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Last Leaves

Read More The Lucksmiths Fans just discovering the Lucksmiths, good news for you, there is a 'greatest hits' double disc compilation called Cartography For Beginners out now. Track listing were compiled …

Do you miss The Lucksmiths? Have I got good news for you, Marty Donald, Mark Monnone, Louis Richter, and Noah Symons, have formed Last Leaves… and from what I’ve heard, it sounded just as good as the old Luckies songs. Sadly, singer/drummer Tali White is not in the band, but obviously with his involvement with The Guild League, it’s good to know that he’s still around.

As you know, I’m a fan. I got a MiniDisc of their songs and loved it. I’ve seen the band at the 7th Street Entry on 18 June 2001 and 24 July 2003 and bought T-Shirts and CDs (still have them all).

With their debut album Other Towns Than Ours, I’m hoping to see Last Leaves on tour to support the album. I know, for certain, that I’ll be there, if they play Minneapolis.

Last Leaves’ debut album Other Towns Than Ours is available tomorrow (October 20th), via Matinée Records, which you can head over to the website to place your order: matineerecordings.com.

Tracklisting:

1. Love and the World Well Lost
2. Other Rivers
3. The Nights You Drove Me Home
4. Thin Air
5. Third Thoughts
6. The World We Had
7. The Last of the Light
8. Something Falls
9. The Hinterland
10. Where I Lived and What I Lived For

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W♥M265: The End of the Year 2016

Read More The Lucksmiths Fans just discovering the Lucksmiths, good news for you, there is a 'greatest hits' double disc compilation called Cartography For Beginners out now. Track listing were compiled … Stephen Colbert Funnyman Stephen Colbert is cashing in* on the holiday spirit by releasing a DVD and digital EP of his A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All (both released on November 25, 2008 via Comedy Central). …

This is a bonus year-end episode. The Vu and John segments did not fit in with our Deaths of 2016 and Comic Book Movies of 2016.... With that said, we mostly talked about comic books and movie collecting:

Black Friday extended to Black Week?

Logan movie trailer looks fantastic.

New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract direct-to-video film. Based on Marv Wolfman and George Perez’s classic storyline.

Deathstroke is the villain in the upcoming The Batman 2017 film.

Wizard World returns to Minneapolis on May 5-7, 2017.

Ex-Wizard Magazine staff now works at DC Comics’ free magazine Direct Currents.

Bonus section:

Buy one get one free at Best Buy “Save Station Movies” deals.

Tragic death of Steve Dillon, artist for Preacher and Punisher.

DeBarge’s cover of ‘Rhythm of the Night’ from the new Ghostbuster comedy film is amazing.

Collecting steelbooks (this is a long segment).

Collecting slipcovers.

Fast and the Furious.

Songs of the show are The Lucksmiths’ ‘The Year of Driving Languorously’ and Stephen Colbert and Michael Stipe’s ‘It’s The End Of The Year As We Know It’.

Excerpt music: lhugueny (‘The Force Awakens The Musical’), Shonen Knife (‘Milky Way’), Bat for Lashes (‘The Wizard’), Wally Pleasant (‘Two For One Coupon’), Dusty Springfield (‘Son of a Preacher Man’), DeBarge (‘Rhythm of the Night’), and Donovan (‘Season of the Witch’).

So far, Wizard World Minneapolis has announced two guests on their website: Lou Ferrigno and artist Colleen Doran. We are excited about the upcoming show.

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W♥M203: 29 Love Songs

W♥M203: 29 Love Songs (69 mins) Read More Lush I have mentioned this at various time, I was more of the Britpop-sounding Lush vs their early shoegazing beginning. That doesn't mean I don't occasional enjoy listening to Gala or Spooky … Morrissey In 2000, Morrissey went on tour in support of his ¡Oye Esteban! DVD. Although it wasn't a traditional album release, the DVD itself … Belle & Sebastian 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" … The Lucksmiths Fans just discovering the Lucksmiths, good news for you, there is a 'greatest hits' double disc compilation called Cartography For Beginners out now. Track listing were compiled …

Ryan and Vu recorded this special Valentine's Day Podcast on 02/14 (if you subscribe to the podcast, you got it on that date).

In this #203 Episode, clocking in at "69 minutes" of course!, we compile some of our favorite love (and hate) songs.

We also talk a little bit about music news including:

De La Soul gave all their music for FREE on February 14 for 25 hours, in honor of their 25th anniversary of 3 Feet High and Rising, which contained their greatest hit "Me Myself And I". The promotion was also to coincide with their upcoming 2014 album called You're Welcome.

Morrissey is riding high on his Autobiography book and has announced a new U.S. tour with songwriter/keyboardist Kristeen Young, and Tom Jones to join Moz in Los Angeles and Sir Cliff Richard in New York.

