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Vu's Top Ten Albums

Vu's Radiohead Collection Read More Radiohead Radiohead was called On A Friday in 1995 because that's when they met to rehearse. Oasis originally named themselves after a Beatles song called "The Rain" …

Inspired by Emily's post about her top ten greatest album of all time, this is my own personal top ten.

I have to explain many of these albums, because they aren't automatically great to everyone, but they are important albums that shaped me. It's organized by year, and apology in advance for all the Britpop music. There should be a subcategory of top ten greatest Britpop...

Harry Chapin - Greatest Stories Live (1976)

Greatest Stories Live Elektra

Basically the closest thing to a greatest hits album, since I don't believe he ever approved a best of collection. Chapin died in 1981, so all of his albums never gracefully made their way to digital. If you wanted to legally buy his music online pre-2005, it was impossible. Fans enjoyed his music on vinyl and cassettes, and eventually on CD when the format became popular in the early 90s. I picked up Greatest Stories Live because it was one of the very few albums that was released on CD. Remember that the move from analog to digital didn't happen overnight.

Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)

The Queen is Dead Sire

NME called this album "Greatest Albums of All Time", and I can't say I disagree. This is such a great album, because it is one of those albums that I know all the words to. There are no bad songs on this album and it is the perfect blend between instrumental guitar work by Johnny Marr and the witty lyrics of Morrissey.

Information Society - Hack (1990)

Hack Tommy Boy

A few things why this album is important to me. It was my first compact disc ever so it spent a lot of time on my CD player (since I didn't really own a lot of other albums). This album was not on anyone's radar. It's such a great album as a whole, the whole theme of hacking and computers were really ahead of their time. They were originally from Minneapolis.

Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)

Definitely Maybe Creation

Possibly the greatest rock and roll album. Met and interview Liam Gallagher in 1995. Saw them at a tiny venue in Sacramento. Did they stand the test of time? Probably not, if you talk to young people today, they probably have no idea who Oasis is. But for a time, the brothers Gallagher were shining so bright that they claimed to be bigger than the Beatles (probably a joke referring to Beatles claiming they were bigger than Jesus) ...

Pulp - Different Class (1995)

Different Class Islands

So many great songs on this album, from their hit "Common People", to the revenge "I Spy", to the dance favorite "Disco 2000", to kinkiness "Underwear". Love Jarvis Cocker and his wonderful songwriting. I have bought this album three times. Lost to lending it to a friend, lost to car break in, but I'm never long without the album. Like an old friend.

New Order - Best of New Order (1995)

Best of New Order Qwest Records

New Order were one of those bands that broke up long before I got into music, so my introduction to their music was through their Best Of album. I liked them enough to track down their previous releases, up until Republic. And although that album was good, but there are some lows on that album that felt uneven for me. So picking a favorite New Order album, I have to go with the greatest hits album simply because it collects the best songs. Also, "Regret" is New Order's finest hour.

Sleeper - The It Girl (1996)

The It Girl Indolent

No one loves Sleeper as much as I do. I own all of Sleeper's singles and albums. Their second album was a slightly superior to their debut Smart album, even though all the singles leading up to the debut album was wonderful. The It Girl's US tracklisting order was different (and missing one track), so I own the UK and US version of this album ... plus the 12" and 10-inch vinyl. Sleeper broke up in 1997, glad I didn't get a Sleeper tattoo.

Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)

OK Computer Capitol

I actually forgotten about how much I love Radiohead in my original list. The reason why is that I am no longer such a massive fan. OK Computer and The Bends were the albums that I loved in this time period. During The Bends period, I got to interview Phil Selway live on air on KFSR 90.7. Wow, still can't believe it. Sadly to say, as much as I love Radiohead, I feel no need to rush out to get whatever new albums simply because their music style has changed over the years. Some people say evolved, I say regress!!

Belle & Sebastian - The Boy with the Arab Strap (1998)

The Boy with the Arab Strap Jeepster

Most people would pick If You're Feeling Sinister, but I prefer Arab Strap. B&S can do no wrong, up until Catastrophe Waitress and Life Pursuit, of course. I'm not happy with the "Christian" direction they're heading in, but they are still a great band.

Deltron 3030 (2001)

Deltron 3030 Ark

Del, Kid Koala, and Dan the Automator. What a great concept album, and I don't even like rap music! That is saying something, because it transcend music genre, and if a so-called 'rap' album can be on my favorite list, that is saying something to the quality of the music.

