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Placebo at Mill City Nights, Minneapolis (16 Oct 2014)

Setlist B3 For What It's Worth Loud Like Love Every You Every Me Scene of the Crime A Million Little Pieces Twenty Years Too Many Friends Rob the Bank Purify One of a Kind Exit Wounds Meds Song to Say Goodbye Special K The Bitter End -- Encore -- Begin the End Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) (Kate Bush cover) Post Blue Infra-red Tour Dates 10/20/14 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo 10/23/14 San Francisco, CA The Masonic 10/24/14 Los Angeles, CA Club Nokia 11/03/14 Oporto, Portugal Coliseu Do Porto 11/04/14 Lisbon, Portugal Coliseu Lisboa Read More Placebo It's been a very long time since I saw Placebo. I remember seeing them at First Avenue in 2001 with Idlewild... so it should be nice to see the band again, some 13 years later. .... Moth & the Flame The first band to go up was a favorite here at W♥M, The Moth and The Flame. Chatting with the guys beforehand they informed me that they had ....

London's Placebo are currently on tour in support of their seventh studio album Loud Like Love, stopping by Mill City Nights in Minneapolis, last night.

The Moth and the Flame

Opening up for Placebo was The Moth and the Flame, their very first time in Minneapolis. We've been following the band since 2012, so it's a relief to finally get to see the band in person.

On their brief set, TMTF played tracks from their debut 2011 album and also some tracks from their Ampersand (&) EP, including "Sorry" and "Wishing Well".

Singer Brandon Robbins stressed how lucky they were to support Placebo on their US tour, and mentioned that Placebo were the nicest people.

If you recall, we've been talking about Placebo's Loud Like Love album since its announcement in May 2013... We speculated a possible World Tour at the time, and very glad to see that the London band is taking their live shows to America.

Placebo at First Avenue Ticket (2001)

As far as I know, the band has only been to Minneapolis in 2001 (which I saw at First Avenue) and again in 2006 at The Fine Line Music Café (with She Wants Revenge). Given the smaller capacity of the Fine Line, I'm assuming it sold out quickly.

So it's been a long time since Placebo's been in Minneapolis, and we welcomed the band with open arms. The fans who turned up to show, mostly alternative and goth fans, danced and sang their adoration for Placebo.

Brian Molko

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Brian Molko looked and sounded fantastic. Although original drummer Steve Hewitt left the band in 2007, I don't think anyone missed him on this tour... I have to say that new drummer Steve Forrest did an amazing job, spending the entire set shirtless to show off his various tattoos. The massive grin on his face tells me that this was a job that he love doing.

Also worth noting is that Placebo had over 20 guitars on the sideline and by the soundboard. I'm not sure why they needed so many guitars, I think they only swap out about five of them.

Setlist

Half the set was devoted to Loud Like Love, including the title track, "Scene Of The Crime", "A Million Little Pieces", "Too Many Friends", "Rob The Bank", "Purify", "Exit Wounds", "Begin The End". Old favorites, like "Every You Every Me" and "Special K" got the loudest cheers from the audience.

The biggest surprise to me was hearing the first few notes of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)". At first, I thought it was a joke, but then realized that indeed Placebo was covering the song. Molko is known for his androgynous lyrics and appearance, so covering Bush's song made a lot of sense to me.

Placebo continues their US tour, which they will end at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California. Their latest record Loud Like Love is out now on Universal Music Enterprises.

Placebo at Mill City Nights, Minneapolis (16 Oct 2014)

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Lions

Separated at Birth? Cristina said: "She looks like Brian Molko" Read More Washington Washington has successfully made it into the Australian mass conscience - proven by the shortening of their name to 'Washo' by various fans and radio DJs.

As promised, here is the Lions portion of my Lions, Tigers and Bears series. I have a lot of Tigers, it's just a matter of timing at the moment.

