*Juno (Soundtrack)

To celebrate the UK release of 'Juno' (the film we've been ridiculously over-excited to see) and the wonderfully magical music in the film, we have a copy of the soundtrack to give away, that's right, one of those crazy freebies you hear so much about.

Tracklisting is below:

1. All I Want Is You – Barry Louis Polisar
2. My Rollercoaster - Kimya Dawson
3. A Well Respected Man – The Kinks
4. Dearest – Buddy Holly
5. Up The Spout – Mateo Messina
6. Tire Swing – Kimya Dawson
7. Piazza, New York Catcher – Belle & Sebastian
8. Loose Lips – Kimya Dawson
9. Superstar – Sonic Youth
10. Sleep (Instrumental) – Kimya Dawson
11. Expectations – Belle & Sebastian
12. All The Young Dudes – Mott The Hoople
13. So Nice So Smart – Kimya Dawson
14. Sea Of Love – Cat Power
15. Tree Hugger – Kimya Dawson and Antsy Pants
16. I’m Sticking With You – Velvet Underground
17. Anyone Else But You – The Moldy Peaches
18. Vampire – Antsy Pants
19. Anyone Else But You – Michael Cera and Ellen Page

To win just email the usual address, getglucky@googlemail.com with Juno in the subject and your name and address. We'll get right back to you if you win.

GO!

Glucky x

*Paramore @ Manchester Apollo (Live)

It's no secret that as a blog we love a bit of Paramore with our breakfast.. but before I continue with this show review I will address the cynics:

1. Yes we were pretty much the oldest people (apart from parents looking out for kids) at the show.
2. Yes there were really irritating teenage girls there singing the lyrics to Paramore songs in the bathroom at the top of their lungs and totally out of tune (Only made us appreciate Hailey more).
3. Yes there were emo haircuts galore in every line of sight.

Ok so now we've covered the cliches can we talk about the show? Thanks!



No matter which angle you look at Paramore from they're pretty impressive, whether you're a fan of the music or not; they're incredibly young, they've had two well-received albums, the latest of which has done very well, they seem to still be humble and they put on one of the most energetic live shows around.

I do think their age is important, there are quite a few young bands around at the moment, but when Paramore's first record came out some of them were only 15-17. They've been working hard at their stuff from a really young age.
They don't care whether their music is cool, they're die hard Jimmy Eat World fans (who they will be co-headlining an American tour with this year no less) and they come at shows with a genuine desire to leave you feeling satisfied.

The show started with a video montage of riot scenes, and had still pictures of riots at the back of the stage.. maybe a hint of some maturing young punklets?

Hailey's vocals are off the chart amazing, even when she's headbanging/throwing herself around/jumping, they don't falter for a minute.
You get the feeling that if Kelly Clarkson had never gone on pop idol but instead had fallen in with the punk kids she might have ended up where Hailey is. They worked through a set of new and old songs while predictably giving more air time to the new record. Admittedly the slower, ballad songs were less exciting than the rest but gave the chance for the band and the audience to catch their breath. Songs like 'Emergency' 'Pressure' and 'My Heart' from 'All we know is falling' still evoked deafening screams while newer songs like 'For a pessimist, i'm pretty optimistic', 'Born for this' and 'Crush, crush, crush' and the epic finale, 'Misery Business' had the kids crowd surfing their way to the front with vigor, desperate to get the attention of the band.

They covered a Jimmy Eat World song which everyone seemed to appreciate, and it struck me how while you can never be sure what kind of an impact a band is going to have, even if it's not on the same scale as Jimmy Eat World, they could easily be that band for a new generation, passionate, punk-pop little tic tacs fronted by a lead singer not to be messed with.

Can I get a fist-pump for Paramore?

*Adele - Break Free (Live)

In the misty desert of the internet we found this old live track from Adele..

it's pretty raw, from her school days.

Enjoy!

Adele - Break Free
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ch4joz

*Coming Up

-Paramore Live Review
-Stars Live Review
-Lupe Fiasco Album Review
-Adele Album Review
-Johnny Flynn Interview
-Noah & The Whale Interview

*Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor (Single/Video)

Hot Chip are pretty brilliant, no shocker there. They are a band who I maybe avoided at first because there was so much hipster hype around them but recently I have realized the merit of their brilliance. This video is a great example. Check the half painted women.. trippy. Anyone who has a fear of weird objects, trippy colours and painted people should not watch. Everyone else.. enjoy.



'Ready For The Floor' is the first single to be taken from Hot Chip's forth coming album 'Made In The Dark'.

We also recommend downloading their songs 'No Fit State' 'Over and Over' and 'The Warning'. Talk about making geek cool.

*Laura Marling - Alas, I Cannot Swim (IN STORE)

Hey folks,

to celebrate the release of her debut album, "Alas, I Cannot Swim" (Which we HIGHLY recommend) Laura Marling will be playing a couple exclusive live sets in record stores:

Live set @ Piccadilly Records, Manchester - 53 Oldham Street (5pm, Wed 13th Feb)

Live set @ Rough Trade, London - Talbot Road (6pm, Mon 4th Feb)

If you're going along, which I highly suggest you do - she is quite magical, then we will see you at the Manchester one.

Glucky x

*Need To Know - Natty (Artist)

We are so glad we got to the Adele gig in time to see the support act. Natty is most easily defined as reggae, but claiming influences as wide as:
Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Neil Young, Prince, Burning Spear, D'Angelo, The Streets, Miles Davis, Sly Stone, Van Morrisson, Nitin Sawhney, Velvet Underground, Supercat, James Brown, Roots Manuva, Pink Floyd, Common, Slum Village, Bob Dylan, The Clash, David Bowie, Joy Division,

you can imagine reggae might box him in a little bit. Reggae, Soul, Indie, whatever he sounds like to you his voice is beautiful - smooth and rich with that little bit of grit to remind you that being signed to a major label doesn't mean having to wear a coat of polish on the outside.

