Juno

Went to see this last night, quite a nice film, nothing too challenging going on, little bit quirky sort of lo-fi cinemagtography with a similar kind of soundtrack, nice story about kind of funky backward / water US of A, story of a 16 year old tom boy getting knocked up by a athletics geek and the insuing tale of what they do with the unwanted child.

Would not say its a defo' go see but certainly a good DVD movie.

REMIX REMIX REMIX

These are my "Little Things Amuse Little Minds" mixes reposted for you listening pleasure, tracklists etc... further down the blog, the links have expired so reposted.

LTALM; Volume 1

LTALM; Volume 2

LTALM; Volume 3

LONDON XPRESS

This is a mix which was a freebie with the NME ooooooh back in the day would say around about 1996, its a taster from the about to be launched XFM for there London Xpress show which was hosted by the Nuphonic peoples. It has 3 excellent mixes from 3 fantastice DJ's unquestionable 3 of the best around then and now, even if the are getting harder and harder to see / here in club environ.

First up is Anderw Weatherall then Harvey and then David Holmes.

If you don't already have this then d/l and enjoy a very diverse collection of music.

TRACKLISTING;

Andrew Weatherall
1Plaid Tophapy (2:53)
2Burnt Friedman & The Nu Dub Players Hard Drive Dub (2:45)
3John Tejada Daydreaming Diaster (3:27)
4Steve Stoll Brooklyn Bridge (LP Version) (4:32)
57 Hurtz Stockers Motor (6:16)
6Lali Puna Everywhere All Over (4:38)

Harvey
7Plaid Ralome (4:28)
8Addvibe Love & Happiness (3:14)
9Forme Morfe (3:18)
10ADNY Tell Me (4:58)
11Amalgamation Of Soundz, The Salsin (6:07)

David Holmes
12Family Of God Family Of God (5:57)
13Joy Ziper* Check Out (3:35)
14David Holmes Commercial Break (0:32)
15David Holmes Hey Lisa (4:38)
16Keith Mansfield Morning Broadway (1:58)
17Hot Butter Getting Off (3:36)
18Fred Neil Sweet Cocaine (2:50)
19Ella Fitzgerald Sunshine Of Your Love (3:05)

Control

Went to see Control on friday night with Catherine, at the Showroom in Sheffield (lesbian cinema as known in our household) Directed by Anton Corbijn and entirely shot in Black and White just to make you even more miserable!

The film is a biopic about the life of Ian Curtis the lead singer of Joy Division, who hung himself on the eve of the band embarking on a US tour and what seemed to be global musical stardom, well in an indie kinda way. The remaining encumbants of the band then went on to form New Order the rest is history as they say.

The film centres on Ian and his life, both personal and with the band, its a torrid tale of living in 70's dank Manchester, the film follows Ian from being a school boy to attending the seminal Pistols at the Manchester Free Trade Hall gig. (Where alledgedly all the 150 attendees formed some sort of band, from Morrissey to Bleedin' Mick Hucknall!!!!!!!) Then on to forming Joy Division. The rise of the band and the faliure of Curtis's marriage and the onset of epilepsy, up to his eventual suicide.

All of the parts are very well acted, with Rob Gretton being my favourite, mainly due to his witty lines and bonkers management style. I would definetly recommend going to see the film, if you are a fan of the band or not, in these times of hollywood blockbusters and special effects it is nice to see a film which basically lays everything down simply and tells you the story.

The main problem is that the film has not got a major release and is not showing at all cinemas nationwide, but its well worth hunting out. I would give it a definite 4 out of 5.

Check it out @ www.controlthemovie.com

"To Me To You, To Me To You"

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In the immortal word of Rotherhams finest The Chuckle Brothers; this is where i will feed you with some snippets of musical genius for your listening pleasure. (all files are for sample use only, if any of the owners of the material wish for it to be removed, then please contact me)

Unfortunately the d/l's run out if you want one reinstating leave me a comment and i'll try and sort it.

So todays choice is;

45. Uptown Top Ranking; Donna & Althea 13/11/07 

44.Future Love Theme (Vexille Soundtrack); Carl Craig 12/11/2007

43.Always You (Ewan Pearson Remix); Mlle Caroline 11/11/07

42.Love Chains (Greg Wilson Version); The Bionics 10/11/2007

41. Windowlicker; Aphex Twin 9/11/2007

40. Bankrobber; The Clash 8/11/2007
For my 40th post as we seem to be getting a bit punky i've gone for the Clash, Bankrobber, the Clash were in my opinion by far the best punk band, melding together punk ethos, with rock, reggae and funk grooves, summing up the early '80s sounds into one package.

