DJ Charts 10:12:09

1. Delphic - Doubt
2. Editors - You Don't Know Love
3. Groove Armada - I Won't Kneel
4. White Rabbits - Percussion Gun
5. The Cribs - Nothing
6. Ash - Space Gun
7. Hurts - Wonderful Life
8. A Place to Bury Strangers - In Your Heart
9. The Pain of Being Pure At Heart - Young Adult Friction
10. Arctic Monkeys - Cornerstone

"Echoes" - New and retro Indie / Shoegaze / Baggy mix

Here's a new mixed compilation CD I've done this weekend.

The idea is to intersperse some pre 1990 indie with the new 2009 sounds I've been listening to. I tried to upload it through yousendit but it's too big, hope people can make do with just the first two tunes.

Tracklisting:
1. The Field Mice - Sensitive
2. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (USA) - Young Adult Friction
3. Joy Division - Shadowpplay
4. The Horrors - Mirror's Image
5. My Bloody Valentine - You Made Me Realise
6. A Place to Bury Strangers (USA) - In Your Heart
7. New Order - Age of Consent
8. Editors - Papillon
9. Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
10. The Joy Formidable - The Greatest Light Is The Greatest Shade
11. Ride - Like A Daydream
12. The Cribs - We Share The Same Skies
13. The Jesus & Mary Chain - The Living End
14. The Chapman Family - Virgins
15. The High - This Is My World
16. Bombay Bicycle Club - Magnet
17. Northside - Shall We Take A Trip?
18. Sergeant - Sunshine
19. The La's - Liberty Ship
20. Detroit Social Club - Silver

Loaded Indie Night at Camelots Doncaster to be every Friday

Loaded is now going to to be every FRIDAY!

Brand new and classic indie, rock, baggy & britpop every week from 9:30.

Ridiculously cheap entry and amazing offers on quality drinks!

Launches 23:10:09.

Check out the facebook group.

Loaded 26:09:09

Some blurry shots from the balcony at the re-launch night at Loaded on 26:09:09.

Top 10 tunes of the night:

Happy Mondays - Hallelujah

The Cure - Why Can't I Be You?

Charlatans - One to Another

Shed Seven - Dolphin

Wedding Present - Kennedy

Joy Division - Transmission

Buzzcocks - What Do I Get?

The Wonder Stuff - Don't Let Me Down, Gently

Stone Roses - Waterfall

The High - Box Set Go

DJ Charts 28:09:09

1. A Place to Bury Strangers - In Your Heart
2. The Cribs - We Share The Same Skies
3. Editors - Papillon
4. Baddies - Open One Eye
5. Holloways - Jukebox Sunshine
6. Good Shoes - The Way My Heart Beats
7. Bombay Bicycle Club - Magnet
8. Passion Pit - To Kingdom Come
9. Ash - True Love 1980
10. Atlas Sound - Walkabout

DJ Charts 31:08:09

1. Editors - Papillon
2. Jack Penate - Be The One
3. Ash - True Love 1980
4. Little Boots - Remedy
5. The Cribs - We Were Aborted
6. Arctic Monkeys - My Propellor
7. Bombay Bicycle Club - Magnet
8. Passion Pit - To Kingdom Come
9. Shake Aletti - The Way He Does
10. La Roux - I'm Not Your Toy

The Cribs The Roses limited editions only available in certain locations

Pretty lucky I'm living in Yorkshire..

http://www.thecribs.com/

"The Cribs have announced details of a very limited version of their forthcoming album 'Ignore The Ignorant' on 7th September.

For the first time ever, a band has chosen to make their album available in a regional only format.

The Cribs will make this exclusive version of their album available in Yorkshire, Lancashire and Portland only.

Yorkshire – Ryan / Ross Jarman , Lancashire – Johnny Marr and Portland, Oregon – Gary Jarman, hence the title 'The Roses Edition'.

The 'Roses Edition' will consist of an exclusive black box which houses a special edition of the CD album a "Making of..." documentary DVD plus an exclusive live (audio only) bootleg from the band's show at Manchester Ritz earlier this year.

This version of the album will only be made available in stores throughout Yorkshire, Lancashire and Portland and can be pre-ordered through Normans (Yorkshire) and Townsends (Lancashire), and will be available from Jackpot Records in Portland.

Please note only stores in Yorkshire , Lancashire and Portland will have stock of this very limited version."

New songs are off limits but here's a harkback to their last album.

The Cribs - I'm A Realist

New Loaded Poster

Here's how the latest Loaded poster (Matt Roundell interpretation) is looking, just a matter of time now..

Doncaster Odeon with front off

Went past the old Gaumont today and noticed they've taken the front off to reveal its old art deco fascade. Nice comparison with how it was in 1934.