Watch his amazing video session with MTV spanking new here:
http://www.mtv.co.uk/overdrive/id/99997

With a full band including a wonderful bongo player, he really stood out as refreshing, bringing reggae at you from a contemporary stance. It was very cool. We can only find a musty bedroom recording of one of our favourite songs of his called, 'Bedroom Eyes' so have a look and a listen but trust that live is always better! Also take a visit to his myspace to hear a clear version of his upcoming single, 'Cold Town' and 'Bedroom Eyes'



http://www.myspace.com/natty4d

*UPDATE* we have a Natty mixtape for you, it's 40 minutes long so flick through and listen, not everything on it is similar to what we heard we're listening now and it's sounding pretty cool. Happy Almost February.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/sej2ps

*Adele @ Royal Northern College Of Music, Manchester (Live)

There is an unbelievable amount of recent hype around Adele, we can't help but feel a little bit smug seeing as we've been going to her gigs for two years now in little pubs in Brixton and Soho and now she has flown off the scale and is in huge demand.

This is one newbie where we really feel the hype is totally deserved. There's the usual preceding facts; only 19 years old, white with an incredibly soulful voice to rival the Winehouse's of the world etc. etc.

Tonight at The Royal College Of Music in Manchester she is humbled by the fact that the show has completely sold out and even before the first song has begun people are clapping elatedly.

Set list was as follows...



Her voice was truly immaculate, half solo and acoustic and half with a full band and string section, there wasn't a faltering moment as she worked her way through familiar songs, 'Daydreamer' 'Best For Last' and 'Chasing Pavements'. She used the gig to showcase a lot of unheard tracks, the Mark Ronson produced, 'Cold Shoulder' and the briefly Myspace previewed, 'Melt My Heart To Stone' and 'Crazy For You'. Her clumsy, funny and definitely endearing banter during songs made everyone see that you don't need to have a crazy/messed up private life to be a lady of soul, Adele can sing the blues without tabloid drama.

The Bob Dylan cover 'Make You Feel My Love' was carried off with total confidence including an intro to why she doesn't usually like doing covers ('I don't like singing covers cos it's hard to know what the singer was feeling, I don't usually understand what they were on about') The Jazzy stomp of 'My Same' would have had everyone out of their seats in a smaller venue and Adele, before closing the show with the epic and truly stunning 'Hometown Glory' said, 'Happy New Year everyone, hope you all had a good one. I know it's almost February but you know... BANTER' Legend.

*Tegan & Sara- Australian Interview

I know we don't often post other peoples interviews mainly because you internet savvy kids can usually find them yourselves. This one might be no different but we thought it was a cool feature.. we chuckled.

Tegan and Sara: The Rise of Lesbian Rock Stars, in 4 Parts
Written by Megan Smith
Tuesday, 15 January 2008

On their fifth and most recent album, The Con, Canadian twins Tegan & Sara reached a new level of commercial success and a new generation of fans. OUTinPerth interviewed Tegan Quin, one half of the lesbian duo. As a tribute to the book-inspired concept behind The Con, we have decided to tell chapter by chapter how Tegan’s view of life as a queer musician has evolved over the past decade.

CHAPTER I

Tegan & Sara come out in rock star style and the lesbian world takes notice.

‘When you come out, you are really gay. You are rainbow-clad. You all of a sudden find your community and you identify really strongly with that. We wrote our first record when we were 17 and our second when we were 19 and those were the first two years that we came out… So, the first couple recordings were right around when we were coming out and absolutely that was an opportunity for us to be speaking directly to the girls we were trying to get with.’

‘The girl I’m dating, she was a huge fan and she was like “When I heard Business of Art [Tegan & Sara’s second album], me and my friends were listening to it and were like they’re totally gay. They must be gay!” Which cracks me up because in the States we were on the cover of Lesbian News – which is the biggest glossy lesbian magazine – but she was from Canada from a small town. I don’t think there is a person on Earth who didn’t know we were gay at that point, but I guess she didn’t.’

CHAPTER II

The girls learn to deal with their newfound fame and the crazy, obsessed groupies that come with it.

‘When it comes to the more unstable, obsessive fans, they get more obsessed with one of us. On the last record and in between records amongst real die hards it got out that I was single… This one girl got really obsessive and she started emailing a lot and she had this myspace page that was really intense. She was calling me the Virgo and talking about how we were destined to be together and how I just needed to let her in.… I want Lindsey Lohan, but I’m not going to create a whole myspace page about it.’

‘The fact is that at the end of the night when two hours have gone by and it’s minus 20 and ten kids are standing in an alley, they are lunatics – in a good way mostly, but they’re lunatics. I certainly wouldn’t be standing in an alley for two hours in the rain to meet me.’

CHAPTER III

Tegan goes from watching the L Word and perving on Marina to performing on the show and hanging out with Shane and Alice.

‘I loved Marina. I have a straight girl thing and an older woman thing. So, straight, older woman, I was so up for that… It’s a great show, especially the first two seasons, which to me were landmark. My Mom got it for me for Christmas, and my girlfriend and I, we watched the entire first season over the Christmas holidays. I didn’t know any of the people off the show at the time, but they shot in Vancouver and I would wander the streets hoping to run into them. That was when the L Word was getting a lot of press and a lot of gay people were complaining that it was not realistic… And I was like, who cares? It’s a fucking gay show and it’s entertaining and it’s hot and they’re not playing out a lot of the stereotypes.’