Morrissey's tour dates:

May 07 San Jose CA Civic Auditorium
May 10 Los Angeles CA Sports Arena
May 13 El Paso TX Plaza Theater
May 14 Albuquerque NM Sunshine Theater
May 16 Salt Lake City UT Kingsbury Hall
May 17 Denver CO Ellie Caulkins
May 19 Lincoln NE Rococo Theatre
May 20 Lawrence KS Liberty Hall
May 22 Dallas TX Majestic Theatre
May 24 Austin TX Austin Music Hall
May 25 Beaumont TX Julie Rogers Theatre
May 27 Memphis TN Orpheum Theatre
May 28 Nashville TN Ryman Auditorium
May 30 St Petersburg FL Mahaffey Theater
May 31 Miami FL Adrienne Arsht Center
June 4 Atlanta GA Cobb Energy Center
June 6 Atlantic City NJ Revel Ovation Hall
June 7 Boston MA Boston Opera House
June 10 Baltimore MD Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
June 13 Chicago IL Civic Opera House
June 14 Flint MI James Whiting Auditorium
June 16 Lewiston NY Artpark Main Stage Theater
June 17 Wilmington DE Grand Opera House
June 19 Hershey PA Hershey Theatre
June 21 New York NY Barclays Center Arena

Joni Mitchel: Blue Warner Bros

Our Love Songs:

Joni Mitchel - A Case of You

The National - Slow Show

Morrissey - Jack the Ripper

The Cure - Love Song

REM - The One I Love

Josh Ritter - Girl in the War

Belle & Sebastian - I Fought in a War

The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs

Ryan Adams - Sylvia Plath"

The Lucksmiths - Smokers in Love

Weezer - Across the Sea

Looper - Impossible Things

Hello Saferide - Long Lost Pen Pal

Don't You Want Me Baby? Virgin

Our Hate Songs:

Human League - Don't You Want Me Baby?

The Greg Kihn Band - The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)

Ben Folds Five - Song for the Dumped

Lush - Ciao! (featuring Jarvis Cocker)

Bonus section: catching up on television shows! "Her", Black Mirror, Star Trek: Continues, unused concert ticket stubs, and falling in love with Lazy Line Painter Jane.

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The Lucksmiths: Smokers in Love

The Lucksmiths - Smokers in Love Read More The Lucksmiths So act surprised, it's been a while since The Lucksmiths came calling. Despite breaking up, The Lucksmiths …

One of my favorite love song is called "Smokers in Love" by the Lucksmiths. The song is the lead track on their EP Staring at the Sky (the title is taken from their song "The Golden Age Of Aviation", which appeared as the last track).

The Lucksmiths have written some of the smartest and wittiest songs I've ever heard, and I'm sort of sad that they are no longer a band.

The Lucksmiths at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (06/18/2001) Setlist

I first 'discover' the band via a penpal who made me a Lucksmiths MiniDisc. That as in the late 90s, so I've been a fan of their music for quite a while. I own many of their singles, but picked up a ton more when I saw the band at 7th Street Entry on June 18, 2001. Normally I don't remember who open up for the band, but that night The Ladybug Transistor was the opener.

As you can see from the setlist that I stole, they did all the hits for me at the time: "Music to Hold Hands To", "Untidy Towns", "Under the Rotunda", "T-Shirt Weather", "Tmrw vs Yday", and, of course, "Smokers in Love".

I caught the Lucksmiths again at 7th Street Entry on 07/24/2003 when they toured for Naturaliste, which they did a ton of songs from that album ("Midweek Midmorning", "Camera Shy", etc). The encore, I believe was only one song: "Broken Bones", and "The Year of Driving Langourously" (per fan's request).

Anyway, I still love The Lucksmiths, especially in the Summer, when I go bicycling and just put on their music on my headphones and spend the day with them.

If you like what you've heard, you can purchase some Lucksmiths music over at lostandlonesome.com.au.

Below are lyrics to my favorite Luckies love song, "Smokers in Love":

"Smokers in Love" In the early morning when you wake each other up Coughing like you might not make the afternoon You keep the curtains closed and you carry off a conversation But you both know that it's still far too soon to say... you'll be okay You keep the curtains closed and you hide behind the newspaper You got yourself some nicotine, in the nick of time And even though the weekend doesn't really make much difference You spent Thursday on your backside, whistling "Friday On My Mind" ... super-supine Happy and hungover on the first day of October Struggling to remember the last night of September In the early evening, then you crack each other up Laughing 'til you're practically bent double on the floor Amidst a sea of empty bottles, crockery and coffee cups Using anything for ashtrays, drinking drinks you can't afford ... and you're still bored

Cartography For Beginners Lost & Lonesome / Matinee Recordings

Update: Fans who are just discovering the Luckies, good news for you, there is a 'greatest hits' double disc compilation called Cartography For Beginners out now. Track listing were compiled by the band members and organized by year.

Disc 1: 1993–2000

1. Cat in Sunshine 2. Weatherboard 3. Tree 4. Jewel Thieves 5. Shine On Me 6. Macintyre 7. Frisbee 8. Caravanna 9. Under the Rotunda 10. Guess How Much I Love You 11. Smokers in Love 12. The Golden Age of Aviation 13. Untidy Towns 14. The Art of Cooking for Two 15. Southernmost 16. A Downside to the Upstairs 17. The Cassingle Revival 18. T-Shirt Weather

Disc 2: 2001–2009

1. Synchronised Sinking 2. The Great Dividing Range 3. Self-Preservation 4. The Year of Driving Languorously 5. Camera-Shy 6. Take This Lying Down 7. Midweek Midmorning 8. Stayaway Stars 9. After the After Party 10. A Hiccup in Your Happiness 11. The Chapter in Your Life Entitled San Francisco 12. Sunlight in a Jar 13. Fiction 14. The Town and the Hills 15. A Sobering Thought (Just When One Was Needed) 16. California in Popular Song 17. Get-to-Bed Birds

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The Cassette Revival

Your loyalties are divided, between digital and vinyl
But I'm biding time until the cassingle revival.

