Twisted Words'.

We've been recording for a while, and this was one of the first we finished. We're pretty proud of it.

There's other stuff in various states of completion, but this is one we've been practicing, and which we'll probably play at this summer's concerts. Hope you like it.

Download the audio here or torrent here.

 08/19/2009 11:04:46 ♥ vu () ♥weheartmusic.com♥twitter.com/weheartmusic♥news.weheartmusic.com

Best Of The 90s

Sleeper - Inbetweener	Echobelly - Car Fiction [French Version]
Manic Street Preachers - A Design for Life	DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - A Nightmare on My Street

Sorry, no music from me today (surely Vu will add some to the post?) but a heads up for all the UK readers.

Play.com are currently running a Best Of The 90s sale with albums and best-ofs from some of the best bands of the 90s from only £2.99 shipped. $6 in the US might get you a new album, but here we can't even pick up stuff in charity shops for that little so it ain't bad. Anyway...

Choice highlights so far include an Echobelly Best-Of for £2.99,  Sleeper Best Of for £4.99, Manics' Everything Must Go £4.99, and my personal favorite, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Best-Of, £2.99. I could go on forever as seriously, every row has a great band on them, so just check out sale for yourself.

- Christopher

Vu's Note: Sadly, I own all these albums you mentioned (plus about 75% of what is on sale at that store). 90s, baby....

Incidentally, in Suede news, singer Brett Anderson will be releasing his second album, Wilderness on July 7^th at his concert that costs £30. Surely, you may think this is expensive, but as a way to pad the pain to fans, buying the concert tickets ensures a USB stick with his new album on it.