since the discussion have changed (to better) than I'm gonna post some modern pop that I like.

This chick Holly Golightly is pretty wicked.. Some of her song are nice "garage". She have defenitly influenced this popular english chicks with this retro sound like Amy Winehouse and the other I forgot the name....

But when we go even more "pop" I can still find few songs who are listenable.. 

common this is smooth :P

and this brand new .. lol

and this Jamie dude has a attitute..

Only on occasion do the masses get it right. Not sure if these qualify but Nikka Costa, Amy Winehouse, Gorilla's, Outkast, MGMT, Flaming Lips, The New Pornographers are all pretty good in my book, but I have a very wide range of music that I like. I think Christina Aguilera is quite talented.  Also, there was a lot of really horrible horrible pop in the 50's 60's and 70's, what you hear now from those eras are the songs that made the cut.

best british pop artist in years Jamie T

I honestly stopped listening to "pop" music (Top 40-type stuff) when I discovered punk in the early '80s, so it's hard for me to comment on what's currently popular. At least in the early '80s we had a lot of new wave stuff that was in the charts, so it wasn't completely bad. The '70s had its moments, too. But these days, it's hard for me to comment (but I will!)... I hear a lot of shit when I'm out amongst the zombies in the general public, in retail stores and public places (like getting my hair cut at Great Clips, for example), that is really awful, and I can only assume it's modern-day pop music. It always amazes me just how bad it is and I'm floored that I often see people actually singing along to it. This is why I can't stomach shows like American Idol—it's exactly the same way. Take modern country music, for example. It's downright terrible. I mean really, really bad pop music that just so happens to be about a guy and his truck or some stupid shit. Aside from the goofy lyrics and singer's down-home good ol' boy (or gal) accent, it sounds just like the rest of the pop music shit. And don't get me started on "modern rock," modern R&B or hip hop. Try comparing modern R&B to the stuff of the '60s & '70s... completely different animals. All that stuff appears to be very popular and in the mainstream, so while Mike makes a good point that some music being produced today isn't terrible, you just don't hear it as often as you hear the completely awful shit.

I stumbled across this tune (below) on Blip.fm not too long ago. I don't know if it was popular in the UK a couple of years ago or not, but it's a great song and definitely should've been if it wasn't...

New (well, 2009 new):

I know this is a garage website and the fashions of those decades are more relevant to this site but pop music is as it has generally been.

Melodic songs will always be around though and every so often a bigwig will back a band that's able to make one and it will hit the charts. It's important to remember that every decade produces a lot of shit, and I really can't get much of today's pop music but it'd be a bit ignorant to just assume there's nothing good out there.

Wow that Turtles song is amazing, I never heard it before. Thank you!

When I listen to nice pop songs from the 50's/60's/70's I often think why aren't pop songs today so melodic and catchy? Who decided that modern popular music should be hell?

post some good smooth pop songs people..

Come on my dear Barber, is the swill really the right place for LOVE declarations and sentimental confessions ???

Now, swipe that mud from your cheeks and feel reassured my friend, as Joey said, the feeling's mutual !

YOU GOT GOOD TASTE said:

I got my face in the swill !

Oh and Joey, Kopper and Soul Preacher, Mr A LOVES YOU and all YOU DO.

I've learnt to live with self criticism!

Still have to listen to this but I swear it won't be long now !!!

By the way, it's probably none of my business but I couldn't help wondering : Why, o why this episode is not part of the GaragePunk Podcast Network ?

South Bay PORK Podcast said:

New episode posted!

 

Yeah, I'm getting there myself...Thanks Mr. A! The feeling's mutual, my friend! Oh, glad to see there's a new show Matt! Lookin' forward to checkin' it out!

YOU GOT GOOD TASTE said:

I got my face in the swill !

Oh and Joey, Kopper and Soul Preacher, Mr A LOVES YOU and all YOU DO.

I've learnt to live with self criticism!

I got my face in the swill !

Oh and Joey, Kopper and Soul Preacher, Mr A LOVES YOU and all YOU DO.

I've learnt to live with self criticism!

