In The Year 2525 by Zager and Evans.

I first heard a version of this in an episode of Futurama, funnily enough

A version of this track was used and I thought it was really cool. A very catchy song, with the mexican/spanish influenced horns and guitars.

It wasn’t untill I looked into it that I discovered it was based on a real song by Zager and Evans, a rock pop duo from the 60s. (Figures, all the best music is made in the 60s)

So here it is. 

A song about.. Well. It’s pretty obvious as to what’s its about.

Melodie Nelson feating Geoffrey O’Connor

Melodie Nelson is a friend of mine who works at 2SER and co-ordinates the Macquarie University 2SER office. 

She released an album last year titled, Meditations On the Sun. A very dreamy, spacey, soft pop album. She’s got an incredible voice, which really comes to light in this track.

This video here is filmed in the Hunter Valley :)

A freaky cover of Mastodon’s Black Tounge, by Fiest

The second track from the split 7 inch with Mastodon, dubbed, Fiestodon. Released for Record Store Day, 2012

A werid, trippy, extremely creative take on the track.  
The vinyl release of this also includes the Mastodon cover of A Commotion which can be found in the previous post.

Thank you Record Store Day for a time when artists do something left of centre, and collaborate with someone they usually wouldn’t work with.
(Flaming Lips and Kesha, I’m looking at you) 

Mastodon, with a cover of the Fiest track, A Commotion.

Released as a 7 inch split with Fiest, called, ‘Fiestodon’.

The original version of A Commotion can be found on Fiest’s Metals album.

A really cool remix of Arcade Fire’s, ‘Sprawl 2: Mountains Beyond Mountains’.

Remixed by the producer of their The Suburbs album Damian Taylor.

A really cool remix, that takes advantage of the synth-pop possibilities of the track.

It was originally released as a bonus track with the digital download of the album from itunes. But thank you to this wonderful invention called Record Store Day, it was released on vinyl along with another remix another Suburbs track, Ready To Start

Another incredible Record Store Day release.

St Vincent. This chaotic track, ‘Krokodil’.

Fast, furious, Heavyyy

one of many Record Store Day posts to come.

An awesome celebration of music.
Interesting collaborations usually come out at this time of year, and things that are a bit left of center. Something that they usually wouldn’t maybe do..

This is The Tallest Man On Earth by King Of Spain

More Record Store Day posts to come.

British musician, Mike Wexler.

Second LP, Dispossession. 
Track: Pariah

Some serious, ambient/mininal/electronic/classical/psychedelic/experimental stuff here.
Chill out with it
 

Lee Ranaldo, guitarist of Sonic Youth.

The first track off his solo album, ‘Between the Times and Tides’.

Seeing Roger Waters tonight in Sydney, as he plays the first of his The Wall shows.

From what I’ve heard, it’s absolutely incredible experience.
I can’t wait

I’ve been a big Pink Floyd fan for a while, and even though it’s a shame that the band will never perform together as a while again, (RIP  Syd Barrett & Rick Wright) I’m still quite excited to go and see the album performed live :)

Here is one of my favorite tracks from The Wall

One Of My Turns.
This is taken from the movie, The Wall.

I came across a documentary on ABC2 last night about the late Rowland S. Howard, the guitarist and one of the songwriters of Australian post punk group, The Birthday Party.

I dont know much about the Birthday Party, All I knew was that it was the band before The Bad Seeds.

I was instantly taken in with Rowland, his attitude, the way he played. The sounds they were making were incredible, and its’ quite a eye opener seeing all the names they influenced with they do a small cameo quote one by one.

Rowland was known for this use of distortion, feed back. The screeching sounds of a grating guitar solo, cutting over the top of the music.

Then there’s crunching dirty chords with a slur of a vocal, with the charisma to pull it off.

A cover of Billy Idol’s White Wedding.