Video of the Week: Captain Sensible - There More Snakes Than Ladders

I hope you like this video. I've never seen it before so I decided to pick it. *lol*

Artist of the Month: January: Squeeze

I decided to start the new year with one of my favorite bands that I just rediscovered. They are Squeeze.
The video is for the song, "Last Time Forever" from their Cosi Fan Tutti Fruitt album (one of my faves) and I picked it because of the wonderful scene where their keyboard player, Jools Holland, attacks his piano with an ax. *lol*

Artist of the Year: The Damned

Since it's the end of the year I looked through all the artists of the month and decided on doing an artist of the year from those names. It was tough, because I love all the choices, but I picked a group who has a new album out and they are doing a tour supporting the album. They have been one of my favorite bands for about two and a half years and their lead singer is one of my faves of all time. :)
I picked The Damned as the Artist of the Year for 2008. They have a new album, "So Who's Paranoid?" out now and they did a small US tour and they are in Europe touring now. This clip is from their appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson they did a couple months back. This is for their song, Diamonds (or Shallow Diamonds). I hope you like it. :)



Molly_From_Buffalo

Top of the Pops: April 11th 1985

I thought I'd share with you a show I wish I could have watched back in the 80s. It's England's Top of the Pops. The next few videos are from April 11th 1985. Hope you enjoy them.







This is all they had of this episode on YouTube. Maybe I'll do a weekly TOTP performance as a feature here. :)

Moly_From_Buffalo

Video of the Week: Paul McCartney & Wings - Wonderful Christmas Time

This technically isn't Modern Rock/New Wave, but since Ghosty is a fan of The Beatles, and Paul McCartney, I decided to post, "Wonderful Christmas Time" by Paul McCartney & Wings. This is one of my faves. :)



Molly_From_Buffalo

New Chat

Come check out our new chat at http://tinyurl.com/6c7g59. It's a lot more computer friendly, IMHO. Thanks to our own, Kitt for making it up.

Molly_From_Buffalo

Video of the Week: Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas

I was looking around YouTube for some Christmas videos to make as my Video of the Week for the next few weeks and I saw this gem. It's the 1989 remake of the song, Do They Know It's Christmas. It was produced by the great 80s production team of Stock, Aiken and Waterman and stars such acts as Jimmy Sommerville, Bananrama, Kylie Minogue, Cliff Richard and Jason Donavan. It's not as good as the original, but I like it. :)



Molly_From_Buffalo

Video of the Week: Naked Eyes - What in the Name of Love?

In honor of Ghosty's interview with Naked Eyes lead vocalist, Pete Byrne, I decided to make the video of the week for this week, "What in the Name of Love." This actually is my favorite song by them.




Molly_From_Buffalo

Video of the Week: XTC - The Meeting Place

Since this past Tuesday (November 11th) was Andy Partridge's 55th birthday, I thought I'd do a song by XTC as song of the week. This video is actually sung by Colin Moulding, but it's a cool video. The song is from their fantastic album, "Skylarking."

The Meeting Place



Molly_From_Buffalo

Artist of the Month: November: Ultravox

I decided to make Ultravox as the Artist of the Month, because they are a wonderful band. I've been a fan of theirs for several years now and I love their former lead singer, Midge Ure. Let's hope the rumors of them reuniting is true. :)

Here is the wonderful video for one of their best songs, "Vienna."

Video of the Week: The Wombats - "Let's Dance to Joy Division"

I just wanted to focus on a more current band, so I picked The Wombats, "Let's Dance to Joy Division" as this week's VotW. :)

Video of the Week: Kirsty MacColl - The New England

I just thought I'd post this video as the video of the week, because it's a cool song. :)

Video of the Week: Sisters of Mercy - Black Planet

This is for Halloween. :)

Video of the Week: Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before - The Smiths

In honore of Ghosty's interview with Mike Joyce of The Smiths tonight, I thought I'd make this week's video The Smiths's "Stop e if You Think You've Heard This One Before." It's one of my favorites of theirs.



Molly_From_Buffalo

Video of the Week: Siouxsie and the Banshees - Spellbound

This week, I thought I'd start a little Halloween theme going. This week's video is the song (and video) that got me into Siouxsie and the Banshees, "Spellbound."



Molly_From_Buffalo

Special Halloween Treat: Fright Night

This isn't music related, but since this is October, and it's the Halloween season, I thought I'd post the movie trailer to my favorite horror flick, "Fright Night." Its about this teenage boy, who finds out his next door neighbor is a vampire. It stars Chris Sarandon, Amanda Bearse, and Roddy McDowell. I like it, because it has a comic twist and I love horror movies with a bit of comedy mixed in. :)

Molly_From_Buffalo

Punk Years: Typical Girls

I found this interesting documentary on women in punk from Youtube. It's pretty interesting. They focus on Blondie, Patti Smith, Gaye Advert (from the Adverts), The Slits and Poly Styrene (X-Ray Spex) to name a few. I posted all three parts of the documentary for you to check out.