Obviously lots of bands that I left off my list: Lucksmiths, They Might Be Giants, Red Hot and Blues, Julee Cruise, Air Supply (don't ask), ABBA, Baxendale, Momus, Camera Obscura, Bikini Kill, Pogues, Franz Ferdinand, Flight of the Conchords, Pet Shop Boys, Elastica, Echobelly, The Auteurs, Black Box Recorder, Looper, Trainspotting, etc. There are a lot of bands albums so restricting it to 10 was hard.

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W♥M185: What's in a Name?

W♥M185 (52 mins) Read More Sinead O'Connor I love Sinead O'Connor. Probably not as much as she loves Bob Dylan, but I have been obsessed with her songs for a long time now. A few years ago, she released How About I Be Me (and You Be You) .…

The legendary Ryan is back on W♥M Radio! We recorded a special "tech-talk" section, but I will have to save it for a future non-music podcast.

Up for topics:

What's in a name? (courtesy of www.nme.com)

Fleet Foxes was first called Pineapple, but they had to change the name since there was another local band going by Pineapple.

Elastica originally called themselves Onk and Vaseline (but they had to change it when The Vaselines threatened them legally). So in 1993, they became Elastica.

Radiohead was called On A Friday in 1995 because that's when they met to rehearse.

Oasis originally named themselves after a Beatles song called "The Rain", so the band name was Rain.

Blur was called Seymour

Coldplay originally started as Pectoralz, and then changed their name to Starfish.

Pink Floyd had several names: Sigma 6, The Meggadeaths, The (Screaming) Abdabs (or Architectural Abdabs), Leonard's Lodgers, The Spectrum Five and The Tea Set.

The Detour became The Who in February 1964... then that summer they changed their name to The High Numbers. When that didn't take off, they changed their name back to The Who.

Bjork was in several bands before going solo: Spit and Snot, Sugarcubes, and Gling-Gló,

SINEAD O'CONNOR
O'Connor will be in America to do a series of residency dates in November 2013. Originally the tour was to take place in 2011, but that was quietly canceled due to various personal reasons. See complete tour dates on our previous article.

FATHER JOHN MISTY
Ryan's last gig was for Father John Misty (you can read more about him here). Seems like FJM will be returning to life on the road later this year:

08/24/13 Monterey, CA Monterey Co. Fairgrounds
10/06/13 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
10/07/13 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
10/08/13 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
10/11/13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
10/12/13 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
10/13/13 Madison, WI Capitol Theater
10/14/13 Pontiac, MI Crofoot Ballroom
10/18/13 New York, NY Town Hall
10/22/13 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
10/23/13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
10/24/13 Richmond, VA The National
10/25/13 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
10/26/13 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre
10/28/13 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
10/29/13 Austin, TX Emo's
10/31/13 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
11/01/13 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
11/02/13 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern

BELLE & SEBASTIAN AND GOD HELP THE GIRL
We love B&S and GHTP, it's only too bad they're only playing big festivals at the moment.

08/17/13 "Paredes De Coura"
08/30/13 "Zurich Open Air"
09/01/13 "End Of The Road Festival"

Ryan is gutted that he could not attend the London premier of the GHTP Musical Film, but we have an article on the Los Angeles premier. Apparently Stuart Murdoch's wife is preggers, according to the report.

Jennifer writes that the film was "Stuart’s story of the forming of Belle and Sebastian", so if you love B&S, it's definitely worth looking into.

As for the rest of God Help the Girl:
Asya who appeared on GHTP is currently in Chaos Chaos, but previously in Smoosh.

Neil Hannon (aka Divine Comedy) who appeared on the GHTP album is in a project called The Duckworth Lewis Method. Their new album Sticky Wickets came out last month, July 2013.

T.A.T.U.
Ryan tries to forget t.A.T.u. rather unsuccessfully. No idea what the two Russian girls are up to these days, but Vu is still in love with Julia Volkova.

Apparently there was a t.A.T.u. reunion four or five years ago. Then as recently as in last year, in various interviews Julia and her t.A.T.u. partner Lena Katina does not keep in contact. That's is untrue, apparently the two will team-up once more to play Kiev (Ukraine) on September 27th, while Lena is playing Hangar 110 in Sao Paulo on November and Cologne in Germany October 5-6th.

