Every time I hear that song, it's in Fry's poorly sung voice, now.
Here's something completely weird. Has anybody ever heard of the Ethiopian jazz artist Mulatu Astatke? For those that don't know, Rastafarianism came up out of Ethiopia when the emperor, Haile Selassie, declared himself the second coming of Jesus. 2 big music movements came out the religion. Everyone is familiar with the American rock influenced Reggae movement, but there was also an Ethiopian jazz movement that got going in the 60s and 70s, and Mulatu Astatke is the most well known musician to come out of it. He did an album awhile back with this British Trip Hop group, the Heliocentrics, and it's amazing (don't care for most of the Heliocentrics stuff, but this album's amazing).
The start of the bass line makes me think of Filter. It's like Pantera mixed with NIN. Definitely makes me think of the 90s. Maybe a little Stabbing Westward in there.
My old school go to, is Screamin' Jay Hawkins. In retrospect it seems obvious that a black man who wasn't allowed to do opera in the '50s would make this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kGPhpvqtOc
This band is one of my biggest pleasures, Zombina and the Skeletones. They're mostly like a gothic punk band, with a massive infusion of 60s pop. Throw in the spooky angle, and you've got some serious weirdness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ2E8-XoeLU I absolutely adore this band. Some other awesome songs they do, I was a human bomb for the FBI (If no other song gets you on a terrorist watch list, this is it), Staci Stats, Don't Go Into The Light, Dracula Blood and Vincent Price.
Please even if you hate metal you owe it to yourself to give them a try
That first song made me think of Korpiklaani, the Finnish folk metal band. I love how the video is like a simulation of being drunk in the woods. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7kJRGPgvRQ
I can't believe I didn't think to post this on a forum with D&D nerds until now. There's a ton of stuff with LARPers and making weapons and armor from beer cans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VufilzHKTqk
This a tribute just to the guitarist of The Cramps. She's pretty much disappeared since Lux Interior, the singer and her husband died a few years back.
I'd have loved to see cramps live. Would have been a wild show. I love that this song's really a reference to an old '50s movie, and predates teenwolf by a few years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrbTkNwbUz8
So I'm totally geeking out right now. Angelique Kidjo didn't just cover a Talking Heads song, she's releasing a cover version of the entire Remain in Light album. I just preordered it on Google Play.
From her website:
When I went into exile in Paris in 1983, I discovered so much new music, and among them was the song "Once In A Lifetime". Initially, it felt strange to me. People said it was Rock and Roll, but it felt African somehow. When I performed in New York in 1992 at SOB's, David Byrne was the first American artist to come see my show. Many years later, I discovered that Brian Eno and The Talking Heads had been influenced by Fela Kuti and studied John Miller Chernoff’s book African Rhythm and African Sensibility about the power of African music.
So I was just talking about this song with some friends over smoked salmon, The Meteors version of the old rockabilly song, Endless Sleep. It's such a creepy version of an old song I grew up hearing on all the oldies stations as a kid, they really made it their own. It's got a very eerie feel to it.
When the weather starts to warm up, I always want to listen to surf music, so I've been a big Bambi Molesters kick lately. The guitar in their songs is always so badass with a great rhythm on the bass. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVBm-XljTuM
Also, this whole album, Return of Gringo!, with its mix of surf rock, ska and spaghetti western samplings is pretty damn awesome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YltoZRX-mg
Also, this whole album, Return of Gringo!, with its mix of surf rock, ska and spaghetti western samplings is pretty damn awesome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YltoZRX-mg
They're most well known for doing the soundtrack to the movie Six String Samurai https://imdb.com/title/tt0118736/?ref_=nv_sr_1 And yes, that movie is where the perk New Vegas Samurai in Fallout: New Vegas came from. I generally catch the Red Elvises every when they come through town.
The Red Elvises also do a great surf version of Hungarian Dance #5, another Russian classical song, from their album Surfing in SIberia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD4B7z53yZA
While we're on the surf theme, the Danish psychobilly band, The Horrorpops, did 2 awesome surf songs. Horror Beach part I and part II. There's only a video for part II, but it's one of my favorite surf songs ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_PwvCGyD3E
It's funny that surf has so many classical Eastern European roots. Even Dick Dale, the king of the surf guitar is known mostly for his version of Misirlou (most well known from the intro in Pulp Fiction). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRH_70_Foow
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Here's a song I've been obsessing over
Can't remember if I've posted this before (think I just shared the one video) but I have some harp covers of rock/metal songs here:
https://soundcloud.com/suburban-fox-539685583
It gets updated regularly-ish (i.e. when I record another one), so keep checking every so often.
