SubNatural: Video Blogs and Lucid Dementia Show

SubNatural is one of my favorite local acts in the Industrial/Goth scene and I just noticed that they've posted some video blogs on their MySpace blog featuring new music sound snippets, live footage and musings from their front man, RitchN.





If you are in the Austin area, I highly recommend seeing them. Actually, you can see them this Friday at Elysium because they're opening for Lucid Dementia's CD release party. (Man, I keep forgetting I'm in this band now...still hasn't sunk in that I'm playing this Friday...).

So um, show info:



Visit:
Lucid Dementia's Official Site
SubNatural's Myspace

The Dresden Dolls: Yes, Virginia

Ahhhh Brian and Amanda. They're like the Scully and Mulder of the cabaret world. Along with the amazing showmanship and theatrics, one can't help but notice the energy that comes off of deep friendship laced with sexual tension they exude on stage...it's so thick, you could cut it with a knife. That aside, I will say that even though I prefer seeing these two live, their album recordings are superb as well.

The first time I saw the Dresden Dolls was when they opened for Nine Inch Nails believe it or not. As the story goes, Trent saw the video for "Girl Anachronism" off of the Dresden Doll's self-titled first album and he was instantly hooked. Although not an obvious choice for an opening band, I will say many NINers became new fans after that tour.

Amanda Palmer is a poet and crafts lyrics with plenty of word play and appealing aethetics. A great example is the words to "My Alcoholic Friends:"

I’m counting back
the number of the steps
it took for me to get
back on the wagon of the weekend

I’ll use the autotimer to prove that
I'll get home with my imagination
if they find the body in the basement
“in the very house that she was raised in!”

I’m taking down
the number of the Times
so when we get the sign
from god I’ll be the first to call them

I’m taking back the number of the beast
cause 6 is not a pretty number
8 or 3 are definitely better
a is for the address on the letter
to my alcoholic friends

I’m trying hard
not to be ashamed
not to know the name
of who is waking up beside me
or the date, the season or the city
but at least the ceilings very pretty
and if you are holding it against me

I’ll be on my best behavior
taking shots for mother nature
once my fist is in the cupboard
love is never falling over

(1,2,3,4)

should I choose a noble occupation
if I did I’d only show up late and
sick and they would stare at me with hatred
plus my only natural talent’s wasted on my alcoholic friends
my alcoholic friends
the party never ends
my alcoholic friends


Yes, Virginia continues the same spirit as their first album with a fuller studio sound. I highly recommend it!

Listen to:
"My Alcoholic Friends"
"Backstabber"

Watch the Backstabber video.


Visit:
The Dresden Dolls official Web Site
Dresden Dolls Myspace
Buy Yes Virgina from Amazon.com

NIN concert videos

A couple of a fantastic concert videos from the current NIN European tour have been posted up on You Tube lately by the NIN crew, so I figured I'd stick them here as well for your viewing enjoyment.





Is it me or does the lighting design look like old-school Kraftwerk?

Visit:
Nine Inch Nails official website
The NIN Hotline

Guy Marks Video: Loving You has Made me Bananas

This much beloved tune is one of the most searched for songs on this blog, (second only to leaked Nine Inch Nails songs off of Year Zero) Due to the kindness of other readers, we now have a video stream of Guy Marks performing "Loving You has Made me Bananas."

View:


Many thanks to Mark Boyle for the .wma file. He also provided some additional information in the comments section:

Mark Boyle said...

Hi Folks - I'll fill in the blanks on this one. Guy Marks - known as the "Comedian's Comedian" to some, the Godfather of Alternative Comedy to others, wrote this parody of old Big Band era stuff in the 1960s, & subsequently found himself circa 1978 enjoying a hit single in Britain, including two appearences on the (then) prestigious "Top Of The Pops" show - no mean feat in those Punk era & "Grease" days! Dickie (as in "Dickie The Duckie", ie. someone who is gay) was just one of his personas on the record, he did indeed sing the whole thing. He was tickled that people would swear blind years later that it really an old Big Band number he had "covered", & that it became of the best known "Big Band" tunes around!
November 04, 2006 6:42 PM

You can view the original post here.

*UPDATE*
Listen to (clean high quality version provided by Murphstar):
"Loving You Has Made Me Bananas"

Visit:
Wiki Entry on Guy Marks