quikbitz

Just bought the "Fixing The Charts" album from "Everybody Was In The French Resistance" http://clickth.at/ptXmoQ ...

... If you only buy one album this year, then OK, yeah, this may not be the one on which you should be spending your hard earned cash.  But if you plan to buy two albums this year, then it might be worth a go.  Available on iTunes and Amazon, etc. etc.

http://clickth.at/ptXmoQ

Just bought the Honey Pig album by Bosley Brown ...

Album is on Amazon UK here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Honey-Pig/dp/B005G2H8GQ/ref=sr_shvl_album_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1316274647&sr=301-2

You can find Bosley's video for "Neon Magazine" here: http://whatweekly.com/2011/08/25/bosleys-neon-magazine/

The video was what made me interested to get the album.

This may be the best cello video clip that you see this year ... http://clickth.at/pzxRYV

http://clickth.at/pzxRYV

As shown on "Rude Tube" in the UK.

New ukulele album from Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam fame http://clickth.at/lznfSr (you can listen to the album)

http://clickth.at/lznfSr

From what I've listened to so far, it's very much an 'acoustic' album with just Eddie's voice and a uke, for the most part.  Some beautiful songs.

Really enjoying R.E.M.'s new album "Collapse Into Now" ...

R.E.M. is a band that I've had in the back of my mind, for quite a while now, as one to which I should listen more.  Recently, before the release of the album, they had a remix competition where they gave people the raw individual tracks of the new song "It Happened Today" to play with.

You can see the album version here on YouTube.  The remix competition was before the album came out; here is my remix.  It has a few rough edges, I did it fairly quickly, but you should get the idea.  In truth, I still prefer my remix to version that came out on the album.  Let me know what you think.

Oh, and here is the BBC's review of the album.

Recently discovered 'last.fm', really like its suggestions. Listening to 'Thousand Eyes' by 'Electric Light Orchestra Part Two'.

http://last.fm/

It picks songs that it thinks you will like, based on the style.  It also choice "I'm Not In Love" by 10CC for me, one of my favourites.  It's like a personalised radio station that fits your tastes.

For Aussies, drum&bass remix of ABC news theme (cool): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iysSJ51sRc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iysSJ51sRc

Done by Perth band, Pendulum.

Review: A great night had by all at Victoria Vox's london gig (@victoriavox) ...

Last night, I went to Victoria Vox's only London gig on her current European tour.  It was an intimate affair at the Hope & Anchor in Islington.  Everyone was close to the action as V played a solo set mixing songs from her latest album "Exact Change" with songs from her previous album "Chameleon".  V accompanied herself with ukulele, squeezebox (accordion) and "mouth trumpet" (of which she is truly the queen).  An eclectic mix, perhaps, but she made it all work beautifully together with her own sublime and angelic voice.  This was the first time I had heard V live, and while her albums are great, I definitely enjoyed this live performance even more.  The room was small enough that we could all see her and she could see all of us, so there was a real intimacy to it that I haven't experienced at other concerts that I have been to.

It was all the more impressive given that V seriously damaged her toe just days before in France, and currently has to walk with a cane, in more that a bit of pain.  However, a trooper to the end, she turned up so that her London fans could enjoy a live performance.

Afterwards, there was the chance to have a drink and a chat with V and the other fans, and that was a lot of fun too, a great way to round off the night.  I had a wonderful time, and look forwards to being able to do it again sometime (V hopes to be back in London in 2011).

[UK, London] Victoria Vox playing in Islington, 30 May (@victoriavox)

As many of you know, I'm one of many people who started playing the ukulele after being inspired by the "Concert for George" in memory of George Harrison.  My interest in the uke has led to an interest in artists who play the uke.  These are artists and songs that you don't see in the top 40, they are "boutique artists" who do something a bit special for an audience that wants to hear something out of the ordinary.
My current favourite is Victoria Vox (http://www.victoriavox.com/ - but a warning, this site starts playing music as soon as you open it, which I know many of you will think is poor Web design - please be forgiving).  I really loved her previous album "Chameleon", and I'm currently listening to her latest album "Exact Change".  Victoria has a beautiful voice, and it isn't the kind of ukulele music that people often think of, it isn't George Formby, it isn't Hawaiian.  It's just great folk music which happens to have a uke in it.
The good news for people in London is that Victoria will be playing at the Hope & Anchor (207 Upper Street Islington London N1 1RL, map: http://maps.ovi.com/services/place/826gcpvj-725b5262e7714d94b005c977cb9c358d) on 30 May 2010.  Doors open at 6:30pm, and Victoria is on at 6:35pm.
I'm really looking forwards to it, it will be great to see and hear her live.  If you can get there yourself, let me know if you want to meet up.

Wrote this (chillout) ringtone in the hotel here in Vienna. You are welcome to use it if you like it ...

But my ringtones are an acquired taste, don't be surprised if you don't like it.  :-)  Yes, I write my own ringtones.  That what happens to people who combine their love of music with their chronically short attention span.

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