Chris Cornell at his tortured best. God rest his soul...
I decided this store could use some fixin'
And now for something completely different, Messer Chups, a Russian surf band. I give you The Curse of Steven Kong.
Quite an otherworldly song...
Born Under Punches:
Here's something completely weird. Has anybody ever heard of the Ethiopian jazz artist Mulatu Astatke? For those that don't know, Rastafarianism came up out of Ethiopia when the emperor, Haile Selassie, declared himself the second coming of Jesus. 2 big music movements came out the religion. Everyone is familiar with the American rock influenced Reggae movement, but there was also an Ethiopian jazz movement that got going in the 60s and 70s, and Mulatu Astatke is the most well known musician to come out of it. He did an album awhile back with this British Trip Hop group, the Heliocentrics, and it's amazing (don't care for most of the Heliocentrics stuff, but this album's amazing).
An Epic Story
Here's something he did back in the day (A cover of this song was used in a Jim Jarmuush flick in the 90s)
Yegelle Tezeta
I posted this one in the 90s music thread, but as I find myself getting older and drinking more bourbon, I seem to enjoy Tom Waits a lot more. "I know Karate and Voodoo, Too"
My old school go to, is Screamin' Jay Hawkins. In retrospect it seems obvious that a black man who wasn't allowed to do opera in the '50s would make this.
This band is one of my biggest pleasures, Zombina and the Skeletones. They're mostly like a gothic punk band, with a massive infusion of 60s pop. Throw in the spooky angle, and you've got some serious weirdness.
I absolutely adore this band. Some other awesome songs they do, I was a human bomb for the FBI (If no other song gets you on a terrorist watch list, this is it), Staci Stats, Don't Go Into The Light, Dracula Blood and Vincent Price.
New Full album
Please even if you hate metal you owe it to yourself to give them a try
I can't believe I didn't think to post this on a forum with D&D nerds until now. There's a ton of stuff with LARPers and making weapons and armor from beer cans.
Cathy Burton & Omnia - Hearts Connected
Snatt & Vix and Denise Rivera - Here For The Rush (Dallaz Project Remix)
This a tribute just to the guitarist of The Cramps. She's pretty much disappeared since Lux Interior, the singer and her husband died a few years back.
Here she is rocking out to the Peter Gunn theme
I'd have loved to see cramps live. Would have been a wild show. I love that this song's really a reference to an old '50s movie, and predates teenwolf by a few years.
From her website:
She just released a video for Once in a Lifetime
When the weather starts to warm up, I always want to listen to surf music, so I've been a big Bambi Molesters kick lately. The guitar in their songs is always so badass with a great rhythm on the bass.
Also, this whole album, Return of Gringo!, with its mix of surf rock, ska and spaghetti western samplings is pretty damn awesome.
Just bought tickets to see them in October
Ever hear of The Red Elvises?
They're most well known for doing the soundtrack to the movie Six String Samurai
https://imdb.com/title/tt0118736/?ref_=nv_sr_1
And yes, that movie is where the perk New Vegas Samurai in Fallout: New Vegas came from.
I generally catch the Red Elvises every when they come through town.
The Red Elvises also do a great surf version of Hungarian Dance #5, another Russian classical song, from their album Surfing in SIberia.
While we're on the surf theme, the Danish psychobilly band, The Horrorpops, did 2 awesome surf songs. Horror Beach part I and part II. There's only a video for part II, but it's one of my favorite surf songs ever.
Ever hear of the Spotnicks? Finnish folk surf band from the 60s.
It's funny that surf has so many classical Eastern European roots. Even Dick Dale, the king of the surf guitar is known mostly for his version of Misirlou (most well known from the intro in Pulp Fiction).
The Ventures even did covers of Dark Eyes and Hungariand Dance #5 (Rat City) back in the '60s. I live about 45 minutes (when there's not traffic) from Tacoma, so they're dear to me.
Rat City (Hungarian Dance #5)
Dark Eyes
I have listened a bit to The Horrorpops before and it reminds me of this:
And finally, an electro swing version of Brahm's Hungarian dance
To keep the surf thing going, I just came across this French hardcore surf band, Hawaii Samurai
OK, this one's good for a laugh, but fantasticly done. The Surfrajettes covering Toxic by Britney Spears.