MEDICATION: A BUDDYHEAD BLOG

The Verve - The Thaw Sessions

I'm way into this whole "bands giving away their music for free" thing. Today you can add The Verve to that list because they released a new jam via the NME.com titled "The Thaw Sessions", which is prolly a reference to 'Deep Freeze' (that was a bonus track on their last album 'Urban Hymns'). It's a little over 14 minutes long, which is why I called it a "jam", and sounds more like the first two records than it does their last one.... which is fuckin' the right direction for these blokes if you ask me. Can't wait to hear more. Get into it! The word on the street is we'll see these dudes live at Coachella in 2008. Now if they could only lock down Oasis for that gig as well...

(Download - "The Thaw Sessions")

Zimmerman for Cadillac

The Cassettes - Rogue Gnome video

I just got an email from The Cassettes where they explained that they'd just finished an animated music video for their song "Rogue Gnome" from their critically acclaimed album 'Neath The Pale Moon! Shit yeah! First, if you haven't checked out their album, I highly recommend you do so now by clicking HERE. Secondly, check out this video... it looks great! Someone give these dudes a show on Adult Swim (actually I dunno what I'm talking about, I've never seen Adult Swim). The "Rogue Gnome" video was brought to life by Stephen Guidry and illustrated by Shelby Cinca (both of those dudes are in The Cassettes). The video follows the gnomes travels throughout various cosmic lands... Might wanna hit the sticky icky for this one kids. And when I say kids I mean 14 and below.

U2 - Outside Broadcast bootleg

This U2 bootleg has not left my stereo for the past few weeks. And that's because theis thing fuckin' slays! It's from the Zoo TV tour (I think) but 90% of the songs they play are from their "Achtung Baby" record (which just so happens to be my favorite U2 record cuz it's the darkest and the most fucked up). I don't know much about this bootleg, but I'm gonna guess the band made it cuz of the interludes and interviews included with it. Anyone know the skinny on this bad boy? Download a few songs or the whole thing as a zip file... It's all about choices dude. Have it your way, like Burger King.

(Download the entire "Outside Broadcast" as a ZIP file)

Or...

(Download - "Even Better Than The Real Thing")

(Download - "Mysterious Ways")

(Download - "Until The End Of The World")

Give me the beer.

Impression of a rock star

The Jesus & Mary Chain - Sub Pop Single

This came out back in May of 1998 and features "Birthday" off the "Munki" record as well as the b-side "Hide Myself" which is only on this slab of vinyl. It'll prolly be on the 4xCD boxset these grumpy old men are putting out in February next year on Rhino called "The Power Of Negative Thinking: B-Sides and Rarities". Can't wait for that little fucker. JAMC are playing the Wiltern on October 23rd with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, should be killer. You can buy tickets HERE.

(Download - "Birthday")

(Download - "Hide Myself")

UNKLE - "Hold My Hand"

The newest UNKLE record, "War Stories", fuckin' rules. If you haven't bought it yet, do so now. And if you haven't seen em live yet, make sure you do when they cruise through your area. I was lucky enough to get to see them three times this summer in Europe (some photos here) and I'm going to get to see them twice more when they play the Echoplex in LA (26 Oct) and Vegoose in Vegas (28 Oct). Super fan I guess. Either way, I can't fuckin' wait. Check the new video for "Hold My Hand" which is one of my favorite songs (the other one being "Morning Rage" which I posted last week) and the video for their first single "Burn My Shadow".Fuck yeah man.

(Download - "Morning Rage")

(Download - "Hold My Hand")

"Hold My Hand" music video

"Burn My Shadow" music video

Update: Click here for a high res version of the "Hold My Hand" video.

A Place to Bury Strangers - S/T

A Place to Bury Strangers are the self proclaimed "Loudest band in New York". For the record, I'm backing any band that wants to be the loudest band anywhere. Being loud is cool. I kept reading that these dudes sounded like The Jesus and Mary Chain so I finally got around to listening to them. And well, they kinda sound like that... Maybe they'd sound more like the JAMC if they didn't write such catchy songs. APTBS have quite aways to go in the songwriting department, they pass in the feedback and cool sounds department though. Either way this record is pretty good, better than most new things I've heard lately... even if their band name sounds like something I read in Alternative Press.

(Download - "Missing You")

(Download - "Don't Think Lover")

2nd Annual Detour Fest.

Tomorrow is Detour Fest in downtown Los Angeles. Troy Boy and I are DJing the City Hall Plaza from 1:30pm-3:330pm. Come by and say hi. We will be accpting money and drink donations.

