Listen here
Age is a terrible thing. It really affects your memory – I mean, it really does seem like only yesterday when I was celebrating my 30th, or 21st or 18th… I don’t look any older (apart from he odd grey fleck appearing in my still-thick hair), I still have the sense of humour of a 12yr-old schoolboy and I have a new girlfriend who’s not yet 30. Oh yes – and my boyish charm, wit and good looks.
I guess it’s all (mostly) in the mind, but then again there’s that load of extra weight that’s crept in which no longer goes away by eating less, so there’s a physical element to it too I suppose. Roll on the arrival of my first bike since I was a teenager, and getting myself back into peak condition !
In the meantime, I’m going to kick back and do a little advanced celebrating with an almost solid half-hour of great music. Enjoy this little birthday treat as I keep my mouth shut for a week and let the music talk for me !
Fischer Z – Birthday
All-round top bloke and one of the UK’s greatest underappreciated singer/songwriter/poets John Watts kicks off the party.
Fischer Z’s MySpace / John Watts’ MySpace
Email Fischer Z
Freddy – Let It Go
TFL’s no.1 Canadian friend and another all-round good guy Freddy Litwiniuk with the song that made my buy one of the first albums I got from an independent artist featured on a podcast (The Bob & AJ Show). A soaring chorus that lifted me right out of my seat on the bus. Magical.
Freddy’s MySpace
Email Freddy
Phideaux – Never Gonna Go
Why is Phideaux not a huge, million-selling artist ? There’s really no justice in this world. Consistently excellent and prolifically talented, here’s a track with one of those melodies and chord-progressions that stir the emotions and send shivers of pride down the spine.
Phideaux’s MySpace
Email Phideaux
Fourteenhours – Casualty
A lovely, jangly track from another fabulous Edinburgh band. Sadly I missed their recent gig but there’s always the next time. This is a rough mix, but still sounds better than many band’s final mixes.
Fourteenhours’ MySpace
Email Fourteenhours
Futuro – Lost In The Mess
This band had slipped right underneath my radar but a recent tartanpodcast brought them to my attention almost at the same time as the band contacted me. Cracking angular rock from these Glasgow boys who’re tipped for the top.
Futuro’s MySpace
Email Futuro
The Hussys – Tiger
After going down a storm on a recent TFL, it’s the return of top quirky-popsters The Hussys. They’re braw !! More hooks than a fisherman’s tackle-bag and more catchy too. They’re going to be thiiiiiiisss big (throws arms wide) !! Buy them NOW !!
The Hussys MySpace
Email The Hussys
The Overside – Beautiful Horizon
Take a dollop of Bruce Springsteen’s vocal cords, stir in a smidgeon of Van Morrison, season lightly with Tom Waits and cover in a layer of haggis before baking in a hot smokey oven. After an hour, reove and serve up TFL newbies The Overside. An addictive album.
The Overside’s MySpace
Email The Overside
Blueneck – oig
A haunting closing track from the enigmatic Blueneck from Bristol. All that Blueneck’s dunk will reveal is that ‘oig’ is an acronym. If you think you know what it’s an acronym for, drop me a line ! If you get it right then Blueneck will reward you for your perceptiveness with a CD and a T-Shirt !
Blueneck’s MySpace
Email Blueneck
This week’s soundbed is ‘Nae Tongues’ courtesy of Isa & The Filthy Tongues on Circular Records.
Three From Leith theme-tune by Alex Aitken
Big props given out to:
Catherine at Fretless Records for the fantastic Overside CD which you’ll hear more of very soon !
AMP’ed podcast – subscribe with this feed
Subscribe by RSS Feed to the free www.podcastusermagazine.com – Issue 3 out soon !
Thank you for continuing to support the independent artists in 2006 by listening, feeding back and buying their music.
Technorati Tags: Fischer Z, John Watts, Freddy Litwiniuk, The Bob & AJ Show, Phideaux, Fourteenhours, Edinburgh, Futuro, The Hussys, The Overside, Blueneck, Isa & The Filthy Tongues, Circular Records, Three From Leith, computermusictutorials, Fretless Records, podcastusermagazine