- The Lucksmiths

Read More Burger Records Burger Records is an independent label that started in 2007 in Fullerton, California and is known for releasing cassette tapes of grunge/pop/garage bands. With cassettes gaining popularity in recent years …

BURGER RECORDS
burgerrecords.org

Here's a known secret: if you need your music released on cassette, Burger Records is the place to be.

Even major label Universal Music Enterprises is turning to Burger cassette needs... to help celebrate/pay tribute to Lou Reed and Velvet Underground's 45th Anniversary of White Light/White Heat, an album that Reed famously said "No one listened to it. But there it is, forever – the quintessence of articulated punk. And no one goes near it."

In traditional Burger style, White Light/White Heat Tribute Album will be available ON CASSETTE ONLY. Don't have a cassette player? No problem, starting December 2nd and continuing to October 9th fans will be able to download a song a day for from the tribute album exclusively on SPIN.com.

A special three-disc White Light/White Heat 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition will be available December 10th from Universal Music Enterprises (UMe). I've already own their Deluxe Edition of The Velvet Underground and Nico and I have to say that Ume packaging is the best. They typically include a stereo and mono mix, which, if you're a purist, would appreciate the latter mix.

White Light/White Heat Tribute Album full tracklisting below:

1. Natural Child – “White Light/White Heat”
2. The Memories – “The Gift”
3. Mozes and The Firstborn – “Lady Godiva’s Operation”
4. Curtis Harding – “Here She Comes Now”
5. Mr. Elevator & The Brain Hotel – “I Heard Her Call My Name”
6. Gap Dream – “Sister Ray”

NATURAL ANIMAL
naturalchildband.blogspot.com

Nashville's Natural Child are back with a brand new album called Dancin' With Wolves. The album is coming out February 25th, 2014 on Burger Records, but you can catch their preview single, "Saturday Night Blues", on Spin.com.

Er, naturally, Natural Child will be heading out on tour in support of Dancin' With Wolves, with another animal band, Futurebirds.

Tour dates:

01/17 - Breckenridge, CO @ three20south *
01/18 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *
01/21 - Jackson, WY @ Town Square Tavern *
01/23 - Missoula, MT @ The Top Hat *
01/24 - Seattle, WA @ The Tractor *
01/25 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios *
01/26 - Eugene, OR @ Sam Bond's Garage *
01/30 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent *
01/31 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater *
02/01 - San Diego, CA @ The Griffin *
02/02 - Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet's *
02/05 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada *
02/06 - Austin, TX @ The Parish *
02/07 - Laredo, TX @ Old No. 2 *
02/08 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's *
02/09 - New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack's *

* w/ Futurebirds

THE REBEL SET
facebook.com/therebelset‎

The Rebel Set is a band from Arizona, influenced by 1950s guitar heroes like Link Wray and Gene Vincent. The band recently released How To Make A Monster! on their own Silver Hornet Records and Burger Records. This new release features two band members: Katey on the keys and Brandon on the bass. Perhaps you can see them on tour, if you live on the west coast:

Upcoming Shows:

12.04 - The Proof Bar (Santa Ana, CA)
12.05 - Down And Out (Los Angeles, CA)
12.06 - The Redwood (Los Angeles, CA)
12.07 - Burger Records (Fullerton, CA)
12.08 - The Redwood (Los Angeles, CA)

PAT THOMAS
emptycellarrecords.bandcamp.com‎

Pat Thomas is described as "the tall dude" who plays bass in Cool Ghouls. Seems like this cool ghoul just released a solo album called Coasters Riding in the Air on December 3rd via Empty Cellar. The cassette-only release is available now from Burger Records.

The reason for this collection of songs by Thomas is that he's actually written more songs for Cool Ghouls than they can release. Since he only accounts for one fourth of the band, as far as contributing music material, it only made sense for him to release it under Coasters Riding in the Air.

FILTER described the album as "filled with touches of psychadelic fuzz and an alt-country twang."

VAADAT CHARIGIM
facebook.com/vaadatcharigim‎

Israeli shoegaze band Vaadat Charigim's debut album The World Is Well Lost is out now on Burger Records (cassette), Warm Ratio (vinyl), and Israeli label ANOVA (CD/digital).

The Tel Aviv trio (Juval Haring on guitar/vocals, Yuval Guttman on drums and Dan Fabian Bloch on bass), plays a blend of 80s Israeli underground rock with a more European Post-Punk sound. Although the band only sing in Hebrew, they are developing a strong international following.

The World Is Well Lost track listing:

1. Odisea
2. Kezef Al Hamayim
3. Lehitorer Velo Lada'at
4. Ze Beseder Lefahed
5. Haolam Avad Mizman
6. Ein Nehama Ladoachim
7. Kmo Lahzor Habaita
8. Mahshefot

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The Lucksmiths: Get-to-Bed Birds

The Lucksmiths: Get-to-bed Birds

So act surprised, it's been a while since The Lucksmiths came calling.

