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Kingmaker

Paul — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:05:45 +0000

One of my second tier of favourite* bands back in the day was Kingmaker. They were a pretty typical indie band of the time, though perhaps a little less miserable, and certainly more talented musically and lyrically. For various reasons they didn’t quite make the big time, but as this tune turned up on random play this week I thought I’d share:

(*yes, I used the ‘u’, so?)

Acoustic

Paul — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:24:07 +0000

It’s Monday. Here’s something to get you started.

Ukelele Solo!

Paul — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:58:38 +0000

Words to strike terror into the stoutest heart. Enjoy!

Re: Your Brains

Paul — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:05:07 +0000

Great song from Jonathon Coulton, including an elegant recovery from a mistake.

If you can’t tell, the chorus is “All we want to do is eat your brains”

Beyond Awesome

Paul — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:02:59 +0000

I already really like this song, despite not being a traditional Weird Al fan, but this is just the sprinkles and the cherry on the icing on the cake:

Feeling Old

Paul — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:00:40 +0000

We’ve been talking some recently about being old (young policemen, music from college, etc.) Here’s another coal on that fire – remember the baby from the Nevermind album cover? He’s 16.

(HT: Neatorama)

Brush with Fame

Paul — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:40:17 +0000

OK, so it’s a very small brush, with very minor fame, but…

George Melly, jazz singer and author, has died. He played a concert at my school when I was about 16, when I was in charge of the school’s sound equipment (not quite as trivial as it sounds, as we were a main arts venue in the town, and a showcase for the county). Naturally he had his own sound guy, and I was very happy to hand the reins over to someone who knew what he was doing. But I did help with the get in and the take down (ooh, listen to me using industry jargon) and worked one of two spotlights on the night.

What’s that? Well, I guess I could send you an autograph, but I don’t really have any 8×10′s at the moment, sorry.

Creepy

Paul — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:02:54 +0000

…but surprisingly good

Don’t Look Back In Anger

Paul — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:27:42 +0000

It’s not Torn, which is brilliant, but it’s pretty good:

Warning: May offend lip-readers of a nervous disposition.

(HT: Neatorama, again)

Hang Drum

Paul — Wed, 30 May 2007 06:23:52 +0000

Very mystical sounding, which beautifully reflects its Far East folk origins in… Switzerland. Well it sounds good anyway.

(HT: Neatorama)