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Berkeley Summer
2008-01-18 13:53:00 Berkeley- a fun-filled place full of warm people with the warmest hearts More About: Summer , Berkeley
Scuba Wet Suits
2007-08-30 23:36:00 A Look at Scuba Wet Suits Scuba wet suits were not taken seriously until World War II and the advent of Navy Frogmen (SEALs) who became one of America’s most effective weapons of the war. On any kind of measurable basis, costs of operations versus costs of effectiveness, man-to-man, or overall kill ratios, the SEALs exceeded expectations on any level. Once recognized, the military put a much time
Denver Real Estate Projects
2007-08-30 23:34:00 Downtown Denver Real Estate Projects and New Developments Convention Center to Larimer Square a hotbed of development activity Lots of new construction planned for 14th Street The segment from the Colorado Convention Center down 14th Street to Larimer Square and on to LoDo seems to be the path for most pedestrian visitors to our fair City, and the stretch between the convention center and More About: Real Estate
NEW ORDER with BILLY CORGAN!
2006-12-09 10:18:01 A great show, great quality.Live at the Blockbuster Pavillion Los Angeles, California August 5, 2001 Full set list:01. Atomosphere 02. Regret 03. Crystal 04. Love Will Tear Us Apart-Billy Corgan and New Order 05. Your Silent Face 06. Turn My Way 07. Bizarre Love Triangle-Billy Corgan and New Order08. Touched By The Hand Of God 09. True Faith-Billy Corgan and New Order10. Temptation-Billy Corgan and New Order11. 60mph 12. Blue Monday-Billy Corgan and New OrderGet the full .zip here, via rapidshare. More About: With , Illy
NEW ALBUM BY CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH!
2006-12-07 16:16:01 Coming in January 2007 is one of the most anticipated (by me) indie rock albums ever.1. Some Loud Thunder2. Emily Jean Stock3. Mama, Won?t You Keep Them Castles in the Air and Burning?4. Love Song No. 7-Clap Your Hand s Say Yeah.5. Satan Said Dance6. Upon Encountering the Crippled Elephant7. Goodbye to Mother and the Cove8. Arm and Hammer9. Yankee Go Home10. Underwater (You and Me)-Clap Your Hands Say Yeah .11. Five Easy Pieces More About: Album
OK GO LIVE!
2006-12-07 16:16:01 I?m a latecomer to this party, I realize that, but OK Go! rock! This here?s a part of a Thanksgiving show from November 2006. Check it out. Also, I?m trying a new free filehost with the ?You?re So Damn Hot? track. Let me know of any problems, as usual.You?re So Damn Hot-OK Go (live)There?s a Fire-OK Go (live)Don?t Ask Me-OK Go (live)Hello My Treacherous Friend-OK Go (live)What to Do-OK Go (live)Jessie?s Girl (Rick Springfield cover)-OK Go (live)Get Over It-OK Go (live) More About: Live
BLANCHE
2006-12-06 22:14:01 Introducing the fine Americana of Blanche, a country/rock/Americana band that has just released an EP entitled, ?What This Town Needs.? It?s too damn bad it arrived so late in the year, ?cause it?s too late to make my ?06 best-of lists, but it?s damn damn good. It kind of sounds like a David Lynch movie. Creepy honkytonk. Love it.Superstition-Blanche.RedHead-Blanche.S ummer-Blanche.BONUS CUT:Running on Empty-Jackson Browne and Bruce Springsteen.
