I feel happy to find some new upcoming artists on the street, truely indie! :) I got an ep from a guy named DHarmony (I think that's how his stage name is written as. IDk all I got was a blank Cd with 6 songs that I will listen to later! :P) You should check him out, I think he's really good since I did a little research on him :) Anyways I'll get to showing you the playlist. Today's POTD contains:
Lana Del Rey: Born To Die Genres: Trip Rock, Indie Pop, Baroque Pop
Sonic Youth: Death Valley '69 (Feat. Lydia Lunch) Genres: No Wave, Noise Rock
Manu Chao: Clandestino Genres: Reggae Rock
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Teach Your Children Genres: Country Rock, Folk Rock
Broadcast: Tears In The Typing Pool Genres: Dream Pop, Indie Pop
Paul Ngozi: Suicide Genres: Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock
Banda Blanca: Sopa De Caracol Genres: Punta Rock, New Wave
U2: Discothèque Genres: Alternative Dance, Alternative
Here are also the video examples of the songs listed. :)
Welcome! Just gonna make this one another quickie!
Not as quick as taking a dump....
So I was planning to actually do this yesterday night, until I became tired went to sleep. So I had to rewrite this so that I could add another song onto this post. I also don't think I'm going to be posting any of my comments or ideas since I can only be positive when it comes to music I'm posting and not being critical at all, although of course that action still pisses people off. Instead I've been thinking about probably just posting maybe 5 to 10 songs each day so that you're mind can widen a bit more.
Keeping an open mind leads you to more interesting things sometimes.
Today's (& Yesterday's) SOTD is:
Asha Bhosle: Dum Maro Dum Genres: Raga Rock, Psychedelic Rock
White Town: Your Woman Genres: Alternative Dance, Indie Pop, Electronic Rock, Trip Rock
Even though I feel like I shouldn't explain much anymore (Since I can't explain the songs very well like other people do :P) I'm just going to give a little bit of info but that's it! :) The first song was originally made for a Bollywood film called "Hare Rama Hare Krishna" about a man in search for his sister, only to find out she became a stereotypical hippie and tries to change her mind (Preferring family values over freedom.) This song overshadowed the point the film was trying to point out and became one of India's most well known songs, especially it's addicting hook reminiscent of The Byrds or The Beatles and veterean actress Asha Bhosle's superior vocals (She's that amazing). It became so popular in the West that it was even featured in one of the Grand Theft Auto games. Onto the next song!
The second and last song is a popular song in the 90's that surprised everyone upon it's release. The reason being was for it's multiple possibilities of uses, being a straight guy for lesbian, gay guy in love with a straight, a member of an orthodox, someone in love with a two-timer, etc. (And also the fact it was sung by the performer himself.) It became another landmark in the Alternative Dance movement, and also Jyoti Mishra's most well known song. It was also remembered well for the mute trumpet sample off from Al Bowlly and the music video, which is shit in the style of Silent Films depicting a woman choosing control of her own life over a guy who doesn't seem to care. You should totally check these songs out!
Hello anyone reading this, it's been a while since my last post. Sorry about that! I have been busy for a while, so I barely had the time to post as usual.
Sometimes I feel like that.
No, it's not that. I haven't forgotten, I've just been busy trying to deal with other peoples stupid issues
Something along those lines....
and I also have been cleaning yesterday.
I'm wondering if I should congratulate myself on this.
So anyways again, I would like to make up for the days past by presenting today's SOTD and two other songs that I haven't shown. These of course are all mostly different from each other. Today's (And the other day's) STODs are:
Nirvana: Negative Creep Genres: Alternative Metal, Grunge
Os Mutantes: Não Vá Se Perder Por Aí Genres: Experimental Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Zwan: Lyric Genres: Dream Pop; Indie Rock, Space Rock, Alternative
Okay let's start of with the first song. Nirvana was one of the biggest names of the 90's. They were one of the bands that made Grunge took off into the mainstream audience, even though I always criticize the mainstream sometimes for taking things too far and then ruining things like Grunge and then having a "take" on what they presume it is (Signing more bands that happen to sound the same but don't deliver what it truly means.) Kurt Cobain was truly a legend that maybe shouldn't have been ensnared by the world, since it seemed like everyone either loved him, criticized him, or even tried so hard to be exactly like him. It's a very sad thing to see how people look at you like you're a deity and want to see you crumble just a little bit. I feel bad in my part to haven't really grown up to meet him and also understand him. Enough about the tragedies, we always have to see it's legend in order to cherish it.
I wonder if in the end of all this, he was happy....
Let's listen to the first album to know what the Grunge scene was like in the late 80's. It's totally awesome how Kurt's vocals sound almost like Lemmy from Motorhead! (I had to Wiki that to make sure I didn't screw up in guessing.) While he wails around about how possibly dark he could be or feel, we are accompanied by the heavy metal riff or both Chris Novoselic (Actually spelled Krist) and Kurdt (Deliberate spelling sometimes is kinda fun, don'tcha think?) while Chad Channings blares the drumset to a Hardcore Punk aesthetic. This was also labeled as "Sub Poppyish" since of course Sub Pop has a bunch of heavy stuff playing. Next song!