‘[Now] I have a friendship with Kate Moenning [Shane]… I don’t claim to be a best friend of hers or anything like that, but we’ve hung out a few times and she comes to our shows. Her and Leisha [Alice] pushed really heavily to get us on the show…’

CHAPTER IV

The girls defend their sexuality against critics who say they aren’t as gay as they used to be.

‘I gave interviews to gay press in America a couple weeks ago and almost every single interviewer asked me at some point or another in some way or another, why we didn’t talk more about being gay. In ten years, I don’t think I’ve done one interview where they haven’t asked me about being gay. [So] I disagree that there isn’t a lot of stuff about us being gay. I think it has been written about so much that people aren’t that interested in writing about it anymore because how many times can you say we’re gay? How many different ways can you say it? We’re gay.’

‘When you’re straight, you don’t have to walk around with pointy boots and tight pants and a Prada purse. You don’t have to embody all the Laguna Beach characteristics of hetero culture to be straight, you just get to be straight. I’m just gay. I don’t have to have a shaved head and a fucking armband tattoo and sit and listen to Ani DiFranco to be gay. I am all those things whether or not I’m representing them physically… I’m absolutely excited about leading another generation into the frays of pushing mainstream culture into accepting gay music and gay artists and recognizing that we are equal and the same.’

*Mash Ups (Team 9)

Team 9 have been rumbling underground for a little while now, and in my opinion make some of the best mash ups around, not only in sound but in their choice of artists.

Their latest compilation is out for free download here:

http://stereogum.com/archives/mp3/mysplice-20-2007-mashed-up_007573.html

I urge you to go check it out, track listing is as follows:

01 team9 vs. Stereogum - "It's A Sweet Ghost Party" (Band Of Horses vs. Guns N' Roses vs. 2 Live Crew) (MP3)
02 team9 vs. Stereogum - "M.I.A.-Team" (M.I.A. vs. The A-Team Theme) (MP3)
03 team9 vs. Stereogum - "Smalltown Apology" (One Republic vs. Bronski Beat) (MP3)
04 team9 vs. Stereogum - "Roc Knife" (Jay-Z vs. Grizzly Bear) (MP3)
05 team9 vs. Stereogum - "A Forest Prayer" (Bloc Party vs. The Cure) (MP3)
06 team9 vs. Stereogum - "Loose Dancing" (Bangers & Cash vs. The Bee Gees) (MP3)
07 team9 vs. Stereogum - "My Man My Bomb" (Feist vs. New Young Pony Club) (MP3)
08 team9 vs. Stereogum - "Smokey Fire" (Arcade Fire vs. Smokey Robinson vs. The Gunsmoke Theme) (MP3)
09 team9 vs. Stereogum - "Countdown To Girls" (Europe vs. Sean Kingston vs. Calvin Harris) (MP3)
10 team9 vs. Stereogum - "Ratatat Under Ether" (Ratatat vs. PJ Harvey) (MP3)

Oh and for some extra MP3 Magic people...

http://www.sendspace.com/file/fmdl7y

Britney - Dead or Alive (Mash up with Daft Punk/Justice - it's pretty much amazing.)

Lupe Fiasco review coming very soon.

Glucky x

*The Savages - Rob Crowe (Soundtrack)

We've been wanting to see 'The Savages' - the new Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney flick:



and in the process discovered a pretty awesome Rob Crowe song called 'Up' have a listen and enjoy...



Killer beard Rob.

The other song in the trailer is ofcourse Spoon 'The way we get by'

http://www.sendspace.com/file/wwyzlv

*RIP Heath Ledger

I know this is a music blog but we were obviously shocked to hear that Heath Ledger had died tonight.

There's not much we can say that hasn't been said.. it's horrible and tragic, not only for his life to be lost but for his daughter to lose her father and for anyone who knew him to lose a friend/family member.



All respect and condolences go out to any and all who knew him.

Glucky x

*Laura Marling - Ghosts (Video)

HA, what a totally weird video. We're slightly in love though.

*Coachella 2008 line up

We are floored. Possibly the most amazing line-up ever.

The line-up for this year’s COACHELLA will feature:

FRIDAY, APRIL 25: Jack Johnson, The Verve, Raconteurs, The Breeders, Fatboy Slim, Tegan and Sara, Madness, The Swell Season, The National, Animal Collective, Slightly Stoopid, Mum, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Stars, Battles, Aesop Rock, Midnight Juggernauts, Does it Offend you, Yeah?, Minus the Bear, Spank Rock, dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Diplo, Adam Freeland, Santo Gold, Jens Lekman, John Butler Trio, Vampire Weekend, Dan Deacon, Architecture in Helsinki, Sandra Collins, Busy P, Cut Copy, Black Lips, Datarock, Professor Murder, Reverend and the Makers, The Bees, Porter, Rogue Wave, Modeselektor, American Bang, Lucky I Am.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26: Portishead, Kraftwerk, Death Cab for Cutie, Cafe Tacuba, Sasha & Digweed, Rilo Kiley, Dwight Yoakam, M.I.A., Hot Chip, Cold War Kids, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, DeVotchKa, Flogging Molly, Mark Ronson, Turbonegro, Scars on Broadway, Islands, Enter Shikari, Calvin Harris, Boyz Noize, Junkie XL, Cinematic Orchestra, Jamie T, The Teenagers, VHS or Beta, Carbon/silicon, Erol Alkan, Yo Majesty!, Little Brother, Bonde Do Role, St. Vincent, Akron Family, MGMT, Institubes DJs (Surkin, Para One and Orgasmic), James Zabiela, Sebastian, Kavinsky, Dredg, The Bird and the Bee, Grand Ole Party, New Young Pony Club, 120 Days, Yoav, Electric Touch, Uffie

