Weekend Cover: Human Fly by Nouvelle Vague

I could listen to the singer from Nouvelle Vague all day. The fact that they lay down some cool covers is just a bonus. I'm gonna start posting the originals with these, I guess for extra credit or something. In this case the original by The Cramps is one of the best songs ever, so there's that.

Star Wars by Simon Pegg & Nick Frost

Nick & Simon attempt to re-create a scene from Star Wars while shooting their new movie Paul.

MOGWAI: Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will

I held off saying much about the new MOGWAI. I liked certain tracks at first but didn’t fall in love with the whole thing right away. I think it works really well as an album, maybe not their best but probably better than most albums you’re going to hear this year. 

Hardcore Will Never Die… is a bit of a grab-bag stylistically and it took a while to grow on me. You get some dancy electronic stuff, some loud aggressive stuff, and some of the slow & pretty stuff MOGWAI is best known for.  After several spins in the car & another round of playthroughs at home I’m digging it quite a bit. We already talked about tracks like Mexican Grand Prix & How to be a Werewolf. There are a few more standout tracks like Rano Pano, Death Rays, and Letters to the Metro, but the best by far is George Square Thatcher Death Party. It’s loud & pretty at the same time, everything this band does really well. The Deluxe version comes with a second disc containing a 23 minute song called Music for a Forgotten Future (the singing mountain). I could take it or leave it, it’s good but it’s nowhere near as epic as something like MY Father My King. 

Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will might not end up being your favorite album of all time, but it’s definitely got some good stuff on it.  

R.E.M. - Collapse Into Now

First and foremost, I am an R.E.M. fan. Big time. Some of their songs, albums are big parts of my life and I absolutely love them. I think Mike Mills and Peter Buck are awesome and I can forgive Michael Stipe for being insane on things because he is in R.E.M. I always hope that Bill Berry will be back behind the drumset someday. Collapse Into Now is like a time machine back to early 90's R.E.M. It is a great mix of Out of Time, Automatic for the People and Monster. There are some fantastic rocking tracks, some great mellow mandoliny tracks and just some great classic R.E.M. songs. If you don't have it yet, go pick it up and take a listen.

Welcome To The Ma-Sheen

As promised.

Meme Ma-Sheen

Hi Internets. Use & distribute as you see fit. I'll post more as time allows, and as long as the tiger blood sustains Charlie's life-force.