Tonight… Tender Trap, Darren Hayman, Hexicon and Moustache Of Insanity will be playing at Barden’s Boudoir (36 Stoke Newington Road) in London. Rumor has it Darren Hayman and Amelia Fletcher are going to be performing a few duets from the Hefner days. How can you miss that?! Today we have the song I Did It! I Won! I'm The Winner! by Moustache Of Insanity.
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Have we talked about Shrag? I'm loving this song Hopelessly Wasted.
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Jens Lekman will be celebrating his 29th birthday tomorrow. Happy Birthday Jens! Today we have a super lo-fi version of A Postcard To Nina. Happy Friday!
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On this day in 1980 The Ramones released their fifth album, End of the Century. It was produced by Phil Spector. After Spector became interested in the band, he offered to produce an album for them. Joey Ramone was a huge fan of Spector's early work, including albums by many girl groups like The Crystals and The Ronettes. The result was a departure from the bands' original punk rock formula. In an attempt at more mainstream success, the songs on End of the Century were more "produced" and longer in duration. The album reached number 44 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and number 14 on the UK Albums Chart, making it the band's highest-charting album in both countries. Today we have the song I Can't Make It On Time from the album End of the Century.
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On this day in 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed when their chartered plane crashed in Iowa a few minutes after takeoff on a flight headed for Moorehead, Minnesota. Investigators blamed the crash on bad weather and pilot error. Today we have (Using Buddy Holly's Ghost as a) Parachute by Fishboy.
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On this day in 2007, two Bellingham bands, The Trucks and No-Fi Soul Rebellion played at the Jules Maes Saloon in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle. Today we have the song Titties by The Trucks.
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On this day in 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke up while entering the atmosphere over Texas, killing all seven crew members on board. Prior to his mission, Space Shuttle Pilot Willie McCool contacted the band Weezer to let them know that he planned to take a picture of himself holding the group's self-titled debut album while in orbit. He even invited the band to witness the shuttle's launch at the Kennedy Space Center on January 16. Unfortunately, no one from the band could make the trip to Florida to attend. Weezer released a statement after the disaster that read: "The Weezer community extends its deepest condolences to all the families of the crew of the STS-107, and trust that those seven brave souls are now at peace."
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On this day in 1989 NEW ORDER released their fifth album, Technique. Part of the album was recorded on the island of Ibiza. For this record the band incorporated Balearic beats and acid house into their techno sound. Today we have a live recording of the Technique album track Love Less performed by Tullycraft. This recording appeared on the Singles CD.
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Matt Johnson (from Matt & Kim) turns 28 today. Happy Birthday Matt! Today we have a mash-up between the Beastie Boys and Matt & Kim called Good Ol' Fashion Rump Shaker . Happy Friday!
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On this day in 1997, the third full-length Built to Spill album, Perfect from Now On was released. It was the band's first major label release on Warner Bros. The original recordings of the album were destroyed by heat when producer Phil Ek was driving from Seattle to Boise to record overdubs. After this initial set-back, the band rehearsed some more and re-recorded the album at the Avast! Recording Company in Seattle, WA. Today we have a live recording of the song Stop The Show by Built to Spill.
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On this day in 1984 Michael Jackson was filming a Pepsi Cola commercial at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA. During a simulated concert, pyrotechnics accidentally set Jackson's hair on fire. He suffered second-degree burns to his scalp. Today we have the song The Secret Fire by Boyracer from the album, Flickering B+W.
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On this day in 1788, the first 736 convicts banished from England to Australia landed in Botany Bay. Over the next 60 years, approximately 50,000 criminals were transported from Great Britain to the "land down under," in one of the strangest episodes in criminal-justice history. Generations later the great grandchildren of these criminals would go on to form bands like: The Go-Betweens, The Birthday Party, AC/DC, & INXS. Today we have the song Rock n Roll Friend by The Go-Betweens.
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On this day in 2005 Bright Eyes released two albums, I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning and Digital Ash in a Digital Urn. Both albums were released on Saddle Creek Records. The single "Lua" (from I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning) reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales Chart. Today we have a non-album version of Lua performed by Conor Oberst & Gillian Welch.
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If you happen to be near Winooski, Vermont tonight (Sat Jan 23), be sure and swing by the Monkey House to catch The Smittens.
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