Molly_From_Buffalo

Video of the Week: The Knack - Good Girls Don't

I know I'm doing this a bit ahead of time, but I'm going to be busy the next few days and I thought I'd post this now since I have time.
In honor of Ghosty's interview with Doug Fieger of The Knack I thought I'd do a video by The Knack. Instead of playing "My Sharona" I thought I'd pick a different video and chose a video for their song, "Good Girl's Don't." Hope you like it.

Molly_From_Buffalo

Artist of the Month: The Damned

Since October is the month of Halloween, I thought I'd make The Damned the artist of the month. The Damned started in punk and went on a journey and became a great Goth band in the 80s.
I thought this song was very appropriate to post. It's Grimly Fiendish, which is one of my favorite songs from them. Dave Vanian, IMHO, is very fiendish indeed. :P



Molly_From_Buffalo

Video of the Week: The The - This is the Day

I thought I'd pick a good song that would make people's moods go from blah to YAY. This song always puts a smile on my face. :)



Molly_From_Buffalo

Special Video: "To Sir, With Love" - Midge Ure

To honor Midge Ure's forthcoming album, "Ten" I'm bringing you a special video for this week. "Ten" is a CD full of cover versions and Midge does a great version of Lulu's classic, "To Sir, With Love." Hope you like it. :)



Molly_From_Buffalo

Video of the Week: David Bowie - Changes

In honor of Ghosty's interview with Woody Woodmanson (I hope I got that right), the drummer of David Bowie through the Ziggy Stardust years, I have found a video to a song everyone knows. Here's a live version of "Changes" by David Bowie.



Molly_From_Buffalo

Clip from Jen's Book

It's still raw so be kind, but suggestions are always welcome

For the past few days DJ's team had been getting a lot of attention. Harry stood up during lunch and asked everyone to assemble at DJ's practice ground.
It didn't take long before a crowd of 200+ was gathered. I called my team together and went to see what was going on. In the center of the crowd was DJ's team. They were practicing their powers and running drills like the rest of us, only much, much better. They were so fluid as a group. It was hard to tell when one action ended and the next one began. Keith and Harry were clearly impressed.
"How long have you been working together?" Harry asked DJ.
"Since the first day of camp," DJ said proudly.
"That's impossible," Keith told him. "You're telling me you've mastered all this in 3 weeks? You had to have met before, worked together before. Your team's fluidity, it borders on precognition. "
DJ beamed. "We get together in a chatroom on Saturday nights, but until the first day of camp Holly and I had never actually met the gang. Here let me introduce you." He held up his hand and the group stopped their exercises and gathered around him.
"My assistant Holly, codename: Modest Mouse." He gestured to the young, beautiful brunette standing to his left.
"Her skin secretes a deadly toxin so even a touch from her can be fatal." Holly turned to DJ and blew him a friendly kiss. Her power sounded horrific but it was hard to be scared with her standing there grinning ear to ear. She noticed me in the crowd and gave a quick little wave.
DJ moved on, proudly introducing his troops. He pointed to a curly haired cutie.
"Next is Molly, codename: Heaven17. She is a psychic who can blur the vision of her victim until they cannot differentiate her from her surroundings. We call this power "invisibility." Whoa, that's a useful power.
Jage raised his hand. "Can she make other people and objects invisible too?"
"Absolutely," DJ confirmed. "In fact we have been pairing her with Becky, codename REM. Becky has magnified hearing so the two are kind of our little spy team."
"Really?" asked Dimitri, our resident master spy. "So what has your little spy team picked up so far?" He was calling DJ out, and DJ seemed very protective of his spy girls.
"My girls can tell you what you've been doing. Or more specifically, who you've been doing."
There was a big murmer in the crowd. D'mitri, I didn't know he was with anyone. D'mitri's cheeks burned with embarrassment. I was as curious as the next guy but I wasn't going to let D suffer.
"Oh I get it," I said loudly. "All their codenames are band names and their leader is the DJ!" I know I was stating the obvious but it did break the tension. I think DJ felt a little bad too. I know he didn't mean to embarrass D'mitri, it was his job to guard his team. DJ went right back to introducing his guys.
"We have Jeremy, codename: Radiohead. Jeremy can control the density of his own molecules. By doing this he can force his body into places no other human can fit and adjust his molecules to get out again in a hurry. We call this power "walking through walls."
"Jennifer, codename: Ludo is our morale booster." DJ laughed a little and ruffled the girl's light brown hair. I could see her as the team cheerleader, she beamed everytime one of her teammates was introduced as if she personally had brought them to this place and time. "Jen can draw oxygen out of your blood cells and up to the surface of your skin. It helps with healing and sharpens reflexes. It also gives a pleasant bubbly feeling." Jen giggled.
"Next we have our prodigy Gerry, codename: Gangof4. Gerry can manipulate the fibers in clothing to such a degree he can turn the same sweater into kevlar, scuba gear or another kind of cloth altogether like a tuxedo."
"So basically he's James Bond," Zeal joked.
"Yeah, or some kind of comic book waiting to happen," quipped Harry.
"Steve, codename: U2 can bring the metals in his body up to the skin to create armor for himself. His skin essentially turns to metal making his physical attacks deadly."
DJ seemed reluctant to introduce us to the last member of his group, a beauty with long dark hair and gentle eyes. He put a hand out for her and she took it, coming shyly forward. "This is Kitt, codename: Heart. Kitt lends her energy to a partner to enhance their abilities. We call this power "Amplify."
My breath caught in my lungs. It was clear from looking at the shy, unassuming girl that Kitt had no idea just how valuable her power was. I turned to the crowd and most of them were drooling and sizing her up like a piece of meat. The idea of multiplying your power was seductive to anyone. Few of them realized that the greater power would require a greater measure of control that none of them possessed. I was thankful she was on DJ's team. I knew he would protect her from the power hungry.
With the crowd still watching, Keith sauntered up to DJ. "I would like your team to be the first inside team. I want you on the front lines. I want your team leading us all."
DJ's team immediately started high-fiving and hugging each other. "It would be an honor" DJ told Keith, shaking his hand. The crowd erupted into thunderous applause. Keith was right (as always) DJ's team was the example. They were strong, intelligent, working together. I didn't even know everyone on my teams name.
We all walked away from that with new resolve.