SUNDAY, APRIL 27: Roger Waters (“Dark Side of the Moon”), Love & Rockets, My Morning Jacket, Spiritualized, Justice, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo, The Streets, Metric, Danny Tenaglia, Simian Mobile Disco, Booka Shade, Murs, Dmitri from Paris, Autolux, The Field, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Les Savy Fav, The Cool Kids, Sons & Daughters, Sia, Holy Fuck, Black Kids, Black Mountain, The Annuals, Kid Sister w/A-Trak, Man Man, Duffy, I'm from Barcelona, Manchester Orchestra, Deadmau5, The Horrors, Austin TV, Shout Out Louds, Plastiscines, Brett Dennen

Tickets for COACHELLA go on sale Friday, January 25 at 10:00 AM (PT) via TicketMaster charge-by-phone lines at (213) 480-3232 and at all TicketMaster retail ticket centers or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Ticket prices are as follows: 3-day general admission: $269.00 + applicable service fees. Single day general admission: $90.00 + applicable service fees. Camping events: General admission camping: $55.00 per person + applicable service fees.

At the same time, promoters can now confirm preliminary details for the ALL POINTS WEST MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL. The three-day event is set for August 8, 9 and 10, 2008 at Liberty State Park in New Jersey. This historic location offers panoramic views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and the Manhattan skyline. The festival’s name is inspired by the area’s rich history, particularly Ellis Island and the NJ Central Railroad terminal located on the festival site, where people boarded trains for ALL POINTS WEST. Additional details re the line-up, ticketing and other information for ALL POINTS WEST will be announced in the coming weeks.

For up-to-the-minute information on COACHELLA, please visit www.coachella.com.

*Adele - Chasing Pavements WIN (Single)

Hey Kids,

sorry there was a little bit of a gap there, life has a way of catching up with you, sitting you down and making you complete boring day to day tasks. GO AWAY I said. And now I am back.

We have a pretty little ditty for you..



There are a lot of Adele fans out there so we are offering one lovely winner a 7" vinyl of her new single 'Chasing Pavements'.

All you have to do is send us two lines that rhyme, can be about anything you like from why soup makes you happy in winter, to how not everyone loves Oprah.. anything you like (just make us smile) best gets the vinyl. See how little effort it is? You get to be creative AND win things. Life is good to you.

Send to usual address: getglucky@googlemail.com

Glucky x

*Holly Miranda/The Jealous Girlfriends

The lead singer of 'The Jealous Girlfriends' Holly Miranda:



also has a solo project (http://www.myspace.com/ravenmayhem) and we saw this pretty awesome video of her and Scott Matthew covering Elliot Smith's 'Between The Bars' and as always... wanted to share it with you.

*Tegan & Sara 2008 American Dates (Tour)

For our friends across the ocean, T&S are coming back to you...

17-Apr Salem, OR - Elsinore Theatre - www.ticketswest.com
19-Apr Arcata, CA - Kate Buchanan Room - HSU Box office
21-Apr Davis, CA - Freeborn Hall @ UC Davis - www.tickets.com
22-Apr Santa Cruz, CA -The Rio Theatre - www.ticketweb.com
28-Apr Phoenix, AZ - The Marquee - www.luckymanonline.com
29-Apr Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre - ticketmaster.com
30-Apr Aspen, CO -The Belly Up - www.etix.com
2-May Tulsa, OK - Cains Ballroom - www.gettix.net
4-May St. Louis, MO -The Pageant - www.ticketmaster.com
6-May Madison, WI - The Barrymore Theatre - barrymorelive.com
7-May Milwaukee, WI -The Pabst Theatre- www.tickets.com
8-May Indianapolis, IN - The Egyptian - www.ticketmaster.com
9-May Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's - www.ticketmaster.com
10-May Pittsburgh, PA - The Palace Theatre - ticketmaster.com
12-May New York, NY - Terminal 5 - www.ticketmaster.com

Tickets are on sale today, all shows are all ages, with the exception of Arcata, CA, which is 16+.

*Get Glucky on Myspace!

Hey Kids,

glucky is now on myspace at:

http://www.myspace.com/getglucky

crazy original link isn't it? Forgive the simplicity of the page but we just got ourselves up there.

Come be our friend, it can get lonely out there.
Please post comments on the page about bands and artists you'd love us to feature/interview etc. for the first time or maybe again for a more recent article - no matter how big or small and we will do our best to make it happen for you!

Always Love,

Glucky x

*Kaki King - Tour, Single, Album

Kaki King is returning with her forth album after her contributions to Foo Fighters and Tegan & Sara’s (hear her awesome quirky guitar parts on 'Floorplan' and 'Knife Going In' from 'The Con') latest albums, and having been nominated for a Golden Globe award for “Into The Wild” together with Eddie Vedder.



Download the song "2 O'Clock" from the new record here:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/cyg1a9

The record 'Dreaming of Revenge' is out March 11th and then she's heading out on tour soon.. dates to follow.

Glucky x

*Laura Marling - Album release, tour and tickets

Along with Adele, 2008 is going to be Laura Marling's year.. and deservedly so.



The Song Box is coming…

­There's now less than a month until the release of the Song Box, featuring Laura's debut album 'Alas I Cannot Swim.'