DANGERMOUSE-THE FIRST MIXTAPE
2006-12-06 10:13:01 Quite a treat in store today. Most of you know Danger mouse as half of Gnarls Barkley, or maybe from his collaboration last year with MF Doom. Before that, of course, he was the DJ genius who produced the Gray Album mash up that got him the kind of fame that can only bring lawyers and lawsuits. But even before that, DM was a well-known DJ, with uncommon skill and versatility. This mixtape, his first (allegedly), reveals all the ingredients of his later work: A taste for pop music (Edie Brickell, the classic Lynyrd Skynrd riff from Sweet Home Alabama); a predeliction for conscious, witty rappers like Common but also a taste for the grimy and the gritty (Mobb Deep, Big L); and, above all, a joy in genre jumping and throwing around the most unexpected of beats. Tracks include remixes of NaS? It Ain?t Hard to Tell; ODB and Masta Killa?s, Drunken Master; Phil Collins? In the Air Tonite melded with Pharcyde's Ya Mama; and stuff by Black Eyed Peas, Loot Pack, Mos Def, Slick Rick, and ... More About: Anger , First , Mouse , Mixtape
TOKYO POLICE CLUB-LIVE AND IN CONCERT
2006-12-04 16:11:02 Is there a difference between "live" and "in concert"? Just askin'.Astute and regular readers will now experience Déjà vu. I posted on Tokyo Police Club a few weeks ago, but due to certain issues I had to pull it. Here It is again.TPC are:Greg Alsop: Drums, PercussionJosh Hook: Guitar, PercussionDave Monks: Vocals, BassGraham Wright: Keyboards, VocalsPaper Bag Records is behind this fantastic Canadian band, who?ve already played the Pop Montreal festival and been featured on the big blogs like MOKB and Rock Insider. Now, they get the Berkeley Place treatment.I love their record, and live they?re just as hot. Here?s the proof. If you like it, buy it here!Tokyo Police ClubNovember 3, 2006SETLIST:1. Cheer It On-Tokyo Police Club (live).2. If It Works-Tokyo Police Club (live).3. Citizens Of Tomorrow-Tokyo Police Club (live).4. Shoulders and Arms-Tokyo Police Club (live).5. Nature Of The Experiment-Tokyo Police Club (live).6. Be Good-Tokyo Police Club (live).You can also downl... More About: Concert , Live
THE NEXT O.C. MIX!
2006-12-03 22:09:01 Let me be clear: I have never seen the OC. It?s up against Scrubs. My wife digs it, though. But I digress. What I mean to say is, I?ve always enjoyed the CDs that come out of the show. Good taste in music on that show. And now they?ve released a super-cool CD, The OC Mix 6, featuring nothing but covers. And rare, cool covers at that.Check these out: Rock Kills Kid - "I Turn My Camera On" (Spoon) (.mov format). Lady Sovereign - "Pretty Vacant" (The Sex Pistols) (.mov).Complete song listing: OC Mix 6: Covering Our TracksGoldspot - "Float On" (Modest Mouse)Rock Kills Kid - "I Turn My Camera On" (Spoon)Lady Sovereign - "Pretty Vacant" (The Sex Pistols)Mates of State - " California " (Phantom Planet)Pinback - "Wasted" (Black Flag)John Paul White - "Can't Get It Out Of My Head" (ELO)Rogue Wave - "Debaser" (The Pixies)Syd Matters - "Hello Sunshine" (Super Furry Animals)Tally Hall - "Smile Like You Mean It" (The Killers)The M's - "Come Into Our Room" (Clinic)Band Of Horses - "Th... More About: The N , Next
MAILBAG! starring THE EDITORS!
2006-12-03 04:07:02 GRAY KIDThe Gray Kid has released a pretty cool mixtape of various hip-hop and hip-hop accented tunes. It?s called, ?THE PILGRIMAGE: Ya?ll Some Turkeys,? and it includes remixes of B thru Z-Dipset and Mr. Me To-Clipse.Get the whole mixtape here (right click to download).VIC THRILL AND SATURN MISSLEI?m also digging this odd song, for some reason. I think it?s the title.Lick Yourself Clean-Vic Thrill and Saturn Missle.THE EDITORSThe Edit ors have released a remix album, oddly enough. Here?s a taste: All Sparks-Editors (phones remix).Buy it here. More About: Mail , Star , Ring
HIT AND RUN! Starring Memphis, Tiny Dancers, and The Postma
2006-12-02 16:06:01 My mailbag runneth over of late, and y?all be the beneficiaries:But first, go here and make picks for the best of the year. And at the end, when they ask you who was criminally overlooked, I?d much appreciate it if you said www.berkeleyplace.blogspot.com. I want some props.MEMPHISMemphis are Torquil Campbell (from Star s) and Chris Dumont, who this year I Dreamed We Fell Apart on Paper Bag records. Smooth and easy on the ears, nice to listen to, and worth a spin.I?ll Do Whatever You Want-Memphis (follow link).THE POSTMARKSThe Post marks make earnest pop. Lead vocalist Tim Yehezkely has a voice like an angel?Mazzy Star with more feeling.Goodbye-The Postmarks.TINY DANCERSParlophone?s Tiny Dance rs (official page) want you to hear their new single, 20 to 9. I?m digging it. It?s nothing like Elton John, and it?s not twee, both of which I expected. It?s high-drama arena indie. Kinda makes me think of 70s big rock without the high-pitched singer. ELO maybe? What do you all think?2... More About: Ring
PRETENDERS II
2006-12-02 16:06:01 I read a review, I think it was in Blender, of the reissues of Pretenders I & II that gave a 5-star rating to I but a lesser one to II, saying that the second album was kind of a lesser version of the first. I have to disagree, violently. And now you all can check my work on these two fantastic reissues.?Pretenders? (the first album) is a classic, to be sure. I?m not debating that. It?s got Brass In Pocket, for one thing, and Kid, for another. But II, the last album with the original lineup, shows a band that has less to prove, having just smash-hitted?I know that?s not a word?with one of the greatest rock albums ever. Consequently, they respond with some less obvious numbers, like "The Adultress" and "Message Of Love," and include more (and better) slower numbers, like "Talk Of The Town" and "I Go To Sleep". Definitely less raw and punky, I find their second release also more grounded?the band is comfortable with success, and promises to go on togreat things. Which, we ... More About: Tend , Rete , Ender , Enders
NO DOUBT!