Before Midge Ure Was in Ultravox...

I found an interesting video for a great song by the band, Slik. Slik was a Scottish band in the 70s that had a little known singer, Midge Ure. The song is called, "Forever & Ever". They were trying to join the Bay City Rollers bandwagon. *lol* Hope you enjoy.




Molly_From_Buffalo

New Laurie Anderson Interview

She stops in Raleigh next week, so a venerable, local music reporter talked to her ahead of time:

http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/1215682.html

Enjoy!
Becky in NC

Video of the Week: The Damned - Smash it Up

I was in the punk mood this week for the Video of the Week. I picked "Smash It Up" by The Damned, which is one of my new favorite songs by them. Enjoy. :)




Molly_From_Buffalo

Artist of the Month: Squeeze

I almost forgot the Artist of the Month. I have decided to make September's Artist of the Month: Squeeze. I've been a fan of their since 1987, when I first saw the video for "Hourglass." I had a chance to see them in concert in 1998 and they were great. My favorite members are Glenn Tilbrook and Jools Holland.

The video I choose is "Hourglass." It was directed by Adrian Edmundson, who played Vyvan on The Young Ones.



Molly_From_Buffalo

Video of the Week: Berlin - Masquerade

In honor of Terri Nunn being interviewed tomorrow on Ghosty's show I thought I'd do a song by Berlin as the video of the week. I have picked, Masquerade, which is one of my favorites from Berlin.



Molly_From_Buffalo

The Killers - Somebody Told Me

To celebrate the #1 spot for The Killers, here's the video for "Somebody Told Me"



Molly_From_Buffalo

Video of the Week: Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch

I thought I'd do a more modern video to celebrate the 1997-2007 countdown. Ladytron is a great group from Liverpool, England. And I just saw the video for this song tonight and it looks totally cool.

Video of the Week: Motels - Take the L

Since Ghosty is interviewing Martha Davis of The Motels tomorrow, I thought I'd feature a Motels video as the video of the week for this week.
The video for their song, "Take the L" is one of my favorites. It's one of the first videos I remember seeing on MTV.



Molly_From_Buffalo

XTC At the Museum of Nowhere

Okay, here is a thing from MTV with Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding at the Museum of Nowhere. Andy is hysterical. *lol*



Molly_From_Buffalo

Video of the Week: Beth Gibbons & Rustin' Man - Mysteries

I thought I'd do a video that is from two of my favorite performers. Beth Gibbons of Portishead fame and Paul Webb former bass player for the 80s band, Talk Talk. They came out with Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man (Paul) in 2002 with the album, "Out of Season."
Beth had worked with Paul on his project he did with Lee Harris (former drummer of Talk Talk) called, .O.Rang. Also, Matt Johnson of The The fame worked with them.

Here is the video for Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man called, "Mysteries."

Video of the Week: Crushed By the Wheel's of Industry

I decided since I missed last week's interview with Glenn Gregory, I'd dedicate this week's video to a new fave of mine from Heaven 17, "Crushed by the Wheel's of Industry." It's a very interesting and fun video. :)



Molly_From_Buffalo

Artist of the Month: Depeche Mode

I'm sorry I'm late with this, but the Artist of the Month for August is Depeche Mode.

