Playlist: May 2013

Whoops, a day (or 4) late and a dollar (or song) short. So much stuff on the pile to listen to for June though (City & Colour, QOTSA etc etc). What have I got here from May…

Stone - Alice in Chains [video]
Aww, Jerry Cantrell thinks it’s still 1992.

Unstoppable Momentum - Joe Satriani [audio]
Holy shit if Satch, after 15 years of the same old Crystal Love Space Machine bullshit, puts out his best album since his absolutely brilliant self-titled disc in 1995. People think it’s because he can go play mainstream boring rock with Hagar and co. then come back into the studio and do whatever he wants. NOPE. He used the same formula as said Joe Satriani (1995) - hire a rhythm section you’ve never played with before, get in a studio, lay off the effects and just play.

The Refusal - Karnivool [audio]
Duh. Only the first song from an album I’ve been waiting 4 years for. While I’ve got you watch a live version of my favourite song off the last record.

shutupfour:

Historical photographs held in their modern location. Wow, tragically beautiful.

(Source: teamdowneyhiddleston)

Toovey - 1994-2013

Like anyone cares what this jackass thinks.

Sub-question: Does this count as a degree of separation from Ricky Martin?

beeishappy:

TCR | 2013.05.02

Yes.

Playlist: April 2013

An Infinite Regression - Animals as Leaders [audio]
Whoa dude, Animals as Leaders. Crazy 8-string progressive instrumental tunes. Probably not for everyone but totally for me.

Get Lucky - Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams [video]
Seems like this might be on everyone’s mixtapes this month. Rightly so because it’s fucking boss.

An Ideal of Hope - Hans Zimmer [audio]
As I mentioned earlier in the month, I listen to this every morning for like a week. John Who-lliams? Man of Steel was not really even in my top 5 most anticipated 2013 films before that trailer (For the record: IM3, Star Trek, Elysium, Hobbit 2, Pacific Rim and Gravity would have all been ahead of it) but now? Can’t wait.

Filth and Squalor - The Dear Hunter [audio]
The Dear Hunter’s new album came out this month but I don’t like it. The Colour Spectrum is rad though so this is from that.

Stubborn Love - The Lumineers [video]
I chased this album after they appeared on SNL a couple of months back. It’s a really cute listen but I can’t help but think that there is another band out there who do it better without a reverb tank big enough to drown a cat*….

The Understanding - Jones Street Station [video]
Ahh yes. That’s them.

Never Forget (Midnight Version) - Halo 4 Soundtrack [audio]
A brand new version of my second favourite video game theme of all time. Just behind Leaving Earth and in front of Nate’s Theme from Uncharted (3)

Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me [video]
Def Leppard cures mondayitis. I have proof.

*Note: You can’t drown a cat in a reverb tank, no matter how big it is.

Iron Man 3 director spotted on jungle retreat reading competitor’s source material. Sgt. Rock movie incoming?

This is how I start my day now.

Fun note: The magnificent drums on display in this and presumably the rest of the soundtrack are provided by a who’s who of percussion including but not limited to; Jason Bonham, Josh Freese, Danny Carey and Sheila E.

Playlist: March 2013

Call Me A Hole - pomDeter [soundcloud]

This track caught the internet by storm. As with all good two-track mashups, it should have absolutely no right to exist in any way.

Rock Of Ages (2012) - DJ Schmolli [video]
On the back of searching SoundCloud with the mashup tag via the above, I found this little gem. There are 23 samples in the song but the one that slays me is RHCP’s Can’t Stop ringing through the chorus.

Lanterns - Birds Of Tokyo [video]
If you were making a light hearted video package in March, you might have used this as its backing track. While I usually regard Birds of Tokyo as an entity that exists to merely get in the way of more Karnivool albums, March Fires is a solid record.

You Can’t Fix This - Sound City, Real to Reel [on letterman]
I saw Dave Grohl’s Sound City doco this month and the accompanying album makes the second half of said film (which is horribly self indulgent) totally worth it. This Stevie Nicks track is a highlight, as is…

Mantra - Sound City - Real to Reel [live in studio] 
Messrs Dave Grohl, Joshua Homme, Trent Reznor.

I Just Dont Think I’ll Ever Get Over You - Colin Hay [live video]
I watched Colin’s DVD the other day and he plays this song second (second!) in the set, like it’s not just the most beautiful song ever written. Bastard. In the interest of full disclosure, if you care to listen to his album Topanga (which this is not on), it holds all my deepest darkest secrets.

Lutece - Garry Schyman (Bioshock Infinite Soundtrack) [audio]
And then there was Bioshock Infinite. A remarkable game with a remarkable soundtrack. The characters this track represents are my absolute favourite in the game, their deliciously spoiler-filled interactions one of the (many) reasons to repeat the experience. Dare I say it’s no mistake this sounds a bit like… well… this.

Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Choral Version) - Garry Schyman - Bioshock Infinite Soundtrack [audio]
Infinite actually contains a lot of anachronistic songs during gameplay including Cindi Lauper, Tears for Fears and CCR. This (period accurate) hymn is repeated very deliberately throughout, and in one extraordinary way in particular. Not since since the “Far Away” moment in Red Dead Redemption have I been so impressed by source music in a video game.

“…I mean I would greatly appreciate it if you would assist!”

“Perhaps you should ask him, I imagine he has a greater interest in getting there than I do.”

“I suppose he does. But there is no point in asking.”

“Why not?” 

“Because he doesn’t row.”

“He doesn’t row?”

“No. He doesn’t row.”

“Ah. I see what you mean.”