Despite breaking up, The Lucksmiths has a special 7" called Get-to-Bed Birds, out soon on Lost And Lonesome and Matinée Recordings.

Strictly limited to 1,000 hand-numbered copies, so it will sell out quickly at $5 a pop. I suggest you pre-order it to secure a copy for shipment on October 29^th.

Songwriter Marty Donald described "Get-to-Bed Birds" as, ironically, the last song he wrote for The Lucksmiths. The song paints a picture of New Year's Day, and stumbling around through the suburbs in the new day. Hardcore fans would probably have a copy of this song from the The Matinée Grand Prix compilation.

The 7" is backed by "The World of Professional Golf 1994", described as their "contribution to the fourth issue of The Lifted Brow, a Melbourne-based literary journal."

Free download of "Get-to-Bed Birds" at Lost & Lonesome.

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W♥M037: The Lucksmiths and Amy Campbell

W♥M037 (53 mins)

PART ONE: THE LUCKSMITHS
thelucksmiths.com.au ♥ myspace.com

Representing The Lucksmiths, a band that needs no introduction, is bassist Mark Monnone, from the Summer-er-ness of Melbourne, Australia (while I'm buried in a blizzard in Minneapolis).

You would think that since I am a longtime Luckies fan and having over 200 of their songs (and knowing most of them by heart), it would be easy. It's not. Add on top of that, 0% preparation time... well a disaster, I tell you.

Also, the audio for this interview is terrible, and it's all my fault. When I couldn't hear Mark's vocals, I had set his audio to maximum and forgot to reset it back - so as a result the audio is extra loud. I tried to fix it as best I could by applying some filters, but I think the audio could be better.

So super apology to Mark and the Lucksmiths.

PS, just to let you know what a dork I am when it comes to this band, if you type in "successlessness" dot vox dot com into your address bar, guess where it takes you? I eventually had to change the name to "we heart music" as no one in the world can spell that 's' word.

Some topics:

• The Lucksmiths' less than thrilling secret origin
• Extra four band member
• MiniDisc!! (the first song I've heard from the Luckies is "Shine on Me")
• The recording of First Frost in Tazmania
• "First Frost" recent tour last November
• The story behind "Young and Dumb" and "Requiem For The Punters Club"
• The Smiths Tribute album
• Thoughts on Tali's Guild League
• About Spring A Leak
• "Transpontine" explained
• Mark's been listening to The Harpoons and The Crayon Fields. Both bands come highly recommended, so I'll be sure to add them to my to-do list for 2009.

Be sure to catch them on December 20^th at the free instore at Pure Pop Records in Melbourne! I would be totally there if I wasn't stuck here.

PART TWO: AMY CAMPBELL
amycampbell.ca ♥ myspace.com/amycampbellsongs

Amy Campbell is an acoustic folksy singer/songwriter from Toronto, Canada. She came on W♥M Radio to talk about her music. You can buy Oh Heart, Oh Highway directly from her website. It isn't so pricey if you consider it's two discs with a book of art and writing from Amy Campbell. Plus it's in knowing the money goes directly to the musician, not some corporation, so it's all good.

Some highlights:

• Canada and Poutine
• Description of Oh Heart, Oh Highway, a 2-disc set with book
• Joni Mitchell-description
• Battleaxe Folk
• Her approach to songwriting
• The recording of Oh Heart... and the musicians involved in the album
• Touring and booking dates
• New songs being written

Also, she'll doing some (public) shows:

Tour Dates
02/07/09 The Cameron House Toronto, Ontario
02/21/09 Lodge On Amherst Island Amherst Island, Ontario
02/22/09 The Black Sheep Inn Wakefield, Quebec
02/27/09 Cafe Ole Pembroke, Ontario
02/28/09 Cafe Ole Pembroke, Ontario

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There is a Light that Never Goes Out

The Smiths-There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

The Smiths

Cover Lover presents: "There is a Light that Never Goes Out"

Inspirational Place wrote: Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 11:07 PM

[this is good] Sounds a little bit like Morrisey...which is good, real good ;o)

Inspirational Place's comment above, er, inspired me to write about "There is a Light that Never Goes Out" covers. I realized that there's already been several website doing coverage on this song (and its covers), but their articles are ugly! Ok! As a long time Morrissey/Smiths collector, I have also extended my collection to tribute CDs and bootlegs, so most of these songs are already in my little Moz shrine.

A little introduction on Morrissey's obsession on super long song titles. Here's some examples:

• "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me"
• "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want"
• "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before"
• "Please Help the Cause Against Lonliness" (written by Morrissey, recorded by Sandie Shaw)
• "Such a Little Thing Makes Such a Big Difference"
• "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful"
• "The Last of the Famous International Playboys"
• "There is a Place for Me and My Friends in Hell"
• "The More you Ignore me, the Closer I Get"

Undoubtedly, one of my favorite long-titled song is "There is a Light that Never Goes Out". This is a really sweet, but sad song. Every time I hear Morrissey sings "and if a double-decker bus crashes into us, to die by your side is such a heavenly way to die", ah, well it just makes me cry a little inside.