Here is the video for "I Just Can't Get Enough" for you to enjoy. :)

I'm Back

I'm back from an unexpected hiatus. I had some computer issues. I'm fine now and I'm on high speed internet now. :)

Molly_From_Buffalo

Video of the Week: Dr. Heckyl & Mr. Jive - Men at Work

I just was in a bit of a quirky mood today and thought I'd do a very quirky video by Men at Work. This is one of my favorites from the crazy Aussie band. This song is off their Cargo album.



The Video of the Week is going on a one week hiatus and will be back when I come back from my vacation.

Molly_From_Buffalo

Aldo's Chat Room Issues

Calling all Aldo's chatters, I don't know if anyone is having issues with the chatroom on WFDU's site. I've gone in there five times and I get directed to a Lobby Room. I don't know if we should get another room set up or what? e-mail me @ mfanton2005@gmail.com if you're having the same issues.

Molly_From_Buffalo

Video of the Week: Don't Tell Me - Blacmange

Since Ghosty is interviewing them tonight, I thought I'd do this song as the video of the week. :)

Artist of the Month For July: Spandau Ballet

Well, kids, it looks like Spandau Ballet has made it to the Artist of the Month. *does happy dance*

I have been a fan of Spandau Ballet since June of 1983 after seeing the video for, "True" on America's Top 10 and I've been hooked ever since.
This video is the unedited version of the song, "Gold." It was released when they celebrated the 20th Anniversary of their album, "True." Also, I love this video and song. :)
I'm going to change the Artist of the Month for this month and make the August AOtM be the winner of the Modern Rock Idol. (If you don't mind, Ghosty.)
Okay, here is "Gold" by Spandau Ballet.

Molly_From_Buffalo

Last Call for AotM Vote

Last call for the AotM vote. I will announce the winner tonight after midnight. I kind of know who it might be though. *giggles*

Shadow of Love - The Damned

In chat last night, we were talking about how The Shadow of Love had a cowboy feel to it. Well, I give you the video to check out. Hmm, Dave Vanian. *drool*

Video of the Week: Time Warp - Rocky Horror Picture Show

This morning, I went to a special screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and I decided to make, "The Time Warp" this week's video of the week. :)

Video of the Week: Pale Shelter - Tears For Fears

The Video of the Week this week is one of my favorite songs from Tears For Fears. The song is Pale Shelter and it's off their album, The Hurting.



Molly_From_Buffalo

I Made My Decision

I have made my decision and I'm not going to the Peter Murphy concert Sunday. I was thinking about it, and I am able to afford it, but since it's on Sunday the buses aren't going to be that great and I don't want to wait and pay for a taxi. I'm a little disappointed, but I'm not going to lose sleep over it. I'm going to save my money for a possible trip to NYC this fall to see a high school friend. This is all depending on my job and my financial situation. I'm excited to go see Great Big Sea though in August. It'll be my third time I've seen the band from, "The Tropical Island of Newfoundland." *lol*

Feel Bad for Me

Yes everyone, I have to miss the show this week to go camping and boating on this lake. I know you all feel bad for me.

I'll be thinking of you (which means I will do a tequila shot or drink a beer for each of you, two for Gerry!)

Have a great week ahead!

Jen27

Video of the Week: Girlfriend - Mathew Sweet

I thought I'd do the Video of the Week now since I'm going to be busy this week.

I picked this video because I love Mathew Sweet and this is the song that got me into him. The video is really cool.

Not Seeing Peter Murphy :(

Sad to say, it looks like I'm not going to be able to go. There are a couple of major reasons:

A) I have nobody that's going with me, and I would have to rely on public transportation. The public transportation here in Buffalo on Sunday (which is when the concert is) isn't that great. I know I'd take a taxi, but that costs money that I don't really have.
B) Money is not in my favor right now. I have to try to save some money for a possible trip to NYC in October. The ticket is $25, but that's a lot when you're on a budget right now.

I was looking forward in seeing him, but unless someone offers me a ticket and a ride I won't be going, and that breaks my heart.

Molly_From_Buffalo

Video of the Week: Mutha'uckers - Flight of the Conchords

The video of the week is from one of the most funniest duos out there, Flight of the Conchords. This is one of my favorite songs from them.
I got into them after watching an episode at my Mom's one time. Now I'm hooked.
I hope you enjoy this video and song. :p



Molly_From_Buffalo

Not mad about traffic school anymore

I know I am easily amused but sometimes simple things make me so happy. Like on the freeway all the streets have short little names like Ray and Elliot (yes the freeway lists what street you get off on not just some exit number.) My street Guadalupe is the only one that's long so I don't ever have to pay attention to the street signs, my eye just catches when the big name is coming up.

Also tonight I saw a motorist pulled over to the side of the road and as I approached a cop showed up and pulled behind to help. That was just really sweet.

I definately drive differently since The Killers sent me to driving school. I'm actually really glad I went. I pay attention to different things now and I really think it improves not only my driving ability but my whole driving experience as well.

