Ramblings

I think that the Kaiser Chiefs have been spending too long watching re-runs of kids TV shows recently. The specific series in question would be the burger munching hapless mystery solving dectective canine, Scooby Doo.

I don’t know if its just me, but on their latest single “Ruby”, the chorus line plays like Scooby Doo’s famous catchphrase.

“Rooo-by, Rooo-by, Rooo-by, Rooooooooooo-by”

It’s such a good likeness, that “If it wasn’t for those pesky kids, they would have got away with it!”

Seems as if 2007 is going to be a big year for music as 3 era defining bands are reforming and will play take their shows on tour once more ready to revel in the tours cash fund for the next decade!

1) The Police: Those ska and reggae rhythm makers are definitely back together and touring after a 30 year hiatus. Glasto?

2) Rage Against the Machine: As much as I am saddened at the disbanding of Audioslave, but things can only get better as these 90’s funk, rap-metallers are back!! Now we just need to pray these will come to the UK for festival season. Reading? oh I hope so!!

3) Van Halen: It’s looking more and more likely that Eddie Van Halen, 80’s guitar virtuoso will return alongside original singer David Lee Roth with his son on bass guitar (keeping it in the family). But the extremely volatile relationship between Eddie and David could get douse the flames on this re-union. Monsters Of Rock Festival? How can they resist!!

“Im off to go pray for RATM and the Van Halen to add UK legs to their tours!!”

I tuned into Channel 4 the other night to find the Vodaphone Live Music Awards being shown to my great excitement. This was however as good as it got for me, there were so many reasons why this was not a celebration of live music but just a big waste of time and just another crappy awards ceremony:

1, The Venue – God knows where this was held but performances of the bands were not all infront of the crowd which assembled in the main arena, but up a floor and out the back infront of some atmospheric shabby looking concrete walls. What was this trying to prove? that bands like to play in garages or derelict industrial wastelands?

2, Sound Quality – For a televised event the sound quality was extremely poor, no vibe of the live music atmosphere waded through the TV at all. I mean if all live televised performances were this dire, bring back the god-damned miming!

3, Chris Moyles – Iv’e always held the impression that Radio is the perfect platform for this guy, for he cannot actually here the long oh my god silences after yet another one of his dead pan japes. Maybe after this evening he will realise nobody laughs and just pack up his bags as well as his ample frame and get back to plaguing the uk’s radio waves.

4, The Crowd – Even the Brit awards have a pit full of screaming teenagers stage front who at least look as if they are enjoying theirselves. But im afraid that this event suffered severely from Corporate Fever. Everyone except maybe a few lucky competion winners looked like white collar corporate bigwigs in highflying overpaid jobs, who believe that making any slight movement in enjoying the music might ruin their business credentials. There were no fans there and it was more aligned with a friday evening social event at the CEO’s country getaway than a concert.

Such a great concept which is well overdue in arriving, but such poor execution! Still hats off to the winners!

It’s Hoff-icial, the David Hasslehoff Appreciation society are out in force and are preparing for a daring attempt to get his to the top spot on the download charts. So far 24,321 fans have signed up to gethasselhofftonumber1.com pending a parallel buy of a track released after 75,000 names have been accumilated, stuff of legends hey.

Elsewhere The Hoff’s videos have began to re-surface and mark my word they are stupendous. Cheesy, Low Budget, Laced with Baywatch and Knight Rider with an infinite stream of corny and aweful lyrics. His latest single attempt, god forbid, is “Jump In My Car”, totally cringe worthy right down to the infamous baywatch run, James Bond imitation and Kit’s ejector seat (Kit was soo cool until this). Saying that though, it’s just too funny you have to watch it, so bad it’s great! But isn’t that the Hoff all over tho (except for the cameo in Spongebob which was genius, and not getting thrown out of Wimbledon shame really that made me laugh so hard). The making of the video is a gem too, getting to see the crew having to push the car back and forth and the girls seemingly embarrassed to be there (not one to put on the acting CV).

Here’s some vids, you HAVE to check out:

Jump In My Car Kit’s been shamed
Making of Jump In My Car Even better than the real thing
Hooked On A Feeling Ooga Chakka, Hooga Hooga… Insanely Funny

So Hassle aside, Im Hoff!
(sorry, couldn’t resist)

This is just hilarious!! Surfing the easy way!! The instrumental version of “Beautiful” isn’t half bad neither, not what you would expect from Guns n’ Roses tho. Take me down to the Paradise City please!!

Sledding Superstar

Here’s a short list of all the Christmas songs everybody should be listening to at this festive time of year.

1, Fairytale of New York – The Pogues. This has to be the best christmas song out there, it’s a joy to be able to play it loud without getting frowned at because it’s June

2, Driving Home For Christmas – Chris Rea. That’s what i’ll be doing next week, and i know what i’ll be listening to as i do.

3, Jingle Bells/Jingle Bell Rock – The Muppets. What could be better to liven your xmas than those muppets

4, Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End) – The Darkness. Superb xmas song in the same vein as Wizzard and Slades classics. Loud and proud rock anthem with the tongue firmly in cheek.

5, The Entire Christmas with the Ratpack Album. This really is the best album to listen to over christmas, great classic tracks from thoses old crooners. No Elton John or Mariah Carey in sight.

(A special mention to Gary Jules, whose chrismas number 1 of 2003 hasnt been heard since! And were all the better for it too!!)