2006-12-02 16:06:01 In honor of Gwen Stefani's new album coming out soon, here's a post on some rare No Doubt tunes. Did you like Gwen's first solo effort? I definitely thought it was better than Fergie. I mean, I actually bought Gwen's album. But it didn't hold up for me on repeated listens. I did love all the mash-ups that came later--that shit was bananas.Anyway, if you like these cuts, go to the parent directory. Lots more. Don't know how long these links will last, so snatch 'em up while you can. And now, without further ado . . . Some cool ND rarities!Hella Good-No Doubt (acoustic).Ex-Girlfriend-No Doubt (acoustic).Eleanor Rigby (Beatles cover)-No Doubt.Message in a Bottle (Police cover)-No Doubt and Incubus.Simple Kind of Life-No Doubt (Dust Brothers remix)Don?t Speak-No Doubt (acoustic).
NEAT STUFF! starring THE WHITE STRIPES!
2006-12-02 16:06:01 THE WHITE STRIPESI wish these were better quality, but here are two songs by the White Stripes, from a September 18, 2003, show. Let's Shake Hands/Fever To Tell (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)/Pick A Bail Of Cotton-White Stripes.I Got Stripes (Johnny Cash)-White Stripes.DRUNK COUNTRYThey?re baaaaaaaack! These cunning, uncommon instrumentalists have returned with beautiful musical pieces and ugly names. Hope y?all like. According to their own virtually indecipherable e-mail message to me, the reason they?re not signed yet is . . . Well, read for yourself:A proper mastering of all our ready to fly tuneless drownings is to be undertaken very shortly in that there London & a full length long player will be readily available sometime Jan/Feb 2000&7.As we have spent no time whatsolikely on pursuing label interest (for there be none, we are proud to say; mainly as we have not sought), this initial initiation into the Drunk Country will be self-spat & shamelessly hawked by our own pureed hands. ... More About: Stuff , Star , The White Stripes , Ring
PEARL JAM-2/8/95: NOTE ABOUT PASSWORDS
2006-12-02 16:06:01 I?m baaaaaaaack! Tomorrow, I'm picking the winners for both of the contests at Swag Corner, so enter now or fuggedaboudit.I haven?t posted a Pear l Jam show in a while, so it?s about time. Today, for your listening pleasure, is a really interesting show from a gig performed, at all places, in Missoula, Montana, at a place called Adams Field House. My particular favorites from this show are included in this .zip file, with highlights like these:Daughter.Star Boy.The Real Me-Pearl Jam.Go (special Vs. intro)-Pearl Jam.Redemption Song (Bob Marley)-Pearl Jam.Let My Love Open the Door (the Who)-Pearl Jam.Complete .zip file is:Spin the Black CircleW.M.A.PorchGlorified GDaughter/(Star Boy)/(The Real Me)Go (VS intro)AnimalNot For YouEven FlowRedemption SongLet My Love Open the DoorGet it here!UPDATE:Alternate link.A WORD ABOUT PASSWORDS: SOME OF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE OPENING THESE ZIP FILES. I THINK THE PROBLEM IS NOT ON MY END. THEY ARE NOT PASSWORD PROTECTED. PLEASE TRY ENTERING TH... More About: Word , Words , Note , About
CHRIS CORNELL
2006-12-02 16:06:01 I've been looking for this everywhere, but it seems not to be intended for commercial release. Too bad. It's really good.Billie Jean (Michael Jackson cover)-Chris Corn ell (live, acoustic).What's So Funny 'Bout Peace Love and Understanding (Elvis Costello-Chris Cornell (live, acoustic).He also plays Soundgarden tunes, and does a great Led Zep cover.Get it here!And speaking of CC, you all know he does the theme to Casino Royale, right? Best James Bond film since Connery's first run.
