Today I am Listening To...

[jogler]

Queen,Greatest Hits

[Tail End Charlie]

You can't beat a bit of Johnny Cash.

[Chris S]

You can't beat a bit of Johnny Cash.

Which bit?

[Deano]

Explosions in the Sky.

(not literally - it's a band from Texas)

[jogler]

You can't beat a bit of Johnny Cash.

Which bit?

the bit that will Hurt

[Mr Larrington]

Explosions in the Sky.

(not literally - it's a band from Texas)

And a jolly good one too.  TWFKAML and I went to see them last year and it was a Splendid Thing.

[microphonie]

The superb Forest Swords - Dagger Paths

Highly recommended post-rock for fans of Pan-American/GY!BE etc

Just re-released today including the very fine Rattling Cage single: here

[rogerzilla]

Mozart's "Der hölle Rachte kocht in meinem Herzen" from The Magic Flute.  Now, singing that would give you a sore throat.

[jogler]

Duffy

[Quisling]

The superb Forest Swords - Dagger Paths

Highly recommended post-rock for fans of Pan-American/GY!BE etc

Just re-released today including the very fine Rattling Cage single: here

Ooh, I'll investigate that one.  I've just bought my first GY!BE album and like Yndi Halda so that sounds likely to up my street.

Currently listening to Become what you are by the Juliana Hatfield Three.  A good ebay purchase for 99p + P&P from a charity.  Recycling + helping a charity + great tunes = Win.

[pcolbeck]

Janis Joplin. I forgot how good she was especially when she reigned it in a bit.

[microphonie]

The superb Forest Swords - Dagger Paths

Highly recommended post-rock for fans of Pan-American/GY!BE etc

Just re-released today including the very fine Rattling Cage single: here

Ooh, I'll investigate that one.  I've just bought my first GY!BE album and like Yndi Halda so that sounds likely to up my street.

Currently listening to Become what you are by the Juliana Hatfield Three.  A good ebay purchase for 99p + P&P from a charity.  Recycling + helping a charity + great tunes = Win.

It's not as orchestral as GY!BE, instead having an almost Morricone-like twangy geetar as lead instrumentation. If you only want to try the odd track get the Rattling Cage single or try the opening track from the album.

From your past posts I thought this one might interest you!

[David Martin]

Music for the Kilted Generation by the red Hot Chili Pipers.

[PaulF]

New Pornographers ~ Challengers

[clarion]

Sweet on Youtube.

They really were rather good.

[Flying_Monkey]

New Pornographers ~ Challengers

I saw them play here a few months back. Unfortunately Neko Case decided not to join them at the last minute... but they were still pretty damn good.

[rogerzilla]

Properllerheads' "Spybreak".  Best known as the backing music in the "lobby scene" of The Matrix.

[PaulF]

But what I have been listening to today are two local bands from the area of Ontario where I live - one called The Gertrudes, who should be massive - wonderful, joyful music somewhere between Sufjan Stevens and The Fleet Foxes - and The Abrams Brothers, who are just the most awsome fiddle-driven folk, and they are about 15 and 17. Crazy.

Will have to check out The Gertrudes as I like the other bands you mention.
 

Finally managed to track them down! Toronto's HMVs didn't stock them but managed to buy online

Giving them a first listen now, as you say great band terrible name

[Eccentrica Gallumbits]

Deacon Blue's Raintown album. I bet it's 15 years since I last heard it. I still love it.

[simonp]

Gotan Project: La Revancha del Tango
The Levellers: Levelling the Land
Ocean Colour Scene: Moseley Shoals
KT Tunstall: Tiger Suit

Next probably: The Raconteurs: Broken Boy Soldiers

[nicknack]

Esbjorn Svensson

[NeilP]

Silver and Gold - Neil Young. It was on Sky Arts the other day so it's on the telly but as I'm not watching I reasoned that it still counts.

[NeilP]

One of the joys of living in Harlesden in the 70's was walking along the high road past a string of record shops pumping out reggae, dub, lovers rock...

Everyhing was ire. Of course, I was too young to appreciate it then, yeah man.

Lucky you, I love all that stuff.

[kyuss]

Brant Bjork - Jalamanta

[Ray 6701]

U2 the Joshua tree, I'd forgotten how good it is