R.E.M. - PART 3

I guess we'll go ahead and take this series up to BILL BERRY's departure. This, then, shall serve as the penultimate installment.

(FYI: Senor STIPE wrote the lyrics to "Me in Honey" as a male-centric response to NATALIE MERCHANT's "Eat for Two." He also joined Ms. Merchant on the bridge of "A Campfire Song." Why the latter was mixed/mastered at such a low volume has always puzzled/annoyed me.)

From the LP OUT OF TIME, 1991 >>>
[MP3] "Me in Honey" [w/KATE PIERSON]
[MP3] "Texarkana"
[MP3] "Belong"

From the LP AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE, 1992 >>>
[MP3] "Monty Got a Raw Deal"
[MP3] "Find the River"

BONUS TRACKS >>>

[MP3] 10,000 MANIACS/"Eat for Two" [1989]

[MP3] 10,000 MANIACS [w/MICHAEL STIPE]/"A Campfire Song" [1987]

CUT COPY

BAND: CUT COPY

COUNTRY: Australia

ALBUM: IN GHOST COLOURS [2008]

GENRE: '80s pop/dance-pop

MySPACE: CUT COPY on MySPACE

[MP3] "Unforgettable Season"

[MP3] "Lights & Music"

AIRFARE

BAND: AIRFARE

COUNTRY: Czech Republic

ALBUM: HOTEL MOSCOW [2008]

GENRE: Britpop

HOW YOU KNOW THEY'RE PROBABLY CZECH & NOT BRIT: Band members' last names: LICHTAG, VITASEK, CHROMEK

MySPACE: AIRFARE on MySPACE

[MP3] "Sorry Baby" [radio edit]

[MP3] "Martyrdom"

KENT

In terms of sales and status, KENT is the Scandinavian U2. In terms of sound, they're U2-by-way-of-RADIOHEAD. Anthemic melancholia. Which gets them grouped with the likes of COLDPLAY, DOVES, and MUSE. Generally-speaking, I like them better than those three; not as much as U2; not nearly as much as Radiohead. But they certainly rate a Sunday showcase, and this is it....

From the LP ISOLA [English version], 1998 >>>
[MP3] "Things She Said"

From the LP HAGNESTA HILL [Swedish version], 1999 >>>
[MP3] "Revolt III"

From the 2-LP B-SIDOR 95-00, 2000 >>>
[MP3] "Spokstad"

From the LP VAPEN & AMMUNITION, 2002 >>>
[MP3] "Karleken Vantar"
[MP3] "FF"

From the LP DU & JAG DODEN, 2005 >>>
[MP3] "Max 500"
[MP3] "Du Ar Anga"
[MP3] "Palace & Main"

From the EP HJARTA & SMARTA, 2005 >>>
[MP3] "Ansgar & Evelyne"

From the LP TILLBAKA TILL SAMTIDEN, 2007 >>>
[MP3] "Ingenting"
[MP3] "Generation Ex"

BEST OF MARCH 2008

Left-click [HERE] to download the March mix.

Portal to previous monthly mixes [HERE].

BEST OF MARCH 2008 TRACKLIST >>>

1 gnarls barkley/run
2 duffy/stepping stone
3 tapes 'n tapes/conquest
4 adele/tired
5 tokyo police club/juno
6 the long blondes/the couples
7 the kooks/see the sun
8 the submarines/you, me and the bourgeoisie
9 the raconteurs/steady, as she goes
10 angus & julia stone/just a boy
11 mystery jets/veiled in grey
12 pete & the pirates/knots
13 great northern/this is a problem
14 madonna [w/justin timberlake & timbaland]/4 minutes to save the world
15 paul kelly/god told me to
16 de novo dahl/be your man
17 what made milwaukee famous/self-destruct
18 the red romance/break away
19 my sad captains/bad decisions
20 headlights/on april 2
21 pulp/something changed
22 the cuties/ugly boy
23 tara blaise/wishing her life away

ODDS 'N' SODS #9

[MP3] PANIC AT THE DISCO/"Pas De Cheval"

[MP3] ALFA ROCOCO/"Lever L'ancre"

[MP3] SHE & HIM/"Sweet Darlin'"

[MP3] BRANDI SHEARER/"Lullabies"

[MP3] GARY JULES/"Mad World"

[MP3] k.d. lang/"hain't it funny?"

SILVER JEWS

DAVID BERMAN and SILVER JEWS will release their sixth album in 19 years on June 17. As near as I can tell, STEPHEN MALKMUS is MIA on LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, LOOKOUT SEA, with Berman's wife CASSIE listed as his primary collaborator this time out. I do believe you can hear her providing some substantial supporting vox on "Suffering Jukebox" below....

SILVER JEWS on MySPACE.

From th LP LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, LOOKOUT SEA, 2008 >>>
[MP3] "Suffering Jukebox"
[MP3] "Aloysius, Bluegrass Drummer"

From the LP TANGLEWOOD NUMBERS, 2005 >>>
[MP3] "Punks in the Beerlight"
[MP3] "How Can I Love You (If You Won't Lie Down)"

From the LP AMERICAN WATER, 1998 >>>
[MP3] "Random Rules"
[MP3] "Smith & Jones Forever"