Obviously the song's been a major influence on a lot of bands (we'll get to that later), but I was surprise to see it in Irvine Welsh's book Trainspotting the first time I read it after seeing the movie (incidentally, one of my favorite top 10 movies of all time):

Trainspotting

Irvine Welsh

Spud wanted to never get to that party, wishing that they could just go on walking and talking. They went down into the underpass and Spud thought that he should try to put his arm around Nicola. Then a passage from a Smiths' song, one he'd always liked called: 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out', came into his head:
and in the darkened underpass
I thought Oh God my chance has come at last
but then a strange fear gripped me
and I just couldn't ask
Morrissey's sad voice summed up his feelings.

He didn't put his arm around Nicola, and his attempts to chat her up were half–arsed after that.

So below are some covers of "There is a Light". This is by no means a definitive list, but it's a pretty good list by diverse artist. Plus many of these covers were released in one format or another with the exception of the Death Cab's version as that was a live radio broadcast. I have several videos also (notably Noel Gallagher's rendition of "There is a Light" that's worth looking up on youtube if you get a chance), but I'm mainly sticking with CD releases.

ANBERLIN schneidertm.net ♥ myspace.com Anberlin-There Is A Light That Never Goes Out When I spoke with Stephen Christian of Anberlin earlier this year on W♥M Radio #24 (incidentally one of our most downloaded show!), I was happy to learn what a big anglophile he was. I suppose I should've seen the writing on the wall as the band's covered some of Britain's best songs.... including The Smiths' "There is a Light that Never Goes out" which appeared on their 2007 album, Cities (The Special Edition version). They're currently on tour in support of their major-label album, New Surrender: 12/10 - The Night the Buzz Stole Christmas @ The Midland - Kansas City, MO 12/12 - The Great Salt Air - Magna, UT 12/15 - Toad's Place - Richmond, VA 01/07 - Nashville, TN @ Rocketown 01/08 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel 01/09 - Harrisonburg, VA @ The Alethia 01/10 - Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club 01/11 - Providence, RI @ Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel 01/13 - Montreal, QC @ Studio JPR 01/14 - Ottawa, ON @ Babylon 01/15 - London, ON @ Cowboy's Ranch 01/16 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Calvin College Fine Arts Center 01/17 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Eagles Club 01/18 - Des Moines, IO @ People's Court 01/19 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown 01/21 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue 01/22 - Fargo, ND @ The Venue 01/23 - Winnipeg, MB @ Garrick Centre **VENUE CHANGE** 01/24 - Regina, SK @ The Exchange 01/25 - Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room 01/26 - Calgary, AB @ The Warehouse 01/28 - Vancouver, BC @ Richard's on Richards Cabaret 01/30 - Billings, MT @ Shrine Auditorium 01/31 - Pocatello, ID @ Icon	DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE deathcabforcutie.com ♥ myspace.com Death Cab For Cutie-There's a Light That Never Goes Out As mentioned above, I don't have this on CD, this was strictly a download via morrissey-solo. We've previously mentioned Death Cab a few times on W♥M because we like Barsuk Records, so be sure to read some of our articles on Death Cab. This is an acoustic version, pretty faithful with Ben Gibbard only messing up slightly (but not noticable) for Philadelphia's Radio 104.5. I've seen the band live before, and I sure wish they'd play this song as I would've gone nuts for it. The band's recently been in the news because their "classic" 1998's debut album Something About Airplanes was re-issued as a limited edition deluxe 10-year anniversary 2-disc set. The bonus disc contains "recently-unearthed recording of the band’s first-ever Seattle show, a February 1998 set at the legendary venue The Crocodile Café". Apparently on this live recording also includes Sean Nelson on vocals for Death Cab's version of yet-another The Smiths' song, "Sweet and Tender Hooligan"! Since I actually own their first album and didn't get a review copy for this release, I probably won't pick up the album (sorry Death Cab!).... Although it's very tempting at such a reasonable price of $12. Oh, hey, they're on tour. 12/09/08 WaMu Theater Seattle, Washington 12/11/08 Oracle Arena Oakland, California 12/13/08 Tucson Convention Center Tucson, Arizona 12/14/08 Gibson Amphitheatre Los Angeles, California 12/12/09 Club Quattro Naka-nu Nagoya 12/14/09 Shinkiba Studio Coast Koto-ku, Tokyo 12/16/09 Big Cat Chuo-ku, Osaka
THE LUCKSMITHS thelucksmiths.com.au ♥ myspace.com The Lucksmiths-There is A Light that Never Goes Out This is one of my favorite cover - as it's also a duet. Originally appeared on the Smiths tribute CD called Romantic and Square is Hip and Aware (the cover art appears to have been taken from the Smiths' "Ask" video), I picked this up way back in 2003. The song recently made its way back on The Luckies' two-disc compilation CD, Spring a Leak released last year. What makes this an invaluable item in your collection will be that it contains songs from their debut 7" single The Macintyre 7 inch which has a very surprisingly country-esque song "Are You Having A Good Time!!". This is rock n roll so everything rhymes! I love it.	THE DIVINE COMEDY thedivinecomedy.com ♥ myspace.com The Divine Comedy-There Is A Light That Never Goes Out 10 years after the release of The Queen is Dead, French Magazine Les Inrockuptibles compiled this wonderful little tribute album consisting of then-famous British rockers doing song-for-song of The Queen is Dead. Although I can't agree with some of the direction of the songs, overall it was a decent effort. Some of the highlight of this album for me is Placebo's fast-paced, yet whiny, version of "Bigmouth Strikes Again" and Supergrass' dope version of "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" Neil Hannon's approach to "There is a Light" is very orchestral - which is basically what The Divine Comedy is known for. Hannon's operatic vocals lends itself to feel more epic.
YO-YO MUNDI yoyomundi.it Yo-Yo Mundi -There is a Light that Never Goes Out Yo-Yo Mundi is an Italian band and that's all I really know about the band. Their cover of "There is a Light" appeared on the Italian Smiths Tribute CD called There is a Light that Never Goes Out. It was released in 2000, limited to 1,000 pressing (it may have been re-issued due to demands). What I love about this release is that the cover artwork is the full print of "The Enchanted Desna" (unknown actors). The picture previously was cropped only showing the baby for "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore".... and in addition, unseen photographs of The Smiths were used. The price is kind of steep if you're on a budget at $20, but hey, if you're a Smiths fan (and generally like covers), this is a great package - if not for the limited run.	WALLEYE myspace.com/walleyemusic Walleye-There Is a Light I'm not sure if that's actually their myspace, but I picked up this Smiths tribute CD called The World Still Won't Listen, which is a hardcore punkified version of Smiths song. I suppose I am more of a fan of melodic punk/pop punk, as these songs on this album is much too much for me. The sound volume on the CD is loud and louder. I can't bring myself to listening to, but it was a nice try, at least a very different take on Smiths songs - which are known for their sensitive side. I don't know any of the bands that made it on The World Still Won't Listen, so there's not much to write here, sorry :/ PS, one thing I liked was that the cover artwork, mimicking The Smiths' compilation album, The World Won't Listen, only with mohawked kids on the cover.
SCHNEIDER TM schneidertm.net ♥ myspace.com Schneider TM - The Light 3000 (There is a Light that Never Goes Out) Possibly the most interesting and inventive cover version of "There is a Light" by electronic artist Dirk Dresselhaus, or better known as Schneider TM. The song originally appeared as a b-side on his Binokular EP (2000) with collaborator KPT.michi.gan. I couldn't find proof of this on wire.com (Wire: please have better search features, please?), but according to wikipedia, the song was voted as "best cover versions ever recorded" by Wire Magazine.	THE OCEAN BLUE theoceanblue.com The Ocean Blue-There is a Light that Never Goes Out The Ocean Blue's cover of "There is a Light" originally appeared as a b-side on their EP, Peace and Light. Way back in high school, trendsetter Dan Davis (we all admired this guy in high school) was really into The Ocean Blue. At the time, I think he was really into Echo & The Bunnymen and Candy Flip (remember their cover of "Strawberry Fields Forever"?) So, that was early 90s, so I was really surprise to see that they're still around - on Sally's review of Blue Skies Daisy Days.
BRAID polyvinylrecords.com Braid-There is a Light That Never Goes Out I thought this punk-ish band's version of "There is a Light" is pretty good. It has a, I don't know, a power-pop to the song - which clearly is not what the song is missing. It's a good take on the song though. The band broke up before I had discovered them, but you can find their greatest hits/compilation Movie Music volume 1 and 2 in used bins at most record store.	NEIL FINN finnbros.com ♥ myspace.com/neilfinn Neil Finn - There is A Light that Never Goes out Probably best known for being in Crowded House (wow, remember those guys?), Neil Finn teamed up with a bunch of superstar rockers, Lisa Germano, Sebastian Steinberg, Ed & Phil of Radiohead (I interviewed Phil Selway for KFSR 90.7FM a long time ago), Eddie Vedder, and of course Johnny Marr. For Marr's appearance, they covered The Smiths' "There is a Light that Never Goes Out" - which sounded fantastic live!

