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Telegramme — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:21:11 +0000

James

And it’s Friday again. Wow that was fast. Life is indeed slipping away but don’t look so glum about it. It’ll all feel better with a soundtrack. My selection for this week is a difficult one. I’m tempted to say Arcade Fire for a third time and risk looking like a maniac but alas I havn’t the guts.

So it’s got to be PVT (formerly Pivot who had to change their name because of a legal battle with a band of the same name). This track of thier dark and moving new album is the standout soundtrack to my life slipping away. Emo.

Bobby

So this week, thanks to a friend reminding me of Millencolin’s ‘no cigar’, and all this talk of the general year 2000 vibe to reading, i have been revisiting Epitaph’s PUNK O RAMA SERIES.

As wiki describes it -

Punk-O-Rama was the title given to a series of ten compilation albums published by Epitaph Records between 1994 and 2005. The first volume was released in 1994, the second in 1996, and the rest annually from 1998 to 2005. The albums included artists from Epitaph’s roster as well as from its subsidiary label ANTI- and its partnership labels Hellcat Records and Burning Heart Records. In total the series included 257 songs contributed by 88 different artists.

the whole series is pretty consistent…so many hidden gems and a few stinkers but what do expect the series is almost 10 years long.

its been powering me through all the css ive been buried in this week and it cant help but make you smile.

The whole series is pretty consistent…so many hidden gems and a few stinkers but what do expect the series is almost 10 years long.

It’s been powering me through all the css ive been buried in this week and it cant help but make you smile.

BANGS

Telegramme — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:51:30 +0000

listening to: http://www.myspace.com/tallshipsfromfalmouth

So while looking on the excellent BOOOOOOOM i came across this episode of film maker, Lance bangs‘ documentary series, BANGS.

Its pretty inspiring seeing someone just making for the sheer love of making. plus guitar skateboard!? YES!

Lance Bangs wiki : Lance Bangs (born September 8, 1972) is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and music video director who has created videos for Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Green Day, the Arcade Fire, the Shins, The Thermals, Belle & Sebastian, Menomena, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, R.E.M.,Mike Watt, Death Cab for Cutie, The Black Keys, Kanye West, and Pavement. He directed the David Cross film Let America Laugh.

I really like his documentary style… super relaxed, funny, natural and wonderfully observed. it runs through his music videos aswell.

Im sure most of you will have seen some of his work somewhere. If not have a nice afternoon of looking thorugh his pretty extensive website: http://www.lancebangs.com/

Bobby

Cut price

Robert — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:48:29 +0000

listening to: Built To Spill – Goin’ Against Your Mind

Bobby

how do you say that in esperanto?

Robert — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:00:39 +0000

Listening to: The B-52’s – Party Out Of Bounds

Hot off the press is this Illustration for BBC worldwide magazine, about the language Esperanto and its creator Zamenhof. The polish City of Bialystok has even started a ‘Esperanto Trail’ which is available in English and polish..im sure the irony isnt lost on them.

Off to see Inception tonight…wayyyy too excited!

Bobby

LP#4

Telegramme — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:11:59 +0000

Ok So i know we missed last weeks LP, but we were a little busy taking orders and packaging up all the prints you guys bought for the Calavera series – a fair excuse i think?

so on with this weeks choices…

CHRIS

Such a big song - need to get one of those in the VIP t shirts

Further Listening

JAMES

Arcade Fire. The suburbs – Im in love with it. Romantic gestures. Beautiful music. they are on a level of their own.

Further Listening

BOBBY

For some reason i hadnt really got in to sky larkin before – no excuse, ive been aware of them for a long while…i had listened to them, the first two albums are right there on spotify… sometimes you need a bit of time and to be in the right moood. this week was that time. this song is off Antibodies. I posted this cos the video was slightly better than the excellent new single Still Windmills. they just seemed to sounds better and better!

Also check out the new wonderful art work and packaging for the new album here.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND – TELEGRAMME