CULT RECORD:DEAD CAN DANCE:"SPLEEN & IDEAL"

Dead Can Dance is the kind of artsy British band that American alternative rock purists revile. For years its U.S. following was synonymous with the "art-fag"--the kind of Anglophile who rushed out to buy the latest pricey, exquisitely packaged import from 4AD.Ironically, DCD eventually found itself another, much bigger audience, the mainstream, the...

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CULT MOVIE:WITHNAIL AND I(1987).

Although accurate, to describe Withnail and I  as a story about two 1960s unemployed actors who share a disastrous holiday in the country, does  nothing to convey the achingly brilliant perfomances, script and direction of one of the funniest  British movies of all time.It was not a huge succesS when it first came out, but has since...

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CULT RECORD:CRAMPS:"SONGS THE LORD TAUGHT US".(1980)

"I was a teenage werewolf/Braces on my fangs", Lux Interior growls on the Cramps' first album.Not a bad joke, and even if they haven't thought of another one, the Cramps can still clout your funnybone hard enough to coax out a few more primeval laughs if you're in the mood.Though they got their start in the primordial soup of CBGB in the late '70s,...

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CULT MOVIE:BADLANDS(1973).

One of the most stunning debuts by any director, Malick's own script, based loosely on the Starkweather-Fugatte killing spree of the fifties, unussually never passes judgement on the two young killers.Sheen is a James Dean lookalike and garbage collector Kit who goes on the run with his girlfriend(Spacek) after he kills her father for disapproving...

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CULT RECORD:SONIC YOUTH:"DAYDREAM NATION".

Let's start where the going got great.On "Daydream Nation", the hymnal guitar trebles of Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore, joined with the abstract furor of Steve Shelley's drumming and Kim Gordon's parenthetical bass pokes, finally reverberate with the muscle and heart of body music."Teen Age Riot" has a sinuous groove a New Order fan wouldn't turn...

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TOP TEN:GREG DULLI(AFGHAN WHIGS)

1.PRINCE:"Purple Rain"2.BIG STAR:"Third/Sister Lovers"3.VELVET UNDERGROUND:"The Velvet Underground and Nico"4.PRINCE:"Sign "O" the Times"5.HUSKER DU:"Flip Your Wig"6.N.W.A.:"Straight Outta Compton"7.DAVID BOWIE:"The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars"8.MY BLOODY VALENTINE:"Loveless"9.FLAMING LIPS:"In a Priest Driven Ambulance"10.PUBLIC...

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CULT MOVIE:THE STRAIGHT STORY(1999).

Gentle and sweet film,based on a true story about an old man who drove for six months on a ride-on lawnmower in order to visit his sick brother.Farnsworth plays Alvin Straight, a man who cannot be dissuaded from his journey,no matter how many offers of help he gets from people along the way.Fans of  Lynch who expect the lawnmower to burst into...

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CULT RECORD:STOOGES:"THE STOOGES"

In the latter part of the '60s,as Detroit's racial tensions boiled toward riot temperatures,a bunch of underskilled colege-town burnouts plugged in their amps and created a crass and messy mixture of Motown's rhythmic heartbeat and John Coltrane's holy wail, adding deafening distortion via pre-pinball Who to arrive at an unprecedently brutal riff-rock.The...

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CULT MOVIE:EL BARON DEL TERROR(1962)

Probably the weirdest and most disturbing horror movie ever created.Made in Mexico on a shoestring budget, El Baron Del Terror tells the grisly tale of an evil baron (Salazar) from a few centuries back who is reincarnated and,riding on a meteor, returns from outer space as a brain-eating monster with an enormous forked tongue.He uses this gruesome...

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VIC CHESNUTT R.I.P.

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VIC CHESNUTT R.I.P.

The Constellation Records website has posted an announcement that Vic Chesnutt died a couple of days ago in Athens,Georgia.45-year-old singer-songwriter was in a coma as a result of a suicide attempt according to tweets from Chesnutt's friend Kristin Hersh.Hersh has set up a website for those who want to donate to help Chesnutt's family with expen...

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THE FIERY FURNACES LIVE IN ATHENS

The Fiery Furnaces live in Athens.2-3-2009@ΑΝ C...

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CULT RECORD:"NEW YORK DOLLS"

The argument can be made-indeed,New York rockers made it-that the Dolls not only sired New York's heady '70s underground (the Ramones,for instance,who also invaded from the outer boroughs), they also taught English punks (the Damned, the Sex Pistols) how to spit,swagger,and roar.As David Johansen put it in "Frankenstein," on the Dolls' debut, "Something...

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CULT MOVIE:FREAKS(1932)

MGM pulled this masterpiece from the screens soon after its release,happier to lose $164.000 on the movie it had commissioned to be "more horrifying than Dracula" than face the wrath of various guardians of public morality.MGM boss Louis B Mayer had already insisted that the studio's famous logo would not be on the film which,coupled with the film's...

