{Rock N Roll Inferno #16}
End of the Year Show- 1 song per podcast ...except for the last 2 shows. Those you still should have fresh in your noodle. Download it here or listen to any of the past shows here.
1. The Murder City Devils- "Dead By Christmas"
from show: This Show!
2. The Ends- "Radio Radio"
from show: The First Show Ever - The Begining
3. The Lipstick Pickups- "Better Than You"
from show: No Hype Show 2
4. Geisha Girls- "Retaining Water"
from show: Show 3 Mutha Sucka
5. The Alleged Gunmen- "Don't Stop"
from show: Instrumental (Show 4)
6. Crystal Skulls- "Locked Down"
from show: Show 5
7. The Irish Brothers- "Deconstructive Dentistry"
from show: Cut The Crap, Show 6!
8. Scothgreens- "Professional"
from show: Your Summer Is Gonna Suck
9. The Soviettes- "Multiply and Divide"
from show: Show 8 -Give up
10. The Black Keys- "Thick Freakness"
from show: Back From The Dead Show 9
11. The Detroit Cobras- "I wanna Holler"
from show: Done Messing Around show 10
12. Alex White and Her Red Hot Orchestra- "Don't Turn Me Up"
from show: Dedication Show 11
13. The Manikins- "Kids Are No Fun"
from show: Too Many 7inches!! show 12
14. Scott H. Biram- "Whiskey"
from show: Halloween Special, show 13
15. This Is Revenge- "New Mutants"
from show: Can you Dig it? show 14
*Click on band names for direct links to bands sites or MySpace pages.
Listen to the new track 'Death in the Garden Blood on the Flowers' from the new Irving album 
Here are some trailers for some very different films coming soon to a theaters near you. First off, for all you fanboys, there's a new X-Men 3 trailer floating around internet and it looks like we'll be seeing a whole lotta mutants, including: Kelsey Grammer as Beast, Vinnie Jones as Juggernaut and Lost star Maggie Grace as Kitty Pryde (aka Shadowcat). The movie looks like a fun, despite director Brian Singer jumping ship to do Superman. View the trailer 
Woody Allen crosses the Atlantic for the first time in his career setting the film in London and using an almost exclusive British cast (with the exception of Scartlett Johansson). Plot summary: this drama is about a young man's (Jonathan Rhys-Myers) rise in society and the consequences of his ambition and his is torn between two women, and finding no way out, resorts to extreme action. The film also stars: Brian Cox and Emily Mortimer, it opens in select theaters Dec.25th, View the trailer 
Spike Lee takes a stab at directing a heist flick with his latest project Inside Man. The Inside Man takes places during a hostage situation in which a tough cop matches wits a clever bank robber, who sets to pull the the perfect heist. The solid cast includes Clive Owens, Jodie Foster, and Denzel Washington. Here's a link to the 
Earlier this year The Decemberists front-man Colin Meloy embarked on a low-key solo tour and brought with him a tour-only EP (limited to 1,000 copies) of Morrissey covers, coveted by die-hard fans and purchased for ridiculous amounts of money on eBay. Well, Colin is heading out again for a handful of solo shows in early 2006 with 
Also this Friday, December 16th
And last but certainly not least, 
So, there's already tons of Christmas songs floating around the internet and some songs that I would've posted are already available elsewhere. So I will simply re-direct you towards them...this first one is ![M3 Holiday Edition [Front].jpg](http://www.caffeine-headache.net/weblog/M3%20Holiday%20Edition%20%5BFront%5D.jpg)
Another nice Christmas collection floating around the internet is the 
Ryan Adams new album...no, not that one... Ryan Adams new, new album titled "29" will be released December 20th. I haven't really got into this one yet, but here's one that I particularly like 
So, december is in full swing now and despite all the gifts I still have yet to purchase, this still remains my favorite time of the year. So, I thought I'd post a song that always reminds me of Christmas-time. This may or may not be due to the fact that it was used in some crappy Gap holiday commercial years ago, but I specifically recall (back in 2000) wearing the hell out of this cd...back when we had cd's, kids. This album (this song in particular) managed to capture the mood of the holidays for me, and has seemed to stick ever since. As a result I usually only drag this out around this time of year, along with all my other X-Mas mixes. I'll be posting some proper X-Mas tunes soon, but for now...
