ResidentBand Episode 033: Jules Larson

A while back, our friends at ResidentBand were looking for a vintage boombox for a video shoot. Well, now we get to see the video that required the boombox. Check out "Silly" by singer/songwriter Jules Larson below.

Paul McCartney Gives Deluxe Treatment To Two Classics

Paul McCartney will release the next two reissues in the Paul McCartney Archive Collection on June 14.

Getting the deluxe treatment this time around, his solo debut McCartney. The record was originally released in April 1970. This is the album that gave us the beloved classic "Maybe I'm Amazed."

McCartney II, also gets the deluxe treatment. It was originally released in 1980 and was his solo return after Wings. It contains the catchy "Coming Up" which is etched in my pre-teen memories and insists on making me bounce oddly off-beat whenever I hear it playing.

Both reissues were remastered at Abbey Road and were supervised by McCartney. As with the previous Archive Collection reissue of Band On The Run, these will have bonus material in addition to the original remastered albums and will be available in multiple formats.

McCartney will be made available as a 2-disc (2 CD) Special Edition featuring the original remastered album plus seven bonus audio tracks including the previously unreleased outtakes “Suicide” and “Don’t Cry Baby” plus a rare live 1979 recording of “Maybe I’m Amazed”. For collectors, the reissue will also be made available as a lavishly packaged 3 disc (2 CD, 1 DVD) Deluxe Edition which includes an exclusive bonus DVD featuring rare and previously unseen footage, an extraordinary 128-page hard bound book containing many exclusive and unpublished photos by Paul and Linda McCartney, original album artwork, downloadable hi-res audio versions of the remastered album and bonus audio tracks, an illustrated history of the making of the album, and expanded track by track information for the two audio discs as well as detailed historical information on the film content.

McCartney II will also be made available as a 2-disc (2 CD) Special Edition featuring the original remastered album plus eight bonus tracks including B-Sides and alternative versions. The bonus audio CD includes the #1 hit “Coming Up (Live At Glasgow, 1979)” and holiday perennial “Wonderful Christmastime.”

The lovingly packaged 4 disc (3 CD, 1 DVD) Deluxe Edition of McCartney II not only includes an exclusive bonus DVD featuring rare and previously unseen footage (including performances of ‘Coming Up’ and the new video for the unreleased track ‘Blue Sway’) but includes an additional seven rare bonus audio tracks exclusive to this edition. Additionally, the McCartney II deluxe edition contains an extraordinary 128-page hard bound book featuring many previously unpublished photos by Linda McCartney, original album and single artwork, downloadable hi-res audio versions of the remastered album, an illustrated history of the making of the album, and expanded track by track information for all three audio discs plus detailed historical information on the film content.

McCartney Tracklist

CD 1 – Remastered Album

• The Lovely Linda
• That Would Be Something
• Valentine Day
• Every Night
• Hot As Sun / Glasses
• Junk
• Man We Was Lonely
• Oo You
• Momma Miss America
• Teddy Boy
• Singalong Junk
• Maybe I’m Amazed
• Kreen-Akrore

CD 2 – Bonus Audio Tracks

• Suicide [Out-take]
• Maybe I’m Amazed [From One Hand Clapping]
• Every Night [Live At Glasgow, 1979]
• Hot As Sun [Live At Glasgow, 1979]
• Maybe I’m Amazed [Live At Glasgow, 1979]
• Don’t Cry Baby [Out-take]
• Women Kind (Demo) [Mono]

DVD – Bonus Film

• The Album Story
• The Beach
• Maybe I’m Amazed Music Video
• Suicide [from One Hand Clapping]
• Every Night [Live at Concert for the People of Kampuchea]
• Hot As Sun [Live at Concert for the People of Kampuchea]
• Junk [MTV Unplugged]
• That Would Be Something [MTV Unplugged]

McCartney II Tracklist

CD 1 – Remastered Album

• Coming Up
• Temporary Secretary
• On The Way
• Waterfalls
• Nobody Knows
• Front Parlour
• Summer’s Day Song
• Frozen Jap
• Bogey Music
• Darkroom
• One Of These Days

