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This band took their name from a line in David Bowie's song "Jean Genie".

Which one? Did they release a new one?

What is ABBA?

It's probably this one, by The Ceyleib People

Don't nail me down to any associations I made - they're bound to be very subjective I just got Big Black reminders when listening to some of the tracks (it could be that it's just because I don't know THAT much of them) As for The Sink: it reminded me of No Doves Fly Here for the same reasons you stated (atmospheric with "sweet" vocals) btw, maybe I should make it clear that that was meant as a compliment and I'm in no way complaining about it!

No. Amanda Palmer first!

That's probably "Why don't I come over with the board, and drink coca-cola and make it?", which is a quote by William S Burroughs... after a bit of googling I found that bands like Cabaret Voltaire and Joy Division were quite the fans of him, but I couldn't find anything about it being used in a song...

meh just kidding no, I actually quite like it. The Steve Albini influences are still quite obvious, and I'm a sucker for cool basslines, which there are plenty of. Apart from that the album's pretty varied, which is always a good thing. Tracks like "Vacuum", "Yeah, wild I know but, nonetheless", "Dub cities" or "muh-m-m-m-m-muh" are nicely post-punky, and the female vocals are a nice touch as well... Also why do I keep thinking of the The Mob when listening to "The Sink"? A highlight for myself is obviously "Schmutziger Hund" - it'd be awesome if you could tell what inspired THAT all in all in the moment Slashing it Down is still my favourite song, but maybe that changes after a couple more listens. PS is that a ping-pong ball in Shipmanesque?

Happy Birthday!

Working Class Hero ~ John Lennon (1970) Sixteen Tons ~ Tennessee Ernie Ford (1955) I'm keeping the option of a third nomination for later but as a non-competing bonus track: Minimum Wage

Schmutziger Hund ~ Flies on You immer mit viele Kartoffeln awesome!

Downloading it right now

Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on the moon, dies at age 82

The album cover actually says "Frankie Valli - The Four Seasons", which is the version apparently supported by discogs

This might come across as a bit ocd, but does anyone know what the correct* way to tag the "artist" of the Four Seasons' song "The Night" from the album Chameleon? Is it "The Four Seasons" or "Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons" or "Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons" or "The 4 Seasons" or... ? *the reason I'm asking is, because different sources tell different things and my #1 source for things like that, musicbrainz doesn't seem to know at all. so, does anyone have any idea?

interesting... what's that song called?

The Onion announces: Nation Celebrates Full Week Without Deadly Mass Shooting UPDATE: Never Mind

Happy Birthday!

The Weeping Song ~ Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1990) Chan Chan ~ Buena Vista Social Club (1997) Dry the Rain ~ The Beta Band (1997)

I was just reminded that they not even performed the *song* at that church, but only a pantomime / lip syncing, which was later mixed with music for the video

btw, I've been kind of surprised by how different the political standpoints of Obama and Romney actually (not) are

And all of that because they performed a (one) protest song in a church. Hopefully the European Court of Human Rights can have another say in this, but who knows when or if that will happen

That's true... but it's also true that the evil people in prominent positions (in corporate or political environments) have much more power and opportunities to do evil things that affect many other people, compared to the evil dishwashers. Also, I'm not sure if calling them 'evil' is really correct... I think it's more that a mixture of ignorance and greed is making them do things that are good for few people while not caring (or willingly accepting) that it would be bad for a larger group of peopl, the environment, etc.

I'm no expert, but isn't there a not too small difference between micro- and wildlife biologists?

In case you haven't had enough of youtube covers of Gotye's Somebody That I Used to Know: Somebodies: A YouTube Orchestra