I changed up my music on the site. Maybe we should update once a month because I listen to this site all the time and I want to hear more of everybody's faves :)

27th Jennifer

My XTC Tribute Page

Here is my tribute to XTC. As you can see I have a picture of an autograph a friend got for me of Andy Partridge's. You can't really see it in the picture, but he drew a smiley face on the peacock feather. It's pretty cool and this is in my collectibles area. The CD got all scratched up, but I saved the autograph. Someday I'll get to meet Mr. Partridge. :D

My Tribute to XTC

Molly_From_Buffalo

This Is What I Found While Surfing the Web

I found my old website I had made about Talk Talk and .O.Rang. I remember when I first made it I had asked about information about .O.Rang and I get this e-mail message from Lee Harris, drummer of Talk Talk and member of .O.Rang (along with Paul Webb). I was totally floored. We kept a correspondence for a few months. He was a really nice guy.
But here is my tribute to Talk Talk & .O.Rang. Most of the information hasn't changed, except for Mark Hollis retiring from the music business and from what I read Paul and Lee are working on a new project. Here is the link to the site if you're interested. My Tribute to Talk Talk & .O.Rang.
I will post my XTC page with a picture of Andy Partridge's autograph on it soon.

Molly_From_Buffalo

In Search of: .O.Rang

I've been going nuts looking for stuff from this band. They are Lee Harris and Paul Webb from Talk Talk with some help from Beth Gibbons of Portishead and Matt Johnson of The The and other sessions musicians.
I used to have their CDs, but during some money trouble I traded them in, and I've been looking for their albums: "Herd of Instinct" and "Fields & Waves" ever since. They have a very techno sound and I loved their music.
If anyone knows of where to find their material or has them on CD or .mp3 let me know. Thanks.

Molly_From_Buffalo

New Feature: Video of the Week

I thought it would be fun to start a new feature called, Video of the Week. Every week, I (or anyone else) will post a video that looks cool. The video can be from any decade. I'll start with a great gem from the 1980's. :)

The video I picked for the first Video of the Week is a video from The Belle Stars called, "The Clapping Song." The Belle Stars are famous for their hits, "Iko Iko" and "The Sign of the Times." I just love this song because it's so cheesy and quirky. Very 80's. *lol*



Molly_From_Buffalo

Artist of the Month July Choices

I just posted the choices for Artist of the Month for July.

The choices are:

Bauhaus
Madness
Icehouse
Spandau Ballet

The voting will go on until midnight June 30th.

Molly_From_Buffalo

Artist of the Month June: David Bowie

To coenside with last night's BRILLIANT Bowie special I give you the Artist of the Month for June: DAVID BOWIE!!!!

The first time I ever heard of David Bowie was in the very early 80s when I heard Fame at my aunt's house. She had the EP of it.

The video I chose is my all time favorite song by Bowie, Ashes to Ashes.



I will post another poll for the Artist of the Month in a bit.

Molly_From_Buffalo

It's a Tie

Just noticed we have a tie between David Bowie and New Order. You have until May 31st to make your vote. If the tie isn't broken, I will make the final decision. So vote, vote, vote. *lol*

Molly_From_Buffalo

Ludo: Poetry and Thrash

The Ludo show completely rocked and all the guys are cool! I was expecting something pretty big and they really delivered. They made the coolest announcement: The band said this was their first chance to see Tempe/Phoenix and because they really liked the weather, the people and the landscape they are going to add a tour date to come back this summer. How cool is that?

Thursday in the Square Line Up

Not sure if anyone who reads this are from the Western NY/Southern Ontario area, but here's the list of the local free concert series called, Thursday in the Square.

This is for those who are interested in a free concert during the summer. :)

Thursday, May 29, 2008

GALACTIC
with special guest
The New Deal


Thursday, June 5, 2008

an evening with...
THE DISCO BISCUITS

Thursday, June 12, 2008

an evening with...
YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND

Thursday, June 19, 2008

THE DAVID SANBORN GROUP

Thursday, June 26, 2008

MARTIN SEXTON
with special guest
Mike Doughty Duo


Thursday, July 3, 2008
JAKOB DYLAN & THE GOLD MOUNTAIN REBELS

Thursday, July 10, 2008

JIMMIE VAUGHAN
with special guest
JJ Grey & MOFRO

Thursday, July 17, 2008
MICKEY HART BAND
FEATURING STEVE KIMOCK and GEORGE PORTER JR.
with special guest
Tea Leaf Green

Thursday, July 24, 2008
GIN BLOSSOMS

Thursday, July 31, 2008
SPIRIT OF
THE WEST

Thursday, August 7, 2008
ZAPPA PLAYS
ZAPPA
with special guest
The Whigs

Thursday, August 14, 2008
MIKE GORDON
with special guest
Samantha Stollenwerck

ROCKS THE HARBOR WEEKEND!
Friday, August 15, 2008
GREAT
BIG SEA


ROCKS THE HARBOR WEEKEND!
Saturday, August 16, 2008
THE ROBERT CRAY BAND
KEB' MO'