CD 2 – Bonus Audio 1

• Blue Sway [With Richard Niles Orchestration]
• Coming Up [Live At Glasgow, 1979]
• Check My Machine [Edit]
• Bogey Wobble
• Secret Friend
• Mr H Atom / You Know I’ll Get you Baby
• Wonderful Christmastime [Edited Version]
• All You Horse Riders / Blue Sway

CD 3- Bonus Audio 2 (DELUXE 3 CD – 1 DVD EDITION ONLY)

• Coming Up [Full Length Version]
• Front Parlour [Full Length Version]
• Frozen Jap [Full Length Version]
• Darkroom [Full Length Version]
• Check My Machine [Full Length Version]
• Wonderful Christmastime [Full Length Version]
• Summer’s Day Song [Original without vocals]
• Waterfalls [DJ Edit]

DVD – Bonus Film

• Meet Paul McCartney
• Coming Up Music Video
• Waterfalls Music Video
• Wonderful Christmastime Music Video
• Coming Up [Live at Concert for the People of Kampuchea]
• ‘Coming Up’ [taken from a rehearsal session at Lower Gate Farm, 1979]
• Making the Coming Up Music Video
• Blue Sway

The Twees At Mercury Lounge

The Twees: May 8, 2011 @ Mercury Lounge, New York, NY

Sunday, The Twees took the Mercury Lounge stage for a set of high energy, shake your ass fun. They're a relentless mix of pop, garage and punk. Front man Jason Abrishami was an endless bundle of energy. He worked the stage with moves that channeled James Brown and Mick Jagger. If you haven't experienced The Twees, do so as quickly as possible. But, be prepared; your body will move in ways it probably shouldn't and... You. Won't. Care.

More photos HERE

Upcoming: Plain Jane Automobile At Bowery Electric 5/14

Plain Jane Automobile will take the stage at LES venue Bowery Electric. The details are below! They have a new record out, Your Tomorrow, that can be found HERE.

Saturday May 14th @ BOWERY ELECTRIC - New York
327 Bowery @ 2nd Street
Tickets $8 Adv | $10 At Door | 9:45pm
w/Two Lights, Son of George

MyNameIsJohnMichael To Play Mercury Lounge, 5/18

John Michael Rouchell is bringing his band, MyNameIsJohnMichael back to New York! They'll be at Mercury Lounge on Wednesday, May 18. It's the early show so, doors at 6:30PM! It'll cost you $10. Also, a couple of days earlier, they'll be over in Brooklyn. On Monday, May 16, they'll be at Brooklyn Bowl opening for J Roddy Walston & The Business and These United States. Doors are at 6PM and it'll cost you $7.

I caught the band last year at Mercury Lounge and they were a hot, sweaty mess of fun! If you haven't seen them live, I recommend you do.

MyNameIsJohnMichael are a busy bunch of guys. They're wrapping up work on their sophomore album, which is being produced by Raymond Richards. The record will be released later this year. To whet your appetite and get you good and ready for the record, they're also on the road. Check out the list of dates below.

Tour Dates

• May 10th-Nashville, TN @ The Basement. New Faces Show
• May 11th- Knoxville, TN @ Preservation Pub
• May 13th- Louisville, KY @ Phoenix Hill Tavern
• May 15th-Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar
• May 16th-Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl opening for J Roddy Walston & The Buisness and These United States
• May 18th-New York, New York @ The Mercury Lounge (early show)
• May 19th-Washington DC @ Sixth & Historic Synagogue opening for Kopecky Family Band
• May 23rd- Nashville, TN @ Exit Inn
• May 25th- Asheville, NC, USA Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall
• May 26th-Atlanta, Georgia @ Masquerade
• May 28th-Mobile, AL @ Music Box with Modern Skirts

Video Of The Day: Nikka Costa - "Corners Of My Mind"

Today we're sharing with you a video by one of QNYC's faves, Nikka Costa. Costa has a YouTube channel, Nikka's Box, where she posts videos performing songs, often at the request of fans. This is one of those videos. The studio version of this song is from her 2001 album Everybody Got Their Something, one of my all time favorites.

This is another oldie but goodie, "Grab Hold." The studio version is from her classic 1996 record, Butterfly Rocket. If you can find this album, I highly recommend it.

