Tales of the West

Hunting Song

Matthew — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:38:14 +0000

Wonderful Finnish “hunting metal”.

Desolation Row

Miles — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:34:32 +0000

My Chemical Romance covering Bob Dylan and being uncharacteristically amazing.

The Thing That Should Not Let It Be

Miles — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:19:54 +0000

A Beatles / Metallica Tribute Band. Crazy stuff.

London’s Burning

Miles — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:19:12 +0000

Another Clash classic. Not too well known. Whenever I mention this song to someone they usually reply “Don’t you mean London Calling?” This is from a Rock Against Racism concert. Look at that crowd go.

Never Forget You

Matthew — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:45:50 +0000

One of the best retro tracks of the last few years, it’s the Noisettes.

She Does It Right

Matthew — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:18:01 +0000

Very fast blues here with Dr Feelgood.

Planet Hell

Matthew — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:01:25 +0000

Now this is some proper heavy metal. It’s live Nightwish. It’s amazing.

Treat Me Like Your Mother

Matthew — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:21:36 +0000

Shouty, angry blues rock from the Dead Weather, featuring Jack White.

Rocks

Matthew — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:08:00 +0000

Pure uplifting 90s rock, from Primal Scream.

Eels

Matthew — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:01:55 +0000

Very catchy, and very silly, song from the Mighty Boosh.

Irish Blood, English Heart

Matthew — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:58:41 +0000

Definitely one of Morrissey’s best of the last decade.

Sgt. Rock

Matthew — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:56:25 +0000

Some under-rated 80s pop here, with XTC.

Can Can

Matthew — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:50:39 +0000

Ska band Bad Manners doing the Can Can. Crazy.

The Jam

Matthew — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:49:01 +0000

More classic British rock, this time the Jam, with News of the World.

Electric Worry

Matthew — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:40:59 +0000

This band, Clutch, are one of my all-time favourites. This rock is heavy the way most bands aren’t any more.

Itchycoo Park

Matthew — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:36:10 +0000

The Small Faces here with a classic British 60s song.

Hot & Cold

Matthew — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:33:30 +0000

This is just brilliant: a Ukrainian polka band covering Katy Perry’s “Hot n Cold”.

Personality Crisis

Matthew — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:35:19 +0000

Some excellent proto-punk from the New York Dolls.

Crazy Horses

Matthew — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:06:30 +0000

It’s the Osmonds. Don’t worry; I don’t actually like the music. It’s the leg movement that does it.

1,000,000

Miles — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:48:38 +0000

Nine Inch Nails may have stopped touring but they haven’t stopped being amazing.

Night Boat to Cairo

Matthew — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:41:42 +0000

Some excellent British ska here with the band Madness. I especially like this line:

It’s just gone noon, half past monsoon

Beg, Steal or Borrow

Matthew — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:29:20 +0000

Here’s Pete Doherty of Babyshambles, playing what would later become an over-produced song. This version is far better.

English Civil War

Miles — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:23:07 +0000

Here are the Levellers covering the Clash’s English Civil War and, in my humble opinion, improving it. If you like it check out Dropkick Murphy’s Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya which has a similar tune, having been derived from the same old folk song.

Captain Beefheart – This Is The Day

Matthew — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:35:51 +0000

Not great music, but what an odd band. Check out the bass player’s shoulder pads.

Going to Brazil

Matthew — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:26:08 +0000

I like this Motorhead video mostly because it’s funny how much faster this version is than the original. I’d guess around four times faster.

Vatreno Ludilo

Matthew — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:15:34 +0000

I have a thing for rock music sung in non-English languages. This song, which isn’t the best in the world, is by Rawbau, a band that features the current manager of the Croatian national football team, Slaven Bilic.

Caught By The Fuzz

Matthew — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:08:34 +0000

Here’s an angry and fast 90s song by Supergrass.

Oompa-Loompa Blues

Matthew — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:04:06 +0000

Something a bit different with excellent beatboxer, Beardyman, coming up with “oompa-loompa” blues music.

Over Under Sideways Down

Matthew — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:58:14 +0000

The Yardbirds were the band that started the careers of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck AND Jimmy Page. Here’s a Beck-era song, played by a seemingly headless man – Jimmy Page.

Misirlou

Matthew — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:11:44 +0000

Dick Dale with Misirlou.