PABLO
2006-12-02 16:06:01 Pablo has a big fucking acoustic guitar. Well, I?ve never seen it, but it sounds huge. It?s not the size, it?s how they use it. Or I should say, how ?he? uses it, even though ?he? is not Pablo. Paul Schalda (sometimes accompanied by a band inclding his brother), makes well-crafted classic-rock style songs. And when he strums the acoustic guitar, he manages to pull a tremendous sound out of it. On a few of the great songs off his newest album, Half the Time, I found my ears straining to hear if he was boosting the sound with some kind of doubling effect, but I don?t think he is. He simply makes powerful and dramatic music that sounds big.There?s a few deathly slow numbers (like Wall St., which he offers below) that aren?t my cup of tea, but I think they?ll appeal to others. And the sheer magnificence of songs like Get Around, also offered below, and his midtempo piano heavy numbers like the title track, provide the perfect counterweight. Plus, homeboy?s from Bucktown and doe... More About: Pablo
JOE STRUMMER 1999
2006-12-02 16:06:01 Before the post . . .Both contests are still up?Head Set and Courtney Love ? and will be up through the holiday. Make sure to enter. The Head Set CD is fantastic. I can?t get enough of it. JOE STRUMMER LIVE AND ACOUSTICAs far as I?m concerned, The Clash were one of the best?if not the absolute best?rock groups ever. They had the right attitude, didn?t let drugs destroy them, and had the perfect mix of politics, nihilism, love songs, and balls out barnstormers. And most people are either of the Mick or Joe camp. While I love B.A.D., I gotta fall harder with Joe.This is an acoustic show from 1999. This is all I have of the show, so don?t ask for more. Rest in peace, Joe. You were one of the greatest of all time.Joe Stummer 11/1/99.Note: This is the whole show. The only missing cuts are noise.Junko Pardner-Joe Strummer (acoustic).X-Ray Style-Joe Strummer (acoustic).Island Hopping-Joe Strummer (acoustic).Road to Rock and Roll-Joe Strummer (acoustic).Trash City-Joe Strummer (ac...
JEREMY ENIGK
2006-12-02 16:06:01 Okay, so I get this CD in the mail with a website link to ?Jewish Hollow? recordings, and I?m thinking, what the hell is this? Who the f?k is Jeremy Enigk? I?m ready to toss it, but I have this policy of listening to everything I get?I gotta at least give it a chance, to be fair. But my expectations are low.The opening cut, an under-two-minute rumbly quiet instrumental is boring and self-important lead-in. I say, ?Get to it!? and I hit skip the last few seconds. Then Been Here Before creeps in, and I hear Perry Farrell without the screaming and spit. I hear contemplative, soft music that is both subtle and complicated at the same time. Nuanced.And again I ask, ?Who the f-k is this guy??Turns out, he?s the former lead singer of indie faves Sunny Day Real Estate, which explains a lot. That?s a band I?ve admired, but only from a distance. They just never really moved me. And it?s been like over a decade, hasn?t it? So I don?t feel too bad being ignorant about this guy. I?m ... More About: Remy , Jeremy Enigk
JULIANNA HATFIELD AND EVAN DANDO
2006-12-02 16:06:01 Here?s a sweet little acoustic show I picked up, starring Julia nna Hat field and Evan Dando, from July 1993. It?s nice and simple, sweet and plain. Sometimes, it?s nice to have something . . . Nice to listen to.A few tastes:Everybody Loves Me But You-Evan Dando and Julianna Hatfield.It's A Shame About Ray-Evan Dando and Julianna Hatfield.And if you want the whole small show, which also includes ?Ugly? and ?Confetti? and a great version of ?How Much I've Lied,?, here?s a rapidshare link. Also good if the bandwidth on the above links dies. More About: Anna , Field
JIHAE AND ABERDEEN CITY
2006-12-02 16:06:01 Blog note: I'm thinking of quitting. I know I've said that before, but with the changes to e-z archive, the sudden proliferation of crappy blogs that drive search engine traffic, and recent increased scrutiny from record labels, I'm really getting tired of all this. If I don't quit, I'm definitely downsizing, as some of you can tell. I can't post 23 mp3s a day anymore. The hosts I use now just can't handle it. So I'll be utilizing rapidshare more often, and I'll be focussing more on writing and live tunes.If you all intend to stop reading, please tell me now and I'll kick off before the year-end list season, which takes a lot of work. Thanks.JIHAEJihae, a native of South Korea, is offering for your listening pleasure Cement Garden the single off her debut solo album, My Heart is an Elephant. It?s haunting and hypnotic trance rock that has impressed enough folks attract guest performers Lenny Kravitz on bass and lead guitar; Patrick McCarthy (REM,U2) on beats and arra... More About: Aberdeen , City
SMASHING PUMPKINS-LIVE AND ACOUSTIC!