Julia recently appeared in a few singles in 2012: Lyubov Suka/Back to her Future and Любовь-Сука (feat Dilma Bilan). She also appeared in a film called "Zombie Fever". Lena will be releasing a new solo album in 2013.

CLOUD
The impossible to find Cloud band has an album called Comfort Songs that Ryan really loves. The album came out last week (August 5th) via Audio Antihero Records.

Song of the show is "Stomach Pit" from the album, which you can find more information on their bandcamp.

Bonus: XBONE or PS4? Cherie Currie from the Runaways is a 'cherry bomb'. Red Hot Chili Peppers could have been called Tony Flow And The Miraculously Majestic Masters Of Mayhem, or as Ryan would have it as TFATMMMoM.

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Kid A. My first PlayList.

Tour Dates 11/12 Entertainment Centre - Sydney 11/13 Entertainment Centre - Sydney 11/16 Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne 11/17 Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne * all Australian dates are sold out Read More Radiohead This one's optimistic: Radiohead is going on tour in 2012! It's been a while since their last tour, which was about four years ago for the In Rainbows tour.....

I'm no Radiohead fan. I've never really understood all the commotion. Many amazing moments - many - and on paper they really should be my type of band but alas I've never really warmed to them. Maybe their fans? Maybe the Oxfordshire public schools they went too? Maybe it's Thom Yorke never really looking happy? This post is not about that though. This post is about My First Playlist record - Kid A.

'Those' albums that I love, well most of the time I never even existed or was still playing in a sand pit to care but for Kid A I was there. Listening to it over the weekend I have made the informed opinion that there will never be another record like it. You could never have imagined an English rock band turning their back on stadiums and making a 540 degree turn + add to that, if they do all this in a parallel universe. The Radiohead I knew still existed in name, but the Radiohead of old or Parallel Universe A was plutons, atoms and string theories away from it in Parallel Universe B. For massive bands to go feral and go all weird and add 'textures', well it wasn't so normal in the first year of this new century. Normal now - not normal then.

In 2000, I was well into my bands that included **cough Pulp, Suede, Oasis, Blur, Manics, Chemical Brothers, ummmm the first Coldplay album and anything worth getting into because of reading 4 month behind copies of the Melody Maker. What I was listening too was so removed from what my school friends were listening too that I may have lived in that parallel universe.

For me Kid A is about dial-up internet and trying desperately on that hour a day my parents would let me 'surf' the net to (try and) download bootlegged versions of "Optimistic" and "The National Anthem." It was mind blowing that I was this 15 year old kid in coastal Australia who could then hop on the net and with the cyberpower of Kazaa and Napster, type in what Triple J were telling me the names were (they hadn't been released) and then hope to god those people didn't go offline which meant the song would cease to download and I'd have to wait till tomorrow. Picture this - songs that were only played the night before in a huge tent in Paris - well f**k me - that's when everything changed. Everything.

I can't remember if I bought Kid A before going to the US on a Mum-funded holiday or if I got it the day I got back. I seem to remember the latter, having only recently returned and going to Target after school to get the album on its initial release. Talking to a friend of mine about it many years ago, not all copies came with the little comic tucked under the plastic bit where the actual CD sits. The physical weight of the CD always felt much heavier (discuss?) to my other CDs which was how it was discovered.

Kid A to me is something else entirely. It's not just Radiohead's 4th album. It foresaw what bands could and would sound like in the future (better for it) - how peoples listening habits and what we call playlists could encompass. Jumping from ambient ("Kid A") to Scott Walker ("How to Disappear Completely") to IDM ("Idioteque") back to guitars 'n' drums 'n' s**t ("Optimistic") and anything in between.

At the time, my life basically revolved around being a school kid and listening to Triple J and watching Channel V. It was definitely spoken about a lot on Channel V and Triple J all doing specials and an issue of Q Mag I had for many years had a huge interview with them. In it Thom Yorke talked about using Photoshop techniques that are now things I use every day in my dayjob. As a Y2K album - for me it represents not just the tunes - it's a 'time and a place album' but in a removed kind of way. I never listened to it with friends or anything so it doesn't represent a social memory, but I guess it is - the way bootleggers would upload live tracks that were barely 24 hours old - that's a kind of shared experience but with no emotional attachment which I guess is also one of the carry over themes from OKC - all this technology.

12 years on we're all totally drone like with Facebook and people glued to their iPhones. It really has turned out to be a Kid A life for us all.

