Ironic Twist
seeking irony, because sarcasm clashes with my outfit
Friday, June 23, 2006 :::
I finally have a little bit of time to catch up on music news, and there's some cool stuff going on. Like, Shout Out Louds have a remix EP out, and are going into a Stockholm studio in the fall to work on their new album. Listen to the EP, called Combines, here.
More from Sweden: Jenny Wilson and Robyn team up to cover Saul Williams' "List of Demands." A must-see. Thanks for finding it, Brian.
This weekend: relaxation and Bliss. That's it. Hopefully.
Next week, three shows in a row. Monday: Echo & The Bunnymen with Boy Kill Boy at the Black Cat. Tuesday: We Are Scientists at the Black Cat. Wednesday: The Futureheads at the 9:30 Club.
P.S. If anyone is wondering, the bachelorette party took place last weekend. It was fairly tame, but nice. Dinner at Palette followed by drinks at Poste, Zola, Indebleu and Russia House. We outlasted the bachelor party, which was going on concurrently. Thanks to everyone who made recommendations! The wedding is now less than two weeks away.
Thursday, June 22, 2006 :::
Takk (that's thank you in Icelandic) again to everyone who came to Hej Hej on Tuesday night. And, as Jeff pointed out in the comments, thank you to those of you who came last Tuesday by mistake. What you lack in attention to detail, you make up in enthusiasm. The voice mail I got around 10:30 pm last Tuesday: "We brought 20 people here and there's no Swedish pop!"
It was an absolutely great night with a fantastic turnout, requests for actual Scandinavian music (only one person demanded Pulp), questions and compliments on songs we played, and a surprising amount of dancing for a Tuesday night. John, sorry I forgot about Junior Senior.
The evening was also educational, as we learned that Ms. WeirdCurves looks like a youthful version of the president of Latvia. She was told so by a Latvian.
By popular demand, a combined setlist (which might be missing a few songs, and is not really in any sort of order, but hey, at least there are lots of MP3s to download):
Nic and the Family – "Hej Hej Monica" (MP3) Real Ones – "Disharmonic Ears" Shout Out Louds – "Oh, Sweetheart" Veto – "You Are A Knife" (MP3) Dungen – "Panda" Le Sport – "Business Girls" (MP3) The Raveonettes – "That Great Love Sound" Caesars – "Jerk It Out" ABBA – "Waterloo" Acid House Kings – "Do What You Wanna Do" D.H. Lawrence – "You Only Dance for Yourself" (MP3) Mr. Suitcase – "Ours is a Time for Falling In Love" (MP3) Serena-Maneesh – "Drain Cosmetics" The Raveonettes – "Sleepwalking" Annie – "Me Plus One" The Hives – "Hate To Say I Told You So" Sahara Hotnights – "Alright Alright" The Sounds – "Queen of Apology" Tribeca – "Modern Issues of the Heart" Le Sport – "It's Not the End of the World" (MP3) Robyn – "Crash and Burn Girl" Ace of Base – "Don't Turn Around" A-ha – "Take On Me" The Cardigans – "Lovefool" ABBA – "Dancing Queen" Annie – "Chewing Gum (Headman Remix)" After Dark - "La Dolce Vita" South Ambulance – "Die 5 times times 5" (MP3) The Legends – "Play It for Today" Peter Aries – "I Want You To Know" (MP3) The Sugarcubes - "Motorcrash" Irene – "To Be With You" (MP3) The Concretes – "Say Something New" Sondre Lerche - "Modern Nature" Pets – "A Good Day For Telling Lies" (MP3) The Radio Arts – "Walk Right Through" (MP3) Sahara Hotnights – "Who Do You Dance For?" Shout Out Louds – "100 Degrees" Tribeca – "Teenage" (MP3) Le Sport – "Tell No One About Tonight" (MP3) The Sounds – "Tony the Beat (Brooklyn Fire Remix)" Surferosa – "Chinese Moon" Alice In Videoland – "Cut the Crap" Caesars – "May the Rain" Husky Rescue – "Summertime Cowboy" Dungen - "Stadsvandringar" Sambassadeur – "Kate" Montt Mardie – "Highschool Drama" (MP3) The Sugarcubes - "Regina" Gentle Touch – "Memories" (MP3) ABBA – "Gimme Gimme" Aqua – "Barbie Girl"
Wednesday, June 21, 2006 :::
Tack (that's thank you in Swedish) to everyone who came to Saint Ex last night for Hej Hej. Lots and lots of you came, and it was great to see you all, since I've been such an overworked recluse lately and haven't been going out as much. I've posted photos, as have a few otherpeople. If you took pictures last night and are uploading them to Flickr, please tag them with "hejhej" so that we can all check them out.
This one of my brother and his friend is probably my favorite:
We're working on some semblance of a setlist. Sit tight.
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 :::
Tonight! Viking music! Viking beer! ABBA! Lordi! Ace of Base!
The Raveonettes, Le Sport, The Sounds, Serena-Maneesh, Acid House Kings, The Cardigans, Dungen, The Legends, Annie, Figurines, Caesars, Gentle Touch, The Knife, Sondre Lerche, Tribeca, Royksopp, Loveninjas, Lovekevins, Irene, Afraid of Stairs, Alice In Videoland, TIAC, The Concretes, Jens Lekman, The Radio Dept., Sahara Hotnights, The Sugarcubes, Shout Out Louds and much much more!
01/05: Taint and Bliss present INFAMY, 9:30 Club
01/10: Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton, 9:30 Club
01/19: Benjy Ferree, Meredith Bragg and the Terminals, Greenland, Black Cat 01/24: Hej Hej, Cafe Saint-Ex
