What are you listening to, right now................

Tim

DJ Same on AOR Disco: 

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"I grew up listening to rock and pop of the 1980s until the summer of 1989 happened," he says. "Over those six weeks of school holidays everything changed. At the start I was buying Now That's What I Call Music. By the end of the holidays Deep Heat comps along with suede kickers, mustard tracksuit bottoms and hooded tops were de rigueur. A love affair with house and disco had started and this was probably the last great youth culture which took a hold of the whole nation. Amazing times.
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Skip to 2010. On my way home after a night shift working for the ambulance service listening to Rob Da Bank's excellent eclectic show I heard Psychemagik's edit of Fleetwood Mac's Everywhere and it blew my exhausted mind. Combining classic rock and pop with a dance floor sensibility it was just what I was looking for. I discovered the AOR Disco blog via a Google search and have never looked back." 
 
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AOR Disco 5th Anniversary mix:
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://aordisco.blogspot.fr/2014/05/aor-disco-5th-anniversary-mix-by-dj-same.html'>http://aordisco.blogspot.fr/2014/05/aor-disco-5th-anniversary-mix-by-dj-same.html</a>

mariner4life

These guys have obviously listened to a heap of Kyuss and Fu Manchu, but it's pretty fucking good
 
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NTA

Saw this on TV tonight from JJJ "Like A Version" - enjoyed it a lot

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"So if it's a cover", I'm thinking, " let's check out the original! "

Well save yourself the trouble. The original (YouTube "Disclosure Latch") is pretty tepid - the only term i can think of is "lounge dance"

red terror

I continue to be gobsmacked at the ascending success of Swans, the loudest band in the universe. Never been in the Top 100 album chart, or anywhere close to it, yet their latest "To Be Kind" (<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.metacritic.com/feature/best-albums-of-2014-so-far'>currently rated the 2nd best album of 2014 so far at Metacritic</a>) recently made the Top 40 chart in USA and UK. Not bad for a 60-year-old noise-maker making 2-hour length albums with songs running in excess of 30 minutes.
 
Nice little doc from last year...

(Coincidentally-or-not, the current best-rated album of 2014 is "St. Vincent" by St. Vincent, who sings on the new Swans record. I saw both of 'em play a double-bill a couple weeks ago. T'was awesome... and loud.)

Stockcar86

I love this song so much from Graham Panthers new EP
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://grahampanther.bandcamp.com/track/careful-selection'>http://grahampanther.bandcamp.com/track/careful-selection</a>
 
Sounds like a throwback to early 90's NZ indie music like Chicane or "O"

antipodean

Awolnation and Rudimental have been getting a lot of repeated plays lately. Benefit of having headphones on is people tend to think you're in a conference call and leave you alone so you can do some work.

Crucial

Tommy Ramone RIP. No Ramones left. All gone.

red terror

I saw them many times over the years, they seemed to age slower than me, but now they're all dead. Unbelievable... and scary.

Nepia

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I saw them many times over the years, they seemed to age slower than me, but now they're all dead. Unbelievable... and scary.
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Yeah, I was shocked to hear that. I wonder if there are any comparable bands from their era with the same death rate?

red terror

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I certainly can't think of any. Too much pizza, not enough wheat germ and riboflavin.

Strangely enough, their CBGB brethren <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heartbreakers'>The Heartbreakers</a> are getting there. Like the Ramones, they grew up in Queen's, NY at the same time. Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan are gone, and when Richard Hell expires they should investigate the plumbing.

Crucial

A parallel existence is the only explanation. After all Keith Richards is still alive and touring.....

Stockcar86

Times 9 best Ramones songs :
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://time.com/2979602/tommy-ramone-songs/'>http://time.com/2979602/tommy-ramone-songs/</a>

red terror

Looking forward . . .
 
 
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<div>Last night at Albany Street Studios, Dunedin, we Chills celebrated the completion of the recording of our new album 'Silver Bullets' with a fish and chip meal shared with long suffering family members and then the playback of one hurriedly mixed track.</div>
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<div>The album will be mixed in London in August/September and we are now discussing release dates. </div>
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<div>I am thrilled to report that, after fifteen days of twelve hours plus work (with brilliant sound engineer/co-producer Brendan Davies doing considerably more than that) we have completed this challenging adventure with everyone not only still talking to each other but, in fact, closer, friendlier and all excited at having produced something special which we know will stand proudly alongside anything The Chills have released to date.</div>
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<div>I can't wait until you all get to hear it and decide for yourselves.</div>
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<div>My heartfelt thanks to all who have expressed their belief in our music by making this possible.</div>
<div>Stay Chilled,</div>
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<div>Dunedin, June, 2014.</div>
 
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JC

RedTerror's mention of Richard Hell got me digging out some old Television. Love the solo (Richard Lloyd?)

red terror

Premieres this August.

Can hardly wait...

Crucial

I've never been a Shihad fan but just saw this clip about their new album. RT, this may be of interest to you with some good insights on how Jaz Coleman works producer wise, I like his style. 'The Mad Conductor'
 
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Tim

This is a great Iggy Pop track. Dig those synths, man. 
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Nice backing vocals. And a sax man.

jegga

There was a top gear episode with this guy on this morning, been listening to him the rest of the day

Tim

Good old John Foxx. 
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The Silver Fern

What are you listening to, right now................