Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Rock It – 2006-08-17

Rock It – 2006-08-17

Who’s Like The God Damn Sun – Afternoon Tea
· A Malaysian indie band discovered in i-bands website. Not much information is available about this band. Therefore they remain a mystery.

Absence – Antarctica
· No info

Flavour Of The Month – Aroah
· No info

Wait – Astreal
· A Singaporean band.

If You Fall – Azure Ray
· No info

Kasey Keller – Barcelona
· Electro pop band

Gravity’s Bringing Us Down – Beulah
· No info

Carnival – Burning Airlines
· No info

Near – Concave Scream
· A Singaporean indie band

Since You Went Away – Dear Nora
· No info

I Am – Dogfish
· No info

Pitch Black – Doomsday Virus
· No info

X And Y – Durian
· No, this is not a South East Asian band who is crazy about durian.

Natural Disasters – Enon
· No info

Hate Sunday – Everybody Loves Irene
· An Indonesian trip-hop band that has a great influence of Portishead

Standing Stone – Flying Saucer Attack
· No info

Spanish Dance Troupe – Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci
· No info

Close Your Eyes – Her Reverie
· A Malaysian indie band based in Klang Valley. The band was disbanded early last year. One of the band members, Keng, is a regular gig organizer that is running a studio

All The Famous People That You Know – Little Champions
· No info

Swingset Chain – Loquat
· No info

Blooms – Marmoset
· No info

Rock It – 2006-08-19

Rock It – 2006-08-19

Unity Song – The Oddfellows
· LP: Carnival
· Release in the 90s
· A well known Singaporean indie band in the 90s. The band is still not officially disbanded. One of the band members, Patrick Chng has moved on to form a new band called The Typewriters and the new album is about to be released soon.

A Question Foe Emily Foreman – Of Montreal
· No info

Moon – Old Time Relijun
· No info

Doin’ Business In Japan – Oneida
· No info

All Medicated Geniuses – Pretty Girls Make Graves
· No info

You Can’t See Me – Red Planet
· No info

Epoch – Replicator
· No info

Alright Alright – Sahara Hotnights
· No info

The Hands of The Doctor – Serenaide
· No info

Revolution – Spaceman 3
· One of the earliest noise-pop band that emerged almost at the same period as My bloody Valentine, The Ride, Slowdive, etc

60 Cowboys – Strawberry Switchblade
· A Scotish female duo famous for the 80s hit song, Since Yesterday. The post-punk band has never been famous in Malaysia but I think it’s a cool 80s band that emerged from the new wave era underground music scene in the UK. They have a cool new wave style of dressing. The name of the band is based on the name of a fanzine. One of the members is currently playing in darker bands called Sorrow and Current 93. Both of the bands remain underground.

Lighting The Way – Superdrag
· No info

Take These Days Away – The Pagans
· A Singaporean indie band.

Disagree – The Portal Service
· No info

I Wonder Why – The Pastels
· A British band that emerged during the new wave era from the same city as Strawberry Switchblade

The Way To Market Station – The Aislers Set
· No info

Liquid Love – The Bobbyteens
· If the word “whore” is not permitted on the radio, this song should not be played.

Knitting Bee – The Cubby Creatures
· No info

Ohio – The Dishes
· No info

A Damn Good Disguise – The Mendoza Line
· No info

Psychic Twin – The No No’s
· No info

Doug Buggy – The Oscillators
· No info

Rock It – 2006-08-13

Rock It – 2006-08-13

Set The Fire To The Third Bar – Snow Patrol
· LP: Open Eyes

Plug in Baby – Muse
· No info

Arabian Nights – Siouxsie & The Banshees
· LP: Once Upon A Time/The Singles
· An excellent track from an excellent goth band from the U.K. The compilation album was originally released in 1981. It is re-released recently in a budget price.

Leaving So Soon – Keane
· LP: Under The Iron Sea
· This is an album that will grow on you, unlike the first album that will capture your interest immediately. It is still a good album.

Bald – The Darkness
· LP: One Way Ticket To Hell And Back

Time Bomb – Rancid
· A well known punk band. Time Bomb is one of their famous songs.

555 Part One – Fastbacks
· LP: New Mansions In Sound
· Released in 1996
· This is an American band with rapid changes in their line-up

Never Lonely – Tragicomedy
· LP: Songs That Won’t Sell
· Released in 2005
· It is an independently released album. A local band fronted by Amitabh Chandra

Listening – The Used
· LP: Love And Death

The World Devourers – Neaera
· A metal band. A very loud & heavy song, so beware of earache!!

8 Pills – Delicatessen
· LP: Hustle Into Bed
· Released in 1996

Sunday Bloody Sunday – U2
· LP: The Best of 1980 – 1990
· The song was originally released in 1983. It is regarding a tragedy known as Bloody Sunday.

