Ευχαριστώ Sinead O'Connor

Went to Rhodes. Nice place but a bit of a trap. We had all inclusive. At every trough session they played Sinead O'Connor's Nothing Compares 2 U.

I didn't dare ask why.

Anyway here's Hot Chip's version.

mp3---> Hot Chip - Nothing Compares 2 U

Review: Efterklang

Cranked out a quick review of last night's Efterklang gig and film screening at The Globe, which you can find over at theSprout.

Paxman v Jamie xx

For some reason Jamie xx was commissioned to remix the Newsnight theme music.

Watch Jeremy Paxman interview an evidently terrified Jamie xx here. Listen to the remix play over the end credits here. Or just use the widget below.

Jamie xx Newsnight Remix by Young Turks

The Dirtbombs Cover Shari Vari

Heard about this cover of A Number Of Names' Shari Vari a couple of weeks ago. Trepidation and plain fear set in. Especially as it transpired that The Dirtbombs have a whole album out of garage takes on Detroit classics. The stench of gimmick was overpowering.

But this morning I decided to hunt it out. What was waiting for me was a rather faithful cover, adding a bit of scratchy guitar but not taking much away. Frankly, it could have been a hell of a lot worse.

Now when is someone going to do a punk-funk cover of Danny Boy & The Serious Gods' Castro Boy?

Preview: The Beat

Posted a quick preview for The Beat's gig at The Globe next Thursday (February 24th) on theSprout, which can be found here.

mp3---> The Beat - Mirror in the Bathroom