Thursday, August 21, 2008
SALIVA

Thursday, August 28, 2008
CANDLEBOX

Thursday, September 4, 2008
BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS
with special guest
Indigenous

Molly_From_Buffalo

A Few Things

Okay, I have a few things to mention. First, in my personal life, I was told I'm now a member of the board of directors to a local health food coop. It's something I wanted, and I know I will do a good job with it. Another personal thing, a family friend of mine is getting a Tony Award. The theater company he works for is getting it for Best Regional Theater. The theater is The Chicago Shakespeare Theater and they do really cool plays.
on the music world, I'm planning on going to see Peter Murpshy on June 22nd. If the show isn't sold out by next week, I'm going to get tickets to it. Peter Murpshy totally rocks and I've been a fan of his for years. :)
I've been listening to the new Flight of the Conchords CD (which I won) and OMG it is ONE of the funniest things I've heard. My favorite track has to be "Bowie."
Speaking of Bowie, the poll for Artist of the Month seems to be tied. Right now, David Bowie & New Order are tied. If the tie isn't broken by the end of the month, I will pick who will win between the two.
Soon, I will announce who will be playing the local free concert series here called Thursday in the Square. They should be announcing the line up soon.

Molly_From_Buffalo

Party On!

Hey Aldo’s! Hope everyone is having a great week! I will not be joining you this Saturday night :’( I have to go to a party that I am not excited for, but if I don’t go then I won’t be able to go to the Diamondbacks game on Sunday and that IS something I’m excited about. I know you will all have a great time and I will be thinking about you. I’ll bring my laptop and see if they will let me stream the show (probably not, but I'll give it the old college try.) Otherwise feel free to call or text me (I’ll post my number on the comments page.)
Have fun!
Jen27

"You're awful, I love you!"

So when I was at the MGMT show last month they announced a lot of upcoming shows and Ludo was one of them. I asked my date and he said he didn’t like them. I only knew their one big song and I wasn’t in love with it so I just dismissed it.
I caught that song on the radio again last week and it wasn’t bad. So yesterday (Tues) I thought to myself “well the show is on Thursday, if I’m going to give them a chance it has to be now” and I set out to give them a serious listen. You can probably guess…these guys are amazing! They have an ep called “The Broken Bride” which tells the story of a guy whose wife is killed in a car accident and he builds a time machine to go back and save her but ends up in a war trying to save a village from dragons…the whole thing is crazy and I admit to tearing up at the end. I put the whole set on the blog. If you have a ½ hour, listen straight through 1-4. I also put up some of their regular songs which I really like and “Hum Along” was an instant favorite. So Thursday night I’ll be at the Ludo show, celebrating a band so rockin’ they named themselves after the big sweet monster from Labyrinth.

27th Jennifer

Great DJ

I sign on to this blog from work so I can listen to the playlist. I absolutely love it, it is really awesome. Listening to it makes you think though...it all sounds better when you add that Ghosty element!

Jen27

THE TING TINGS LYRICS - GREAT DJ

Fed up with your indigestion.
Swallow words one by one.
Your folks got high a quarter to five.
Don’t you feel your growing up undone.

Nothing but the local DJ.
He said he had some songs to play.
What went down from this fooling around.
Gave hope and a brand new day.

Imagine all the girls,
Ah ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.
And the boys,
Ah ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.
And the strings,
Eee, eee, eee, eee, eee, eee, eee, eee.
And the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums.

Oh
Nothing was the same again.
All about where and when.
Blowing our minds in our lives unkind.
Gotta love the bpl.
When the smoke was all baton
Remember how this all begun.
We wore his love like a hand in a glove.
Where the future plays it all night long.

Imagine all the girls,
Ah ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.
And the boys,
Ah ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.
And the strings,
Eee, eee, eee, eee, eee, eee, eee, eee.
And the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums

Making all the girls.
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.
And the boys,
Ah ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.
And the strings,
Eee, eee, eee, eee, eee, eee, eee, eee.
And the drums,
Ah ah ah ah, ah, ah, ah, oh.

All the girls
Ah ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.
And the boys,
Ah ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.
And the strings,
Eee, eee, eee, eee, eee, eee, eee, eee.

And the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums

Artist of the Month: May

Well, it looks like the Artist of the Month for the Month is XTC.

Here is some info about the band from Wikipedia: XTC Info.

I've been a fan of theirs since 1989, when I saw their video for "The Mayor of Simpleton." on MTV. My favorite album from them is Skylarking and my favorite song from them has to be "Grass."


Here is a video for the song that got me into them, "The Mayor of Simpleton."

