songs in black
November 28, 2008
i love searching winamp media library for songs relating to a word, and then listening to the mix. The other day i found 68 songs relating to the word black.
Nick Cave Black Betty .. such a good cover. Kicking Against the Pricks is always my favourite album from the Caulfield genius boy. Listen to that song over and over. The Spiderbait version was fun in its own way, but doesn’t really compare. .. and then i listen to Tom Jones version, and it’s shit. In a good way. But compared to the Cave? Shite.
Tom Waits has the record for a single artist in my collection .. 7 songs with “black” in the title.
Radiohead 
Black Star, of course. OMG what exquisite pain and pleasure in their music. Just recently Radiohead became my most-listened artist of all. i have been catching up .. to the rest of the world.
Nikka Costa Black Seed, Goldfrapp Black Cherry .. Nina Simone Black Is the Colour of My True Love’s Hair. i admire the brilliance and passion behind all these songs.
Public Enemy Fear of a Black Planet, Queen Latifah Black Hand Side, and *The 
Legendary KO* with George Bush Don’t Care which is my all time most enjoyable rap / hip hop piece.
Don’t forget Bob & Marcia‘s original (i think) version of Young, Gifted & Black, from the compilation of the same moniker. Very rocksteady. A great double with Nina’s version.
Then there’s Rickie Lee Jones with the disarmingly cute “Bye Bye Blackbird” .. i’ve listened to that album just because she shares a birthday with Angelina and me. It’s such a cute song.
For ambient, what could hit the mood better than Black Milk from Massive Attack. A real classic i’ve never known the name of.
For sweet rock n roll with a dash of post-punk-pop, look out for The New Black Show me Love !! Yes, they launched their new album at Ding Dong last week. A really good gig.
..in my collection, there’s 304 songs with “black” in title, artist or album, but only 234 with “white”. Hmm. i rest my suitcase.
What is your best black song?
Next week .. blue.
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bunch of new music 2listen2
November 26, 2008
Spent a Saturday last week indulging whims.
Started off watching films at the HRAAF festival (Human Rights) ..about disappearing islands in the Pacific (eg the Carteret Islands off Bougainville). One of Georgie’s films was featured.. her NGO Pacific Black Box got young people to make films about the local effects of climate change. (Mentioned this on my work blog.)
The session was called: “Reel Change”
Really good films that could have an impact. There was a woman from Tuvalu and a man from the MakePovertyHistory campaign. They held a forum and spoke after the film.
Anyway i felt i needed to make a change, and stimulate the economy ..
ok i just went therapy shopping. And came back with the latest in
Buffy season 8: “Time of your life pt3“.- Plus a book length comic about Fray, the Slayer from the future.
Must Read Now.
Not only that but when i arrive home, i remember that there are many new CD’s in my bag from recent CD launches. eg
- “a young man’s death” from The New Black,
- “Dictation” by Pikelet, and
- Applecore 08.
gray taylor was magnificent at the Qua / Mountains in Sky album launch, supported by the Stars of the Night Pikelet. i would have bought the Qua CD too but they’d run out.
i go now .. i Prepare 2Listen.
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