Please read more: Bears, King of the Jungle, and Lions, Tigers, and Bears, oh my!.

WASHINGTON
washingtonmusic.com.au

Megan Washington, or just Washington, or just "Washo" as some people are calling her, just made her US debut with her EP, How to Tame Lions, available on iTunes this week. She's no stranger here at W♥M, because we like her.

The five-track EP features two hit singles, plus three B-Sides from her 2009 single How To Tame Lions. I had actually heard all these songs before, all songs are available on her import 2-disc edition of I Believe You Liar, featuring twelve album tracks and a bonus B-Side disc. However, if you haven't heard of Washington, the How to Tame Lions is a good start. Not too pricey (under $5), it's a good way to sample an artist, especially when NYLON is calling her "Australia's best kept secret" and ARIA gave her "Best Female Artist" and "Breakthrough Artist" for 2010!

The songs from Washington seems to have a touch of sexuality, but not slutty. That's important for Washington who represents normal people: glass-wearing, smart-but-down-to-earth sort, who is addicted to internet (in particular Facebook). You can relate to her when she sings about love ("You can be Arthur Miller and I'll be your Marilyn Monroe" from "How to Tame Lions"), anger ("All that teenage fury. I hope you wrote that down." from "Teenage Fury"), about lack of money ("All the years of being broke, all the spit and all the smoke, and all the f**king, all the drugs..." from "Welcome Stranger") and I think about sex ("Do you know what's in my head when I'm below you? Do I know you? Do I make you hum?" from "Sunday Best").

The best track here is "Sunday Best". I'm pretty sure I've played it more than "thirty-one times", the catchy, dancey song will make you say "Holy s***t, you sure can turn it on!". I was hoping she can turn it on earlier this year, but she canceled the Minneapolis show at the last minute. Oh well, maybe next time.

ARI HEST
arihest.com

I think the name Ari Hest means "commanding lion"? Hest is short for behest and ari, or aryeh, is the Hebrew word for lion. Hest probably won't agree to such meaning, but in either case, he's going to be touring Ireland, in support of his album, Sunset Over Hope Street, with Declan O'Rourke. I've listed his full tour dates below.

Sunset Over Hope Street was released March 1^st via Downtown Records' Mercer Street, and marks Hest's first LP in over four years (his last appearance was on Columbia Records The Break-In in 2007). Despite not releasing a record, he's actually been pretty busy, recording a song a week (52 new songs for his fans last year).

So, I did get a chance to listen to Sunset Over Hope Street, the outstandingly good song on the album is "Business Of America", which sees Hest fed up with the music industry, singing "It isn't what you are, it's what you've got. Pay no attention to the dying man, if he ain't got cash, we won't lend a hand... in the business of America, it's the system at work: everybody's a jerk".

The video and single is "If I Knew You'd Say Yes", you can watch on aol.com. Hest is in the video, blindfolded, while a woman is painting and then burning her work. I also liked the violins/orchestra on "Sunset Over Hope Street", which was a nice change of pace from the typical acoustic singer/songwriter type of songs.

Hest explained the video: "I wanted to show two people unwilling to trust one another, each one having pre-conceived notions of what it means to be committed, and neither of them able to get a read on each other. The dichotomy of the words in paint represent their attitudes. I wanted there to be physical movement involved to show how they aren't grounded. The song is about how difficult it can be to read people, and how ideas begin to form of who people are based only on one's intuition." To be honest, I didn't see that message in the video, but it's fine because Hest said he had a lot of fun making the video, especially with dumping paint on him, over and over again.

