Reading Music
The kids over at Coudal have a nice little "contest" going on over at their site, Booking Bands. It's a novel (hah!) conceit - mashing up bands names with famous book titles. Suggestions from 2006 (((withoutsound))) posts: Catch-22-Pistepirkko In Cold…
Kicking Memorex’s Ass
goodhodgkins uncovers live tracks that trounce the studio versions. Here's one from us (more to follow, I must weed). Tenacious D - Kyle Quit the Band
Not Finnished
Earlier this year I paid a visit to Finland and returned with some great new finnoscandian music like Boomhauer, Lodger Hi-Fi, Aksu, and Tapes. But I neglected one of the truly great indie Finnish bands, 22-Pistepirkko.
It’s not exceptionally anomalous that I overlooked 22-Pistepirkko (the name refers to a 22-spotted ladybug) as I spent most of my time in Helsinki, but the band – hailing from just outside the Arctic Circle – has been so consistently good since their inception in 1980 that I feel quite embarrassed for the omission. And by consistent, I don’t mean to imply the trio hasn’t evolved, they have. When they began, their sound was focused on the roots of rock-n-roll – beat-oriented locomotive rock – and they sang in Finnish. Today, almost three decades later, their music has grown – progressing through country, pop, and even electronica along the way.