Enjoy Stephin Merritt‘s deadpan performance on Good Morning Atlanta to promote The Tragic Treasury: Songs from A Series of Unfortunate Events.
- Listen to Smile! No One Cares How You Feel (live)
- Listen to Shipwrecked
You can hear more of the Gothic Archies‘ performance at Massachusetts’ Natick High School at Bradley’s Almanac.
Buy The Tragic Treasury from PRMS.
David Bowie turns 60 today. Terry Gross had a nice snippet of an interview with the ageless rocker on Fresh Air which reminded us for some reason of this scene from the BBC show, Extras (Season 2 begins airing on HBO this Sunday).
Fat waste of space, indeed.
- Listen to Ashes to Ashes
- Listen to Ashes to Ashes (Tears for Fears version)
Buy Scary Monsters from PRMS.
First post of the year!) The Procession are a Los Angeles-based trio producing rock so fun it’s impossible to ignore. Sure, their songs are nostalgic, bringing to mind Mersey rock in one song, Mungo rock in another, and they’re somewhat similar to Oxford, England’s current funsters The Young Knives, but after just a few seconds the comparisons disappear and you’re left with some great tunes. These guys obviously enjoy singing and bopping along to their music. If life seems a little too stiff, loosen your neck with the melodies of the Procession.
Currently you can only get their first album Musique Magnifique from iTunes, but V2/Nude is scheduled to release the tangible version in February. I’m guessing the release date will be February 13th, because, according to their MySpace page, the Procession will be on KCRW‘s Morning Becomes Eclectic on Valentine’s Day.
- Listen to “Don’t Let Go” (the only track I could find for download)
- Or listen to 4 other tracks on their MySpace page.
If you live in the Los Angeles area, The Procession have a residency at the Fold for the remaining Tuesdays this month. They’ll be performing at El Cid on the 9th and the 23rd and at the Silverlake Lounge on the 16th and the 30th.
Song Update
After listening to the album on their website, I purchased the album and here is another track to whet your appetites. Buy the album on 
, it’s worth it.-Seamus
- Listen to Living Alone