ResidentBand Episode 032: Still Spark featuring Gaby Moreno

I'm finally playing catch up with all of the stuff I set aside to "check out later." One of those check out later things is an episode from our friends over at ResidentBand who always do awesome work. Episode 032 features Still Spark featuring Gaby Moreno performing "Careless Thing" live. Check it out below. Also, if you missed it, Still Spark is featured in Episode 031 as well and you can find that and previous episodes on ResidentBand's YouTube channel HERE.

Still Spark featuring Gaby Moreno - "Careless Thing"

Hello Vegas Offer New Song

I was browsing my inbox and I see an email with the subject line "Hey Quirky Chick." Well, heck, that caught my eye so I opened it! It was from LA, Cali band Hello Vegas, Jason to be exact. Hey Jason, what's up?! They've got a new song called "No One Knows" and they're giving it away, cool, we like free stuff.

I checked out the song which was described as music you can swim to. Okay, that works for me! I dig it and I have to say, soon everyone will know. Have a listen for yourselves. The song can be downloaded using the handy widget below. If you like it, they're on Facebook and Twitter, head over, say hi, tell them you dig it and say thanks for hooking you up with free goodies.

(click the arrow on the right to download)
HELLO VEGAS - No One Knows by hellovegas

The Jolly Boys Release New Record

The Jolly Boys released their latest record Great Expectation this week. The Jamaican mento group reinterprets songs by The Clash, The Stooges, The Stranglers, New Order, Amy Winehouse, and more. The highlights for me are Winehouse's "Rehab," The Stranglers "Golden Brown" and Steely Dan's "Do It Again." I'm still on the fence with the bonus track, a cover of The Human League's "Don't You Want Me." It's not that I don't like it. It's just one of those songs from back in the day that I used to dance around my room to while trying to imitate the dry monotone of the female lead. So, it's more of a memories thing. Check the album out for yourselves. You can stream Great Expectation in its entirety on AOL Music.

The album has all the makings of a fun summer record. It's likely to be well played at backyard and rooftop parties this year.

Grab "Emmanuel Road" from the handy widget at the bottom of the post.

You certainly won't be the first to have The Jolly Boys playing amongst friends. The band has been integral to the fabric of Jamaica's musical landscape and cultural heritage for nearly sixty years. They were even the house band for the Rat Pack's Jamaica chapter, chaired by the swashbuckling enfant terrible, Errol Flynn. Singing songs of double entendre and ribaldry to those in search of escape and excess, the group served as Port Antonio's go-to band for thirty years. Being "discovered" by a new generation of world music aficionados in the late 1980s meant The Jolly Boys could take their musical party on the road. Several albums, dozens of countries, and thirty years since, The Jolly Boys have become the most recognized mento band in the world.

Tracklist (Deluxe Edition)

• Passenger
• Perfect Day
• Rehab
• Should I Stay or Should I Go
• Nightclubbing
• Hanging On The Telephone
• Do It Again
• Riders On The Storm
• Golden Brown
• I Fought The Law
• Ring Of Fire
• Blue Monday
• You Can't Always Get What You Want
• Don't You Want Me (Bonus Track)

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Emmanuel Road - The Jolly Boys by geejamstudios

Butcher The Bar Announces First Release In Three Years

Butcher The Bar, also known as Manchester-based Joel Nicholson, has announced his first record of new material in three years. His sophomore album For Each A Future Tethered will be released on June 21 via Morr Music. Check out the first single, "Bobby" in the MP3 Grab at the bottom of the post.

In For Each A Future Tethered he shares his personal story with wispy serene vocals and creative arrangements. There is a wider range of musical accompaniment, with the inclusion of trumpets, clarinets, harmoniums and pianos, resulting in a richer, more developed sound. Some songs - like the confident lullaby "Cradle Song" and "Blood For The Breeze" could be folk standards, while others set new standards for folk music. The music is somewhat reminiscent of label mates Seabear, but his earnest songwriting is true to the tradition of great songwriters like Nick Drake, Paul Simon and Elliott Smith.

Track List

• Sign Your Name
• Bobby
• Cradle Song
• Giant
• Alpha Street West
• Blood For The Breeze
• Silk Tilts
• Sin So Sweet
• X
• Cornered To The Cusp
• Lullaby

MP3 Grab: "Bobby"