Updated show list

Monday morning I was glad to find out Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin is coming to the Netherlands in june. Then I got home and found out Boris Yeltsin died. Weird...

Anyways, I was in the lab where participants were performing my first experiment (exciting times) and I couldn't really focus on other work there. So I spent some time updating my showlist. Lots of cool artists in the coming months!

Here are some video's from the artists I'm planning to see in the near future.

Video: Lonely, Dear - I am John


Video: Malcolm Middleton - A Brighter Beat


Video: Andrew Bird - Plasticities (live on Letterman)


Video: Architecture in Helsinki - The Cemetary


Video: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Pangea


Video: Modest Mouse - Dashboard


Video: Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Bomb.Repeat.Bomb


Video: The Hold Steady - Your Little Rathood Friend


Video: Bright Eyes - At The Bottom Of Everything

Finally Friday Video's Week 16 [2007]

Video: Black Flag - TV Party

Finally Friday Video's: week 14 [2007]

Yay! The Finally Friday Video series is back...

Stylus magazine published their top 50 one hit wonders this week. Here are two that made the cut...

Video: The Flying Lizards - Money

Video: Gary Numan - Cars

Finally Friday Video's Week 8 [2007]

Some friends of mine are throwing a German themed party tomorrow and I was asked if I knew some good German songs. This is one of the songs I recommended. I sure hope that between all the really bad Schlager songs they will play this one!

Video: Sportfreunde Stiller (ft. Roque Santa Cruz) - Ich Roque

Finally Friday Video Week 7 [2007]

Video: The Walkmen - The Rat

Finally Friday Video Week 6 [2007]

I was surprised to find a full page article on the Hold Steady in Dutch free newspaper Metro this morning. Like a punch in the face, it reminded me of the sold out show I'm going to miss tomorrow. Therefore, this week's video is to torture myself even more...

Video: The Hold Steady - Stuck Between Stations (Live on Letterman)

Some new video's

I'm still having trouble finding the time to work on my blog. I'm working on it though!Here are some new video's by FTC approved bands...

Video: Annuals - Brother


Video: Lonely, Dear - I am John


Video: Love is All - Ageing has never been my friend

Video: Of Montreal - Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse

Finally Friday Video Week 5 [2007]

Look what I found on my brother's I-pod!

Video: Danzig - Mother

Finally Friday Video's week IV [2007]

Video: Aerosmith - Love in an Elevator

Thank you UPS...

Maybe I should check in with blogaholics anonymous, because I'm having blog withdrawal symptoms. I still have to find a way to combime my new job with this blog. UPS misplacing my brand new Ipod doesn't really help either, which means I can only listen to music on my laptop for the time being(crappy sound). I hope next week will be better blogwise.

For now I'd like to point your direction to the elaborate media section on the website of Barsuk Records. With a roster featuring Rocky Votolato, Nada Surf, Death Cab for Cutie, Mates of State and the Long Winters among others, Barsuk is one of the finest indielabels. Here are some Barsuk video's...

Video: Mates of State - Fraud in the 80's

Video: Nada Surf - Blankest Year

Video: Smoosh - Find a Way (these girls are still in their early teens, which makes this song pretty awesome)

Video: The Long Winters - Fire Island, AK

Finally Friday Video's Week 3 [2007]

Let's get one thing straight: I'm not a Rod Stewart fan...but he has one song that I really really like. Okay, as you'll will notice, the video to 'Young Turks' is rather lame, but it are these words (that wouldn't be misplaced in any punkband) that make me love this song:

Young hearts be free tonight
time is on your side
Dont let them put you down
dont let em push you around
Dont let em ever change your point of view

Video: Rod Stewart - Young Turks

Losing time...gaining adventure!

When I started this blog, I'd admit at not having a life...Does that mean that when I hardly have time to post that I have a life? I'm not sure, but I am quite sure that my life is pretty hectic at the moment. I've started my job today and this weekend I've moved to my temporary home in the oldest city of the Netherlands Nijmegen. Because of this I probably won't post as regularly as I used to. I do however have the intention to keep this blog running, so don't worry..and maybe this will result in quality over quantity?