2006-12-02 16:06:01 The Smashing Pumpkin s were the greatest 90s alternative rock band ever. They were better than Jane?s Addiction because they lasted longer and had more versatility. They were better than Nirvana for the same reason. And live, they were unparalleled. Regardless of what they?ve done since, some good some bad, if you?ve never heard them in their prime, that?s about to change . . . From an April 24, 1996 acoustic show.Tonight, Tonight-Smashing Pumpkins .Zero-Smashing Pumpkins.Fuck You (Ode to No One) -Smashing Pumpkins.To Forgive-Smashing Pumpkins.By Starlight (sendspace).Muzzle (sendspace).Cherub Rock-Smashing Pumpkins.Mayonaise-Smashing Pumpkins.Bodies-Smashing Pumpkins. More About: Acoustic , Live , Shin
I (HEART) THE HEAD SET (A giveaway!)
2006-12-02 16:06:01 I (heart) the Head Set. A while back, I glowed about their EP, Ask Her Twice, produced by Nic Hard (The Bravery, Aberdeen City). They?re a hook-heavy New York-based indie pop band that sounds like what would have happened if the 1980s had occurred in a British garage. Ever since the first time I heard the song, 1982 (it?s still stuck in my head, bouncing around and putting pep in my step), I hunted down and got a hold of everything I could find from them. Hot, powerful, punchy, and absolutely infectious, I totally these guys.And it turns out, the feeling is mutual. The band has contacted me and offered three copies of it?s first full length album, free to you all. If you want one, drop me a comment with your address. And if you don?t want one, you?re insane. From the sledgehammer strumming and Cult-esque vocals of ?Enemies? to the crashing climax of ?Never Make it Home,? Way Past Used never disappoints. If I?m still bloggin? in January, this album *will* make my best of the ... More About: Hear , I heart , Heart , Give
ELIANE ELIAS and DAPHNE RUBIN-VEGA
2006-12-02 16:06:01 This post is a two-fer of artists with a similar sound. And, oddly, both cover Bob Marley(?) Both are smooth and loungy, which is not my typical choice for music, but for some reason these two albums hit me in the right place. Especially Eliane Elias (pictured). She does piano-heavy originals, covers of classic rock, and a really fine cover of Beck?s Tropicalia. Hope you like.Redemption Song (Bob Marley)-Daphne Rubin -Vega .Jammin? (Bob Marley cover)-Eliane EliasTropicalia (Beck Cover)-Eliane Elias.
EELS LIVE
2006-12-02 16:06:01 I?m sure you all know who eels are. ?They? are basically Mark Everett, formerly known as A Man Called E, currently one of the best singer/songwriters in the business. In the tradition of Tom Waits and Bob Dylan, eels makes music that is sometimes beautiful, sometimes funny, often disturbing, and consistently well-written. This is a June 30, 2006, show he did in Switzerland. There are several versions of it circulating, and this one is good quality but it is not complete. Sorry, completists. Take what you can get.Some folks have had problems with the .zip files, although I hope you?ve cured them all. Anyway, this time I?m trying to upload each file, but I have a feeling I?ll be maxing out on bandwidth. I?m thinking of signing up with dreamhost, but I?m afraid it will be complicated. Any of you know about it?01. Old Shit/ New Shit-eels.02. Rock Show (Peaches Cover)-eels.03. Crazy Love (Willie Dixon Cover) -eels.04. Eyes Down -eels.05. Dirty Girl-eels.06. Jesus Gonna Be Here (... More About: Live , Eels |
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