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News: The Cure, Morrissey, Duran Duran, and Radiohead

Read More Bestival Do not fear! Adjágas are touring the UK this summer and I will be catching them at the Bestival later in the year so I hope they still have some yoiking in them.

Here is what's happening:

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THE CURE
www.thecure.com

You may, or may not, remember how we tried (and failed) to do a live podcast from Ryan at Bestival. We gave it a good college try, but apparently cell phone reception on the wee island is pretty awful.

This week, we got an announcement that The Cure's latest release will be a live album, recorded at Bestival 2011 (which just happened a few months ago, in September). The live album will be out December 6th, in the US... just in time for Christmas!

The live set will feature 32 (count-'em, thirty-two!) Cure hits, including "The Lovecats," "The Caterpillar," "Close To Me," "Friday I’m In Love," "Lullaby," "The Hungry Ghost," "The End Of The World," "Just Like Heaven," "Grinding Halt," "Jumping Someone Else's Train" and "Boys Don’t Cry". That sound fantastic.

All profits from the sale of the double CD album, and/or digital download, will be given to the Isle of Wight Youth Trust, a charity organization offering counseling, advice, information and support services to young people aged 25 and under on the Isle of Wight. See more details on iowyouthtrust.co.uk.

Read More Morrissey I've known Mel since late 1992, through a Morrissey fanzine called The Morri-Zine (vol 4, #4). We became close friends.

MORRISSEY
www.itsmorrisseysworld.com

The big news for Morrissey is that he will be appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live (November 23) and Conan O'Brien (November 29). The other big news is that due "a visa administration error", Morrissey's lead guitarist will be unable to fly in on time for November 10th. Instead, the sold-out concert in Chicago will be moved to December 17th (if you think it's cold now...)

So, far, here is Morrissey's latest tour dates:

11/14 San Antonio, TX @ Majestic Theater
11/15 Austin,TX @ Bass Concert Hall
11/17 Dallas, TX @ McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
11/19 Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Center
11/20 Phoenix, AZ @ Orpheum Theater
11/22 Escondido, CA @ California Center for the Arts
11/25 Las Vegas, NV @ Cosmopolitan - Chelsea Ballroom
11/26 Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Auditorium
11/28 Pomona, CA Fox Theater
12/01 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
12/05 Monterrey @ Arena
12/07 Mexico City @ Plaza Condesa
12/08 Mexico City @ Plaza Condesa
12/10 Puebla @ Auditorio del Complejo Cultural Universitario
12/12 Guadalajara @ Diana
12/13 Guadalajara @ Diana
12/17 Chicago, IL @ Congress Theatre

Read More Duran Duran I got a note that Duran Duran is on their final leg of their very long ...

DURAN DURAN
www.duranduran.com

Duran Duran epic nine-minute video for "Girl Panic", from their latest album, All You Need is Now, was released last week via vevo.com.

I really like the song, there's something familiar and good about Simon LeBon's vocals. What's interesting about the video is that it features super models (Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Eva Herzigova, Helena Christensen and Yasmin Le Bon) playing members of Duran Duran... while the band members are playing minor roles like the waiter and bellhops.

Of course, when you get to the mid-end of the video, they tell you about the inside joke: that Duran Duran was the first band to feature super models in their music videos.

Check out the video:

Read More Radiohead I have expressed in the past that I am an old-school Radiohead fan, meaning that I'm not particularly fond of their venture into the electronic venue via Kid A and beyond.

RADIOHEAD
radiohead.com

This one's optimistic: Radiohead is going on tour in 2012! It's been a while since their last tour, which was about four years ago for the In Rainbows tour.

Stay tune for even more dates, it's rumored that they'll be headlining Coachella in 2012.

Here are the confirmed dates:

Feb. 27 - Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena
Feb. 29 - Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum
March 1 - Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
March 3 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
March 5 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
March 7 - Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center
March 9 - St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
March 11 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
March 13 - Broomfield, CO @ 1stBank Center
March 15 - Glendale, AZ @ Jobing.com Arena

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NXNE: Monday

VAS VEGA at Trinity Square Park, Toronto (06/13/11)

I walked all over Toronto today, just to get a good understanding of the layout of the land.

God Help the Girl

Came into the HMV store on Yonge Street, not really expecting to get anything, but I found these albums, God Help the Girl for a mere $1.99! Could not resist, ended up buying all their stock.