Trephination – Jesus Lizard
· LP: Shot
· Released in 1996

Memphis Time –Gin Blossoms
· LP: Congratulations I’m Sorry
· Released in 1996
· This song is from the same album that contains their hit songs, Follow You Down and Till I Hear It From You.

Your Mother Should Know – The Beatles
· A less well known catchy track by the Fab Four

Baby Fly Away – Hilt
· LP: Call The Ambulance Before I Hurt Myself

Failinga Test Falling In Love – Danielson
· LP: Tri
· The song is pronounced as “Failing A Test Falling In Love”.

An Agony In Twelve Fits – The Dentists
· LP: Deep Six

Soul Meets Body – Death Cab For Cutie
· No info except I personally love this song.

Fight For Your Rights – A.C.A.B.
· This is an old song by A.C.A.B. A Malaysian punk/ska band that has been around for almost a decade. Recently released a new album but I heard that they that their new album is more indie/modern rock than punk/ska. Check it out if you can find it and call us and let us know about the album.

Ballad of Tabitha – Boredphucks
· LP: Banned In Da Singapura
· A Singaporean independent band. This band is a Singaporean counter part of our Ben’s Bitches – you need to listen to the album to understand why.

Beside You In Time – Nine Inch Nails
· LP: With Teeth

Rock It – 2006-07-30

Rock It – 2006-07-30

Imagination – Erasure
· Album: The Innocents
· Formed by a former member of Depeche Mode & Yazoo

Rhiannon – Fleetwood Mac
· Album: Greatest Hits

Killer Queen – Queen
· Album: Greatest Hits

Nobody’s Diary – Yazoo
· Album: Only Yazoo: The Best of
· Formed by a former member of Yazoo. He eventually moved on to form Erasure.

Decorate The Spine – Knapsack
· Album: Day Three of My New Life

Sassafras – Chug
· Album: Sassafras

The Bert Factor – Small
· Album: Silver Gleaming Death Machine

Web In Front – Archers of Loaf
· Album: Icky Mettle

Upside Down – Yo La Tengo
· Album: May I Sing With Me

Suspicion – The Hangovers
· Record label: Kill Rock Star

About Your Fame – The Apples In Stereo
· Album: Tone Soul Evolution

Tin Pan Alley – The Apples In Stereo
· Album: Tone Soul Evolution

Down Home Kitty – Yatsura
· Album: iPulpo
· Released in 1997

Mr. Anthony’s Last – Young Fresh Fellows
· Album: It’s Low Beat Time

You Play Glockenspiel, I’ll Play Drums – Beautiful South
· Album: 0898

Super Monkey – Stanford Prison Experiment
· Album: Self-titled

Hello Conscience – The Zutons
· Album: Tired of Hanging Around
· Released in 2006

Here Comes A Regular – The Replacements
· Album: Don’t You Know Who I Think I Was? The Best of The Replacements
· Released in 2006

Deadwood – Dirty Pretty Things
· Album: Waterloo To Anywhere
· Released in 2006

Stormy Weather – Echo & The Bunnymen
· Album: Siberia
· Released in 2005
· Band members: Ian McCulloch (vocals & guitar), Will Sergeant (lead guitar), Paul Fleming (keyboard), Simon Finley (drums) & Peter Wilkinson (bass)

All Because Of You Days – Echo & The Bunnymen
· Album: Siberia
· Released in 2005

Voodoo Girl – Loves Ugly Children
· Album: Showered In Gold
· Record label: Flying Nun Records
· A New Zealander band

Rock It – 2006-07-23

Rock It – 2006-07-23

I Need – L7
· LP: The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum
· Released in 1997
· Band members: Donita Sparks (guitar & vocal), Suzi Gardner (guitar & vocal) and Dee Plakes (Drums)

Strychnine – The Headcoat Sect
· LP: Deerstalking Men

Chill Blown – Prolapse
· LP: Pointless Walks To Dismal Places

Cram The Graham – Gooloo
· LP: Gooloo

Lee – Spore
· LP: Spore

Gabe Wonders Why – Potatomen
· LP: Now

Won’t You B – Potatomen
· LP: Now

Queen Bee – Chug
· LP: Metalon

Black Math – The White Stripes

Something I Can’t Have – The Jesus & Mary Chain
· LP: Hate Rock N Roll

She’s So Strange – Blithe
· LP: Head Is Mighty

Baby Baby Baby Baby Baby Baby Baby (I Love You) – Sweet Baby
· LP: It’s A Girl

You Got Sound – The Blow Up
· LP: True Noise

First It Giventh – Queens of The Stone Age
· LP: Songs For The Deaf

Good Morning Britain – Aztec Camera
· LP: The Best of Aztec Camera compilation album
· Doesn’t this song sounds like it belongs to The Clash?

