5 posts tagged “the pipettes”
I'm sure you've all played Simon Says when you were a kid, right?
The game's simple enough, one person gives instructions and you must obey it (but only if he says "Simon says"). Failing to follow Simon's instructions, you are eliminated from the game.
So, Simon says enjoy these songs:
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I have here The Outfit Movement Vol 1 by Philanastasia (official/myspace), a New York-based underground hip-hop artist that reminds me of House of Pain (in fact, the opening song on this promo album is a reimagined "Who's the Man"). His biography lists him as "a white boy that isn't trying to sound like Eminem", which I think is a good thing.
The Outfit looks like a group of rappers (Lazy K, Neph-E-Neph, The Last American B-Boy, Dyverse The First, King Just, Lounge-Lo, Rahsaan, and Dr. Ama), under Phil Anastasia's umbrella, doing original rap lyrics over existing recorded music.
What impressed me about this album is that it sounds remarkably clear as the whole thing is recorded live, hosted by one of the Outfitters, DJ Lazy K.
When I heard Gorillaz's "Feels Good Inc" as the backing track for PA, King Just & The Last American B-Boy's raps, I had to smile at how different this song suddenly turned out.
Anyway, the Outfit's mix of "Simon Says" is not that different from the original Pharoahe Monch's version and variants - includes all the rude boobies lyrics.
If you like underground hip-hop, you'll definitely want to check out Philanastasia. If you want a copy of The Outfit Movement Vol 1, it is actually free for a limited time if you purchase their main original album, The Outfit (both CDs can be yours for the low price of $7.99). I don't need to tell you that this is a very good price for a full length.
The Shangri-Las named themselves after a New York restaurant and was together for about six short years. You might have heard of "Leader of the Pack", which is their most well-known song.
If you think two of the girls look alike, that's because they are identical twins Marge and Mary Ann Ganser, while the other original members were also sisters: Mary and Betty Weiss (Betty rarely made public appearance, however).
Their very first recording was actually "Simon Says" in December 1963. This was very early in their career and it definitely has that Motown and Northern soul dance vibe. I love it! I just want to dance whenever I hear this song.
They also have an alternate version called "Simon Speaks", which I don't think I liked as much as "Simon Says".
When they had recorded this song, they were all under the age of 18, with Betty being the oldest at 17.
At the height of their popularity, in 1964, they opened up for the Beatles, The Drifters and James Brown.
Unfortunately, the band went into early retirement after disputes with their record label. They were only 21 and 22 :)
Speaking of pop songs and cute girls, The Pipettes (thepipettes.co.uk) have a b-side called "Simon Says" off their Judy single.
This is pretty standard-Pipettes sound, and since I've already spent far too much time talking about the band early on their career - I would suggest you check out my various articles on them.
They've been pretty quiet lately, their album was released in the US last October with a new cover and I can only assume they are writing new songs in 2008. If I hear any announcements, I'll be sure to let you know.
Finally, 1910 Fruitgum Company (1910fruitgumcompany.com) are actually still around since the 60s.
Their first major hit was actually "Simon Says" in 1968. If you listen to the song, it's very bubblegum pop - which is kind of funny, seeing as the band's named after a candy wrapper that singer Frank Jackell found.
According to their official website, they are now performing with the original band members and recently released brand new albums with old and new hits.
04/02/2008 01:12:08
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Belle & Sebastian that well-loved band from Glasgow, Scotland, are back with a new Christmas song called "Are You Coming Over for Christmas?". The song is available for download on their official myspace on Christmas day.
Fans of B&S should already have their special Christmas Peel Session from 2002, but in case you don't have it, here the Christmas tracks from that session:
- Oh Come All Ye Faithful
- Christmas Time Is Here
- Santa Claus (The Sonics)
- Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto (James Brown)
- Silent Night
- O Little Town Of Bethlehem
- Santa Bring My Baby Back To Me (Elvis Presley)
- O Come O Come Emmanuel
- I Took Some Time For Christmas
- The Twelve Days of Christmas
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Here's another Christmas song from one of our favorite, The Pipettes. Good luck on finding this 7" single, as there were only two hundred of them made (by hand) and was only available at their Christmas show in 2004. The song, "In the Bleak Midwinter", is an old Lutheran Christmas Hymn, originally written by Gustav Holst.
They're currently on tour through Australia, but they still managed to put together a "Bandzine" The Pipettes Christmas Zine just time for Christmas. I did download the PDF file and it looks very professional for a bandzine.
