Ernie in Kovacsland
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Tag: Sparks
News Feed for Saturday, May 13
In the news today: Liam Gallagher, Oasis, David Byrne, St. Vincent, Sparks, My Morning Jacket
Mixtape 167 :: Hideaway
If the name didn’t give it away, there is a very distinct beach slash surf feeling to San Diego’s Wavves and their sun-glittered sounds.
The Sparks Brothers
The Sparks Brothers is director Edgar Wright’s (Baby Driver, Shaun of the Dead) long awaited documentary on Ron and Russell Mael’s legendary musical outlet, Sparks, which has released over 25 albums during their career. Generoso reviews the film fresh from its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Mixtape 117 :: All Or Nothing
There is no shortage of consuming urgency to the sound of this UK trio called simply Shopping.
Mixtape 113 :: Trou Noir
Double Date With Death are loud and Canadian, and they don’t care if you don’t understand their French howling. They have a double date to get to.
Mixtape 112 :: The Juice
Well into their third decade, G. Love and Special Sauce still sound like they are in no particular hurry to get there.
Mixtape 102 :: Drama King
As you may suspect, Peter Bjorn and John hail from Sweden, and as you may expect, they do Anglophonic indie pop better than the Anglophones.
Sparks
A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip (BMG). Review by Generoso Fierro.
Top Less Gay Love Tekno Party
Top Less Gay Love Tekno Party. Review by Carl F Gauze.
Dancing Barefoot: The Patti Smith Story
Matthew Moyer thinks Dave Thompson’s Patti Smith bio just might tide you over until Smith delivers on the promised second volume of her memoir.
Electric Six
Heartbeats and Brainwaves (Metropolis Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
They Might Be Giants
Join Us (Idlewild). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Sparks: No. 1 Songs In Heaven
Lucky for us and Cherry Red Books, Dave Thompson is a HUGE Sparks fan. Matthew Moyer calls Sparks: No. 1 Songs in Heaven his strongest piece of writing yet.
Spring Tigers
Mini-LP (Bright Antenna). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Beaten Awake
Thunder$troke (Fat Possum Records LLC). Review by Carl F Gauze.
The Bodies Obtained
Dead Plans (Finding You Attractive). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Killola
I Am The Messer (Self Released). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Simon Bookish
Everything/Everything (Tomlab). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Cheap Trick
Live At Budokan (Epic/Legacy). Review by Scott Adams.
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