Ari is currently on tour for Sunset Over Hope Street, dates below:

May 20, 2011 - Brennan Coffehouse - NJ May 28, 2011 - Union Street Cafe - Berwick, NS May 29, 2011 - The Carleton - Halifax, NS June 2, 2011 - Mountain Jam Festival - Hunter, TX June 3, 2011 - Mountain Jam Festival - Hunter, TX June 4, 2011 - Mountain Jam Festival - Hunter, TX June 5, 2011 - Mountain Jam Festival - Hunter, TX June 6, 2011 - Wexford Arts Centre, Ireland* June 7, 2011 - Set Theatre Langton, Ireland*		June 10, 2011 - Nerve Centre 7-8 , Ireland* June 15, 2011 - Docks Art Centre, Ireland* June 16, 2011 - Whelan's 25 Wexford, Ireland* June 24, 2011 - Gonzo Theatre, Ireland* June 25, 2011 - An Grianan Theatre, Ireland* July 8, 2011 - Grey Horse Tavern, NY July 9, 2011 - Acoustic Long Island, NY * w/Declan O'Rourke

A HOUSE FOR LIONS
ahouseforlions.com

I Want Us To Be Remembered is A House for Lions' first debut EP was released a few months ago (March 1^st). Sorry I couldn't make it more timely, but it's hard ot write a whole article based on one song. The free song, in question, that they let me download is called "Let Back" (free download at planetarygroup.com), which sounds a bit like early Radiohead (but critics are coupling them up to Snow Patrol and Ryan Adams). The origin of this song is that it was the first A House For Lions song, by lead singer Daniel Norman. The melodies came to him in a dream and he worked it all out while walking through a park.

A House For Lions' next show is May 27^th, at the Hotel Café in Hollywood, California.

YOUNG REBEL SET
www.youngrebelset.co.uk

Not really given too much to work with this seemingly young-ish band called Young Rebel Set. All I'm told is that they have an album called Curse Our Love out on June 6^th on Big Flame Records. The preview track, you can download for free, is called "Fall Hard" at soundcloud.com.

What I was more interested in is their upcoming release called Lion's Mouth to be out May 22^nd, which you can hear on their official Soundcloud.

I actually really like the song, the catchy chorus goes:

So I jumped into the Lion's Mouth
just to see what life was really all about it.
And if I'm reaching into the flames, all I am still remains,
oh you'll see what I was all about.

Tour dates below:

May 20, 2011 - Start The Bus, Bristol, UK Jun 3, 2011 - SELFRIDGES, London Jun 5, 2011 - The Empire - INTRO Festival Jun 8, 2011 - Schillertage Festival, Germany Jun 9, 2011 - SCHLACHTOF, Germany Jun 10, 2011 - Museumskeller, Germany Jun 11, 2011 - Mango Bop Festival, Germany Jun 12, 2011 - Orange Blossom Festival, Germany Jun 14, 2011 - Projekt 7, Germany Jun 15, 2011 - Waschhaus, Germany		Jun 16, 2011 - ZAKK, Germany Jun 17, 2011 - Southside Festival, Germany Jun 18, 2011 - Hurricane Festival, Germany Jul 14, 2011 - Arms Around The Arena, Austria Jul 21, 2011 - MONTO WATER RATS, London Jul 22, 2011 - KOKO CLUB NME, London Aug 5, 2011 - Stockton Weekender Aug 6, 2011 - Belladrum Tartan, Scotland Aug 7, 2011 - Ignition Festival, Newcastle Sep 9, 2011 - Bestival, Isle of Wight

WHITE LION
whitelionthemovie.com

I don't have a review copy, so I can't really tell you what the music is like on this soundtrack for this movie called "White Lion". It's probably what you would guess for a movie soundtrack: lots of instrumental orchestral music.

The movie is currently out on DVD and Bluray in the US, the soundtrack, composed by Philip Miller, was released earlier last month (April 26^th), via Moviescore Media.

Miller has this to add to his work: "While the story is set in Africa, we were keen not to make it sound too ‘indigenous or ethnic African.’ They [the director and producers] wanted me to compose a score that had several strong, classical musical themes that the audience would recognize and remember as they watch the film."

There is little dialog in the film, so the music and image of the animals are what's important in this movie.

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