Loaded 2009 - Draft Poster 2 & preview disk tracklist

I've done a couple of re-touches to the poster above and here is the tracklisting for my Loaded 2009 promotional preview CD - "Stay Together: 30 years of Britrock".

1. Primal Scream - Movin on Up

2. The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make?

3. Joy Division - She's Lost Control

4. The Stone Roses - Tell Me

5. The Charlatans - One To Another

6. The Las - There She Goes

7. Kula Shaker - Tatva

8. Shed 7 - Where Have You Been Tonight?

9. Pulp - Babies

10. Blur - There's No Other Way

11. Echobelly - Great Things

12. Idlewild - When I Argue I See Shapes

13. Elastica - Waking Up

14. Seahorses - Love is the Law

15. Black Grape - In The Name of the Father

16. Inspiral Carpets - Saturn 5

17. Mansun - Wide Open Space

18. Monaco - What Do You Want From Me?

19. Oasis - Live Forever

20. Suede - Stay Together

Common People - Brit Pop: The Story

I received this album this morning and its great to hear some of the familiar and less familar songs from this special time in music for me and many of my generation.

Tracklisting:
disc 1
o 1. Lenny Valentino - Auteurs (The)
o 2. Stutter - Elastica
o 3. Be My Light Be My Guide - Gene
o 4. Love Spreads - Stone Roses (The)
o 5. Laid - James
o 6. Staying Out For The Summer - Dodgy
o 7. You're In A Bad Way - Saint Etienne
o 8. Stars - Dubstar
o 9. In The Name Of The Father - Black Grape
o 10. London Girls - Duffy
o 11. Sleep - Marion
o 12. Speeed King - These Animal Men
o 13. Shame - S.M.A.S.H
o 14. Alright - Cast
o 15. Slight Return - Bluetones (The)
o 16. Lover - Perfume
o 17. Wake Up Boo - Boo Radleys
o 18. Daydreamer - Menswear
disc 2
o 1. Common People - Pulp
o 2. Alright - Supergrass
o 3. Inbetweener - Sleeper
o 4. Great Things - Echobelly
o 5. Afrodisiac - Powder
o 6. Rollercoaster - Northern Uproar
o 7. Changing Man, The - Paul Weller
o 8. Something For The Weekend - Divine Comedy (The)
o 9. You're Gorgeous - Babybird
o 10. 12 Reasons Why - My Life Story
o 11. It Fell Off The Back Of A Lorry - Denim
o 12. Tattva - Kula Shaker
o 13. Wide Open Space - Mansun
o 14. Drink The Elixir - Salad
o 15. Nancy Boy - Placebo
o 16. She Said - Longpigs
o 17. Riverboat Song - Ocean Colour Scene
o 18. Chasing Rainbows - Shed Seven
disc 3
o 1. God Show Me Magic - Super Furry Animals
o 2. Trash - Suede
o 3. In Your Car - Kenickie
o 4. Pessimist Is Never Disappointed, A - Audience (The)
o 5. Mulder And Scully - Catatonia
o 6. Female Of The Species - Space
o 7. All You Good Good People - Embrace
o 8. Whippin' Piccadilly - Gomez
o 9. Into The Blue - Geneva
o 10. Monday Morning 5:19 - Rialto
o 11. Love Is The Law - Seahorses (The)
o 12. Step Into My World - Hurricane #1
o 13. What Do You Want From Me - Monaco
o 14. Sweeping The Nation - Spearmint
o 15. Always Round Here - Lodger
o 16. SAS And The Glam That Goes With It, The - Earl Brutus
o 17. Bartender And The Thief, The - Stereophonics
o 18. Oh Jim - Gay Dad

Also check out Steve Lamacq's BBC documentary "Don't Look Back in Anger" - four 30 minute broadcasts which reviews the movement.

See also the above-but-one post for details of my light Britpop compilation.

Arctic Monkeys new album to be called "Humbug"

Straight in from the Domino Records website - the Arctonies' new album is to be called "Humbug" and the track listing will be as follows:

1. My Propeller

2. Crying Lightning

3. Dangerous Animals

4. Secret Door

5. Potion Approaching

6. Fire And The Thud

7. Cornerstone

8. Dance Little Liar

9. Pretty Visitors

10. The Jeweller’s Hands

Clash Music describe how, "Frontman Alex Turner, fresh from his expansive forays in The Last Shadow Puppets, has retained that laconic croon, while his bandmates extol the same Scott Walker influences in the music, injecting the Arctics with a new sound that sends them onto wild soundscaping adventures."

We All Want Someone to Shout For has posted some previews, and there are also some great demo tracks from Favourite Worst Nightmare on there.

The Guardian goes into some detail in analysing the meaning of the new album title.

Roll on 24th August!