Im off now to polish the safety pin for my noise and don my bondage trousers and get ready to go and gob and piss on me mates! enjoy.

39. Ever Fallen In Love?; The Buzzcocks 7/11/2007

38. Brother Where Are You; Matthew Herbert(Verve Remixed) 6/11/2007

37. We Are Your Friends; Simian Mobile Disco 5/11/2007

36. Sly (Cosmic Dub); Massive Attack 4/11/2007

35. Grandchester Meadows; Pink Floyd 3/11/2007

34. Damaged; Primal Scream 02/11/2007;/span>

33. Family Of God; Family Of God 01/11/2007

32. Paramour; Hard To Dye (Trumpet Cut-up Remix) 31/10/2007

31. Stoned To Say The Least; Saint Etienne 30/10/2007 (In honour of the late great Richard Whiteley)


30. At Les; Carl Craig 29/10/2007
Carl Craig one of Detroit's best techno aficionados, At Les is one of many phenomenal tracks produced or remixed by Mr Craig.
I have been fortunate to catch a number of his sets which although not the slickest, always have energy and a very broad spectrum of music played, how it should be in my opinion.
Imust get my ass into gear and ripp Incognito, after the storm, which is an awesome remix of C2's.

29. It's For You; Out Hud 28/10/2007

28. Make It Last Forever; Inner Life (Larry Levan Unreleased Mix) 27/10/2007

27. Sunday Driver; The Limp Twins 26/10/07

26. Pleasure; Joyous (Harvey Re-edit) 26/10/2007

25. Rhubard; Aphex Twin 25/10/2007

24. How Long; ACE 25/10/2007

23. Say what you mean; D*Note 24/10/2007

22. Don't let go; Tony Orlando 23/10/2007

21. Street Man; Brooklyn Dreams 22/10/2007

20. John Coltrane; Equinox 20/10/2007

To celebrate my 20th music post, its time for the undeniable genius that is is John Coltrane, just listen to it - for jazz its perfection.

19. Cherry; JJ Cale 20/10/2007

18. Can't you feel it? Mantus 19/10/2007

17.Hooked on your; Cerrone 18/10/2007

16.Voodoo Ray; A Guy Called Gerald 17/10/2007

15. Wichita Lineman; Dennis Brown 16/10/2007

14. Aeroplane; Aeroplane 15/10/2007

13. Also sprach Zarathustra; Deodato 14/10/2007

12. Chicago Sur Seine; I Cube 13/10/2007

11. It's All True (Escort Extended Mix); Tracey Thorn 12/10/2007

10. The Things That Dreams Are Made Of; The Human League 11/10/2007

I celebrate my 10th audiolog with the League Unlimited Orchestra's - The Things That Dreams Are Made Of; An absolute classic of a tune, early electro pop, martin rushent production for the Human League, the tune has seen a major come back over the last couple of years, being of lot and lots of different peoples play lists, not that that matters at all as its always been on mine! Think i might grow a massive lopsided fringe and bang on some eye liner just to celebrate.

9. Evil Smokestack Baby; Haircut 100 10/10/2007

8. This Is Not America; David Bowie 9/10/2007

7. Running Up That Hill (Ashley Beedle Edit); Kate Bush 8/10/2007

6. Feel The Love (CJ Edit); Linus Loves

5. I Need You; Kathy Diamond; 7/10/2007

4. B Movie; Gill Scot Heron; 6/10/2007

3. Love and Happiness; Add n Vibe 5/10/2007

2. Walk A Mile In My Shoes (Henrick Schwartz Mix); Coldcut & Robert Owens 4/10/2007

1. Pidgeon Hustle By; The Queen Constance Band 3/10/2007

TALES FROM THE M.D.

Some Dad House from circa 2001 for you;

1. St Germain - Rose Rouge
2. Fenomonone - Pacific Memories
3. A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
4. Alex Moran - Earth Girls Are Easy
5. Fuzz Against Junk - ?
6. Jersey Street - Step Into The Light
7. ?
8. Mateo & Matos - Stomp Your Feet
9. Butch Quick - The Pressure
10. Tom & joyce - Vai Minha Tristeza
    

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R.I.P - Anthony H Wilson

Tony Wilson self styled Madchester godfather and Factory records impresario died last week of heart faliure after being treated for cancer. This is a pictorial tribute to his lost genius.