The Song Box (designed by Laura with artwork by Andrew Mockett) will be released on February 4th. It contains…

* The album 'Alas I Cannot Swim' (CD)
* A concert ticket
* Special mementos and artwork relating to each of the 12 songs on the album


The concert ticket will be printed with a code which you can register at lauramarling.com and specify which gig you would like to attend. You will then be sent a unique barcode to your mobile phone via text message which can be used to gain access to the Song Box Tour date of your choice in March.

This will be the only way you can gain access to these gigs - tickets will not be available to buy separately.

There are only a limited number of Song Boxes available. You can order yours from amazon.co.uk or play.co.uk

Alas I Cannot swim Digi/C.D Album will be available to buy in shops and online from February 11th.

In the meantime, the new single 'Ghosts' will be available on CD from January 28­th. Or you can download now from itunes...

We recommend this single, it's completely beautiful:

"Presents her with the pictures and says, these are just ghosts that broke my heart before I met you, these are just ghosts that broke my heart before I met you. He opened up his little heart, unlocked the lock that kept it dark and read a written warning saying, i'm still mourning; over ghosts, over ghosts, over ghosts, over ghosts that broke my heart before I met you. Lover please do not, fall to your knees it's not, like I believe in ever-lasting love."

*The Cinematic Orchestra (Live Video)

'To Build A Home' was a ridiculously stunning song from The Cinematic Orchestra - that we already knew; but a good friend just sent us this video of the song live and we are completely mesmerized - we hope you will be too.



The clarity of his voice... the string section... *sigh* we adore it.

Maybe we'll follow that up with some star-gazing/life contemplating.

Glucky x

*New Kids On The Block - Part 10 (The Jealous Girlfriends)

We've already confessed our love for The Jealous Girlfriends, now is the time to find out a little more about them..



Please, for the record, state:

1. i) Name and Current residing/Music making location?
Holly Miranda, The Jealous Girlfriends, Brooklyn, NY

ii) Please share a fun fact about you (Music related or otherwise)
Fun Facts About Me: I put hot sauce on everything. I am deeply drawn to neon green.

2. A little summary of your sound? Any artist comparisons to help people fit you into their mental record collection?
We are all over the map as far as comparisons and genre classifications go. Between the four of us our influences are pretty extensive, but I would hope that we put our own sauce on it. Making the songs our own and changing the definition of what that is everytime we play it and learning more about the songs.
So I would rather let the listener hear what they want and connect with what they hear, rather than me telling them what to find...but yeah basically its yacht rock.

3. What was the first ever concert you attended? (Preferably no lies, even if it's embarrassing, my first was The Spice Girls so no judgement here)
My first concert was probably a concert at church...like some guy juggling basketballs and singing 'I believe I can fly'. A Harlem Globetrotter who found Jesus that came to perform at a "Friday Night Special Service". But if you mean a proper 'rock' show, it was Brian Adams. He played at the Palace of Auburn Hills; I was ten in a stadium full of forty year old women going crazy for "Yeah I would die for you". It wasn't that great of a time. The first concert I ever attended by choice was Maceo Parker, which was rad.

4. Which artist/band would be a dream collaboration for you?
I am having my dream collaboration come true as I type this. Dave Sitek and Katrina Ford are producing my solo record. If you don't know who they are... run to google. We are in Brooklyn recording till the end of January... this record is gonna be bananas!

5. Where can we find/hear/buy your angelic music?
myspace.com/thejealousgirlfriends and thejealousgirlfriends.com
myspace.com/ravenmayhem

p.s. The Jealous Girlfriends hit the road with Kevin Devine following our Jan 19th show with him at Bowery Ballroom in New York. East coast and Southern/Midwest US shows.. come say hi.

*Vivek Shraya Interview

Ok, so it's no secret that Get Glucky loves us some Canadian music but we especially like the artists who not only make great original music but have a nice little talent for re-working songs by others. Therefore, we introduce you to Toronto's very own; Vivek Shraya.



Vivek Shraya introduces himself to YOU:



LG: How did you first get started making music? Were you learning an instrument/s from a young age?

VS: I started singing at an early age. I dont really remember how I started to be honest. I think like all things at that age: my mom made me do it. I was really into music class in elementary school where we learnt such hits as Good Kind Wenceslas, Bonhomme Bonhomme and On Top of Old Smokey. It was also in music class that I discovered my inability to play the recorder, and my unmatched skill at playing the bells. I didn't pick up guitar until 19.

LG: Who are the bands/artists you listened to growing up and the ones you listen to now?

VS: I didn't start listening to western pop music (aside from Kung Fu Fighting and Relax, Don't do it that my dad liked to play in the car) until I was 12 or so, and while most of my peers were listening to Nirvana and Pearl Jam, I was rockin out to TLC and Salt-N-Pepa. These days I have been listening to mostly the new Hot Chip, the new Radiohead and Santogold.

LG: Do you tend to write melody before lyric or the other way around?

VS: I tend to write lyrics first. I am really inspired by a single word or a phrase and will build around it. SOS for example was built around the phrase "stress on the stands."

LG: You have recorded with both Tegan and Sara Quin and performed with them too, how did you originally meet and how did you go about picking the songs they were going to contribute to?

VS: I met Tegan and Sara at one of their shows here in Toronto. With The Alphabet, the song was somewhat inspired by them stylistically, so it really made sense to have Tegan sing on it and with Your Name , I had demoed the track at Sara's place and she was going to add more instrumentation to it and send it back. She ended up singing on the demo she sent back and I was blown away and asked her to sing on the final version.

LG: What are your favourite songs off your records to play live and why?

VS: From If We're Not Talking, my favorite song to play is probably Your Name, mostly because it's super poppy and people seem to immediately respond to that track live. I have really been enjoying playing the Seven Nation Army cover live as well, because people instantly recognize it and I can just have fun with it. I dont have the same responsibilty to a cover as I do my own stuff.

