“And this time, give it to me easy.
And let me try with pleasured hands.
To take you in the sun to promised lands.”

‘Tobacco Road’ sounded spectacular at the end of the new episode of Mad Men. It got me in the mood for more 60s/70s tracks I love. I hope you love them too. Plus Lulu‘s Scottish so up ye!

Listen ♫: The Nashville Teens – Tobacco Road ←♥♥♥
Listen ♫: Lulu & The Luvvers – Shout ←♥♥♥♥
Listen ♫: Toots & The Maytals – Pressure Drop ←♥♥♥♥
Listen ♫: The Zombies – Time Of The Season ←♥♥♥♥
Listen ♫: George Baker Selection – Little Green Bag ←♥♥♥♥

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Probably my favourite Led Zeppelin song just for the way he sings that line; it’s impossible not to mouth it while big Bobby Plant howls the fuck out of it! I’d recommend A Single Man for all you film buffs. It’s one of those films that seems better in retrospect. Every scene looks like a painting. ‘Green Onions’ and ‘Stormy Weather’ were both featured as well and brought back memories of me and my friends listening to Green Onions playing Final Fantasy VII when I was like 14 hahahaloveit.

Listen ♫: Led Zeppelin – Misty Mountain Hop ←♥♥♥♥
Listen ♫: Booker T. & The MG’s – Green Onions ←♥♥♥♥
Listen ♫: Etta James – Stormy Weather ←♥♥

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p.s. I took that photo

Been meaning to post about Big Boi for a while because the more I hear Shutterbug the more I think it’s a fecking groundbreaking sound! He also pops up on Janelle Monáe‘s sassy ‘Tightrope’. Grum‘s album has also been getting a lot of plays on my iPod recently and I’ve attached the splendidly-soporific standout ‘Want U’ so check it oot! I’ve sandwhiched these 3 gems with 2 tracks I heard on TV (well…I say TV…I really mean what I’ve torrented) one of which was the M.I.A. track ‘Space’ which was featured at the end of the latest Entourage right when Vince jumps out the plane; the second of which (is actually the first track here) is the best song I’ve heard used on a TV show and was featured on True Blood when Bill goes to the strip club and Massive Attack‘s ‘Paradise Circus’ is playing while he’s watching a Miley Cyrus-look-a-like work the pole. The hand-claps are key. Absolute prize of a track.

Massive Attack – Paradise Circus by Scottish Friction ←♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Big Boi – Shutterbug (Feat. Cutty) by Scottish Friction ←♥♥♥
Janelle Monae – Tightrope (Feat. Big Boi) by Scottish Friction ←♥♥♥
Grum – Want U by Scottish Friction ←♥♥♥
M.I.A. – Space by Scottish Friction ←♥♥

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p.s. I took this photo of my brother playing his first gig (on my Holga of course!)

[UPDATE] I’ve just been informed the Massive Attack song is also the theme tune for Luther.

Finally someone has decided to resurrect Purple Rain-era Prince. About time.

The-Dream – Yamaha by Scottish Friction ←♥♥

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Tame Impala are killing it right now plus these old but classic Chemical Brothers tracks to get your night/day started.

Listen ♫: Tame Impala – Lucidity ←♥♥♥
Listen ♫: The Chemical Brothers – The Sunshine Underground ←♥♥♥♥♥
Listen ♫: The Chemical Brothers – Asleep From Day ←♥♥♥

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“Always in a hurry, I never stop to worry,
Don’t you see the time flashin’ by.
Honey, got no money,
I’m all sixes and sevens and nines.
Say now, baby, I’m the rank outsider,
You can be my partner in crime.

But baby, I can’t stay,
You got to roll me and call me the tumblin’,
Roll me and call me the tumblin’ dice.”

Listen ♫: The Rolling Stones – Tumbling Dice ←♥♥♥♥♥

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p.s. I took that photo

*UPDATE* This came in the ol’ mailbox ( :  legends.

So little time to do anything these days. Like I don’t even have time to think. I feel like butter being scraped across too much bread*. Time management – that’s my problem.

Anyway (whine over!), the 4 tracks I have selected for you today are all excellent. First up, a little 1min30sec gem from Waajeed that I can’t remember how I found. Next is Motown songwriting legend Lamont Dozier and the epic 10-min version of his funky classic “Going Back To My Roots”. Finally, I’d like to introduce you to Pedestrian…. a word his music is definitely not! Currently based in Cambridge, UK he makes gorgeous ambient electronica and was recently featured on Gilles Peterson’s radio 1 show. Without doubt one to watch. Now if we could only get Pedestrian and Gang Colours to collaborate…

Listen ♫: Waajeed – 1st Of May ←♥♥♥♥
Listen ♫: Lamont Dozier – Going Back To My Roots ←♥♥♥

Led Astray by Pedestrian ←♥♥♥
Hei Poa by Pedestrian ←♥♥♥

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*for all you Lord Of The Rings fans

Why did nobody give me the Kinks Singles Collection sooner? I could have used this alongside Bowie, the Beatles and the VU in my formative teenage years.

Listen ♫: The Kinks – Till The End Of The Day ←♥
Listen ♫: The Kinks – A Well Respected Man ←♥
Listen ♫: The Kinks – Victoria ←♥

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I’ve done it. I finally caved (to myself) and have bought a Holga. Hopefully you’ll be seeing some of my OWN grainy/flare-y pictures from now on. If only they could be as good as this one…

Listen ♫: The Bees – Punchbag ←♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Listen ♫: The Avalanches – Tonight ←♥♥♥
Listen ♫: Bibio – Lovers’ Carvings (Catz ‘N Dogs Re-Edit) ←♥♥♥

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Still digging through the oldies recently – remembered this better-than-the-album-version of ‘Ghost World’ by Aimee Mann. You won’t have heard this before. I loved it when I was 17.

Listen ♫: Aimee Mann – Ghost World (Acoustic) ←♥♥♥♥♥

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p.s. this gets bonus points for being produced by Jon Brion, my hero