Artist Lounge: Belle & Sebastian
Moggers' favorites by Belle & Sebastian
Subscribe to feed
Links:
An iPod isn’t that much different than a pack of cigarettes. This revelation that was the genesis of the latest Tape serial, Nicotune. The segment is based on the following principle: certain songs, for whatever reason, are listened to more than others. They get in your head, you whistle them, hum them, sing them in [...]
Original Story: http://thetapeisnotsticky.com/2008/10/nicotune-1/
Links:
Belle & Sebastian have announced that they will be releasing a new compilation album titled: "BBC Sessions". The compilation will include four previously unavailable songs recorded for John Peel's show called 'Shoot The Sexual Athlete', 'The Magic Of A Kind Word', 'Nothing In Silence' and '(My Girl's Got) Miraculous Technique'. The album will be released on November 17 and it will contain two discs. Songs from sessions recorded for Mark Radcliffe and Steve Lamacq's sho... MORE
Original Story: http://jp917.blogspot.com/2008/09/belle-sebasti...
I have a feeling of impending doom looming over me. Like maybe I made a bigger mistake this time. Perhaps all of the ignored misgivings were really trying to warn me about this. Or maybe this is only a phase. Just a bit of doubt due to the current downturn in health, luck, and everything else. I miss the simpler times. Things got complicated so fast. I feel that the only constant in my life is music, even if my tastes are constantly growing and expanding, twisting, ... MORE
It's funny. When I was in high school, I would have made fun of myself for listening to stuff like this, but as I get older I am enjoying this stuff more and more. God bless Scotland for Teenage Fanclub, Belle & Sebastian, and their delicious style of whisky.
Have you ever called up your local DJ to request a particular song you fancy listening there and then?
This little experiment I'm proposing to you follows the same principle with a twist. Instead of asking for a specific title, post how you feel instead of what you feel like. Then wait and see if any Mogger would answer your request.
Sundays seems to be "cover-day" in the MOG-o-sphere. This Request Line could be an alternative.
You can either post you... MORE
So I am a little slow on the up-take...Belle and Sebastian have been around for ages but off my radar screen...what can I say? No one told me what exquisite pop music they make...not knowing where to start with them I decided I couldn't go wrong with a record that came out on my son's first birthday...
One a record full of sparkling gems, one track stands out as particularly fun: click here for the download.
So, all those kids who have been paying big bucks for first US pressings and those recent UK pressings of the first four Belle & Sebastian albums...this doesn't bode well for you. Matador Records has started a fantastic reissue initiative, with Cat Power's Moon Pix and You Are Free, Interpol's Turn on the Bright Lights and Antics, and Pavement's Crooked Rain/Wowee Zowee/Slanted & Enchanted having all been recently released. So, for all of those (like me) who thought we nev... MORE







enlarge
