City Hall Plaza
9:30-10:30 DJ Paul V. - Indie 103.1
8:00-9:30 Le Castle Vania
4:30 - 8:00 Busy P, DJ Medhi, Sebastian, Kavinsky, So Me
3:30-4:30 Jackie Chan
1:30-3:00 Travis Keller
Noon-1:30 Bruce Perdew

City Hall East
10:00-11:30 Bloc Party
8:30-9:30 Teddybears
7:10-8:00 Satellite Party
6:00-6:45 Kinky
4:50-5:35 The Noisettes
3:40-4:20 The Cool Kids
2:50-3:20 Nico Vega
2:00-2:30 The Pity Party

City Hall South
10:10-11:45 Busy P, DJ Medhi, Sebastian, Kavinsky, So Me
9:10-10:10 Justice
7:55-8:40 Moving Units
6:40-7:25 Autolux
5:30-6:10 Shout Out Louds
4:30-5:05 Johnossi
3:40-4:10 The Deadly Syndrome
2:50-3:20 Scissors for Lefty
2:00:2:30 Mink

City Hall West
10:00-11:00 Turbonegro
8:50-9:30 Celebrity Skin
7:30-8:15 The Raveonettes
4:55-7:10 Comedians of Comedy
4:00-4:40 The Aliens
3:05-3:40 The Aggrolites
2:10-2:40 Augie March
1:00-2:00 DJ Darren Revell - Indie 103.1

Soulsavers - "It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land

This should be called "The Soulsavers with Mark Lanegan", because the Soulsavers were already a group before this record. Aside from the lack of his name in the title, Mark kicks ass on this record. You'll find his voice on most of the songs that make up "It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land", which is one of the best records I've heard that's come out this year. The past few weeks, it has been my "Sunday Morning" record. Plus, their Stone's cover ("No Expectations") fuckin' kills! Hit their website for upcoming tour dates, news and anything else you could possibly want. http://www.thesoulsavers.com/

(Download - Soulsavers - "Revival")

Revivial music video

Wire - "In the Art of Stopping" / Githead - "Drive By"

Wire - "In the Art Of Stopping"

Githead - "Drive By"

Graveyard

Graveyard reminds me of Soundgarden, Black Sabbath & and dudes with long hair who always wear jean jackets. You might wanna get into the Angry Jesus style. Check out their song "Thin Line" from their record that's coming out Febuary 8th on Tee Pee Records and then hit their myspace page for more songs @ http://www.myspace.com/graveyardsongs.

(Download - Graveyard - "Thin Line")

The Church - "Uninvited, Like The Clouds" / The Nova Saints - "The Draft"

I've been listening to a lot of these later era records from The Church for some reason. They're pretty cool for the most part. So far, this one from 2006 is my favorite. Check these couple of songs out and post what do you guys think... Are you backing this?

(Download - The Church - "Block")

(Download - The Church - "Easy")

And what do you guys think of this song called "The Draft"? It's by The Nova Saints, from their "The Draft EP"  (as is another song called "Far Out" which Nick McCabe from The Verve remixed), which you can buy directly from the band themselves at their website (http://www.myspace.com/novasaints). Yes, that means they're unsigned. Someone with a label sign these dudes or something. Make a move. 

(Download - The Nova Saints - "The Draft")

The Nova Saints - "The Draft" music video

Save our city.
The Doors - Roadhouse Blues" Live)
The Doors – Roadhouse Blues (Live In Boston - 1st Show)

Oasis - "Lord Don't Slow Me Down"

Oasis is the best rock n' roll band we currently have on planet earth and "Lord Don't Slow Me Down" is their new single that comes out digitally on October 21st. If you're good at math, that plus that means it's the best new rock single. You might remember it as the theme song from their movie of the same title, that is if you saw it when they screened it at Noel's solo shows last year. If you didn't it's coming out on DVD sometime really soon too.   Either way, it's the  "Lord Don't Slow Me Down" is the first new material Oasis has put out in three years and I can't wait to have the bloody thing. Check out the video below and click here if you wanna pre-order it.

"Lord Don't Slow Me Down" music video

Sorry I go off.

Yeah I got all 900 emails asking why this page was password protected the last week. Let's just say that some new stuff is on the way. Stay tuned. In the meantime dig on these tunes. Yes, they're random and yes I only spent a total of 40 seconds of thought picking them out. Wahlah!

(Download  Dennis Wilson - "River Song")

(Download  UNKLE - "Morning Rage")

(Download  Liars - "Freak Out")

(Download  A Place To Bury Strangers - "Missing You")

(Download  Moccasin - "Ezra's Ghost") [Buy CD] [Myspace]

(Download  Two Lone Swordsmen - "Mountain Man")

(Download  Billy Bragg - "A New England" Peel Session)

Troy and I are DJing these shows this week, come say hi. Buy us a drink or ten.

The Weakerthans @ The El Rey 10.02
Detour Fest Downtown LA 10.06
Turbonegro @ The Fonda 10.07