Aha slow bloggage week? yes. Slow lots of other band related stuff? No?

We shall be playing some super sooper small gigs in November, dates over on the Myspazzamatazz!!

Some of you may also have noticed we’re playing a “secret” Cardiff show on Saturday down the old Barfly, should be good craic. Here are some choon type thangs to help you through the next few 24 hours till the gig!!

PJ Harvey – This Is Love

Rory Gallagher – Tattoo’d Lady

Seu Jorge – América Do Norte

You know what? You should definitely go out and buy America Brasil O Disco by Seu Jorge just carry a little bit of summer with you through autumn. It ain’t on Spotify so you have no other choice!

Anyway be seeing some of you hopefully on Saturday fo’ sho’!

Here are some tunes to keep your toes tapping, legs swinging, arms flapping, heads banging, fingers drumming, knees shaking and your mouths singing… hopefully!!

AMANDA PALMER

XAVIER RUDD

EELS

There you have three choon-meisters that have kept my toes tapping, legs swinging, arms flapping, head banging, fingers drumming, knees shaking and mouth singing.

ENJOI!!!

Ah, that slap bang in the middle of the week feeling that can only come with a Wednesday.

Anyway here are some little musical nuggets to keep things going til the weekend, when I’m sure you’ll all be making your way down to Barry to see us play some brand-spanking-never-before-heard-by-anyone-else-songs, or maybe you won’t be coming.

Check out these tunes of phatnessness!

MEW

DEAD MEADOW

KYUSS

There you are three choons for your listening pleasure.

So everyone’s been off to some kind of festival this year, and this weekend is reading and leeds. For the first time in yeeeeears I’m not going to be anything band related this August bank-holiday, a peculiar feeling!!

So I’m going to curate a festival, in my mind!

The theme of the festival? 80s Power mama-ruckers!! So if it doesn’t have room for a saxophone solo or the reverbiest of reverb-y snare drums it ain’t on my bill!

My festival, my rules!

So here are the headliners, best viewed with the biggest shoulder pads available  and back comb all that hair into the biggest nest imaginable.

Friday Night

Robert Palmer

You know this would be huge, plus any song with the line ‘I know you like it, like it on top!’ deserves to head any festival.

Saturday Night

Huey Lewis & The News

There’s definitely more to this man and blokes than Addicted To Love. I wanted to put up Hip to be Square but it got removed from the youtube! Everyone should own a copy of FORE!, if only to jump around your bedroom in a mackintosh with an axe doing your best Patrick Bateman impressions.

Sunday Night

David Bowie

Whatever theme this “festival” had been I’m pretty sure Mr Bowie would’ve fit into the bill somehow. Anyway here’s Let’s Dance before that Craig David got his filthy mitts on it. I reckon Bowie would round off the festival nicely!

So there you go, if you’re gutted at missing out on this years festivals I’m pretty sure this’ll see you through to next year, because I know, secretly, you all bloody love these songs!!

Well because I quite enjoyed the narcissism of the last listening post blog I did, I though I’d do another. You know, I just got that feeling that there was a hunger out there to learn more about what I’m listening to this week!

So here are three things what I’ve been listening to via my ears!

Pearl Jam – Yellow Ledbetter

In case you didn’t know I’ll say it again, I saw Pearl Jam this week, it was bloody immense, so here’s a little more. It’s off Lost Dogs hear it ‘ere

Beta band – Assessment

The Beta Band were an epic band. It’s a shame they stopped a few years ago. Anyway this track is off their last album ‘Heroes to Zeros’ you should listen, it’s packed full of healthy music related goodness!! Spotify the mother chucker here!

Roxy Music – Street Life

Keeping it fresh, new and up to date I’ve been listening to lots of Roxy Music. Stranded was the first Roxy Music album I bought, aaaaages ago, Street Life is the first track! Spotify it ===========> HEEEEEEYAAAAH!!!

Three tracks, three tracks for your aural and visual consumption and enjoyment!!

I know what you’re all thinking, I know it’s sending you crazy, loopy round the bend, you’re losing sleep, all because you can’t stop thinking “WHAT THE HELL IS IWAN LISTENING TO AT THE MOMENT??”

Well luckily I’m on hand to tell you, thank God for my incredible psychic abilities eh? So here’s three tunes for y’all to check out and either crumble at the sheer awesomeness of my musical taste, or fall in a heap, laughing at my poor poor poor taste and poor poor poor ears!

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

Also check out the movie ‘The Proposition’ written by Nick Cave it’s full of good stuff.

Genesis – The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

You’ve got to listen to this album. It’s one of the most complete amazing coherent prog rock albums ever. Before Genesis went all 80s, although, say it quietly, some of that stuffs pretty good too.

The video has Bill Bruford and Phil Collins drumming which is like some massive orgy of drumming awesomeness!

Ryan Adams & The Cardinals – Cardinology

I saw Ryan Adams & The Cardinals in Cardiff Millenium Centre a couple of years ago, it was an epic gig. Anyway the video is them doing a cover of ‘What Sin Replaces Love’ on the Henry Rollins Show. Enjoy its epic jams.

So as ever what I’m listening to is cutting-edge, ahead of the game stuff. Hope it brings you some listening pleasure, while you wait for our new record, obviously!