Monday, September 29, 2008

New synthpop for my ears - Christopher Anton

I received a nice surprise in Ye Olde Maile Boxe today. Thanks Postman Bob!
I am listening to said surprise as I drog. It's a fine Compact Disc from artist Christopher Anton (his myspace here). The CD is titled Your Perfect Tragedy and it's on Mirror Piece Records.
I'm only at track 5, and it's been a pleasant listen so far. The unavoidable comparisons to Depeche Mode are nagging me. As an act that spans decades now, Depeche Mode has several sounds and this CD does the same. I especially enjoyed what sounds like live drums on some tracks. A nice change from so much of the synth scene of today. There's a fair bit of guitar here too. Anton avoids the dreaded 129 beats per minute that has taken over the dancefloor. A nice change to haz some mid-tempo electronic pop!

Dirty On Purpose

Dirty On Purpose start a tour today, eh, and they'll be 2000-3000 miles from me, but that's ok. This is a great bill, as you get two top notch acts in one show. Could I be less of a wordsmith? Apologies...sunburned and my face is throbbing like a thing that throbs...*Kif sigh*

Tour Dates w/ The Wedding Present
September 29 @ Turf Club (St.
Paul, Minnesota)
September 30 @ High Noon Saloon (Madison, Wisconsin)
October 1 @ Empty Bottle (Chicago, Illinois)
October 2 @ Pike Room (Pontiac, Michigan)
October 3 @ Lee's Palace (Toronto, Ontario)

Pop Montreal Festival
October 5 @ La Sala Rossa
w/ Liam Finn & The Veils (Montreal, Quebec)

Tour Dates w/ The New Year
October 9 @ Johnny Brenda's (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
October 10 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (Brooklyn, New York)
October 11 @ Middle East (Boston, Massachusetts)
October 12 @ Living Room (Providence, Rhode Island)

Like Sugar PopCast 16 is now live on iTunes, etc






Download the mp3 here.


Like Sugar - PopCast #16 Playlist

(fill) Cocteau Twins - Fifty-Fifty Clown

01 - Arthur and Martha - Ultra Alliance

02 - The Black Ghosts - Anyway You Choose To Give It

(fill) Iris - It Generates (Darker Days Remix)

03 - Felix Marc - Give Back The Moments

04 - Another Sunny Day - Anorak City

05 - We Should Be Dead - What Brings You Down

06 - Fosca - Head Boy

07 - Hoodoo Gurus - Come Anytime

(fill) Leather Strip - Japanese Bodies

08 - Out Out - Admire The Question

09 - These New Puritans - Swords Of Truth

10 - Bodies Without Organs - The Bells of Freedom

11 - Thermostatic - The Box

12 - Elegant Machinery - Move

13 - KieTheVez - Non Compos Mentis

14 - Lowe - Hear Me Out

(fill) Leila - Mollie

15 - Ostrich - Sleepy Angels

16 - Trembling Blue Stars - Soft Evening, Brilliant Light

17 - Louis Eliot - Heaven's In Your Eyes

Friday, September 19, 2008

Like Sugar PopCast 16 Play-list announced

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Like Sugar - PopCast #16 Playlist

(fill) Cocteau Twins - Fifty-Fifty Clown

01 - Arthur and Martha - Ultra Alliance

02 - The Black Ghosts - Anyway You Choose To Give It

(fill) Iris - It Generates (Darker Days Remix)

03 - Felix Marc - Give Back The Moments

04 - Another Sunny Day - Anorak City

05 - We Should Be Dead - What Brings You Down

06 - Fosca - Head Boy

07 - Hoodoo Gurus - Come Anytime

(fill) Leather Strip - Japanese Bodies

08 - Out Out - Admire The Question

09 - These New Puritans - Swords Of Truth

10 - Bodies With Organs - The Bells of Freedom

11 - Thermostatic - The Box

12 - Elegant Machinery - Move

13 - KieTheVez - Non Compos Mentis

14 - Lowe - Hear Me Out

(fill) Leila - Mollie

15 - Ostrich - Sleepy Angels

16 - Trembling Blue Stars - Soft Evening, Brilliant Light

17 - Louis Eliot - Heaven's In Your Eyes

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Witch-hunting! Warhammer!

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My other baby brother (theater and visual artist C.E. Talbot) has created a nice Photoshop of me....since I am a Solomon Kane fan and I am playing the MMORPG Warhammer: Age of Reckoning as a Witch-hunter, I get a nice banner of me as a Witch-hunter, fighting off evil whilst making accusations! Meet me on the Avelorn server/world if you dare! See you in RvR! I am Sigismund, Witch Hunter of the Empire!

Saturday, September 13, 2008

More New-Wave meets Punk coming your way!

Mikey!

Please add Mummy Guns to your friends list if you are on the myspaces! This is family and I gotta support my own blood! Listeners to Like Sugar know that I throw in one or two punk tracks from 1976-1982 on every show. We can thank my baby brother Mikey (pictured) for the recommendations and taste in the tough genre that is "punk rock".
Previous incarnations include: Midnight Murder and Retreat To The Wall.

Perma-url: http://www.myspace.com/machinegunmikee

Monday, September 8, 2008

Joy Electric on Sleevage

The latest CD from The Joy Electric, My Grandfather, The Cubist gets some nice art attention on sleevage:

http://sleevage.com/joy-electric-my-grandfather-the-cubist/

Ronnie, the man behind The Joy Electric is also part of The Brothers Martin and The Foxglove Hunt, both featured on Like Sugar!

-E

Friday, September 5, 2008

Anything Box live in Southern California!

Anything Box on MySpace says:
We are coming to Southern California on the 27th... Get your tickets early, cause this does look like it's going to be a sold-out show!!!

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I'm so there!

Iceland's Motion Boys build own Synthesizer

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...and they have released a new track featuring this new synth called the CPL-593H. Read more on the Motion Boys MySpace Blog. I played the track Waiting To Happen (Clubbex Remix) on Like Sugar PopCast 3, which is still available here.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Good Vibes to Give Away

I have uploaded a new mini-mix on my MySpace profile: it's like a skirt...long enough to cover the subject and short enough to keep your interest! It's what you'll hear on my Like Sugar Popcasts: Killing Joke, Division Kent, Loveninjas, Fischerspooner, The Smiths, Trembling Blue Stars, Apoptygma Berserk, and The Jesus and Mary Chain. Eclectic to say the least.

Download said mini-mix here: http://www.zshare.net/audio/18155331413f77bc/ Sorry for the g-strings and junk.


Something won't let me
Go to the place
Where the Darklands are
And I awake from dreams
To a scary world of screams