REVIEW - MARK RONSON & THE BUSINESS INTL / ROSE ELINOR DOUGALL AT THE HACKNEY EMPIRE, LONDON

This was a tremendous show, with the emphasis on the word show.

Here is the review: The Arts Desk: Mark Ronson & The Business Intl/ Rose Elinor Dougall, Hackney Empire

Some pictures have bubbled up, and a couple are below: one of a dapper Duran Duran with Mark Ronson on the right on guitar during Girls On Film and another of Boy George with Alex Greenwald while performing Someone To Love Me.

MOJO OCTOBER 2010 REVIEWS: DUNGEN SKIT I ALLT AND EFTERKLANG TRIPPER + SPRINGER

Sweden and Denmark.

TAGES’ STUDIO IN SWEDEN’S SONIC MAGAZINE

Courtesy of L-P Anderson, I’ve learnt that Sonic has reviewed Tages. Brilliant it’s getting a shout in their home country.

REVIEW - KYRIE KRISTMANSON: ORIGIN OF STARS

This is great.

Hope the UK release gets the attention is deserves.

Review here: Kyrie Kristmanson: Origin of Stars

Jugglers have their place, and it’s limited indeed. But this seems like putting them to good use.

RENCONTRE AVEC PIERRE LAPOINTE A FRANCOFOLIES DE MONTREAL

It shouldn’t be a surprise that someone as good as this is barely heard of outside the Francophone world, and it isn’t. But Pierre Lapointe needs to be heard and seen widely.

Meeting him was fascinating. See this: Pierre Lapointe: Le Meilleur

He is straightforward to talk with, but the thought put into everything is clear. He treats all that he does as an art project.

These make the case too. Je reviendrai is a wonderful song, Deux par deux rassemblés is irresistible

JOHNNY HALLYDAY, LE ROI DE FRANCE, 1966-1969 IN LES INROCKUPTIBLES

Tages in The Times was cool, but this is super surprising.

It’s from the issue of Les Inrocks dated 1 September. Amazing.

MÔDULO 1000: NÃO FALE COM PAREDES ON RPM INTERNATIONAL

Few records from the past that bubble up genuinely sound like nothing else – one that really sounds nothing else is Môdulo 1000’s sole album, 1970’s Não Fale Com Paredes (Don’t Talk To Walls). Opening cut Turpe Est Sine Crine Caput sounds like a junior Black Sabbath crossed with early Devo, but with a Brazilian sensibility. Môdulo 1000 show that Tropicalia was part of the story – Brazil was home to even freakier music. An extraordinary album, it has to be heard.

An easily available version of Não Fale Com Paredes has been needed and now – with the help of the band – RPM International is releasing a special, band-approved reissue of the album, supplemented by all the tracks they recorded for singles and rare compilation albums. Founder member Daniel Romani has been interviewed for the package.

Tracklist below, and it’ll come out in November (exact date not yet set).

Não Fale Com Paredes (Top Tape TT1000, 1970)
1. Turpe Est Sine Crine Caput
2. Não Fale Com Paredes
3. Espêlho
4. Lem . Ed . Êcalg
5. Ôlho Por Ôlho. Dente Por Dente
6. Metrô Mental
7. Teclados
8. Salve.Se Quem Puder
9. Animáia
Bonus tracks
10. Gloriosa (A Juventude, Odeon MOFB-3601, August 1970)
11. Cafusa (V Festival da Canção, Odeon MOFB 3657, 1970)
12. Big Mama (single A side, Odeon 7b440, 1970)
13. Isto Não Quer Dizer Nada (single B side, Odeon 7b440, 1970)
14. Ferrugem E Fuligem (Posições, Odeon MOFB 3657, 1971)
15. Curtissima (Posições, Odeon MOFB 3657, 1971)
16. The Cancer Stick (as Love Machine, single A side, CS 0104, 1972)
17. Waiting For Tomorrow (as Love Machine, single B side, CS 0104, 1972)

REVIEW - LE PRINCE MIIAOU: SAFETY FIRST

An affecting album that needs to be widely heard.

Review here: Le Prince Miiaou: Safety First

The album is home made, and here’s the home-made film for Football Team:

REVIEW - THE MOONS AT 93 FEET EAST, LONDON

Based on this show, can’t see any reason why The Moons shouldn’t reach out to an audience that’s not defined by Andy Crofts’ association with Paul Weller.

Review here: The Arts Desk - The Moons, 93 Feet East, London

What a bizarre and unsatisfactory ending to their set though.