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Paul 9:53 PM on August 1, 2013
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Nuggets 257 – Chug Chug 6

Nuggets 257 - chug chug 6 

I have been waiting for Surf City to play locally for several months. Last time I looked they were somewhere in Europe on tour. However, a message on Facebook from the band let me know that they were coming to town, and I headed down to the Lucha Lounge to see them. The Lucha is a great venue, it’s small and has atmosphere. Good sets from Lizard of Oz and Wilberforces then it was time for Surf City. They seemed a bit rusty but soon got going. A bit more shoegazey and motorik than their last record outing. The crowd kept surging forward, threatening to knock the mikes over, but always a hand appeared to steady the mike as the crowd eased back. Very jolly and I enjoyed the new material. The new album is out about now. See the mix for one track, and the widget below for another…

The Lucha Lounge features pictures of masked Mexican wrestlers. I’m not into wrestling but the pictures are intriguing. El Santo features in the picture above. There is a documentary about him below. It’s MC’ed by a tragically hip Jonathon Ross.

Surf City song list

#balue, #beach-fossils, #beach-house, #black-angels, #black-rebel-motorcycle-club, #it-hugs-back, #kendra-smith, #kurt-vile, #lord-huron, #nightlands, #secret-colours, #silo-halo, #surf-city, #the-blank-tapes, #the-brian-jonestown-massacre, #the-luyas, #wye-oak

Paul 8:43 PM on May 15, 2011
Tags: Ampersand, , , , , , , , Die! Die! Die!, Kinnie the Explorer, Lemon Jelly, , , , Surf City, , , , , , WITCH   

Nuggets 159 – LoFi

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The Great Unwashed (AKA The Clean) lauded Duane Eddy, king of the twangy guitar. Here is a twangy mix. haven’t finished adding links etc., soon.

1) The Staunton Lick (Lemon Jelly) 2) Strange Dream (WITCH) Second outing on a Nugget for this Zambian psychedelic band from the 70’s. 3) Destroy Everything (White Fence) More trippyness  4) My Head Explodes (Ty Segall) Off a single shared with Jeff The Brotherhood. 5) Crazy Rulers of the World (Surf City) 6) Harsh Realm (Widowspeak) Hope Sandoval sound a like from Brooklyn 7) Melanie Down (Cinema Red And Blue) Hamish Kilgour et al. 8) Funeral Baby (The Limiñanas) Was going to include the Bats so I covered off all the members of the Clean, but why listen to Rob Scott when you can have the French version?  9) Before It’s Gone (Male Bonding)  Shop assistants break out. 10) Ome Is Where The Art Is (Moondad) AKA The loudest band in Leicester. Get the rest of their songs for free. 11) Caseman (Die! Die! Die!) On tour, appear to be on their way to Turkey. I am looking forward to catching them when back in NZ. 12) Duh! x 12 (The Hairs) 13) Always Friends (Secret Cities) 14) Caroline, Please Kill Me (Coma Cinema) 15) This Isn’t a Good Night for Walking (Arches) 16) I’m Still Waiting (Ampersand) 17) What a Pleasure (Beach Fossils) From their new album, now on Emusic. Comfort food for the ears. 18) One By Words (Catwalk) 19) Would (Alice in Chains) (Coma Cinema) 20) Twelve Roses (Beach Fossils) Their  latest album also on Emusic. 21) Diamond Mine (David Kilgour & the Heavy Eights) The rest of the Clean. 22) Blind Spider (Kinnie The Explorer) 23) Desire Lines (Deerhunter) wonderful.

#ampersand, #arches, #beach-fossils, #catwalk, #cinema-red-and-blue, #coma-cinema, #david-kilgour-the-heavy-eights, #deerhunter, #die-die-die, #kinnie-the-explorer, #lemon-jelly, #male-bonding, #moondad, #secret-cities, #surf-city, #the-hairs, #the-liminanas, #ty-segall, #white-fence, #widowspeak, #witch