There was a whole stand with section of NXNE artists as soon as you enter HMV, which was nice to see. They're promoting about a dozen bands, including Stars, and the unfriendly named F*** Up.

Anyway, from there, we headed through Trinity Square Park to discover that NXNE's banner and information desk were there. I picked up a scheduling booklet, the concert listing looks incredibly daunting.

Vas Vega, minus the drummer, were performing a set for us. What a treat, except, it seems the passerbys just thought it was odd.

Highlight from their set were two covers: A medley of Zager & Evans' "In the Year 2525" and David Bowie's "Space Oddity" and Radiohead's "Karma Police" (which had a guest singer, Jay Edwards).

They ended their set with "Ordinary Boy".

Vas Vega will be performing at an official NXNE show at the Velvet Underground (510 Queen W) on Wednesday, along with Rehab For Quitters, Lava & Ash, mip, and We Were Heads. More information about Vas Vega at vasvega.com.

Bonus: If you're in the Toronto area and want something to do in the daytime, here are some free shows, courtesy of NXNE. See you there!

June 15, 2011 Market Lane 12:00pm – JF Robitaille Trinity Square 12:00pm – Mandippal Union Station 3:00pm – Madippal 4:30pm – JF Robitaille 6:00pm – Graydon James & The Young Novelists		June 16, 2011 Berczy 5:00pm – JF Robitaille 4:30pm – Paper Thick Walls June 14, 2011 Matt Cohen 4:30pm – Vas Vega		June 17, 2011 Kops Records 6:00pm – Actual Water 6:40pm – Young Governor 7:20pm – Teenanger Razor 8:00pm – Cults Endless Market Lane 12:00pm – JF Robitaille Berczy 5:00pm – The Strumbellas Matt Cohen 4:30pm – Thees Uhlmann & Band Trinity Square 12:00pm – Inlet Sound		June 18, 2011 Berczy / Saturday 5:00pm – Jean Caffeine Harbour Parklands (Island Ferry Dock) 11:30am – Kaya Fraser 1:00pm – Vas Vega 4:00pm – Ian La Rue & The Heartbeat City Bellevue Square 2:00PM – Josh Geddis 3:30PM – The Star Department

 

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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

Radiohead - Harry Patch (In Memory Of)

Harry Patch

I am aware there are a lot of Radiohead fans on W♥M, so I thought I'd mention a recent release by Radiohead called 'Harry Patch (In Memory Of)'. 

It is a tribute to Harry Patch, who died on 25th July 2009, aged 111. He was the last surviving veteran of World War 1. The song swept me off my feet as it is a fitting tribute to a man, who in later life became a convincing anti-war campaigner and a powerful critic of all wars in general. I have no intention of posting the song on here. Buy it as it only costs £1 and the money goes to the Royal British Legion, 'a UK charity providing help and welfare to the serving and ex-Service community and their families'.

If you would like to read more about Harry Patch then check out the write-up in the Independent. The song can be purchased directly from the Radiohead Online Store.

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Thom Yorke

Thom Yorke-Black Swan

Thom Yorke

I have expressed in the past that I am an old-school Radiohead fan, meaning that I'm not particularly fond of their venture into the electronic venue via Kid A and beyond. It would seem that the main reason behind why they left rock-pop music behind was because singer Thom Yorke's taste in music have drastically changed since OK Computer.

Despite releasing three electronic albums (pre-In Rainbows), Yorke continues to write songs that doesn't quite fit into the Radiohead universe. So a few years ago, he released a solo album called The Eraser. I did download the album prior to its release, but eventually did pick up the physical CD because I felt the prices were really decent (under $10).

What's interesting is the album was released under a cardboard digipack (no plastics), under the strict direction of Yorke, who's become somewhat of an environmentalist (remember when the band refused to tour, citing that touring causes "ridiculous consumption of energy"*?) Er, Thom, have you noticed the actual CD is made of plastic?

Thom Yorke - Black Swan (Cristian Vogel Spare Parts remix)

Anyway, the reason why I'm even talking about Thom Yorke is because his Eraser Rmxs is finally made available domestically on CD last Tuesday. The remix album was already available in the UK (and possibly Japan), last year - although the release was plagued with postponement, delays, cancellations, rescheduling, etc.

Again, not to put a fine a point on it, but I'm not really a remix fan, but I figure if you like Radiohead or love Thom's solo efforts, you're going to enjoy this regardless. Enjoy the original mix and remix of "Black Swan" (there are two remixes of "Black Swan" on Eraser Rmxs.)

