Follow on TwitterWATCH: Colorama’s New Single, ‘Candy Street’
The Independent revealed today that Edwyn Collins, a longtime favorite of mine, picked British band Colorama’s ‘Box’ as his favorite album of 2010.
Having never heard of the band before, I clicked over to YouTube and found this single ‘Candy Street’ from the aforementioned album. I absolutely love it — it’s very catchy.
Now, keep in mind, I’m a huge early Kinks fan, and this song could fit perfectly on “Something Else By The Kinks” or “Face to Face” — which happen to be two of my favorite albums.
Great songwriting, 60s psychedelic sound, Ray Davies-esque vocals — I’m there!
Colorama’s frontman, Carwyn Ellis, has been described as a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and music producer who resides in Wales. He has performed and/or collaborated with Edwyn Collins, Oasis, UNKLE, Shane MacGowan, Roddy Frame, Paul Cook, and many others.
Without further ado, here’s Colorama new song ‘Candy Street’:
ENJOY!
You can download Colorama’s ‘Candy Street’ single, or the full-length ‘Box’ album, here: 
An Emotional Paul McCartney Plays ‘My Love’ For Linda On Anniversary Of Her Passing
Here’s a touching video of Paul performing the love song he wrote for Linda, ‘My Love,’ at the Coachella Music Festival on April 17, 2009, the anniversary of her passing. What an amazing song, and such an emotional heartfelt moment for someone to have caught on video.
Watch:
The single “My Love” by Paul McCartney & Wings, or the full length greatest hits album, Wingspan, can be downloaded here: 
FREE 12-Song Download: Carbon/Silicon (Ex-Clash Mick Jones) New LP, ‘Carbon Bubble’
Great news for all impoverished music lovers out there!
Carbon/Silicon, featuring — one of my all-time favorite songwriters — Mick Jones (formerly of The Clash and Big Audio Dynamite) and Tony James (formerly of Generation X), have just released their new 12-Song LP entitled The Carbon Bubble. It is available at the Carbon/Silicon site as a free download. THAT’S RIGHT, FREE DOWNLOAD! Get over there, and get it!
Also, for those of you who don’t have it yet, be sure to download their fabulous two-song EP, Maybe That’s The Meaning of Life, as well — co-written and recorded with Gary Kemp (formerly of Spandau Ballet).
I’m playing The Carbon Bubble LP right now as I type, and it is awesome! The tracks “What’s Up Doc” and “The Best Man” — a favorite of mine so far — both have an authentic late 70s punk sound — and could easily pass as early Clash tunes. “Reach For the Sky” is great as well — sort of has that now-familiar Carbon/Silicon sound. “Make it Alright” has an early 60s, garage sound — just fantastic!
Carbon/Silicon have written an awesome album! — definitely, one of the best releases of 2009! Mick Jones has still got it. And now he’s giving it away.
Once you’ve downloaded and had a chance to give it a spin, let us know what you think. Enjoy!
Watch: Everything But The Girl Perform ‘Before Today’ Live In London ’99
I’ve been a long-time fan of Everything But the Girl. They have an endless discography of great songs; always managing to keep it fresh by allowing their sound to evolve quite dramatically with the times. Their early sound had a jazzy, French Cafe-ish feel — not unlike the Style Council (another favorite of mine) — [...]
Watch: Mundy Performs His Awesome Hit “July” @ Trinity College, Ireland
This song by Mundy is very catchy — extremely popular throughout Ireland — yet, I doubt more than a half-dozen people in America have ever even heard it. It’s really shocking how so much great music across the world remains local, and never gets ushered onto the world stage. What a waste… Mundy’s own independent [...]
Watch: Groove Armada Perform ‘Superstylin’ LIVE At Brixton Academy 2002
Grammy-nominated single ‘Superstylin’ is one of my favorite dance club ‘Big Beat’ tracks — definitely my favorite Groove Armada track. Behind the heavy bass, and awesome melody is some powerful Jamaican-style toasting. It’s something between dance-hall reggae and a heavy rave/club tune. Truly hypnotic — the kind of song that will fuel your gym workouts, [...]
Great Dance Track – “Don’t Take it Personal” by Wahoo
There’s a lot of great music falling by the wayside these days. Here’s a cool dance track that — okay, I’m gonna venture out onto this limb, here — is virtually unknown in America. Apparently, it’s gotten a bit of play in dance clubs around Europe. Gilles Peterson — master Brit DJ / music purveyor [...]
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