Distant Sun – Crowded House
· LP: Recurring Dream: The Very Best of Crowded House

Echo – Pink Noise Test
· LP: Plasticized

Shake The Disease – Depeche Mode
· LP: The Singles 81>85 compilation album

China Girl – David Bowie

Call Me – Blondie

Silly Thing – Sex Pistols
· LP: Jubilee compilation album

Supply & Demand – The Hives
· LP: Veni Vidi Vicious

Homesick – The Vines
· LP: Highly Evolved

Rock It – 2006-07-16

Rock It – 2006-07-16

Cannonball – Breeders
· LP: Last Splash
· Released in 1993 by 4AD
· Band members: The famous Deal sisters – Kim Deal and Kelley Deal, Jim Mac Pherson &
Josephine Wiggs
· Kim Deal was from Pixies. Kelley Deal formed The Amps. The sisters could be involved in
many other bands as side projects. Please do some research to find out more

School – Nirvana
· LP: Bleach
· Released in 1989
· This song was recorded before Dave Grohl of Foo Fighter joined the band
· Band members at that time were Kurt Cobain (vocal & guitar) who later married Courtney
Love of Hole and later shot & killed himself, Chris Novoselic (bass) who later formed
Queens of The Stone Age, Chad Channing (drums) and Jason Everman (guitar)

Radio Free Europe – R.E.M.
· LP: Singles Collected
· Released in 1994

White Tornado – R.E.M.
· LP: Singles Collected
· Released in 1994
· This is a unique instrumental track of R.E.M. It is of one of their earliest songs. Sounds
more like surf-rock of Dick Dale & Man… or Astroman rather than the typical sound of
R.E.M.

Can’t Have It – Teen Angels
· LP: Daddy
· Released in 1996 by Sub-pop
· If you pronounce the name of the band fast, it sounds like “Teenagers”

The World Has Turned And Left Me Here – Weezer
· LP: Self-titled album which is also known as the Blue album
· Weezer has 2 self-titled albums, the other is known as Green album based on the colour of
the album cover

Do You Like Me – Fugazi
· LP: Red Medicine
· Released in 1995 by their own label, Dischord Records
· This is a great Washington based positive punk band greatly admired by the independent
music scene. It is an anti-violence punk band.
· The band was playing in Malaysia about 10 years ago at Fire Discotheque. Those who
were there would never forget about the gig and the band. The gig started late as usual
liked any local independent gig. At one point, the crowd was pushing towards the stage.
The security/bouncers were a bit rowdy. The lead singer prevented the potential violence
imposed by the security/bouncers towards the audiences and the show went on smoothly.

Monkey Needs – Shotgun Messiah
· LP: Violent New Breed
· Released in 1993
· An industrial band

No Reward – Black Train Jack
· LP: No Reward
· Released in 1993 by Roadrunner

It’s Coming Down – Cake
· LP : Fashion Nugget
· Released in 1995
· This is one of the weirdest bands I have ever encountered. They sound like a cheap
smoked filled club band.
· Band members: Greg Brown (electric guitar & organ), Victor Damiani (bass), Vincent Di
Fiore (trumpet & percussion), John Mc Crea (vocal, acoustic guitar & organ) & Todd Roper
(drums & percussion)

Coming of the Century – Course of Empire
· LP: Self-titled
· Released in 1990

Grinned – Pond
· LP: Self-titled
· Released in 1993 by Sub-pop

Not The Same – Dinosaur Jr.
· LP: Where You Been
· Released in 1993

7/8 – Drop Nineteens
· LP National Coma
· Released in 1993

The Emperor In The Sky – Wolf Colonel
· LP: Vikings of Mint

Dog Lady – Icky Joey
· LP: Pooh

Farting In A Car Full of People Isn’t Rude, It’s Screwed Up – The Fridays
· EP: My Blur Baby
· This song was written out of frustration and the band is not serious about this song

Mr. Biggles – The Fridays
· EP: My Blur Baby

Wondermilk – The Fridays
· EP: My Blur Baby
· This song was written with the influence of Couple. However, it sounds more similar to the
style of Lucy In The Loo. I imagined Hana singing this song while listening.

Mocha – The Fridays
· EP: My Blur Baby
· Personally, I think this is the best track. The lyric sounds like it contains some vulgar
words but in reality there’s no vulgar word. Blame it on the raw unpolished recording

Dance Floor – The Fridays
· EP: My Blur Baby
· Personally, this is the song I dislike. It has the influence of Al Stewart – Ashraff (the lead
singer) was probably digging his mom’s record collection for inspiration while writing this
song. It’s not really bad after listening to it several times but it is just a song that could not
instantly fit into my taste of music.

My Blur Baby – The Fridays
· EP: My Blur Baby
· This is another great track.