LG: You played some Parisian shows recently, was that your first experience of touring in Europe? How do the crowds differ from the Canadian crowd?

VS: This show in Paris *was* my first European show and it was really incredible! I had no idea what to expect. Before I started, everyone seemed to be doing their cool French thing...smoking and looking hot. But people really got into it in a way that I have yet to experience in North America, presumably because electro/dance music is really happening out there right now. It was really gratifying.

LG: What made you choose to cover seven nation army? Any other songs coming up that you're going to re-work?

VS: Meghan Toohey, who produced the track and If We're Not Talking, suggested it actually. We knew we wanted to do a cover in the vein of the record and had been talking about it for awhile, going through our favorite songs and artists. It's just such a great song. It's kind of hard to fuck it up. I would love to do another cover soon. Any suggestions?

LG: The way the music industry seems to be going artists are not relying on record labels so much, do you still feel that urge to sign a deal and widely release records or do you have your own plan carved out?

VS: I think a label can provide support and resources that independent artists don't often have and in that respect, I think they are still vital.

LG: What song by another artist do you wish you had written?

VS: Right now I would have to say House of Cards by Radiohead. It's just such a beautiful song, Thom at his most clear and sincere.

LG: Are your records going to be fully released in Europe/UK? any future tour dates planned for here?

VS: Right now, If We're Not Talking is available worldwide via vivekshraya.com and iTunes, though I am hoping for and working on actual distribution and touring in Europe this year. Fingers crossed!

Get your eager little mitts on Vivek's cover of '7 nation army' here:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/v9t804

we love it.

www.myspace.com/vivekshraya

*Need To Know - The Jealous Girlfriends (Band)

Don't be mislead by the name.. this is not a band full of scorned women (just incase that's where your mind was going).

The Jealous Girlfriends are the latest band out of Brooklyn to get people talking, while everyone else was salivating over Vampire Weekend we were swaying/dancing/shaking to The Jealous Girlfriends.

First things first; they are:

Josh Abbott - Guitar, Vocals, Drums
Alex Lipsen - Keys, Synth, Bass Modules
Holly Miranda - Guitar, Keys, Trombone, Vocals
Mike Fadem - Drums

Their first record 'Comfortably Uncomfortable' still remains our favourite with such beautiful hazy gems as 'Lay Around' 'Mother May I' and 'Whoever you are'. Holly has one of those voices that gets under your skin in the best way, quirky and delicate enough to relax you but deep and smokey enough to make sure you pay attention.
The songs take different directions, the pop/jazzy 'Lay Around' faces the fragile and beautiful 'Mother May I' which meets the acoustic/bluesy 'Whoever you are'.

The new self-titled record has gone in a slightly more indie/rock direction but is still getting us excited; 'The Pink Wig to My Salieri' to the vocally stunning 'Roboxulla' and the electric, male fronted 'How Now' we will be keeping a close eye on these lovely sounding Brooklynites.

For all you lucky ducks in the states, they are touring with Kevin Devine at the moment, if you see a show let us know how it is!

Tour kicks off at:

Saturday, Jan 19th
Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey @ Bowery, NYC
w/ Kevin Devine

see http://www.myspace.com/thejealousgirlfriends for all other dates!

*Land Of Talk - UK Dates (Tour)

After having the brutal choice of choosing between two very desired gigs last October (The Blow vs. Land Of Talk) we heard it was the last time The Blow were touring 'Paper Television' so we chose them. HOWEVER. We were sad big time to miss Land Of Talk but knew they would be back. The time has come...

Directly from the horses.. blog?

"We will be touring UK and Europe Feb/March and then jumping over to SXSW to play a few shows. after that we will hang our touring hats until the Full Length is released July. mind you it's hard to get a feel for when the album will actually be released due to all the "red tape" in label land."

So far we can only find a London show but will post the rest as they crop up.

Tickets for London 'White Heat' Date here:

http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=251107

For those of you who know Land Of Talk you will know how exciting their record is and therefore how excited to be about their live shows.
For those of you who don't know them and feel like taking a few minutes to maybe fall in love with a new band please do, they have been described as having elements of 'Cat Power, PJ Harvey, Rilo Kiley and Yeah Yeah Yeahs' they have been described by us, the of course more reliable source as 'Awesome'.

*Get Glucky Recommends*

-All My Friends
-Summer Special
-Magnetic Hill
-Speak To Me Bones

http://www.myspace.com/landoftalkmtl

*Sam Lewis (Tour)

Our lovely (he really is) friend Sam Lewis:

who we featured a while ago in the 'New Kids' feature is playing some London shows, we will be attending the one tonight but if it's too late notice try to catch one of his other shows..


Jan 10 2008 8:00

The Green Note London

Jan 22 2008 8:30

Dublin Castle London

Jan 29 2008 7:30

Water Rats London

Feb 12 2008 7:30

Water Rats London

*Citizen Cope UK/European dates (Tour)

We haven't written about Citizen Cope before, purely because he hasn't had many new updates recently but he's really a great songwriter and has beautifully original voice, smooth yet gritty and with a slight drawl. We recommend taking a listen to 'Sideways' 'Son's Gonna Rise' 'More Than It Seems' 'Bullet And A Target' and 'Brother Lee'

His myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/citizencope currently has them for download.

Tuesday, March 11
Borderline
Orange Yard, Manette Street Charing Cross Rd
London, United Kingdom
Tickets: http://www.livenation.co.uk/event/getEvent/eventId/313680/

Thursday, March 13
100 Club
100 Oxford St.
London, United Kingdom
Tickets: http://www.livenation.co.uk/

Saturday, March 15
La Bule Noire
120 Boulevard
Rochechouart
Paris, France
Tickets: http://www.gdp.fr/index2.php

See you at the Borderline show!