So, a funny thing about the title "There is a Light" was I bought this stupid keychain flashlight at a Smiths convention a while back with the text clearly written on the side: "There is a light that never goes out". You know what? A year into owning this dumb thing, the flashlight stopped functioning. I guess the light went out for me :/

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The Lucksmiths - To Absent Votes

The Lucksmiths - To Absent Votes The Lucksmiths Tour Dates 11/07/08 Corner Hotel with The Motifs and The Harpoons Melbourne, Victoria 11/08/08 The Troubadour with Greg Brady & The Anchors Brisbane, Queensland 11/14/08 Karova Lounge with The Harpoons Ballarat, Victoria 11/15/08 Hopetoun Hotel with Songs and The Harpoons Sydney, New South Wales 11/16/08 Hopetoun Hotel with The Crustaceans and The Harpoons Sydney, New South Wales 11/22/08 Tilley’s Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Read More The Lucksmiths http://weheartmus... originally this post was entered into a contest to win an arc (advance reader's copy) of a book b...

As the world is now quite aware, the longest race for Presidency came to its conclusion last night. I'm relieved now that it's over, and I hope Barack Obama will do something about the economy (it seems that the economy only really became a concern towards the end).

I was looking to reuse Drugstore's "El Presidente", but the subject matter of a President assassination didn't sit well with me, so instead I am offering one of my favorite song of all time: "To Absent Votes" by The Lucksmiths.

There is just something about this song that I absolutely love. It's the mellow melody, it's the way singer/drummer Tali White paints the picture of a town, post election day.

And you're not one for anecdotes
But remember our delight
As we drank to absent boats
It was just a perfect night
Then a solitary sail
The softness of the light
The moon a fingernail
The chance that you were right

Wow, right? Some of the best lyrics ever. This particular song was written by bassist Marty Donald, who's also cranked out some other hits for me: "A Hiccup In Your Happiness", "The Chapter In Your Life Entitled San Francisco", "Shine On Me", "Frisbee", and many more. You know, come to think of it, all Lucksmiths songs are hits for me. They are just too witty for their own good.

Anyroad, their brand new album, First Frost was just released by Lost and Lonesome in Australia, and as poor as I am, I don't think I can afford an import copy (please see comment below).

Still, they are one of my favorite band, be sure to read our previous articles on them. Here are some more songs by the Luckies:

The Lucksmiths - Frisbee

Young And Dumb

The Art Of Cooking For Two

Under the Rotunda

Cassingle Revival

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M-----l replied to Lost And Lonesome’s comment: Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 10:10 PM

Thanks for the info. I checked out Matinee's website. They're offering First Frost for $10.

 11/05/2008 08:30:26  ♥ written by vu ()

Birds fly into my windshield, thoughts fall from my thoughts

Birds, what is up with that? It seems lately that we're getting album artwork that features birds on the cover artwork (especially owls). Can someone explain this to me? Seriously.

Below are a ton of bird-album artwork.

AVIARY GHOST aviaryghost.com ♥ myspace.com Aviary Ghost - Somewhere Else From Illinois is Aviary Ghost, a band that seems to be headed by Charlie Crimando and Stephen Kemsley. Reading their biography, it would seem that they spent a lot of time recording music in a one-room apartment in Michigan. One of my favorite song on their album, Memory Is A Hallway (featuring cut-out birds over a scenic location), is the most fast-moving song is "Windowlight", which seems to be about the light through the window - sung in an old-fashion cabaret-style song, which I will say works very well for the song. I thought "Somewhere Else" was also pretty good. The song is described as "catchy Swedish pop", which I'll have to agree with. The lyrics are pretty detailed too, I especially liked the chorus: "we're laughing, 'cause laughing is much better than a scream". You can get their album, Memory Is A Hallway (recently released July 15th), on iTunes or CD Baby. Aviary Ghost	MORE TEETH more-teeth.com ♥ myspace.com More Teeth - Electricity (Remix) I think someone in the W♥M group have this album, One Bird a Day, for review, so I won't go into too much details about it. Surfice to say that it's a compilation of three or four bands in the electro-genre. Based on what I've heard, I really dig Sparkydog (sounds like new wave) and More Teeth (which sounds like very experimental noise art). I've decided to go with More Teeth because of their snazzy drums and electroclashesque vocals of Mindy Abovitz. JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD jessicaleamayfield.com ♥ myspace.com Jessica Lea Mayfield-Kiss Me Again We're not really promoting Jessica Lea Mayfield (I don't think her PR company knows my address, which I will confess is fine as I have too much music to handle), but I couldn't resist the owl-art on her soon-to-be release album With Blasphemy, So Heartfelt out on September 16th on Polymer Sounds on her press release. What's there to say based on this one song, "Kiss Me Again"? She has a very nice voice, and sounds like Thao Nguyen.