Tour dates as follows:
12/29/07 The Factory Sydney, AUS
12/30/07 Tasmania Falls Festival Victoria, AUS
12/31/07 Tasmania Falls Festival Victoria, AUS
01/02/08 East Bruswick Melbourne, AUS
01/05/08 Southbound Festival Western Australia
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Meanwhile, Manic Street Preachers is also offering a new Christmas song called "Ghost of Christmas" on their myspace. This is an original song with some jab at expensive technologies::
No xbox and no computers
We just used our imagination
A leather football was perfection
What more could you want
I wouldn't mind a soccer ball to play outside, but unfortunately it's snowing outside so I'm going to stay indoors with my PS3 :)
Anyway, the band is still around, releasing Send Away The Tigers on February 2007, and is actually the only album I don't have from this band. I guess, I'm just waiting to find it really cheap/used and there's really no compelling reason for me to rush out to get the album.
I think the only song I know off of it is "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" (that song with the Cardigans singer Nina Persson) which I think is quite popular.
Apparently so popular that NME have named MSP the 2008 "God Like Geniuses" Award.
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Finally, remember the awesome Strawberry Fair (Jenny Franzén)? Lately she's been busy with her live band with: Mathias (Kissing Mirrors, Sarto, Twig), Alice (After School Sports, The Never Invited to Parties), David (The Morning Paper), Ida (The Bridal Shop), Maria (The Happy Birthdays[W♥M]), appearing on Digfi playing some Christmas songs.
The two songs she did was "Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!" and "Winder Wonderland". I thought you can only watch it on Windows Media Player, but I was told that it will work on a mac using flip4mac.
The band was also recently on Rip It Up! 2007, you can watch some clips on youtube.
PS, this may be the last xmas post from me! You're welcome!
12/24/2007 09:41:29
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PIPETTES TOUR CONTINUES...
Please note: that although these events are advertised as "Sold Out" on the venue's calendar listing, there will always be some reserve tickets available at the door. It's usually first come, first serve, so get there early if you truly want to get in the show. |
Remember when I said that I couldn't believe the Pipettes are coming here? And to such a small venue?? Well I just checked the event listing and it shows that this is officially a sold-out show.
There were two opening bands, Smoosh and Monster Bobby. Smoosh are two sisters out of Seattle. They're joined on stage by their 10 year old sister, Maia for two or three of the songs. Check out some of their MP3s that they offer on their website. Although they're very young, I think they're going to be really huge in a few years.
Monster Bobby looks like a one man band who describes himself as "Christian Rap, 2-step, and Grindcore". Anyway, he did an interesting remix of the Pipettes' "Judy", which you can hear on his myspace. His set consists of "The Doctor" (some loop machine) and his guitar. Oh, he's also the guitarist of the Pipettes.
You should probably have guessed already that the Pipettes choreographed all their songs, so each song have a different dance. Most notable number seems to be "Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me" and "Pull Shapes".
For the encore (not listed on the set list), they did "ABC" and "We Are the Pipettes".
I asked them later on why was the album so delayed for the US market, and they said it was because they are repackaging it for America with two extra tracks ("Dance-Boogie" and "_____", I forgot the second one). They are being released by Interscope Records in the US.
Random: it's also noted that all the new songs they did seems to consist of the extra Roland keyboard.
 ■Set List |  ■Monster Bobby |
 ■Smoosh |
 ■Pipettes |
 ■Rosay |
Related Entries: News: The Pipettes Announced North American Tour and The Pipettes - It Hurts Me to See You Dance So Well
Also, special thanks to the people at Nettwerk
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Links: thepipettes.co.uk | www.smoosh.com
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Everybody's favorite girl-trio just announced their North American tour and special US-only EP. And guess what ???? They are NOT SKIPPING MINNESOTA! Unbelievable! The 7th Street Entry is a TINY venue, there's probably only a maximum of 200 people in before they break some sort of fire code.
Anyway, their limited tour dates:
June 1 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
June 2 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
June 3 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
June 4 - Boston, MA - Great Scott
June 5 - New York, NY - Highline Ballroom
June 7 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
June 8 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
June 10 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
June 11 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
June 12 - San Francisco, CA - Popscene @ Rickshaw Stop
June 14 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
June 15 - Vancouver, BC - Plaza ClubAnd for an added bonus here is the cover to The Pipettes EP "Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me" out on June 5th!
The sad news? "We Are The Pipettes" LP will not be domestically released until August 28th (even though all the hardcore fans probably already have a copy!) :/
Since they are releasing Kisses, I have include two different versions of this song. I sort of like the Guitars version.
vu Links: www.thepipettes.co.uk
What makes this band interesting is that they're doing the 60s pop girl retro thing, and it's working. I'm interested in how long this sound will carry on (or if there are going to be imitators).
My favorite is Rose (aka Rosay). She's certainly foxy.
The official website is:
thepipettes.co.uk
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