Around the Blogosphere: Smithereens, TSOL, B. Tchaikovsky, Love And Rockets, Crayon Fields, Polynya, Star, Hectors. Golden Dogs, Motion Sick

Yes, I've been derelict in my (self-imposed, though highly remunerative) duties here at Powerpopulist Central, and some good songs have gotten away. (Waiting to be reassured it's quite all right, no worries, etc. . . One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, Three Mississippi. . .oh, okay, then, so be it [sniff] just leave the freakin' flowers by the door. . .) Before you hate me, though, have a look at--and perhaps a listen to--the first four below and you'll know it's worth the wait. The rest ain't bad either. Thanks be to them who bravely post 'n' host.

The Smithereens – Cut Flowers – Bag of Songs
TSOL – Flowers by the Door – Bag of Songs
Bram Tchaikovsky – Strange Man, Changed Man – Some Velvet Blog
Love And Rockets – No New Tale to Tell – Some Velvet Blog

The Crayon Fields – Living So Well – My Little Ghost Friend
Polynya – Old West & Without a Trace – Milk Milk Lemonade – Whoa, again with the cut flowers. Spooky.
Star – In Your Arsenal – Milk Milk Lemonade – From MML’s 25 faves of 2007 post, so scroll down.

The Hectors – Cold Star – Bag of Songs
Golden Dogs – Construction Worker – Bag of Songs
The Motion Sick – Jean-Paul – Bag of Songs

Around the Blogosphere: Records, Tchaikovsky, Someloves, Holly, Green PJ's, Say Hi, Sparklehorse, J & M Chain, Raveonettes, Petty, Stars, et. al.

Attention, poppers. Attention, poppers. Tom over on Aisle Bag of Songs has hit a grand slam and then circled the bases on a victory lap. One click takes you to all five.

The Records - Starry Eyes - Bag of Songs
Bram Tchaikovsky - Girl of My Dreams - Bag of Songs
The Someloves - Know You Now - Bag of Songs
Holly And The Italians - Tell That Girl to Shut Up - Bag of Songs
Something Happens - What Now - Bag of Songs

But wait, there's more.

The Green Pajamas - She’s Still Bewitching Me & This Haunted Hill & The Haunted Dollhouse - Speed of Dark
Say Hi - This Forest Scares the Hell Out of Me - Speed of Dark

Sparklehorse - Ghost in the Sky - 5 Acts
Say Hi - Toil and Trouble - 5 Acts

Jesus and Mary Chain - April Skies - 17 Seconds
The Vaselines - Son of a Gun - 17 Seconds

And more. . .

The Raveonettes - Blitzed - A Plague of Angels - The other one’s really good, too.
Milburn - Lipstick Licking - A Plague of Angels
Alpinestars - Snow Patrol, pt. 2 - A Plague of Angels – Takes 40 seconds to really get going, but when it does it does it.

Stars - Sleep Tonight - Battle of the Midwestern Housewives
Tom Petty - Feel A Whole Lot Better - Are You Embarrassed Easily? - Not as good as the original but what is?


Dearest hostesses and hosts,
How do I thank thee? Let me count the ways.
pp


Oops, have I posted too many at once again? Sorry, guys. Re-he-he-he-healllly.

Around the Blogosphere: Bram Tchaikovsky, Voice of the Beehive, Records, Stones, Springsteen, Hitchcock, Zevon, Tesco, Joe Christmas, et. al.

Busy, busy Mittwoch.

Bram Tchaikovsky - Girl of My Dreams - Retro Music Snob
Voice of the Beehive - I Say Nothing - Retro Music Snob
The Records - Heather and Hell - Retro Music Snob
The Rolling Stones - Before They Make Me Run - Retro Music Snob - Keef croaks nice.

Bruce Springsteen - Blinded by the Light - Heartache with Hard Work
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians - My Wife and My Dead Wife - Timedoor
Warren Zevon - Splendid Isolation - Speed of Dark - + 6 more by the late excitable boy
Tesco Chainstore Mascara - Job Is A Four Letter Word - My Little Ghost Friend

Joe Christmas - Coupleskate - Optical Atlas
The Sunshine Fix - The Sound’s Around You - Optical Atlas
Thee American Revolution - Powerhouse - Optical Atlas

Wilkinson Tri-Cycle - 9-5 ’59 - Raven Sings the Blues - Nicely delineates the psych-blues connection
The British-North American Act - Give Yourself a Ride - Raven Sings the Blues
Wooden Shjips - We Ask You to Ride - Raven Sings the Blues - due out 9/11