Speaking of quality...here's a collection of video of one of the best bands in the world!

Video: The Weakerthans - Our Retired Explorer


Video: The Weakerthans - Watermark


Video: The Weakerthans - The Reasons


Video: The Weakerthans - Psalm For The Elks Lodge Last Call

Finally Friday Video's Week 2 [2007]

Show 'em how it's done Bruce!

Sopranos fans, watch out for the guitar player...looks familiar huh?

Video: Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run

Finally Friday Video Week 1 [2007]

Boy...do I love YouTube! While searching for Neko Case video's, I came across a -to me unknown- video of one of my favorite bands: the New Pornographers. 'Your Daddy Don't know' was recorded for the soundtrack of 2002 mockumentary film FUBAR. It's an awesome cover of Canada hardrock outfit Toronto. Now, I believe the best covers are of songs that you've almost forgotten but that sound awfully familiar when first heard. In this case, I wonder if I've even known the original at all, but indeed it sounds really familiar, almost like it reminds me of another song. Then suddenly it hit me...this really really really sounds like Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield. YouTube wouldn't be YouTube if it didn't also contained the Toronto original and the Rick Springfield classic, which I present to you for the first installment of the Finally Friday Video series of 2007.

The Cover: The New Pornographers - Your Daddy Don't Know

The Original: Toronto - Your Daddy Don't Know

The Similarity: Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl

Finally Friday Video's Part XV

I always get a little melancholic at the end of the year. Maybe it's the weather, maybe it's in the genes, but sometimes I just want to hide under the sheets until it's safe again to come out.

If that's not emo enough...this weeks finally friday video is 'I Will Follow You into the Dark' by emo darlings Death Cab For Cutie. This is the kind of song I would consider playing at my funeral.

If heaven and hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark

Video: Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Follow You Into The Dark

Finally Friday Video's Part XIV

I think I've seen the Vandals live at least 5 times and every time they finished their set with the Simpletones cover "I have a Date". Guitarist Warren took over vocal duties for that song and he went totally crazy doing it, ending up naked more often than not. Their shows were always fun (not in an explainable way, but in a 'you had to be there' kind of way), though their records kept getting worse. I've kind of lost touch with the band, but they deserve a spot in the finally friday video series.

Video: The Vandals - I Have a Date

Finally Friday Video's Part XIII

No introduction necessary...classic song/video!

Video: The Proclaimers - 500 miles

FTC's Autumn Mixtape: the video's!

According to Mininova, FTC's Autumn Mixtape (or at least the torrent) has been downloaded 455 times already!!! This must be a mistake, but still: pretty awesome! It's also a nice opportunity for a follow up post: FTC's Autumn Mixtape: the video's!

Although not all songs on the mixtape have a video, these are the ones I did manage to find.

3. The Long Blondes - Once And Never Again

4. David & the Citizens - Graycoated Morning

9. Marit Larsen - Only A Fool (live)

10. Matt And Kim - Yea Yeah

13. Pipas - Riff Raff

14. Brakes - Hold Me In The River (live)

17. B.A. Johnston - My Heart Is A Blinking Nintendo (live)

18. Oxford Collapse - Please Visit Your National Parks

Finally Friday Video's Part XII

As promised: this week's featured artist is Pantera. I've put up the video's for Walk and I'm Broken. Brings back memories!

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Get on the tour wagon!

I like to direct your attention to the show list on the left of your screen, because there are a couple of shows coming up that are in need of your attendance. No less than four bands I've talked about in this blog will play a show in the Netherlands in December and January. Next friday, I'm from Barcelona will play in de Helling in Utrecht. I can hear you scream from excitement already although I'm wondering if all 29 band members will be there...

January 25th, melodic hardcore outfit No Trigger will play as a support act of A Wilhelm Scream in Amsterdam. A couple of days later The Fratellis will perform at the same venue (Melkweg), followed by Ben Folds in Paradiso on January 30th.

I'm From Barcelona - Collection of Stamps

No Trigger - Fish Eye Lens

The Fratellis - Henrietta

Ben Folds - Rockin' the Suburbs (awesome video alert! directed by Weird Al Yankovic...definitely not his best song though)