Lambchop covering the Buzzcocks

May 7, 2002, Royal Albert Hall in London. Lambchop ended their set with "Why Can't I Touch It?". Enjoy...more coming...

Lambchop covering The Wedding Present

Anyone who knows me knows how much I love the Wedding Present.
Lambchop are a band that also intrigue me, perhaps because of their cover version of East River Pipe songs (hmmm, maybe I'll get to that later).
But here is a version of Kennedy by Lambchop recorded live in Hamburg, Germany on November 16, 2008.

The Feelies - "Carnival of Sorts"

Did the Feelies influence REM or did REM influence the Feelies? Well REM certainly gained more attention but the first Feelies album pre-dates the first REM single by two whole year. This was recorded at Southpaw in Brooklyn, NYC on September 13, 2009.

The Wedding Present - "Our Lips Are Sealed"

"Our Lips Are Sealed" was co-written by one of the Go-Go's and one of the Specials if my memory serves me right. Here we have the Wedding Present doing their version. I don't recall where I got this from or when it was recorded.

Even As We Speak

Australian twee band Even As We Speak covering New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle" at the Camden Falcon in London, January 31, 1999. Enjoy!

The Marine Girls

The Marine Girls, one of Kurt Cobain's favorite bands, featured Tracy Thorn later of Everything But the Girl...On their second Peel Session the Marine Girls covered "Love You More" by the Buzzcocks. Tracy Thorn did not sing on this Peel Session though.

Primal Scream break out into "Atmosphere"

Primal Scream June 23, 1987 @Burberries, Birmingham, UK during "Tomorrow Ends Today" they break out into "Atmosphere" by Joy Division.

The Clash covering the Ramones

Who founded punk? Well no one knows, but the Ramones were definitely there before the Clash. Here's a version of "Police and Thieves" by the Clash with a bit of "Blitzkrieg Bop" added at the end...From Eric's in Liverpool July 22, 1978.

Calexico LWTUA snippet

Another hit-and-run posting. This time the artist is Calexico from the Festival De Montreal en Lumiere, Metropolis, Montreal - 2010/02/18. Not Even Stevie Nicks (LWTUA)

I need to dig into Calexico a bit more.

Mark Burgess "Transmission" snippet

This version of "Singing Rule Britannia" by Mark Burgess has snippets of "White Riot" and "Transmission" tacked on at the end. Recorded at The Bell House in Brooklyn, 2010/07/31.

Can't think of a better mash-up myself.

Non L.P. B SIDE Vol. 1 No. 3 --- Nov. 21, 1980

I used to pick up all of the freebie magazines on record hunting trips to Greenwich Village during my misspent youth. Here's the first issue I got.

John Peel's radio show May 19th, 1980

Listen to John Peel's radio show from May 19th, 1980 with a tribute to Ian Curtis. The Peel wikia site is nothing short of incredible.

You may think I constantly obsess about Ian Curtis but the truth is Mt. St. Helens blew its lid on May 18, 1980 and if you know me you'll know I want to be a volcanologist when I grow up - so the day has deep significance for me.

If you dig deep enough you'll even find Peel playing 3 songs by obscure indie band Tulips. One former member is now a co-worker.

Pavement covering "Disorder" by Joy Division

Thanks to a co-worker for supplying this 52 second
gem of Pavement covering "Disorder" by Joy Division from 10-7-1999.

Enjoy it...

Cabaret Voltaire mid-1980's radio interview

Cabaret Voltaire radio interview on KCLN in Toronto. Sorry date unknown, will try to fill in later.

Pete Shelley dedication to Ian Curtis 5/22/1980

In the following MP3 file Pete Shelley dedicates the song "Strange Thing" to Ian Curtis who had died two days before.
The concert was broadcast on the BBC - well 7 songs anyway.