Here's a couple of bands generating quite a buzz overseas, and all without even having a full-length album under their belts. The Rumble Strips incorporate hints of soul and ska into their repetoire. The "No Soul"/ "Motorcycle" 7" single is due for release in January from Transgressive Records (who are establishing themselves as one of the hottest new labels around, launching talents like: Battle, The Young Knives, Regina Spektor, Ladyfuzz, Mystery Jets, and The Subways). Get their demos 
Dance, dance, dance to the sounds of The Long Blondes. This group applies hints of Sheffield’s idiosyncratic musical heritage including: the suburban disco fantasies of the Human League, the opulent ridiculousness of ABC, the seedy glamour of Pulp. The "Separated By Motorways"/ "Big Infatuation" Limited edition 7" (vinyl only) can be purchased 
Just got this bit of news from 
Here's what was played on Late Night Sounds #22: 
Just in time for the holidays........ The I-Pod mixer made it's debut last week. The new device is a virtual wet dream to all wanna be dj's as well as all urban outfitters customers (you can order the mixer through their online catalog. This is sure to make you popular with techie groupies everywhere. Do I hear a depeche Mode and Enya mash-up???? Whooooo!!!!!!! Purchase 
What's that? You want a two-disc edition of Sin City? Well, you got it. This is precisly the reason why I didn't buy a the DVD when it originally came out. This will be released on Dec. 13th and features: a long take with 17 uninterrupted minutes of Tarantino's segment, a Sin-Chroni-City interactive game, and all-new feature commentaries with Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller, & Quentin Tarantino. I hope I'll be finding this under the tree, but if not I'll just buy it my damn self. Order your copy 
Rockabilly legend Link Wray passed away last month (Nov.5th) at 76, at his home in Copenhagen. Wray's music inspired many rock musicians including Pete Townsend of The Who, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Steve Van Zandt and Bruce Springsteen. All have been quoted as saying that Wray's song "Rumble" inspired them to become musicians. In 2002, Guitar World magazine elected Wray one of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. His music has been featured in movies including Pulp Fiction, Independence Day, Blow, and Desperado. When recording "Rumble," he created the fuzz tone by punching holes in his amplifiers to produce a dark, grumbling sound. It took off instantly, but it was banned by some djs in big cities for seeming to suggest teen violence. "I was looking for something that Chet Atkins wasn't doing, that all the jazz kings wasn't doing, that all the country pickers wasn't doing. I was looking for my own sound," Wray told The Associated Press in 2002. Read more 
The ironic thing about reviewing this book is that it's difficult to make negative remarks without coming off as an "underminer" yourself. Having stated that, this book has it's ups-and-downs, but proves to be an entertaining read nonetheless. The book uses a "point-of-view" narrative style, which doesn't pose a problem for me, but might to some readers. I happen to think this works much better as a performance...I could easily envision him performing the scenarios, which I believe Mike Albo has done. I was drawn to The Underminer awhile back when I heard Albo read an exerpt from this book on This American Life episode: The Allure of The Mean Friend. I cut the exerpt to give you an idea of what the book is about...give it a listen 
After their start in 1979 in the heydays of punk’s first wave, The Ex developed over the years into a melting pot of divergent musical styles. Noise, jazz, improvisation, and ethnic music have been interweaved into The Ex's music . More than 25 years later the band is still around and so is the demand for their old vinyl singles, especially those made between 1980 and 1990. None of those singles were released in the States and all of them have been unavailable for too long. Stream the album in it's entirety 
Since the age of twelve Thao Nguyen worked at the family laundromat; cleaning, making change, and most notably, folding the linens (hence the album title). Over the course of that time she also managed to learn to play guitar and write songs...and thank god she did. I try to imagine walking into that laundromat in suburban D.C. and hearing Thao's delicate voice and the gentle strumming of the guitar chords and I can't help but think how I would've undoubtedly became a stalker of sorts. With clever lyrics and catchy guitar melodies Nguyen crafts songs that range from the country tinged "What About" to the lounge flavored "City Sky"...but she's clearly at her best on straight-forward folk songs like "Hills", "Tallymarks", "Chivalry", or "We". Lucinda Williams, Beth Orton, Cowboy Junkies, and Erin Mckeown are amongst her influences and you can definitely detect hints of all of these artists in her music, but filtered through a voice that is all her own. Like The Linen is a compelling look at a genuine singer/songwriter who pours her heart into every phrase. Purchase the album from Never Trust Me Corporation so that she can get the funds to come out and tour L.A. Here's a couple of Mp3's courtesy of Thao Nguyen's official site: 
This amateur documentary takes a look back at the 1980's New Wave scene in Sheffield and touches upon some of the great (and relatively unknown) bands that shaped the industrial city's musical history. This ain't no Live Forever, in fact this documentary is lacking quite a bit, but it does delve deeply enough into the music to make it worthwhile viewing. The creators located a few of the original musicians, who share brief stories, and move on, never providing a context for the disjointed snippets. Using Chris Watson as the sole face of Cabaret Voltaire might not have been the best route to take (founders/main members Stephen Mallinder and Richard Kirk kept the band going for more than a decade after Watson left). The most interesting bits come when some of the more obscure bands (Artery, 2.3) are mentioned, but we get no insight as to why these bands are so important. We see Jarvis Cocker here and there, but there's no Pulp history and where's Martin Fry (ABC) or Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17)? If you're a fan of any of these bands you may find this interesting despite it's flaws, view the trailer 
Houston-based singer/songwriter Chris Whitley died last month at 45 from lung cancer. Though never more than a critics' darling (like Steve Earle, though not as well known), he made many albums full of raw, real, and honest emotions, which have gone largely overlooked since his Columbia debut (Living With the Law) in 1991. There are 21 mp3's posted on his website from a live performance earlier this year, on July 24th at the Cafe Du Nord in San Francisco. Listen 
A hilarious, poignant, and pessimistic bio of one mans rise through New York's publishing industry (...Details, Maxim). Touching and tempermental Izkoff creates a perfect balance of raunch and redemption which makes for some perfect light reading. Lads is both hysterically funny and painfully honest while providing an insiders look at the supposedly glamorous New York publishing world. This memoir extends far beyond Itzkoff's forays into the publishing business and will touch anyone who has ever experienced frustration, self-doubt, and loneliness. David Itzkoff is currently an senior editor at Spin magazine. Purchase 
If you have yet to discover the beauty of Jean-Luc Godard’s films than this is as good a place as any to start. Often reffered to as one of the most (if not thee most) influential of the French New Wave movement Godard’s films ooze with stylized imagery , bebop jazz, and wreckless editing. In this film, a nomadic thug Michel (Jean-Paul Belmondo) is on the run from police and finds solace in an aspiring journalist Patricia (played by one of the most beautiful women to grace the silver screen, Jean Seberg). The two evade capture as they steal cars in an attempt to drift off into the sunset. This is an absolute must view for film buffs. Purchase 
Listen to Talib Kweli's new album "Right About Now" in it's entirety from his MySpace page 