Review of album and video of Crying Lightning at Clash Music

DJ Charts 02:06:09

1. Magic Wands - Warrior
2. FrYars - Lakehouse
3. Bombay Bicycle Club - Dust on the Ground
4. Matt & Kim - Lessons Learned
5. We Have Band - You Came Out (Stereogamous Bathhouse Version)
6, Miike Snow - Animal
7. Defend Moscow - Die Tonight
8. Depeche Mode - Peace
9. Soft Toy Emergency - Critical (Casiokids remix)
10. Patrick Wolf - Hard Times (Yuill Remix)

What's Happening in Donny? launched!

I've just launched my brand new site, What's Happening in Donny?

Please make your way there to see the scalable calendar, posters, detailed gig and event information, interactive comments system.

There is also the Facebook group and Twitter Updates to check out.

Get ready for a collaborative information interchange!

http://eventsindoncaster.blogspot.com/

Miike Snow - Animal lyrics

This is an absolute tune, and as its fitting with the current "animal" theme of the site I thought I'd post a version of it up here.

I received the CD last week - apparently its a Swedish duo which as well as the original features remixes from Treasure Fingers and Crookers. Treasure Fingers is pretty funky, but not as good as the original which I can't post here - look out for it as it's bound to be a 2009 summer anthem!

Miike Snow - Animal (Treasure Fingers Remix)

Great lyrics too:

There was a time when my world was filled with darkness, darkness darkness
Then I stopped dreaming now I'm supposed to fill it up with something, something something
In your eyes I see the eyes of somebody I knew before long ago
But I'm still trying to my my mind up - am I free or am I tied up?

I change shapes just to hide in this place
But I'm still I'm still an animal
Nobody knows it but me
When I slip I slip I'm still an animal

There is a hole and I try to fill it up with money, money money
But it gets bigger 'til your horses always runing, running running
In your eyes I see the eyes of somebody who could be so, tell me if I'm wrong
Now I'm pulling your disguise up are you free or are you tied up

DJ Charts 05:05:09

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Here are my current charts for the start of the month:

1. La Roux - Bulletproof
2. Soft Toy Emergency - Critical
3. Death Cigarettes - Bleed You Dry
4. Bat for Lashes - Daniel
5. Data Rock - Give It Up
6. Gossip - Heavy Cross
7. Passion Pit - The Reeling
8. Little Boots - New In Town
9. Prodigy - Warrior's Dance
10. Maccabees - Love You Better

New Compilation - Filthy Dukes Special

I wanted to include the Body Control song on a compilation I'm doing for Billings so have had to cut it out of the Filthy Dukes mixtape no.1 mix.

1. Detroit Social Club - Sunshine People
2. Filthy Dukes - Twenty Six Hundred
3. Filthy Dukes - Nonsense In The Dark
4. Filthy Dukes - Elevator
5. Filthy Dukes - Messages
6. White Lies - To Lose My Life (Filthy Dukes Remix)
7. Filthy Dukes - Absolute Body Control (D.A.F. cover)
8. Ladytron - Tomorrow (Jeuce Rework)
9. Frankmusik - Better Off As Two
10. Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone
11. Phoenix - 1901
12. Phoenix - If I Ever Feel Better
13. Fever Ray - When I Grow Up (Lissvik Remix)
14. The Knife - Pass This On

Facts About South Western Australia

This is where I'm going shortly. Lots of information on Australian Tourism Net.

Biodiversity "hotspot", containing vast forests of Karri, Jarrah and other trees, like the Tingle, seen here.

Britain & South Western Australia Australia- Approximate Size Comparison

Possible variance in scale - not sure how good Google Earth is nowadays, but this is how they compare, sizewise.

Fever Ray - When I Grow Up (Lissvik Version)

This is the new single from Fever Ray, aka Karin from The Knife. I've come across this version of the tune by someone called "D Lissvik", which is a little more upbeat than the original version I've seen on Youtube, and features a more rhythmic guitar part and other DJ friendly instrumentals. Album out 30th March.

Fever Ray - When I Grow Up (Lissvik Edit)

Absolute Body Control Dropped From Nonsense in the Dark

Today I received an album I've been looking forward to for a while now today, and was dismayed to find out that the track Absolute Body Control (vocals by Tim Lawton of Late of the Pier) has been replaced with "Light Skips Cross Heart" (also with Tim Lawton's vocals).

This comes as a big disappointment as the Body Control track is an "absolute" corker, and is a little mysterious as the track appears on the tracklisting at HMV and Amazon, which is where I bought my copy from.

Update 20:03:09

I contacted Filthy Dukes management who confirmed that German group D.A.F. who wrote the original would not allow them to include the song at the 11th hour and 59th minute.

In the meantime, the track may be downloadable as part of their November 2008 mixtape on their website

Tiefschwarz - Never

Here's a new section of my blog - great tunes from yesteryear resurrected and given a fresh airing.