PUTOIS citizensofcontraryknowledge.com ♥ myspace.com Putois-No More Dancing Yet another Chicago, Illinois band - man, they really love their animals! I believe "putois" is actually a ferret or something. Anyway, on their second album, Problem Is Not a Problem Anymore, we see a crane with some ducks (while their debut album, The Thinking Fireplace features a cartoon bird dressed as a gentleman). It would seem that these introspective songs are written and sung by its creator, one Bob Mason since 1995. Most of this album is acoustic, mostly folky and the song "No More Dancing" would best represent what currently Putois sounds like. There are a few highlights on the record. For instance, I liked what he was trying to do with "Cta". This had a weird bass and quirky noises and beeps. Even his singing style is different here (although I think this might be a guest-vocalist? It just sounds very different). The other song that isn't so acoustic is "The Lonely Traveler" with its arrangement of piano and harmonica. If you like bands like Minnesota's Low, Putois might be right up your alley. Problem Is Not a Problem Anymore is out now, you can get it from CD Baby.	PLUSHGUN plushgun.com ♥ myspace.com Plushgun-Just Impolite I love Tommy Boy Records. One of my first CD was a Tommy Boy and I just remember how big they were in the early 90s, especially with the b-boys and girls. Well, I guess the record label is still around and I have one of their latest release by one-man-band, Plushgun. Daniel Ingala's vocals sounds like he has a British accent, reminiscent of early 80s new wave pop bands. His latest self-titled EP has a cute drawing of a bird with an old SNES controller in a cassette-tape-style mess in the sky. All the songs were available for download on August 19th (iTunes). The four songs on the EP is a very easy listen. I love all the songs actually, with the exception of the semi-sappy "14 Candles". Although it was nice to hear a woman singing backup on this song, but I didn't think this song belong on the EP. Maybe I just don't like love songs. His other songs are more upbeat and sounds more like obsessive/stalker feel to them. There are some great lyrics on "Just Impolite" ("I walk the line, like Johnny Cash" and "I'm not upset, just impolite"). A physical copy of Plushgun will be available on September 9th via Amazon and other retailers for $9.99, but if you can't wait the download is sold now for 60% cheaper ($3.98)
BRICE WOODALL AND THE POSITRONS bricewoodall.com ♥ myspace.com Brice Woodall-This, There, Where Check out Brice Woodall and the Positrons with their album, Sine Wave Sea. The artwork on the cover is a flying bird block with a hole in its stomach. I know it's a bird because if you visit the artist's website (trevorbittinger.com), his all-flash website features these same block birds flying around. Brice Woodall is currently based out of Chicago, Illinois, according to his myspace. Woodall's vocals has a woman quality to them, but not in a falsetto way (and not as a put down). His voice is very interesting, it definitely pulls you in. I think my favorite songs off this album is easily "This, There, Where", a pop song with some interesting mix. I also dug the experiment on "Winter/Break/Down/Away". Well, it looks like they are currently on tour, be sure to check them out. 08/29/08 Quenchers Chicago, Illinois 09/12/08 Double Door- Kittypalooza Chicago, IL 09/24/08 Rapture Charlottesville, Virginia 09/25/08 Lucky Buddha Richmond, Virginia 09/26/08 Trash Bar Brooklyn, New York 09/27/08 Murky (upstairs) Arlington/DC area, VA 11/08/08 Art*Bar Riverwest Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11/19/08 Madison, Wisconsin 11/20/08 Chicago, Illinois 11/21/08 Detroit, Michigan 11/22/08 Indianapolis, Indiana You can pick up Sine Wave Sea from InSound.	CITIZENS OF CONTRARY KNOWLEDGE citizensofcontraryknowledge.com ♥ myspace.com Citizens of Contrary Knowledge-Complicated Featuring a drawing of a chicken on the cover of Citizens of Contrary Knowledge's You're What You Wish You Are. Upon closer inspection, is that a cock? They do sound a bit southern cock rock... Reading their biography, it would seem most of the band members are residing in Harlem, New York. Their singer/frontsman, Chris Barczynski, sounds like he doesn't take his biography too seriously (he writes that he was in the Witness Protection Program, etc). This is also a problem when he lists that he's appeared on stage with Green Day, Sugar Ray and Hootie - should you believe him? I'm leaning to 'no'. I was drawn to the faster/rock song and my favorite is "Complicated" and "Lonely Hearts Society", which is driven by a muscular guitar playing (with some neat tricks). Despite as I have said about their music being rock, they do lean to the sensitive/slow side with "House of Cards", "Unless You Do", "Real Love", and "Wrong Side of the World". I think listening to them that they might fare better as a live act, perhaps jamming their songs at a longer length at a dive bar. You're What You Wish You Are is out now, available on CD Baby. They just finished playing Arlene's Grocery, which is apparently a bar?