I will post a new poll to see who you would like to be the Artist of the Month for June.




*Note*
The video is the European version, which is a bit different from what they've shown in the US. There are a little differences with some of the scenes.

Artist of the Month: June Choices

I just posted a new poll for the Artist of the Month for June. Go vote for your favorite. I think June is going to be an interesting month.

Molly_From_Buffalo

Here comes another song about Mexico…

Hola amigos! I missed all of you, truly. I had a great time in Mexico. Got to drink strawberry margaritas from a pineapple and I drank a beer for each of you! In truth I drank more in the past week then in the past year. Snorkeled almost everyday at a glorious lava/coral reef. Wow, it was so fun (now I want to get my scuba license!) Mostly I just lied on the beach and watched the waves roll in. Did eat at a restaurant that had the most beautiful architecture I’ve ever seen. Looked straight out of “Pirates of the Caribbean” the Disney ride, rather then the movie. Came home with sun streaked blonde in my hair and the best tan I’ve ever had. Life is good. Can’t wait for Saturday!

Oh btw MGMT move over, I am all about Bell X1!!!

-Jen27

Slight Change In Plans

Since I'm going to be ultra busy on May 1st, I'm moving the announcment of the Artist of the Month to April 30th. It looks like XTC is winning with The Damned coming in next. There is still time to vote, so come and vote. :)

Molly_From_Buffalo

Radio Stations You Listened to

After listening to the interview Saturday night with Malibu Sue, I started thinking of what stations I used to listen to growing up.
My hometown of Wellsville had had (and still has) two stations. One was WLSV, which used to play To 40. My Dad was a DJ there, which was cool. He used to bring home a lot of LPs and he was Santa Claus every Christmas. Now WLSV is a country music station. There was also WJQZ, which used to be adult contemperary, but now is an oldies station. I worked there one summer as a receptionist, which was great. Maybe this influenced my love of DJing and how I have so many friends who are DJs. *lol*
I also used to listen to CFNY from Toronto. I only could get it on those nights where the atmosphere was right and it was late at night. They used to play some great tunes. It was kind of like what WLIR used to play.
Another radio station I listened to was WFNX from Boston. I would listen to that station whenever I went to Boston. I even have a couple of audio tapes from the station. It was around 1990 when I taped them and I recently listened to them and some of the songs I wonder what was I thinking taping them.
So what stations did you listen to growing up? Do you remember anything interesting about the stations? And are the stations still around?

Molly_From_Buffalo

My Own Blogspot

I just created my own personal Blogspot. My Blogspot is: Hitch-Hiker's Guide to Molly. Feel free to leave comments and add me.

Molly_From_Buffalo

Any Hitch-Hiker's Guide Fans Out There?

Today, I decided to watch the BBC TV series, "Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and thought it might be a good thing to discuss here. Any Hitch-hiker's fans here? I've been a fan of the books since I was in elementary school. I actually saw the TV series with David Dixon (Ford Prefect) and Simon Jones (Arthur Dent) before I read the books. Douglas Adams was a wonderful writer.
I have the TV show and the movie on DVD, and I'm looking for the radio shows that were made.

Here is a graphic I made tonight with a picture of David Dixon I found online. I just love this picture of him. He looks like he's going to get into trouble. *lol*




Molly_From_Buffalo

Another Ghosty Talent

Ok so get this, Ghosty has this unholy talent for remembering the music we like. Every week he’ll play something and someone goes nuts in the chatroom then Ghosty drops in and says “I knew you loved that song!” Unrequests I think Kitt called them and yeah, I too think they are even more fun then requests. This week I think he guessed the wrong band for Becky from Mps (soon NC!) and he even apologized! It ripped my completely out of Aldo’s and into the real world where every Christmas my sister and I open our presents, give thanks to our parents and then go into the next room and trade off. We have been doing this since childhood. My mom means well but she never remembers who likes what movies or colors or activities. She only has two daughters, Ghosty has hundreds of listeners. The fact that he remembers what bands/songs we love is just completely amazing. If Ghosty has played you an “Unrequest” leave a comment on this post please :)

Music Type Survey Thingy

I can't sleep, so I decided to make up a music survey you guys can answer. It's pretty easy. I'd love to see what are your music tastes are. I know some of the things you like, but what other things do you like? Just replace my answers with yours. Have fun. :)

What is the very first "rock" song you ever heard? It would have to be "Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles. My parents were listening to their records and this came on.

What was the first New Wave song you ever heard? Psycho Killer by The Talking Heads, my sister listened to this song ALL the time

Who inspired your musical tastes? Well, my whole family did. My parents listened to The Beatles, The Who and a lot of Celtic and show tunes. My sister listened to New Wave stuff like The B52's, Squeeze, The Pretenders and The Ramones, and my brother listened to Queen, Styx, Judas Priest and AC/DC. They al taught me to appreciate music and give it a try.

