Welcome to the September edition of Radio Show! This month, we have a double-feature of sorts. The Patinettes headline the collection with three tracks, and Sunset Boulevard try to keep pace with two selections. Both bands are very different from each other. For instance, The Patinettes can rock out, but most of their music is flavoured with a healthy dose of 60's folk. Sunset Boulevard, on the other hand, is pure 80's style hair-band rock. Combine this with the usual suspects of varried styles, and you get another eclectic collection, that will take you a little under an hour to listen to. Remember, if you find something you like, all of this music is available free of charge on Jamendo.com and if you find something you really like, remember to support those artists with a donation, CD or i-Tunes purchase (assuming that is available). The music industry has spent all of its free time eating itself, so to support your favourite artist, it takes some doing-and some digging. With that, let's get started! Click that play button....
A timely piece of music from FunkyGuitar (a.k.a. Agni Express) is Surfing My Life Away a nice little bit of funk with a jazzy feel. This is a media friendly piece about getting lost in the links of technology. Fun! For now, FunkyGuitar can be found on Jamendo.com. If you find them somewhere else, let me know.
Up next is Alef 1, and the title track of their full length, The Message. I like this track a lot, though the "huh, huh,..." staccato bit just prior to the refrain is a bit much. It has enough redeeming qualities, though, to make the cut this month. Give Alef 1 a listen and see what you think. Besides Jamendo, you can find Alef 1 on their own web site.
Finding a new translation for Chuck Berry's Maybelline is El Palomar Sound System and a ramped up version, that still stays true to the original. A fun romp through the past including a Jazz/Rock infused middle section between verses. What's not to like!? You can find El Palomar Sounds System on serveral other sources, but for now the primary one is still Jamendo.com. Do a quick google on them and you can find some SoundCloud.com listings, etc.
The Patinettes follow this up with a folk-rockish Whiskey Galore. Great fun, and just a sampling of what's to come. Find more on The Patinettes on their own web site.
Changing the pace completely is Wave from Bakir. This falls into that category of 'I have no idea what the lyrics mean, but I sure like the song.' For now, you can find Bakir on Jamendo.
Rogier Van Den Brink, makes his second appearance on the Radio Show with the ethereal The Night and Me. Just a touch of oriental seasoning-and beautiful! Rogier Van Den Brink can be found on Jamendo.com as well as on his own site, here.
Also making his second appearance on the Radio Show is Kris Roche, with the warbling popper, Shot Down. This a great little track! Roche has another release on Jamendo now, but this is still my favourite of the two. Kris Roche is everywhere it seems, you can find him On Myspace and on Face Book and on the Band Camp site as well as videos on YouTube (add one) and of course, Jamendo.com
Making the first of their two appearances on this months show, comes Sunset Boulevard with the straight-forward 80's style rocker, Hungry Hearts. For now these Finish Rockers can be found on Jamendo.
Brainless is the second track from The Patinnettes and stylistically explores the folk/pop/rock of the early 70's. Check out the harmonies that insert themselves hear and there in this track.
Keeping with a rock theme for just a bit, we have Caffeine and Alcohol and their Stay Away. These last three tracks (Boulevard, Patinnettes and Alcohol) really provide a party feel here! I'm having fun anyway. More on Cafeine and Alcohol from their website which will take you all sorts of places from there.
Second up from Sunset Boulevard is Hungry for Love which has that rock and roll show mid-tempo ballad feel, without really being all that mid-tempo. A nice way to shift gears once again.
And boy to we shift gears, because up next is the pop-country of The Woods and their track The Farmer. Those who know me know that I can handle country only when their is little or no "whine" to the music or vocal. This is as close to perfect as it comes. Catch The Woods on Jamendo, but I'm pretty sure there must be another link out there for them. If so, forward it to me and I'll include it here.
A final track from The Patinnettes shows their versatility with this very lovely ballad which fits nicely with The Farmer called Milky Day. A little flavoure of folk and country combine to give you a beautiful little track.
Before we take off for another month, here's a video bonus for you from Nebraska singer-songwriter Leesha Harvey and a song that was unfortunately absent from her latest release called Let's Play Pretend. You can find more information on Leesha from Leesha Harvey.com
So roll credits for another month with Anitek featuring Evan Straley, and the odd-ball, mostly-but-not-quite instrumental and "Practical Use."
Remember to drop me a line if you like or hate something here, and keep listening to and supporting your favourite musicians. Give them air-play and tell your friends about what you like. Music delivery systems of the past are nearly dead, and this means that musicians are trying to leverage their exposure to you, the listener, with many different avenues. Those include Jamendo.com, MySpace.com, YouTube.com and many others.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
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