I had a live365 show called Consolidated Fuzz for about 4 years. The plan I was on cost about $15 a month and for that I think I got 300 MB which I was happy with because I only ever did shows that were a maximum of 4 hours long, so at 64kbps bitrate I never used up my allotted space anyhow. I was limited to 25 concurrent listeners on that plan. My total listening hours per month got as high as 1400, but average about 1000 I guess. I don't know if that qualifies as "succeeded" but I felt I did OK considering I did virtually no promotion for it.

The best thing is that people can search by genre and that's how I think most of my listeners found me.

My live365 show was basically an extension of my "real" radio show and what I used to do was compile a "best of" what I had played on radio every 3 weeks or so and leave that show up for that time. I don't think I would've wanted to get into programming hugely long shows because it is just too time consuming.

Incidentally yes 64kbps mp3s normally do sound horrible but on live365 they seemed to come across OK.  If you want to upload higher quality you can, it just costs more.  

mp3s at 64kbps sound absolutely horrible too, even to the thickest of ears

How is this different from the podcasts that you are already hosting?

Have any of you ever thought about (or tried/succeeded) in setting up an Internet station? I have always thought this would be a great thing to incorporate into GaragePunk.com to complement the podcasts, but the costs, requirements and legalities of the whole thing blow my mind. Check this article and the included links for more info. Ugh!

So, avoiding trying to set it up the hard way (above) and deal with SoundExchange directly, the other alternative is to go with Live365.com because they basically take care of all of the royalty payments and paperwork for a monthly fee. The PRO packages are the best, but are very expensive. On the other hand, the Personal broadcasting packages ("for individuals only"), are much more affordable, but you're pretty limited in how much music you can include, and you have to keep a close eye on listening hours per month. The top tier personal broadcasting package sounds pretty good... you get 6 gb storage space for your MP3s, which, if ripped at 64 kbps, is equivalent to aprox. 208 hours of music. You also get plenty of listening hours to cover a pretty sizable audience (most likely more than adequate for this site). But this package also goes for $95/month. How do you cover your costs? I barely make enough money from ads and fund drives on the Hideout to cover my hosting costs as it is... I can't imagine having to come up with another $1,200 a year! So that's the big stumbling block as far as I can see it. If I could find a way to drum up a hundred bucks a month for this, we could do it.

Anyway, I just wanted to toss the subject out there to get some input or thoughts from some of you... and hopefully from some people who have actually done this (and succeeded).

Thanks!

YAY, another fan of english early 80s Garage !!!!  My formative years , one of the best gigs ever for me was The Stingrays & Vibes at Retford Porterhouse ....great days !

Bloodshot Bill is great ....a worthy successor to Charlie Feathers !

SarahJayne said:

It's for this reason that I don't limit my tastes to just a few genres. I can find at least one song I'll dig from ANY genre - even mainstream pop music, lol.

As far as 60s style tunes, I'm big on the whole trash revival that evolved from the early psychobilly scene, and consider those bands underrated. THE VIBES (!!!!!), Russian Roulette (pick up the 'fuckin' car 7" if you're into the Cramps), Stingrays, etc. etc. Garage covers with an upright bass, fuck yeah!

I wouldn't be here today if it weren't for them : ).

PS, new G&R blows. Amen.

No , they can't , but , that's Johnny humor. It's hard to imagine anyone taking it seriously.

I heard "Midnight Rambler" earlier today. For years , I thought the line was "I'm gonna hit and run rape her in anger...." But , now , I think he was saying "Hit and Run Rapier" , since he's reading off a list of weapons....I realize all this info is available elsewhere , but I only posess the sufficient lack of laziness to keep up with THIS.     ALSO , tHE STONES WERE JUST REGARDED , BY MANY , AS A "yin/yang" opposite to The Beatles' more vulnerable love song repertoirre ....even though "Run For Your Life " or "You Can't Do That" , to cite only two examples , COULD have been regular staples in Johnny Thunders' act  , except there's nothing funny about either of them. John Lennon and Johnny Thunders both had woman issues , and for similar reasons.

MikeL said:

How about "Under My Thumb" by the Rolling Stones?  The singer is bragging about his girlfriend's submissiveness, and the line that really gets me is when he sings, "I can still look at someone else."  Yeah, I know it's a mild example, but it's the one that stands out in my mind.