Who are some of your favorite Modern Rock/New Wave/Alternative/whatever bands/artists? The Damned, XTC, Talk Talk, Thomas Dolby, Kate Bush, Spandau Ballet, U2, Depeche Mode, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cure, Fiest, Goldfrapp, Kate Nash, Emilie Simon, David Bowie, The Smiths, Morrissey and Ministry (the list could go on, but I don't want to bore you all. )

Who are some of your other favorite music artists/bands? The Beatles, The Who, Pink Floyd, Queen, Kylie Minogue, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Bryan Ferry, Enya, Clannad, Great Big Sea, Billy Bragg, Johni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills, Nash, Yes, Moody Blues, Sarah Brightman and John Barrowman


Molly_From_Buffalo

I Added a Poll

I just added a poll at the sidebar to the right. I want to know who you'd like as next month's Artist of the Month. The choices are Thomas Dolby, The The, Kate Bush, The Damned, Spandau Ballet and XTC. Let's see who wins.

Molly_From_Buffalo

We Got Tunes!

Hi Folks! It wouldn't be Aldo's without the music we all love so much!

I've started a playlist at playlist.com. Take a minute and check it out, the passwords are the same. I only added a few tracks as a trial - it would honor me if you would head over and add a few tracks of your own.

Now this site is pretty limited as to it's modern rock so I might try to look elsewhere in the future (Kitt, we need our ESB fix!) For now each playlist can have 100 tracks so everyone pick out 10-12 and slap em on. We can make as many playlists as we want so maybe we can get Ghosty to create one for us or we can try to relive the show by creating last Saturday's playlist :)

Have fun! TMRS fans are the best!

-27th Jennifer

Artist of the Month: Talk Talk

I thought I would start a new feature called, Artist of the Month. Each month will be a new artist or group.

The first choice is Talk Talk. I've been into them since 1984. Their main members were Mark Hollis (lead vocals), Paul Webb (bass) and Lee Harris (drums). Their biggest hit was "It's My Life." My favorite song from them is "Such a Shame." They sadly disbanded in 1991. After the breakup Lee Harris and Paul Webb started a band called, .O.Rang, who also featured Matt Johnson of The The and Beth Gibbons from Portishead. Paul Webb also worked with Beth Gibbons on her solo effort. Mark Hollis, from the last I heard, had retired from music.
If anyone else has anything to add, feel free.

Here is a video I found on YouTube. It's a live performance of their song, "Such a Shame."




Molly_From_Buffalo

I remember Aldo's

Welcome everybody from the chat room and thanks to Jen!

I remember Aldo's. It was one of only a handful of places in Northern NJ where you could go to hear New Order,The Smiths and Sisters Of Mercy and see a dark dancefloor filled with twentysomethings spinning around in wild abandon. The drinks were cheap, the decor was a mix of hipster chic and 60's Diner and everyone who went there could rattle off The Cure's discography at the drop of a hat. Choice selections from MTV's 120 Minutes would be flickering from television screens above the bar and the dancefloor. Maybe I'd be there to get in some heavy duty drinking with pals or maybe meet girls or maybe just hang at the balcony and watch everyone dance, all that mattered was that I had somewhere to go and more importantly somewhere to belong. Whatever happened to those crazy plans and schemes of my youth? Did I leave them beneath that giant Morrissey poster by the arcade game? I'd go back to retrieve them if I could but Aldo's left me in one giant blazing blink of an eye. Let's rebuild it right here and right now.

by Ghosty

Introduction

I thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Molly, and I'm a fan of Ghosty's. I've been listening to his show for over three years. I live in Buffalo, NY and listen to his show over the internet.
I'm a huge fan of New Wave, Goth, Classic Rock (especially The Beatles), and BAD 70s Pop (I'm talking about songs like "Seasons in the Sun" by Terry Jax bad).

Who Is Bob Man?

Who is Bob Man anyway? Is he a vampire? Is he a zombie living on people's brains? Does he come from another dimension? Does he come from another world? Well never know, because Bob Mann is very mysterious.
All I can say is be afraid, be very afraid of Bob Man.

The Real Bob Mann?

Taken from the WFDU website

Picture of Bob Mann?

One of the results using Google Image Search for Bob Mann.

Lovely 2 C U

Welcome Everyone! This blog is part of the Aldo's community, an FM/ streaming radio/chatroom/blog experience celebrating modern rock music and "That Modern Rock Show" created and crafted by DJ Ghosty and listener requests, which airs on Saturday nights from 9pm-1am EST on WFDU 89.1 in the tri-state area and streaming all over the world on WFDU.FM.

Anyone may post, not limited to TMRS fans but also modern rock fans, cartoon voice fans, fans of the first Aldo's and nice people in general.

The username is AldosTwo@gmail.com
The password is Ghosty891

Please be considerate and don't erase anyone's posts or emails.

-27th Jennifer