Posted by The G on June 22, 2011 under Encounters with G | 
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Eddie Vedder
On June 21, 2011, Pearl Jam’s front man Eddie Vedder performed a sold out show at The Beacon Theatre in New York. Upon his arrival, he was greeted by dozens of die hard Pearl Jam fans. Eddie was a bit too mobbed to take photos with everyone, but he shook our hands and had a member of his personnel reach out to the fans to collect one item each from us that Eddie would sign once he was safely off the street and out of the New York heat. Very classy! After the jump, see which album I got signed by Eddie Vedder.
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Tags: 2011, Autograph, Beacon Theatre, Deluxe Edition, Eddie Vedder, June 21, Lead Singer, New York, Pearl Jam, Photo, Ten
Posted by The G on May 18, 2011 under GNN |
Psychedelic photo by G.
Tame Impala
If you are not familiar with the psychedelic grooves of Australian rockers Tame Impala, you should acquaint yourself immediately. Sonically you’ll hear the music of Cream meets Pink Floyd and vocally you’ll hear a mixture of John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles! I have been pretty much obsessed with their album “Innerspeaker” and on May 27, 2011, it will be reissued with a bonus disc of goodies!
The tracklist via Pitchfork Media is:
Innerspeaker Deluxe Edition:
Disc 1 (Original Album):
01 It Is Not Meant to Be
02 Desire Be Desire Go
03 Alter Ego
04 Lucidity
05 Why Won’t You Make Up Your Mind?
06 Solitude Is Bliss
07 Jeremy’s Storm
08 Expectation
09 The Bold Arrow of Time
10 Runway, Houses, City, Clouds
11 I Don’t Really Mind
Disc 2 (Extraspeaker):
01 Sundown Syndrome
02 Remember Me
03 Half Full Glass of Wine
04 Wander
05 Why Won’t You Make up Your Mind? (Erol Alkan Rework)
06 Lucidity (Pilooski Remix)
07 Solitude Is Bliss (Mickey Moonlight T.A.M. Remix)
08 41 Mojitos (Canyons Poolside Dub)
09 Sunrise Reprise
Posted by The G on December 7, 2010 under GNN |
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"Surfing the Void" (Deluxe Edition) - Out January 18, 2011
Good news for fans of Klaxons. The rockers will be releasing a deluxe edition of their 2nd album “Surfing The Void” on January 18, 2011. The album will feature the bonus tracks: “Echoes (Acoustic)”, “Hello 23″, “Birdman” and “Sorcerer City”.
Posted by The G on August 16, 2010 under GNN |
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Alex Trimble of Two Door Cinema Club
Two Door Cinema Club’s debut album “Tourist History” has already secured a spot in my top 10 favorite albums of 2010 and it’s about to get even better! On September 20, 2010 (my birthday!), TDCC is releasing a deluxe edition of “Tourist History” featuring a bonus disc of remixes (and 1 B-side). The track list is:
01. Kids
02. I Can Talk (French Horn Rebellion Remix)
03. Come Back Home (Is Tropical Remix)
04. Undercover Martyn (Jupiter Remix)
05. I Can Talk (Moulinex Remix)
06. What You Know (Cassian Remix)
07. Come Back Home (Ted & Francis Remix)
08. Something Good Can Work (Ted & Francis Remix)
09. Undercover Martyn (Softwar Remix)
10. Something Good Can Work (The Twelves Remix)
The Ted and Francis remix of “Something Good Can Work” is my favorite remix of the year, and the album sounds like a greatest hits record instead of a debut album. The band rocks live and they are all super nice. If this doesn’t convince you, I don’t know what will.
However, if you are not sold by my glorious praise you can sample the merchandise by downloading a free mp3 of their non-album track “Hands of My Cash, Monty.” by signing up on Two Door Cinema Club’s mailing list.
Posted by The G on June 24, 2010 under G Reviews |
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Duran Duran by Duran Duran. Out now!
Last year, Duran Duran reissued “Rio,” one of their classic albums, in a deluxe package with lots of bonus tracks. A few weeks ago saw the release of a deluxe edition of their first album. The original 9 track UK version of the album (with “To The Shore,” and without “Is There Something I Should Know), has been remastered and it sounds like it was freshly recorded. Filling out the rest of disc one are the long sought after (and now pretty easily available) B-sides, “Fame,” “Khanada,” “Faster Than Light,” and “Late Bar,” which are easily as good as any track off the actual record.
The second disc contains 10 tracks that have never been released before! There are Air Studios versions of “Girls on Film” (which is much slower than the original version) and “Tel Aviv” (which unlike the album version, has full lyrics!). There are 4 Manchester Square Demos of “Anyone Out There,” “Planet Earth,” (which has a different last verse) “Friends of Mine” and “Late Bar.” Aside from “Planet Earth,” the lyrics are the same as the released versions, but these demos are much rougher than what ended up being released. There are 4 BBC Radio Session tracks: “Night Boat,” “Girls on Film,” “Anyone Out There,” and “Like An Angel.” ”Like an Angel” sounds a lot like the demo that is on the “Rio” Special Edition and it’s nice to hear a live rendition of that version. The other 3 tracks are pretty similar to the album versions. Filling out the rest of the disc are Night Versions and Night Mixes of “Planet Earth” and “Girls on Film” and the Night Mixes have been pretty hard to come by until now.
The 3rd and final disc is a DVD that features all the videos off the album, many of which appear on DVD for the first time. (“Planet Earth” – 2 versions; “Girls on Film” – censored and uncensored version; “Careless Memories,” and “Nightboat”). Correct me if I am wrong, but I could have sworn there was a video to “Anyone Out There”? Also available for the first time are pristine quality appearances from Top Of The Pops (where they lip synched to “Girls on Film,” “Planet Earth” and “Careless Memories); Old Grey Whistle Test (live versions of “Nightboat” and “Anyone Out There”); Multicoloured Swap Shop (lip synched versions of “Friends of Mine” and “Girls on Film”). Also included is “A Day In The Life” featurette which was an easter egg on a previous video collection release.
The package comes with a poster, 5 cards (each featuirng a different member of the band) and a lyric-less booklet. That was pretty much the only disappointing feature for me, but as a Durannie, I am very pleased with the latest addition to my collection.
Duran Duran Track List!
