Film Noir Buff Style Forum / What Music Are You Listening to at the Moment...[AKA the Music thread]

formby · 2011-06-12 05:37:01

mattshanghai · 2011-06-12 23:43:16

The Con by Tegan and Sara.

Big Tony · 2011-06-13 08:11:49

Kingstonian · 2011-06-13 09:14:28

TG4 Ceol Irish music from Gaelic TV channel

Specifically Tommy McCarthy 'Handing down the tunes'. The story of a man from county Clare who settled in London played Irish music and passed it on to his family, who in due course moved back to Ireland. Musically interesting and more so to me as I know the places in London and Ireland. The main man does not dress like an Irishman from that generation - more like a media type, light suits and fancy button downs with the buttons undone.

http://live.tg4.ie/main.aspx?level=ceol scroll down

Watched that, then moved on to ceili bands with specific references to Cricklewood in the 1960s.

4F Hepcat · 2011-06-13 09:21:26

Cannonball Adderley and the Bossa Rio Sextet.

fxh · 2011-07-02 08:11:40

Just came back from a huge Greek feast in the CBD for my sister's birthday.

Got a ride home with The Kid - haven't seen him for a week or two - he of the heavy rock/funk trio with new single, boxing classes/ trial bouts - and huge upper torso Japaneses fish tattoo - on the random play on the iPod in his car - no conscious choice here - amongst all the heavy stuff I didn't recognize - came up - in sequence too - believe it or not - "Scrapple from the Apple" - Charlie Parker - "Girl from North Country - Bob and J Cash - and a Stanley Brothers track - talk about bring a warm feeling to an old dad's heart - makes me think I might have got some bits right.

Its 'round Midnight now - I'm off to bed.

NJS · 2011-07-02 08:45:30

4F Hepcat · 2011-07-03 00:43:59

The new MJQ box set from Mosaic: all the Atlantic albums from 1956-1964.

The vibraphone doesn't get any better than this.

fxh · 2011-07-03 02:37:31

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fxh · 2011-07-03 02:40:04

fxh · 2011-07-12 10:14:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAXeUKPwBj4&feature=player_embedded

4F Hepcat · 2011-07-12 11:44:23

^Very interesting how this Murdoch malarkey is going, half the Metropolitan police force on the pay roll and in his pocket and poor old Cameron like a little lost rabbit caught in the head lights, totally fucking useless in a crises.

Big Tony · 2011-07-25 15:15:35

4F Hepcat · 2011-07-25 23:50:29

Stan Getz: the complete Roost sessions whilst watching the endless rain that has't stopped for two plus weeks now.

jenurenazensis · 2011-07-27 00:24:03

Music really give me great pleasure.I like to hear soft and romantic music.Music is my passion.Right now i am hearing I Won't See You Tonight (Part One) by Avenged Sevenfold.I just love screamo bands and their slow songs.

fxh · 2011-07-27 01:18:27

The parent gets told nuffin.

I had to sit down in a hip coffee shop (Barista of the year 2008) and pick up a Street music mag and flip through to see that the kid is playing next week and launching an EP.

Still it made me feel proud on a cold day.

http://www.beat.com.au/music/moroccan-kings-0

The_Shooman · 2011-07-27 01:41:43

fxh · 2011-07-27 02:02:28

They have got much better.

Get your arse along to the gig shooey.

Kick those weeds for a day or two and live.

You'll be the Amy Winehouse of raw food soon the way you are going.

You must be freezing up in the hills.

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The_Shooman · 2011-07-27 03:48:15

fxh · 2011-07-27 06:11:39

I grew up in the bush without electricity. You are welcome to it.

The_Shooman · 2011-07-27 07:39:20

4F Hepcat · 2011-07-28 02:32:59

Living off the fat of the land and in caravans and tents is seriously overrated. Then you have mosquitos and various arachnids and centipedes to deal with, something akin to a Burroughs novel I am afraid.

Urbane lifestyles have a lot going for them. What music does one play in the bush? Jazz definitely not, maybe Midnight Oil. In any event, having spent much time in the tropics and in various rain forests, I can honestly say, I liked it that much I have no intention of going to these places ever again.

Quincy Jones big bands for me this morning, with a fine cup of orange pekoe tea. Now, I'm moving onto Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band, outside of Miles and Evans collaborations, it doesn't get more modern and sophisticated than this.

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fxh · 2011-08-04 03:17:38

Gene McDaniels, a hit-making machine in the 1960s and 1970s best known for writing Roberta Flack's "Feel Like Makin' Love" and for his own soul-pop gem "Tower of Strength," died at his Maine home on Friday (July 29), his family said. He was 76.

The singer-songwriter's wife, Karen Thompson McDaniels, said that the Kansas native died following a short illness and was surrounded by his family at his Kittery Point home.

McDaniels enjoyed chart success in the early 1960s, reaching the top 10 on the Billboard charts three times over the course of two years. His highest mark, No. 3, came for "A Hundred Pounds of Clay" in 1961. That same year his "Tower of Strength" reached No. 5 and later "Chip Chip," at No. 10.

Lesser hits followed but he made his biggest impact writing soul and R&B standards for others. McDaniels' best known track, "Feel Like Makin' Love," was a chart-topping hit for Roberta Flack in 1974 (not to be confused with the Bad Company track) and he delivered songs for other legends such as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and Johnny Mathis.

"Gene is music: lyrical, complex, joyful, perceptive, political, romantic, multifaceted, melodious and magnificent," says a statement on his website, posted after his death. "He is a man of great passion, countless musical personalities, an activist and a spiritualist, a patriot and a rebel, the singer and the song."

McDaniels' wife spoke lovingly of the singer in an interview with SeacoastOnline.com.

"It's so hard to capture the essence of Gene; his spirit was just larger than all of us. He had an ability to touch people wherever he went," said Thompson McDaniels. "He exuded energy -- and it was sincere, and kindness."

Friends say he was working until the end and had been booking shows as recently as July 20. The nature of the illness has not been revealed.

McDaniels was born Feb. 12, 1935 in Kansas and lived in Omaha until moving to Los Angeles. He is survived by his wife, six children and nine grandchildren

fxh · 2011-08-04 03:23:44

Funny it says best known for writing "Feel Like Making Love" I hadn't registered it was his song till now.

I still get a shiver listening to Tower Of Strength and Chip Chip - such a wonderful voice.

Is it just me getting to be an old fart or did pop music once really have a depth and quality to it?

http://genemcdaniels.com/music/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM5eYVlztJc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUYj_miv5hs

John Rotten · 2011-08-04 18:36:11

Rolling Stones Exile on Mainstreet Reissue.

The bonus disc is a write off. Don't like it. The remastered version of the original? Sheer poetry. Learned again why Lovin' Cup is one of the top 3 rock ballads ever, and Exile is one of the top 3 rock records ever.

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