Here is the bonus segment, some bird-bands we've previously covered: Tinkture, Birdflu, Story of the Year, The Alarmists, The Notwist, Loquat, El Perro Del Mar, Ben Sollee, Peter Bradley Adams (Owl), Death Valley Sleepers, Death Cab For Cutie,

Patrick Wolf, Deadbird, Jeff Hanson (Owl), They Might be Giants (Owl),

Eels, Biography Of Ferns, Computer Vs. Banjo (Owl), Ash, Susan Krebs

Bands we haven't covered, but I'm sure we'll get around to them. These features birds on the cover: The Great Northwest (Experimental Folk), Nebraska (Folk), Foals (British Rock), The Black Keys (Southern Rock), KYTE (Ambient Pop), and the talented Graeme K (Experimental/Old-time/Dance). Honorable worth mention is Abigail Washburn with her tiny birds on the cover.

Graeme K-And Rattle	They Might Be Giants-Number Two	Jeff Hanson - The Hills	Peter Bradley Adams-So Are You to Me	Computer Vs Banjo - Give Up On Ghosts
Tristan	Susan Krebs & The Soaring Sextet-Medley- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry-Dink's Blues-Three Little Birds	Birdflu - Bird Flu	Eels - Dog Faced Boy [Alternate Version][#]	Death Valley Sleepers - In The Valley
Story of the Year - Wake Up	Biography Of Ferns - Not a Magician	Tinkture - Pyrotechnics	It's Not Impossible	The Notwist - Hands On Us
Feral Flame	The Lucksmiths - Frisbee	Nebraska-The Great Divide (Radio Edit)	Loquat - Swingset Chain	El Perro Del Mar-Dog
Death Cab For Cutie - The New Year	Haste the Day-Pressure the Hinges	Nostalgia 77-Knee Deep (Nostalgia 77 Remix)	The Great Northwest-Know What I Mean	Foals - Mathletics
The Black Keys-Your Touch	KYTE - Home	Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet - Sugar & Pie	Ash - Teenage Kicks	Collections of Colonies of Bees - Flocks I (excerpt)

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