Glucky x

*Current Playlist

Adele - Hometown Glory
Alice Smith - Dream
Battles - Leyendecker
Biffy Clyro - Who's Got A Match?
The Blow - Parentheses
Bright Eyes - The Middle Man
Frazey Ford - In My Time Of Dying
Gregory & The Hawk - In Fact (Carousel Remix)
The Jealous Girlfriends - Lay Around
The Jealous Girlfriends - Mother May I
Jenny Owen Youngs - Things We Don't Need Anymore
K-os - Crucial
K-os - Crabbuckit
K-os - Man I Used To Be
Kimya Dawson - You Love Me
Kings Of Convenience - Misread
Kings Of Leon - My Party
Lupe Fiasco - Superstar
Metric - I.O.U
The Moldy Peaches - Anyone Else But You
Motion City Soundtrack - Everything Is Alright
Of Montreal - Cato As A Pun
Operator Please - Leave It Alone
PJ Harvey - This Is Love
Pony Up - The Truth About Cats And Dogs (Is that they die)
The Reason - This Is Just The Beginning
The Reason - We're So Beyond This
Robyn - Handle Me
Robots In Disguise - Turn It Up
Ryan Adams - Halloweenhead
Ryan Adams - These Girls
T2 - Heartbroken
Tegan and Sara - Back In Your Head (RAC Remix)
Tegan and Sara - Missing You
Tellison - New York, New York
This Providence - My Beautiful Rescue
Those Dancing Days - Those Dancing Days
Tokyo Police Club - Box
Toshi Reagon - How Long
Tracy Bonham - Naked
Tracy Bonham - Whether You Fall
The Wombats - Moving To New York
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Phenomena

Glucky x

(Picture: London at night as seen from clever machines in the sky)

*Need To Know - Those Dancing Days (Band)

It's been a good time for Sweden recently, musically of course, clogs have not become any more popular. With Peter, Bjorn and John, Robyn, Jose Gonzalez, The Hives, The Knife, Shout Out Louds and Jens Lekman, can there be any more to add I hear you shout. The answer is of course YES.

Please welcome 'Those Dancing Days' an all young, all female, all talented group here to demolish whatever bad connotations you had attached to the phrase 'girl band' in your head.

'Those Dancing Days'


Those Dancing Days are:

Linnea Jonsson - Vocals
Rebecka Roifart - Guitar
Cissi Edraimsson - Drums
Lisa Pyk - Synth
Mimmi Evrell - Bass Guitar

'Hitten'


It's Linnea's (the one with a fantastic head of curls) vocals that make this group really stand out, while their melodies and overall sound could be compared to a lot of quirky indie and some of the more pop-electro out there, her northern-soul tinged vocals draw the ear in a little closer. A soulful, deep voice over beeps and keyboards and feverish drums makes for a very exciting new band with some very good press photos: (see below)








'Those Dancing Days' - http://www.sendspace.com/file/9cgrez

'Hitten' - http://www.sendspace.com/file/lln5mi

*The Most Serene Republic Interview

Interview with The Most Serene Republic (Jan 6th 2008)

"At the rate they’re going, whether they mean to or not, the Most Serene Republic will alter the way in which people appreciate rock music. It might sound like a lofty achievement for an unlikely band of 20-somethings bred in the Toronto suburb of Milton, Ontario but if you pay close attention to their discography—particularly 2007’s Population—you’ll hear something entirely unique. Don’t disregard their dense art-pop breakthrough Underwater Cinematographer (A&C 2005) or the transitional tour E.P. Phages (A&C 2006) completely; these are the keys to understanding how the Most Serene Republic came to form the masterful achievement that is Population, which might seem superficially sugary if it weren’t for the poison lurking under its remarkable layers of sound."

Courtesy of: http://www.arts-crafts.ca/themostserenerepublic/story.php

LG: How did you all originally meet?

MSR: Adrian, Nick and Ryan all went to elementary school together, Adrian met Sean at university, Ryan and I met through some possibly random or possibly fateful sequence of choices on each our parts, and Simon and Tony came along much later through mutual acquaintances.

LG: Did the band all come from similar musical backgrounds or is everyone's story pretty different?

MSR: We're about split down the middle as far as musical education is concerned, some are self taught while others attended musical programs at post-secondary. As far as musical influence growing up, I'd say we're as different as anyone really. Of course, some of our parents were the prog listeners who grew up in the 60s and 70s, my dad is one of them, has a huge record collection and really shaped my understanding of what makes music great.

LG: The Canadian music scene is producing a lot of well-received artists/bands recently and has been getting a lot of positive press, does it feel like it's helpful to be a part of it? Or is there any pressure because of it?

MSR: It is helpful more than anything to be a part of this collection of artists being recognized, and we definitely have pride in our country and are thankful for the government support of developing artists such as ourselves, it feels like a great place to come from musically.

LG: For someone who has never seen your live shows before how would you describe them?

MSR: I guess I should start by saying that having never exactly seen one of our live shows in the same sense that an audience member has seen one, all I can really describe is how I feel on stage and how I perceive the connection to be. Our shows are usually manic, unyielding, and unpredictable. We are all working our asses off the entire time to try and include as much as we possibly can from the recordings while trying desperately and hoping that we are reaching an understanding with the crowd.

LG: What were some of the first live shows you went to see when you were younger?

