Comrade Chimp

"Your ever lovin' MP3 monkey!"

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    about me
    I've been a music fan since being introduced to the Beatles by my brother and Dylan by my mum when I was a kid. These days I listen to anything from Frank Sinatra to Nas via a lot of contemporary indie rock.
    why i'm a source
    Because MP34U has introduced me to so many sweet bands, The Decemberists, The Hold Steady, We Are Scientists, Iron & Wine, Sleater-Kinney, there's a pretty long damn list & I want to give a little love back.
    favorite bands
    I never know whether to include newer stuff (which I may well tire of) or classic stuff (which probably isn't very representative of what I'm listening to now).

    Anyway, here's a mixture;
    Arcade Fire, Bauhaus, Johnny Cash, The Clash, The Cure, Bob Dylan, Front 242, The Hold Steady, Ice Cube, Interpol, The Jam, Kings of Leon, MC 900ft. Jesus, Metric, Pixies, Frank Sinatra, Sly & The Family Stone, Television, We Are Scientists, Yeah Yeah Yeahs...
    favorite books
    Iain M. Banks: Excession
    George McDonald Fraser: Flashman
    Graeme Greene: The Honorary Consul
    Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons: Watchmen
    P.J. O'Rourke: All The Trouble In The World
    George Orwell: Nineteen Eighty-Four
    Neal Stephenson: Cryptonomicon
    Hunter S. Thompson: Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas
    LOCATION: London, UK
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    The Vice and Virtue Ministry by Happy Bullets
    pop, psychedelic, indie
    Happy Bullets were not a band I'd come across before I heard this track on a podcast recently, but I'll definitely be keeping an eye...  more »
    I Ain't Saying My Goodbyes by Tom Vek
    rock, garage, indie
    I was really impressed with this guy's album released earlier this year in the UK. It seems it's being released in October stateside, so this...  more »
    Over and Over Again (Lost and Found) by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
    pop, rock, indie
    Melodic indie-pop with an interesting detached, mumbling vocal style that puts me in mind of a higher pitched, American accented version of Aidan Moffat of...  more »
    Stay Comfortable by Redjetson
    pop, rock, indie
    Currently supporting Bloc Party on their UK tour. Redjetson are a new one on me but based on this I hope to be hearing a...  more »
    Silent Seven by Controller Controller
    pop, rock, indie, post punk
    Heads up! It's yet another really good new band from Canada! Damn, why wasn't the Canadian music scene this good when I was living there...  more »
    Nine by ˇForward, Russia!
    rock, post punk
    Yeah, I know what you're thinking; 'oh no, not another band who think it's clever to use bloody punctuation marks in their name'. But, like...  more »
    I Predict A Riot by Kaiser Chiefs
    pop, rock
    Skyler beat me to the punch again with "Oh My God", but I'm well pleased with finding this free download of the Chiefs' debut single. It's a...  more »
    The Staunton Lick by Lemon Jelly
    electronic, leftfield, ambient
    Just stumbled across this old favourite available for download. A sample from an old "teach yourself folk guitar" record is the jumping off point for...  more »
    Mazerati by The Hong Kong
    rock, pop, new wave
    A driving, Strokes-y bassline, Blondie-esque vocals and infectious handclaps, what more do you need? A perfect little slice of new wave pop.  more »
     
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    Straight Outta Compton by Nina Gordon
    pop, hip hop, gangster, acoustic
    This is one of those cover versions where it takes you a good minute to convince yourself you're really hearing what you appear to be...  more »
    Sonnet No. 3 (Like a Duck) by MC Honky
    pop, electronic, leftfield, psychedelic
    Synth-heavy freakout backing straight out of the nightclub scene from some swingin' 60's movie - you can almost see the checkerboard mini dresses and kinky...  more »
    Dreams by TV on the Radio
    rock, post punk, indie
    I'd heard good things about TV on the Radio and this track seems to confirm the reports. A subtle, slightly dreamy soundscape with a nice...  more »
    A Child and His Lawnmower by The Dead Kennedys
    rock, punk
    A newspaper article about a man arrested for shooting his lawnmower when it refused to start becomes, in the hands of the Dead Kennedys, a...  more »
    Stratofortress by Gonga
    rock, hard rock, stoner rock, doom rock
    Gonga are a Bristol based doom rock outfit who despite a strong following and support from the likes of MTV2 and XFM have never quite...  more »
    Fit But You Know It (featuring the Futureheads) by The Streets
    hip hop, rock, indie, brit-hop
    I must admit, I never quite saw the appeal of the original version of this song. Here it's given a new lease of life with...  more »
    Meantime (live) by The Futureheads
    pop, rock, modern rock
    One of the best new British bands of the last couple of years. All energy and punchy guitars. This is a live version of a...  more »
     
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