I thought that I’d start this article with a picture. Format-wise, it doesn’t make sense. It’s ugly. It’s annoying. It confuses the little ones. But, for an article like this, you HAVE to start with a picture. Behold Finish rock sensation, Lordi. The 2006 winner of the Eurovision Song Contest (the first ever winners to hail from Finland). Visit their official site here (they have a forum!). Lordi is a 10 year old band that’s sort of a hybrid of fellow costume loving band, Slipknot, and rock theatric, blood-spewing nerds, Kiss. And like Kiss (before they went flaming), Lordi refuses to be seen without their costumes. And now, a snippet from Wikipedia:
In a brief segment on the BBC reporting about the band attending the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, they were shown lounging beside the pool in full sunlight, while wearing their costumes. During the segment, Lordi remarked that the costumes and the heat did not mix, but despite their discomfort, they appeared to be fully willing and dedicated to their art.
When it was decided that a bunch of monster-costume-wearing weirdos would represent the distinguished country of Finland in this year’s Eurovision contest, Finland went up in arms… And wrote letters to the prime minister asking for the “satanist” group not to represent the fine, forgotten, ice-country of Finland. However, Lordi leader, “Lordi,” responded to the accusations saying (and I quote):
“a Satanist group would not write songs such as “Hard Rock Hallelujah” or “Devil is a Loser”, though he added that they are not a gospel band either.”
I guess you’re all wondering what the hell “Hard Rock Hallelujah” sounds like. Let’s take a listen while we watch Lordi in action (check out Rainbow on the keys).
Read on for an in depth analysis of the Lordi performance.
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Dan:
Common - “Be” (The Album)
Once again, it’s all Bonnaroo artists here at C&V for the songs of the week. This week I’m choosing an entire album, Common’s “Be.” Why? Because you have to hear the whole thing. It’s just that good. Produced by Kanye West, “Be” is an album for the ages… And we’ll be interviewing Common about it in just a few weeks.
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Amit:
Dr. John - “Such A Night”
I’ve been wanting to see Dr. John live for a few years now. Even after living in New Orleans a while, I never got the chance. Thankfully, there’s Bonnaroo. Here’s a classic track with a wobbling melody about Dr. John’s need to cheat on his best friend’s girlfriend. Why? Because “if [he] don’t do it, somebody else will.”
Note: Dr. John coined the term Bonnaroo and will bring back his “Night Tripper” persona after 30 years at this year’s festival.
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Red:
Bonnie Raitt - “You”
Bonnie Raitt is one of those artists who’s been around forever and tends to get overlooked. But I think she still has one of the best female voices in the music biz, and this song “YouÂ,” originally released on the 1994 album Longing in Their Hearts, is a sweet little love song with a haunting melody that showcases the simple purity of her voice.
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Nate:
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - “Over and Over Again (Lost and Found)”
Let me tell you what I love about the present state of music. We have hit the Jackson Pollack era. The boundaries are being broken. Beats are odd. Lyrics are stranger. And bands are not comprised of rock stars but kids with Casios and the internet. It is daring! CYHSY are those kids. They are the kids. They don’t so much write songs as they make Pollack or de Kooning in music form. Screw abstract art. Try abstract music. And behind it all, the music is danceable and catchy. This is the reason we are given brains. To never be derivative. To create. “Start another fire and watch it slowly die.”
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Dan:
Common - “Be” (The Album)
Once again, it’s all Bonnaroo artists here at C&V for the songs of the week. This week I’m choosing an entire album, Common’s “Be.” Why? Because you have to hear the whole thing. It’s just that good. Produced by Kanye West, “Be” is an album for the ages… And we’ll be interviewing Common about it in just a few weeks.
Listen/Buy/Support C&V at
Amit:
Dr. John - “Such A Night”
I’ve been wanting to see Dr. John live for a few years now. Even after living in New Orleans a while, I never got the chance. Thankfully, there’s Bonnaroo. Here’s a classic track with a wobbling melody about Dr. John’s need to cheat on his best friend’s girlfriend. Why? Because “if [he] don’t do it, somebody else will.”
Note: Dr. John coined the term Bonnaroo and will bring back his “Night Tripper” persona after 30 years at this year’s festival.
Listen/Buy/Support C&V at
Red:
Bonnie Raitt - “You”
Bonnie Raitt is one of those artists who’s been around forever and tends to get overlooked. But I think she still has one of the best female voices in the music biz, and this song “YouÂ,” originally released on the 1994 album Longing in Their Hearts, is a sweet little love song with a haunting melody that showcases the simple purity of her voice.
Listen/Buy/Support C&V at
Nate:
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - “Over and Over Again (Lost and Found)”
Let me tell you what I love about the present state of music. We have hit the Jackson Pollack era. The boundaries are being broken. Beats are odd. Lyrics are stranger. And bands are not comprised of rock stars but kids with Casios and the internet. It is daring! CYHSY are those kids. They are the kids. They don’t so much write songs as they make Pollack or de Kooning in music form. Screw abstract art. Try abstract music. And behind it all, the music is danceable and catchy. This is the reason we are given brains. To never be derivative. To create. “Start another fire and watch it slowly die.”
Listen/Buy/Support C&V at
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Beck took some time off from his busy schedule of being a prolific song-writer to make a music video for his newest single from Guero, “Black Tambourine.” The recent addition to his video repertoire was done all in ASCII characters using a typewriter (according to the video). Nerd it up and learn about ASCII characters/art here, then view the music video below.
Also, read Dan’s review of Beck’s Guero.
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