First up it's a great track from 7 years ago, Tiefschwarz's "Never", quite sublime I'm sure you'll agree. Lower quality mp3 uploaded and will be here for about a week - check out the rest of the album "Ral9005" for more early 90s German deep house goodness.

Tiefschwarz - Never

Sleaford Half Marathon 22:02:09

The latest photos on planethales.blogspot.com are of me running in the Sleaford Half Marathon 2009 (my first one) with Si and Matt.

Here are the results:

Si 102nd/412 1:37:47

Matt 191st/412 1:46:03

Ben 241st/412 1:52:18

Illusion Audio-Visual Club Experience Photos

It's No Illusion!

University Centre Doncaster’s first club-experience will be launched in the newly refurbished Student Bar on Thursday, February 5.

Organisers say Illusion will be an audio-visual experience to remember with DJs playing an eclectic mix of music, defying all genres and labels providing guests with an unpredictable array of sights and sounds.

The launch night will coincide with the arrival of three new groups of international students – two from France and one from Germany – giving the free event a real cosmopolitan feel.

It is one of the first events to be held in the newly refurbished Student Bar at the High Melton campus which was opened in January and due to be officially named by students in the coming weeks.

http://www.don.ac.uk/news/latest_news/january_09/its_no_illusion.aspx

Snow Hits High Melton 02:02:09

UK Temperatures set to plunge

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7858104.stm

Sheffield United 0 Doncaster Rovers 1

50th minute goal from right back James O'Connor nets from close range, Spicer with the cross. Rovers, up one place and out of danger zone, have conceeded 2 in the last 6 games. Relegation rivals Nottingham Forest, Watford and Charlton also win. Derby replace Rovers in 21st position.

Giant gap opening up in middle of Premiership

Arsenal beat Hull 3-1 away. Arsenal are in 5th with 41 points and Hull in 8th on 27. West Brom beat descending Middleborough 3-0, making Hull's impressive early points accumulation look all of a sudden precarious. West Brom's win puts Tottenham at least temporarily bottom, Blackburn put Newcastle (descending) down by 3 goals to nil, Man City scraped past Wigan to also climb. West Ham and Fulham, both on 26 points and with superior goal difference, will overtake take Hull when they meet each other on Sunday.

P GD PTS
1 Man Utd 21 24 47
2 Liverpool 21 22 46
3 Chelsea 22 29 45
4 Aston Villa 22 13 44

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5 Arsenal 22 13 41

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6 Everton 21 4 35
7 Wigan 22 2 31
8 Hull 22 -13 27
9 Fulham 19 4 26
10 West Ham 21 -4 26
11 Man City 21 9 25
12 Bolton 22 -8 23
13 Newcastle 22 -9 23
14 Sunderland 22 -9 23
15 Portsmouth 20 -12 23
16 Blackburn 21 -11 21
17 Middlesbrough 22 -15 21

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18 Stoke 22 -16 21
19 West Brom 22 -17 21
20 Tottenham 21 -6 20

Weather Warning for UK

100+ miles an hour winds to batter from the West

CC Championship 17:01:09

Southampton 1 Doncaster Rovers 2

Rovers first league game for over a week and crucial releagtion battle ends in an AWAY WIN and leaves us chasing right behind the other relegation contenders. Mid table the gap looks clear - those at the top to Ipswich and Sheff W downwards. Today Sheff W beat Charlton 4-1 at home and Ipswich beat Crystal Palace 4-1 away.

1 Wolverhampton 27 22 58
2 Reading 28 31 54

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3 Birmingham 27 11 52
4 Sheff Utd 28 15 47
5 Preston 28 7 47
6 Cardiff 27 11 45

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7 Burnley 28 2 43
8 QPR 28 1 42
9 Swansea 28 7 41
10 Crystal Palace 27 7 40
11 Ipswich 28 10 39
12 Sheff Wed 28 -9 38
13 Coventry 28 -1 37
14 Bristol City 26 -2 34
15 Plymouth 27 -4 33
16 Barnsley 28 -9 32
17 Blackpool 27 -8 31
18 Nottm Forest 28 -8 30
19 Norwich 28 -7 29
20 Derby 27 -11 29
21 Watford 28 -12 27

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22 Doncaster 27 -13 27
23 Southampton 28 -18 26
24 Charlton 28 -22 19

DJ Top Ten 11th January 2009

1. Florence & the Machine - Dog Days are Over
2. Cock n Bull - I'm Not Sorry
3. Tilly & The Wall - Pot Kettle Black
4. Kevin Rudolf - Let It Rock (Filthy Dukes Remix)
5. Passion Pit - Sleepy Head (Bo Flex Remix)
6. Ida Maria - Oh My God (MHC Remix)
7. Filthy Dukes - Absolute Body Control
8. Lady Gaga - Just Dance (Trevor Simpson Remix)
9. La Roux - Quicksand (autoKratz Remix)
10. Ladyhawke - My Delerium