I have no idea, but I needed a filler....
This next one is from one of Brazil's most well known bands. Also one of the landmark bands in both World Music and Psychedelic Rock. Os Mutantes (The Mutants) were mostly composed of three founding members (Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee, & Sérgio Dias) and several guest musicians, in which some have stayed to become part of the band. Up till now and going, Sérgio remains as the only one of the founding three to remain and continue the band, even after they had a long haitus for about two decades. Let's listen to one of their most special songs.
No it's not "Bat Macumba".....
This was actually the very first song I heard from them (I seriously don't know how I got across this one but I'm glad I did because as strange as it sounds, this is one of my favorite songs of all times.) It starts out with Rita happily giggling in a high pitched girlish squeal while...........You know what, to tell you the truth, I can't even explain this song to you because it's amazing and kinda screws with you a little bit. (That and because sometimes I'm not even sure of who plays what, but I never said I was a Musicologist or Hardcore Music Nerd.) ((Besides I'm only beginning and I can't explain things very well..................maybe that's why I haven't been able to start a band or solo career...........Oh well)) :P You seriously though have to listen to it in order to know what I mean by a good "Mind-blowing fucking song"! Next!!!!!
She will still cheer for me in a stupid situation.
Okay, this last band isn't very well known like the last two and only lasted for one album. It's a group who's members are or were part of other several bands that either are well known or not. I don't know about the title of a supergroup, since this band is Indie and supergroups are more of musicians from giant labels, including the group itself. It's a great collective anyways! On the point, you'll recognize some of the bands they came from: The Smashing Pumpkins, Slint, Chavez, A Perfect Circle, and Tortoise. They had a good run, releasing a couple of songs and one album, but they broke up to what no one knows about. (Seriously some of they shit that was said makes you go
The style of the album reminds us so much of The Smashing Pumpkins with the Gothic Rock sound replaced with a more somewhat upbeat Psychedelic Pop feel to it. especially a good example being "Lyric", the opening track to the album. It has a very great harmony shared by Billy Corgan, Paz Lenchantin and Matt Sweeney while Billy, Matt and David Pajo also bring us a great delivery of guitars in harmony form also (Billy has his on a fuzzy, distorted vibe, David is set to a clean yet spacey feel, while Matt is set as the Hard Rock edge.) Paz's bass seems to bounce in the background with joy while Jimmy Chamberlin brings on a brilliant drumline reminiscent of Keith Moon over the in and out fading of voices around the song's chorus.
Ah, oh well I try my best anyways to describe the songs in the best way I can. So I'm gonna keep doing it! :D Hey I'm no legit Rock critic, but I can tell you how much I embrace Rock music! :P I hoped you enjoyed this segment as usual. (Whoever is out there.)
It's time to go East! Our next song takes us to a whole new underground. Not only because it's part of the indie scene. It's not because it's not widely shown on English websites (but those who actually look will be rewarded.) It's mostly because it's located in a strict country. I mean STRICT as hell! This place is called China.
This place right here!
If you already know, being a rock band inside of a strict country, you have to be careful of what you usually sing about (unless it's what the damn public wants.) If you want to rebel or spread artistic interests, you have to go underground. Wherever you live at, if society is trying to control your civil rights, there will always be people searching for freedom. Today's SOTD is:
P.K. 14: They
Who does rebel better then the Punk Rock scene? (Or usually the hippies) I'm not talking about commercialized punk or Pop Punk (even though I still kinda like them anyways) I'm talking about real, raw, still fighting for everyone to live peacefully. We can't please people who are too focused on plastic-like drama or are afraid to voice themselves that they follow and become the assholes they fear, but we can gather those that actually not only think about themselves, but think about having a brighter future where stuff like wars of all kinds would come to a halt. Thank God (or whomever deities you believe in.) that bands like P.K. 14 are around. With songs like "They", It's no wonder these guys deserve to be recognized!
They are this awesome!
Starting us off with the simply, catchy, you've heard it a million times but this shit never gets old beat Johnathan "Tan Tan" Leijonhufvud delivers, it drives off to where we meet Xu Bo & Shi Xudong strumming to an early 70's riff in which both guitar and bass sound equally the same instead of competing for sound. Yang Haisong vocals remind me a lot of how Death sings (And no I'm not talking about the Grim Reaper, check out the band.) before revving in the Psychedelic synth reminiscent of The Jimi Hendrix Experience. C'mon, you guys, even though it's in a different language, you got to appreciate songs like these. Everyone's complaining about new music but you always got to dig to find treasure, not just sit there and go "Hmmmmmmmm, can't find anything from the chair I'm sitting in." In which this is probably the same response the Communist Party gave when they didn't realize the meaning of the song. You have to check them out. :) NOW!!! :P
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