Catch the Waiting Room?
Well you should’ve. It was a splendid show featuring a handful of Toad favourites, and a four song section introduced by my good self. I thought I’d throw up a quick post of a song DC played, which I think you deserve to hear.
I was emailed this ages ago and, even though I always intended to either use it either in a post or a podcast, it somehow drifted to the back of my mind. Anyway, DC played it yesterday which reminded me of the thing, so here you go. It’s by a German group called Mikrofisch and pretty much lays into every XFM hero whose fame could ever fill you with dismay. Honestly, it’s a tinny little tune but the lyrics are a masterpiece of misanthropy, which you can imagine I would appreciate.
Secondly, the show closes with a cover of Guns ‘n’ Roses’ Sweet Child o’ Mine recorded by Taken by Trees, who are what has become of The Concretes. When DC introduced it I thought for a moment he was building up to the rather less lush and rather more spectral Luna version of the same song which is also brilliant. So here it is, because I love this version. I actually like the original too. In fact, I like most of Appetite For Destruction. As DC says, no matter how much of a prat Axl Rose is, he still wrote some good songs, and that album was a bit of a high point.
Mikrofisch – The Kids Are All Shite
Luna – Sweet Child o’ Mine
And here’s the entirety of The Waiting Room podcast in full (assuming it allows me to hotlink):
The Waiting Room – The Toadcast 27/02/08
Cheers, Toad. T’was jolly splendid, even if I do say so m’self. I don’t think there was a duff track all night.
No, it was an excellent episode. But then, you’ve been on a roll recently. Any positive/negative feedback from the listeners to the intrusion?
You know what, they’ve neem suspiciously schtum on the subject. Give it ’till the weekend – that’s when most tarffic flies through. Have had quite a decent hit rate since Thursday AM, though. 50+ new downloaders + about 350 regulars. Not bad, Sir.
Jesus, I really should look at what I am typing & correct typos. That’s the trouble with ‘work’ interrupting all the damn time.
“they’ve ‘neem’ schtum.” Nice one.
Personally, I can’t wait for the “tarffic”.
OK, feedback (so far) from emails:
(1) “I love you (sic) English Guys accents! That toad guy is cute the way he always bitches about you.”
(2) “HaHaHaHaHa! Love the music for Mr Toad’s bit. He has good stuff there – will there be more?”
(3) “Where did you get Mr Toad – he sounds very posh!?”
(4) “Does the toad do all your promo art?”
(5) “Thanks again for the new new music. It looks like you Brits have an excellent homegrown scene going on with all these nice people popping up in everyone’s blogs and podcasts.”
(6) “oi cunt, who the fuck’s this toad geezer and why wasn’t I asked to do something like this? top show as usual, mind”
I suspect from the high & steady traffic this week is partly down to the notices you’ve posted on your blog. Ta, Toad, Ta.
DC
Mate, this is Music 2.0. It’s taking the pub conversation and spaffing it all over the information super-cul-de-sac.
“did the Toad bloke record that in his bathroom? I have this image of him in his bath, glass of wine in one hand, laptop on the toilet seat, basking in the sound of his voice as it bounces off the tiles!”
pub chat, indeed
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