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CULT RECORD:REPLACEMENTS:"LET IT BE"

The Replacements were the great punk band of the '80s.They invented the gags that became indie-rock orthodoxy:the '70s nerd-wear,the Kiss and Black Sabbath covers,the shifts from blustery feedback into tender melody.These scruffy Catholic boys from Minneapolis drank too much beer and wore too much eyeliner to fit in with the hardcore crowd,but they...

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TOP TEN:LAETITIA SADIER(STEREOLAB)

1.YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS:"Colossal Youth"2.RESIDENTS:"The Commercial Album"3.SMITHS:"The Smiths"4.PRAM:"The Stars Are So Big. . ."5.CHRIS KNOX:"Songs Of You And Me"6.HALO BENDERS:"God Don't Make No Junk"7.KING KONG:"Funny Farm"8.JOY DIVISION:"Uknown Pleasures"9.NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS:"The Good Son"10.WEEN:"Pure Gua...

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CULT MOVIE OF THE DAY(26-12-2009).TWO LANE BLACKTOP(1971)

Suffering from tremendous hype when released,"Blacktop" disappointed critics who were expecting an offbeat,but still mainstream,masterpiece along the lines of "Easy Rider".It soon sank without a trace,but not before gathering a small band of enthusiastic fans who still hail it as the road movie that puts all others to shade.It deals with a cross-country...

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CULT RECORD OF THE DAY(25-12-2009).X-RAY SPEX:"GERMFREE ADOLESCENTS"

X-Ray Spex were punk's ultimate coffee achievers;their tunes were wound tight enough to make the Buzzcocks sound like the Doobie Brothers.The hero of the story was Poly Styrene,a racially mixed London teen with braces who proclaimed, "I am a poseur and i don't care/I like to make people stare!"Styrene began X-Ray Spex's debut single by mumbling, "Some...

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CULT MOVIE OF THE DAY(25-12-2009).MIDNIGHT COWBOY(1969)

This is a touching movie(originally supposed to star Elvis as gigolo)about a country boy who wants to become a(straight)male prostitute in New York,his descent into seediness and poverty,and his street-hustling pal's eventual death.Maybe it's the strong lead perfomances,or the way Schlesinger keeps it ticking along,or Nillson's "Everybody Talkin'",but...

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CULT RECORD OF THE DAY(24-12-2009).BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS:"CRIMINAL MINDED"

"I am the God of Hip-Hop music"By the time Blastmaster KRS-One(Knowledge Rules Supreme Over Nearly Everyone)announced his latest self-affirmation,it was not only ironic but gratuitous.Ironic because he began his career dissing Run-D.M.C. for pronouncing themselves the "Kings of Rap."Gratuitous because by his seventh album there was hardly a Hip-Hop...

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CULT MOVIE OF THE DAY(24-12-2009).VANISHING POINT(1971)

Cross en ex-cop with en ex-race car driver and you get a man who,when put behind the wheel of a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T,just has to drive as fast as he can,ingnoring a growing fleet of cops on his tail.Obviously we eventually discover the deep and meaningful reasons behind the recless behaviour of our driver Kowalski(Newman),but Vanishing Point-complete...

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TOP TEN:COURTNEY LOVE(HOLE)

1.ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN:"Heaven Up Here"2.NIRVANA:"Nevermind"3.GUN CLUB:"Fire of Love"4.PIXIES:"Surfer Rosa"5.MUDHONEY:"Superfuzz Bigmuff"EP6.LEONARD COHEN:"Songs From a Room"7.PJ HARVEY:"Dry"8.HUSKER DU:"New Day Rising"9.NIRVANA:"In Utero"10.NINE INCH NAILS:"The Downward Spir...

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CULT RECORD OF THE DAY(23-12-2009).FREEDY JOHNSTON:"CAN YOU FLY"

Freedy Johnston writes songs about roughnecks,loose dreams,and unforgivable heartbreak.Like characters in a film noir,his protagonists tend to discover themselves cast off from ordinary life by unavoidable traumas or the contagions of desire.The father in "Responsible" watches his daughter run away to New York City and wonders if the example set by...

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CULT MOVIE OF THE DAY(23-12-2009).THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER(1955)

As Laughton himself liked to say,he had a face like an elephant's backside,so it's odd that he didn't go behind the camera more often-especially as Mitchum always said he was the best director  he'd ever worked with.Laughton may,though,have been depressed by the commercial and critical failure of this film which,almost inevitably(given its...

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CULT RECORD OF THE DAY(22-12-2009).ROYAL TRUX:"CATS AND DOGS"

Demigods of U.S.lo-fi,kings of cool,Royal Trux are the '90s finest exponent of the avant-garage mess-thetic,rivalled only by Pavement.Neil Hagerty began Trux with partner Jenifer Herrema as a sideline from his main squeeze Pussy Galore.Like Galore,Trux combine rock classicism with Lower East Side skronk."Cats and Dogs" is the band's 4th album with...

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CULT MOVIE OF THE DAY(22-12-2009).UP IN SMOKE(1978)

The first and best of Cheech and Chong's good-natured movies about their eternal quest for the best grass.Here they head across to Mexico,where they agree to drive a highly suspect van back to the US.A long hillarious road movie about meeting weirdos and getting high,with cameos from Stacey Keach and Tom Skerritt and inspired sillines that will get...