MSR: To be honest when I was younger I didn't really attend very many concerts. Of course there was Charlotte Diamond at around age 5, and I vaguely remember going to see the TSO when I was about 7, next thing I remember is going to Warped Tour when I was in high school and seeing Bjork a few years later.

LG: What most impacts your songwriting? (people, places, other music etc) and has the rise of the internet and websites like Myspace, changed the way you think about making music or just the way you promote it?

MSR: People in the collective sense, or a person if they are philosophical and forward thinking, places if they have a rich history and other music if it was groundbreaking. Mainly I would hope that our own ideas are what impacts our songwriting the most. If anything the rise of such websites has made us realize even more the vast and urgent importance of actually creating something, in the sense of, making something from nothing, something new and exciting yet still extremely emotionally provocative, not trying to make a recreation of things that have come and gone in a haste with lack of thought as it seems so easy to do these days as everyone has garageband and a myspace account.

LG: (From the website biography) "I want people to put on the record and I want them to stop what they're doing and just listen to it," Lenssen says.
What records make you do this?

MSR: It's too hard for me to answer that question specifically without being too revealing, so I'll just say that records that pull me in different directions at every passing moment, that have a diverse terrain running from despair, to struggle, to triumph, to ecstasy to defeat; records that tell a story or idea in an intensely passionate and unique way.

LG: Considering there is an art school background to some of the members, would you place your records closer to music or art?

MSR: We've been asked this question before and it puzzles me, I've always thought that music was art. Perhaps I haven't kept up with the times and music has just become purely commercial? I should hope that anyone with the right intent who is creating music is also creating art, although I will admit that it seems the amount of this is dwindling.

LG: You contributed to the Stars, "Do you trust your friends' record, if you could have any living artist or band cover one of your songs who would it be?

MSR: I would love to hear Radiohead or Bjork take on one of our songs, also having an orchestra play a version of the entire Population album would be interesting to hear.

LG: You've toured with the Strokes, Metric, Stars, and Broken Social Scene – which has been your favourite tour and why? Can you share any funny anecdotes from the road?

MSR: Picking a favourite tour would be like trying to pick a favourite child. They all had ups and downs, moments of pride and moments of disappointment. Of course, going to Europe for the first time was amazing and having the privilege of playing stadium shows with the Strokes was unforgettable. Stars brought us on the road for the first time and really taught us a lot about the lifestyle, as it is something that really does require a lot of adaptation and learning.

LG: Will you be touring the UK/Europe anytime soon?

MSR: We hope to be back in Europe sometime in the spring.

'Population' is out now folks..

*Adele - Chasing Pavements (Video/Tourdates)

Our lovely friend Adele is finally releasing her first single and album. The first single 'Chasing Pavements' is out January 21st and we can't wait to celebrate.

For now.. here is the video:



We know a lot of you have been asking for the 'Chasing Pavements' mp3 but as it is yet unreleased we can't put it up, plus Adele is a friend and we want her to do fabulously well so don't want to give away the single for free just yet...

If you haven't already seen, Adele is touring!

Tour Dates:

Jan 27 2008 8:00P
RNCM (Manchester) SOLD OUT

Jan 29 2008 8:00P
Bloomsbury Theatre (London) SOLD OUT

Feb 2 2008 8:00P
Classic Grande (Glasgow)

Feb 3 2008 8:00P
Glee Club (Birmingham) SOLD OUT

Feb 10 2008 8:00P
Duo with Jack Penate (Tokyo)

Feb 11 2008 8:00P
Club Quattro with Jack Penate (Osaka)

See you there

Glucky x

*Juno (Soundtrack)

We heart Juno.
We heart Ellen Page.
We heart Kimya Dawson.

Thank God for intelligent/touching/witty films with intelligent/touching/witty soundtracks.

*New Kids On The Block - Part 9 (The Epochs)

Hey! Isn't that Brooklyn I can see? And in the distance.. THE EPOCHS



Please, for the record, state:


1. i) Name and Current residing/Music making location?
Ryan Holladay - The Epochs - New York City.

ii) Please share a fun fact about you (Music related or otherwise)
We started in New York but moved to Seattle and lived there together for a year and a half.

2. A little summary of your sound? Any artist comparisons to help people fit you into their mental record collection?
Intracite pop songs that lean heavily on electronics. There are also two lead singers.

3. What was the first ever concert you attended? (Preferably no lies, even if it's embarrassing, my first was The Spice Girls so no judgement here)
Ryan: My brother Hays & I went to see Veruca Salt when we were in 6th and 4th grades respectively.

4. Which artist/band would be a dream collaboration for you?
The Ink Spots

5. Where can we find/hear/buy your angelic music?
If, by the time this comes out, there are still some record stores out there you can find our self-titled debut there. Otherwise, on February 18th it will be available through most online retailers.

For instant listening *Get Glucky Recommends*
- Mouths To Feed
- Tug Of War

*New Kids On The Block - Part 8 (The Dodos)

Please welcome, very much still alive and not extinct...



The Dodos

Please, for the record, state:


1. i) Name and Current residing/Music making location?
Meric Long, The Dodos from San Francisco

ii) Please share a fun fact about you (Music related or otherwise)
I got my black belt when I was 12, but I can't hurt a fly.

2. A little summary of your sound? Any artist comparisons to help people fit you into their mental record collection?
Big drums meet John Fahey wannabe.

3. What was the first ever concert you attended? (Preferably no lies, even if it's embarrassing, my first was The Spice Girls so no judgement here)
The Posies, Seattle

4. Which artist/band would be a dream collaboration for you?
I want to start a band with Paul Humphreys of OMD.

5. Where can we find/hear/buy your angelic music?
Buy our music at www.dodosmusic.net