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Posts Tagged ‘2006’
Muse: Knights of Cydonia/ The Tornados: Telstar/ Ridin’ The Wind
Would you like to know where Muse got the inspiration for their unique brand of gravity defying space-rock – of course you do, so read on. if you’ve been keeping pace with my blog this week you will recall I have entries for “Plug in Baby” and “Sunburn“… is there a bad Muse song [...]
The Decemberists: Crane Wife 3
The Decemberists are known for their slumbering ballads that recount historical events or tales, and have been likened to a modern version of some great 1970’s progressive rock groups – Jethro Tull, ELP and Genesis [The Decemberists are interviewed by Pitchfork]. The Decemberists were formed in Portland, Oregon, in 2000 and the Pacific [...]
Matt Costa: Cold December
I don’t think I could find a more appropriate song for today. At least, where I live… the seven day weather outlook is frigid at best, with not one day above freezing. Of course, where I live, this is to be expected but I’d much rather the outlook contain a little bit of [...]
Lordi: Hard Rock Hallelujah (Eurovision 2006)
And just to prove yesterday’s point that the Eurovision Song Contest is actually a song for the worst song Europe can produce, here is the winner (yes, the winner, I did not mistype) from 2006. After a terrifying history of pillaging, mainland Europe still loves the Viking. Or did Lordi just walk of [...]
The Killers: Sam’s Town
The Killer’s call Las Vegas their home, and this song is the title track of their second album, released in 2006. Sam’s town refer’s to Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall in Las Vegas. The above video is taken from the television series, Live From Abbey Road, one of my favorite series that airs from [...]
The Beatles Vs Blondie: Glass Octopus
Jenny found this track for me a year or two ago. The excitement was as if she had found gold, and naturally Glass Octopus was on a constant loop for a few days. The original Beatles version of Octopus’ Garden was written by Ringo Starr, and released on the 1969 album, “Abbey [...]