 

Oh, wait, I just thought of a far more horrible example..."Little Bit of Whore" by Johnny Thunders when he briefly worked with Wayne Kramer.  It's a great rock'n'roll song, but the lyrics can NEVER be heard in mixed company.

It's such a great record, but , hard to find in decent shape , since kids used to leave their records lying around to get stepped on , or whatever...Now that records are "Coming back" , maybe the tradition will continue. I recently found a rpretty good copy ,not perfect....It was reissued under Sun - Ra's name (Even though he did'nt have much to do onit.) ca. 1999 or 2000 , w/o the great DC comic art cover....
"Superman" was on "Low Budget" ....I think. I have more Kinks records than I have time to play. In the 90's ,I 'd find 'em  for a dollar all the time...But , I like their Late 70's "Comeback" material. I have a boot , on tape , somewhere , they're very drunk (Say it ain't so !!! ) ,doing "Superman " and the "Batman" theme , which, of course , they'd done since The Year of Our Lord , The Batman , 1966
DammitDave said:

"The Sensational Guitars of DAN AND DALE - BATMAN AND ROBIN" album come highly recommended. Both were rumored to feature Lou Reed on guitar  . The latter LP , MORE RECENTLY , WAS REVEALED TO FEATURE SUN RA (On organ) , with The Blues Project."

 

I used to have that lp as a kid!  Loved it!

 

In the 70’s, the Kinks did a song called Superman.  It was on Low Budget, I think.

Do my spider-senses detect the makings of a comic book themed podcast in this thread?

Someone really should get working on it…

"The Sensational Guitars of DAN AND DALE - BATMAN AND ROBIN" album come highly recommended. Both were rumored to feature Lou Reed on guitar  . The latter LP , MORE RECENTLY , WAS REVEALED TO FEATURE SUN RA (On organ) , with The Blues Project."

 

I used to have that lp as a kid!  Loved it!

 

In the 70’s, the Kinks did a song called Superman.  It was on Low Budget, I think.

I guess it all depends on the promoter/organizer putting it on .....i do the annual VLV rockabilly weekend for instance & i get sent a cheque for my DJ services a month BEFORE the event takes place !  

 Any promoter who expects you to bring your own 'equipment' to an overseas gig is SERIOUSLY DELUSIONAL !

I may has missed reading about this one, I'm sure you've all heard about it but you never know 'The Wild Wild World of Mondo Movie Music' on Big Beat

Read on some blog reviewing Wavy Gravy "That you can't listen to these for too long as they loose their novelty/weirdness" I beg to differ, I don't listen to much else!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

These are sooooooooooooo twisted recommend these for sure.
swt said:

I love the Twisted Tales from the Vinyl Wastelands series. I wrote about those in my column a few months back

 

http://steveterrell.blogspot.com/2011/01/terrells-tune-up-twisted-d...

 

There were 8 volumes then. Since then a 9th has been released. 

 

Danilo said:

Have the at the party comps too but the others are abolutely new to me - any chance to get soundfiles of these please ?

Sorry, but I'm not into sound files. "Real Weird Man, Like Wow!" and "Creatures From Outer Space" are fairly recent in-print Australian releases. "Beat, Beat, Beatsville!" has the CD version pictured earlier but there was also a vinyl release with different front cover and title:

"Rock 'n' Roll - The Untold Story Vol. Six" was part of a bigger series of comps with different themes for each volume, with #6 being the novelty / party record.

Right you are, Preacher. I did a Twisted Tales set on this podcast:

http://www.bigenchiladapodcast.com/2010/12/podcast-31-below-tobacco-road.html

The screamin' Soul Preacher said:

Great comps indeed !!! These are more on the roots & country side of lunacy. And I remember you even done a show about this cool serie once but, right now, I'm too dumb to find the link and post it here...

In a similar vein (I mean hillbilly psychos, rednecks on drugs and other kind of maniac cowboys), I'd also recommend the fabulous GOD LESS AMERICA compilation.

swt said:

I love the Twisted Tales from the Vinyl Wastelands series. I wrote about those in my column a few months back

 

http://steveterrell.blogspot.com/2011/01/terrells-tune-up-twisted-d...

 

There were 8 volumes then. Since then a 9th has been released.