You can pick up the remix album directly at XL Recordings or via amazon.

* quote courtesy of guardian.co.uk

 01/23/2009 22:11:08 ♥ vu () ♥ theeraser.net ♥ myspace.com/thomyorkemusic 

The Crimea - Loop A Loop (Akira The Don Remix)

The Crimea - Loop A Loop (Akira The Don Remix)

The Crimea

Ok ladies and gentlemen, this one's a little different. I know I've posted far too many Crimea tracks already (and even an Akira The Don one but a couple days ago) but there's a much better reason for posting this.

You'll remember not so long ago Radiohead caused a stir by releasing In Rainbows as a pay-what-you-like download. Well, before all of that nonsense (and even before Prince's newspaper giveaway), The Crimea released their own album complete free online (yes, I blogged about that too). Anyway, this week they've been continuing their trend settings crusade against the music industry with a unique single release tactic. The lead single track, Loop A Loop, along with twelve remixes and two b-sides have all been made available through fourteen seperate blogs and one TV advert (UK viewers may have seen it already...). Each blog hosts an exclusive download of one remix, and that's where W♥M comes in...

Available to We Heart Music listeners is the release to the right, a remix by Akira The Don. It's not quite as exclusive as the others as it's also available for full download on Akira The Don's website, or on his ATD 15 mixtape CD. But if you like it, want more remixes, wanna know more about the band, or just want some more cool music blogs to check out, then take a look at The Crimea's official site where you can find links to all of the blogs featuring single remixes. I particularly recommend the Faronheit blog for the b-side Stoned, or Music Like Dirt for the unrelated article on Lily Allen's pottential album samples and influences.

Now we just wait for Radiohead to follow suit and get all the press attention...

Top 7: Most Talked About on W♥M

Morrissey - Tomorrow (Single Mix) Morrissey Morrissey http://weheartmus... Being a huge Morrissey/The Smiths fan, people often ask me: "What's your favorite Morrissey song?... The Smiths http://weheartmus... The sound quality is really good, it seems to have been taken from a radio broadcast. The origin...

Here are the Top 7 most talked about musicians on W♥M (based on tags).

The winner is Morrissey (14 tags) and The Smiths (11 tags), which is all my fault as every possible opportunity presents itself - I will mention the great Mozzer.

Radiohead came in second with 11 tags, obviously because of the news they generated by giving away their album, In Rainbows for any price you can afford.

Belle & Sebastian also made a few appearance, mostly because I love them and they recently gave away "Are You Come Over for Christmas" as an xmas gift.

And as usual, Stars are heavily covered by a few of us. Most recently appearing as a Top 7 Concert and also Most Favorite song with 15 people marking "This Charming man" cover as a favorite.

Blur made some appearances, with some stories such as Blur to finally reunite with Coxon? and Blur Drummer Running for Office in London. By the way, Dave Rowntree didn't win the election.

Obviously we're all big fans of 80s alternative, so it's really no surprise that The Cure made it on the list.

Shockingly, Avril Lavigne made it on this list with over six mentions. It started with The Rubinoos suing Lavigne over her "hey hey you" bit in her hit song "Girlfriend".

For a comparison, I suggest you head over to The Rubinoos vs Avril Lavigne and listen for yourself (they sound nothing alike).

Radiohead http://weheartmus... I was first introduced to Radiohead through, I think, Melody Maker. Radiohead came slightly befo... Radiohead - Bodysnatchers	Belle and Sebastian - Judy And The Dream Of Horses (live) Belle and Sebastian http://weheartmus... Belle & Sebastian that well-loved band from Glasgow, Scotland, are back with a new Christmas song...
Stars http://weheartmus... Last night the Canadian band Stars took over the beautiful Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angele... Stars - This Charming Man	Blur - You're So Great Blur http://weheartmus... Alex James has again fuelled hopes Blur will reunite with Graham Coxon, insisting the foursome wi...
The Cure http://weheartmus... The first The Cure album I bought was Disintegration (mostly because of the strength of "Love Son... The Cure - Hello I Love You	Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend (Japanese) Avril Lavigne http://weheartmus... I'm going to try and clear out my pending album review (I have already posted two reviews), so y...

 12/29/2007 15:01:56  vu my♥posts www.weheartmusic.com