Pirate Broadcast #014

Pirate Broadcast #014 has been blasting out of the cyberspace of Radiojive.com for a couple of weeks now, and yes, I have been negligent in keeping up with the posting of the tracklist.

I hope you all enjoyed the "Zazoothon"……I think we must have caught Earl off guard. Perhaps he was out grocery shopping, or working for that political candidate in his Hollywood neighbourhood.

Anyway, listed below is the Truncated Version of this broadcast. If you listen regularly, tell me in the Comments if you hear the Extended Version, a special 30-minute version that includes Gary Laswell's cover of Echo & the Bunnymen's "The Killing Moon" (taken from his 2009 EP, Covers), and Killing Joke's "Eastern European State"(in honour of their upcoming tour), tacked on the end.

Tell me, which version do you prefer????/

Pirate Broadcast #014

1. Planet Funk - Another Sunrise (2011) - During a trip to Rome last October to visit my daughter and my wife's relatives, I was struck by the diversity of Italian pop radio. Planet Funk are an Italian band, who sing in English, and are based in Florence AND Naples, according to they MySpace page. They recently were climbing the charts with a cover of Nancy Sinatra's "Boots", a one-off track included in a film soundtrack. The video for this can be found here on You Tube.

2. Federico Scavo - Strump (feat. Andrea Guzzoletti) (2011) - Again, another track that I heard in Italy. This novelty dance track was somewhat of a summer club sensation, I was told. Well, it certainly got stuck in my head. Scavo (aka MINIKING), is quickly becoming one of Italy's hottest DJ's. From Ibiza to Miami, his "funky house, influenced with electro/tech" is quickly making him a fan fave. Check out the video for Strump here. Be sure to check out the sample remixes on the Soundcloud list at his My Space page, including a dance mix of Angus & Julia Sone's "Paper Aeroplane" and Pink Coffee's cover of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick In The Wall".

3. Tyburn Saints - You Don't Send For Me, I Send For You (2011) - I was turned on to Tyburn Saints by an old friend's musical tastes, as per his Facebook page. A quick trip to their MySpace page reveals this song to be their Featured Song at the moment, and so it should be. A rollicking, retro-sounding track that would not have been out of place back in the late 80's. Based out of Brooklyn, NY, their sound has been christened as "death indie", not unlike Nick Cave's maudlin, haunting sound.

4. Eugene McGuiness - Lion (2012) - OK! I'm sayin' it right now!!!!! Keep your eyes and ears open for this kid. With each recording he's made since 2007, he seems to mature like a fine wine. As soon as I included this track here, he has just gone and released a new single, "Shotgun"…..and boy, what single! Taking a cue (and sample) from Tricky's "Murder Weapon", which in turn is a cue and sample from The Art of Noise's "Peter Gunn", which in turn is a cue and sample from Duane Eddy's original version, Mr. McGuiness delights with a 50's/60's twangy guitar, ripped straight from Tricky's mixing board. Check him out in the latest video (posted a few weeks ago) at his website here.


5. Creature - So High (2011) - Sounding like there's a little of Giorgio Moroder's influence, not to mention one-hit-wonder 90's band, Republica, it seems LA-based Creature are not sitting still with one kind of sound. Check out samples and videos on their sparsely detailed website. It's not on their site, but an old skool rapping style on their gay themed "Prom Prom" song, is used as a great arrangement. The song has also inspired a few fan-compiled videos using found movie footage. Used to wondrous effect, you will never look at Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy the same again after seeing her in the "John Hughes Version". Be sure to watch the Carrie Edit while you're there.

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