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INDIE CHRISTMAS SONGS

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CULT RECORD OF THE DAY(21-12-2009).MY BLOODY VALENTINE:"LOVELESS"

Two men and two women,England's extraordinary My Bloody Valentine emerged during the early '90s,when words like "dreampop" and "shoegazers" lumped together bands as diverse as Lush,Pale Saints,Crane,Ride,Slowdive,Curve,and A.R.Kane."Dreampop" meant to describe a slowish but loud and lyrical rock balad style that blended smooth pop tonality with...

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CULT MOVIE OF THE DAY(21-12-2009).CRUMB(1994)

Think your family is a mess?Think again:you have nothing on the Crumbs.Robert Crumb,creator of Fritz the Cat,is a legend among fans of underground comics and this film asks what inspires Crumb.Zwigoff gets some astoundingly intimate interviews with Crumb,his deranged mother and tortured brothers Max and Charles.Like Crumb's work,the documentary is...

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TOP TEN:JIM REID(JESUS AND MARY CHAIN)

VIC GODARD & THE SUBWAY SECT.:"A Retrospective(1977-81)FIRE ENGINES:"Fond"DR.MIX & THE REMIX:"Wall of noise"HAPPY MONDAYS:"Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches"SUICIDE:"Suicide"SPACEMEN 3:"Recurring"MY BLOODY VALENTINE:"Loveless"CAN:"Soundtracks"PUSSY GALLORE:"Right now"PASTELS:"Sitting'Pret...

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CULT MOVIE OF THE DAY(20-12-2009).DOG DAY AFTERNOON(1975)

Pacino  and Cazale star as Sonny and Sal,holding up a bank to pay for Sonny's lover's(Sarandon in his debut film)sex change operation.What should be a simple heist turns into a media frenzy with the pair holed up whith the bank clerks and customers while the media delve into their private lives and humiliate the inept police force.The clever absence...

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CULT RECORD OF THE DAY(20-12-2009).GANG OF FOUR:ENTERTAINMENT(1979)

The Clash and Sex Pistols wrote songs complaining about how record labels screwed them over,but no punk group before Leed's Gang of four had ever assaulted the entire popular culture industry so radically.Filled with bitter references to television and disco as elements of state control,the band's debut,"Entertainment",comes perilously close...

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THE JEDI MIND TRICKS sample VOSKOPOULOS

The Jedi Mind Tricks sample the greek legend Tolis Voskopoulos on track "Blood in blood".Original track:"Ki Esy Tha Fygeis",Music by:Mimis Plessas.Many thanks to:apotis4stis5.blogspot....

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THE NEW VAMPIRE WEEKEND TRACK -"WHITE SKY"

You might remember Vampire Weekend doing this track on Jimmy Fallon months ago.Now the studio version is out.Check it out on the bands my spa...

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THE BEST MOVIES OF 00's

• CITY OF GOD(2002,Fernando Meirelles• CROUCHING TIGER,HIDDEN DRAGON(2000,Ang Lee)• MYSTIC RIVER(2003,Clint Eastwood)• NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN(2007,Eathan&Joel Coen)• BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN(2005,Ang Lee)• THERE WILL BE BLOOD(2007,Paul Thomas Anderson)• MULHOLLAND DR.(2001,David Lynch)• TRAFFIC(2000,Steven Soderbergh)• LOST IN TRANSLATION(2003,Sofia...

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LADIES GOT THE BLUES

Aν δεν τις πηρες ειδηση κακο του κεφαλιου σου.....Προλαβαινεις.Τρ...

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SLEIGH BELLS:"RING RING"

Κατι τρεχει με τους "Sleigh Bells"...Tσεκαρε το βιντεακι του "Ring Ring" που ειναι ενα πελωριο sample του "Can you get to that"των Funcade...

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RODRIGO Y GABRIELA LIVE IN ATHENS

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ZACH 4EVER

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THE BEST OF 00'S

Radiohead-Kid AThe Strokes-Is This itThe White Stripes-ElephantArcade Fire-FuneralYeah Yeah Yeahs-Fever to tellL.C.D. Soundsystem-Sound of silverBob Dylan-Modern timesP.J.Harvey-Stories from the city,stories from the seaFleet Foxes-Fleet FoxesThe White Stripes-White blood cellsTv On The Radio-Dear scienceRadiohead-In RainbowsInterpol-Turn on the bright...

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THE BEST OF 2009

Animal Collective-Merriweather post PavilionYeah Yeah Yeahs-It's BlitzGrizzly Bear-VeckatimestGirls-AlbumThe Dead Weather-HorehoundAntony and the Johnsons-The crying lightThe Flaming lips-EmbryonicThe Avett Brothers-I and love and youThe xx -xxWild Beasts-2 DancersMemory Tapes-Seek MagicBill Callahan-Sometimes I wish we were an angelThe Horrors-Primary...

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