http://muchodanke.com Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:17:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mucho Danke might be a little quiet right now, but goodonpaper.org has just posted a pretty killer mixtape. http://muchodanke.com/aside/72/ Aussie Pop outfit Operator Please have cancelled their upcoming Belfast gig "due to unforeseen professional commitments.", with a rescheduled gig planned for sometime in autumn. Which is a damn shame, as Cadence Weapon was the support. Probably one of the most interesting and progressive "indie" hip-hop artists out there at ... http://muchodanke.com/entries/operator-please-cancel-stiff-kitten-gig/ The Glasgowbury lineup is starting to come together quite nicely... And tickets are flying quicker than Paddy Kielty late for a charity golf tournament... http://muchodanke.com/aside/glasgowbury-lineup/ I was immediately affected by Apologies to the Queen Mary, the debut album by Montreal group Wolf Parade, when I first heard it. Every song had a very distinctive, rough and urgent sound, helped by the unique vocals of Dan Boeckner and Spencer Krug. After that, I followed almost every ... http://muchodanke.com/entries/krugbroekner-run-out-of-side-projects-spawn-new-wolf-parade-album/ Not to be outdone by his slightly less-bearded cohort, Brendan Canning has now taken control of the latest Broken Social Scene presents project, releasing what will essentially be another reconfiguration of the regular collaborators to release what is and isn't essentially both another 'Social Scene record. Personally, I have absolutely ... http://muchodanke.com/entries/battle-of-the-beards/ It was Bloomsday yesterday and if you're like me and don't have the mental capacity to sit down and read Ulysses or Finnegan's Wake, then you might enjoy Chamber Music - a musical adaption of Joyce's poems by Fire Records and a not-shit-Reindeer-Section-esque Rock & Roll collective. Chamber Music is a ... http://muchodanke.com/entries/no-pen-no-ink-no-table-no-room-no-time-no-quiet-no-inclination/ My Morning Jacket have been on my "bands to be evangelical about" since the first time I heard At Dawn almost 7 years ago. Since then they've continued to record some of the best music of the past century - as well as releasing one of few live records thats ... http://muchodanke.com/entries/peanut-butter-pudding-surprise/ If music was judged on the facial expressions in the posters plastered around Shaftsbury Square then we're in for a treat on friday night ... ... but it isn't and nor should it be. Quite rightly, in my opinion. DJ Mehdi and Busy P - Pump Up the Bass Remix [audio:http://muchodanke.com/music/djmehdibusyp-pumpupthebassremix.mp3] DJ Mehdi - ... http://muchodanke.com/entries/dj-mehdi-stiff-kitten-6th-june/ Okkervil River announce their new album and its artwork, as well as the dates for their upcoming US and European tours. (via stereogum) http://muchodanke.com/aside/58/ Belfast-based Boathouse launch their (frankly awesome!) EP this evening at The Empire Music Hall. Tuned-in as they are, you can also hear the whole thing online at Last.fm and Myspace - but thats no excuse to not attend tonight! http://muchodanke.com/aside/57/