Week Eight: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Shuffle Your Feet

Exciting news in the music world - the Coachella lineup was released today! This time of year usually is defined by getting overly excited, spending too much money on things (relatively) far into the future (summer gig and festival tickets) and by getting green with jealousy over folks that will be attending some of the biggees (Coachella, Bonaroo, Glastonbury, Reading/Leeds, Benicassim). Of course when I am one of the lucky few attending one of these tame weekend events, I am sure to shove it in everyones face (as any decent person would be). So here's this years Coachella lineup:


Are you puking with jealousy? Too be honest - I wasn't. Now, let's not be absurd, this is a phenomenal lineup of bands. But Coachella always is. So my lack of jealousy isn't ranked against any average weekend, this is being judged against previous monster festival lineups. Also, the Friday is freaking amazing. There's no denying that. Roses, Blur, Lou, Modest Mouse, YYYs, Japandroids, Grinderman, J5, AND classics like Johnny Marr AND up-and-comers like Jake Bugg?! There are going to be some tough decisions to make that day. I do pity the fool.
I love the fact that Nick Cave is playing twice (Grinderman and with the Bad Seeds), but are RHCP really that good (answer: no, they never have been but it'll sell tickets) and are Phoenix really headline material? Regardless of my hate of Flea's basslines and Anthony's terrible voice, let's look at the headliners: Blur, Stone Roses, Phoenix, RHCP... which one of these things is not like the other? I like Phoenix, but in my mind there are a fourth line band and no higher. But apparently it was hard to find bands who could do both weekends that Coachella has extended to this year.

MOVING ON
I never really listened to Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (BRMC), but I recently bought tickets to go see them in Toronto (anyone else going?) as I knew my good amigo Marty MacIntyre was a fan. I knew a few tunes but not really all that well - turns out they are pretty darn good. Think old Oasis playing Queens of the Stone Age songs. Not a bad combo. Some gets a bit bluesier than others (and I've given you one of each), but overall I can say that they have potential to put on a pretty fun show. So check it, the song of the week!

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Shuffle Your Feet

Note: besides the fantastic groove, steady stompin' beat and harmonica, I love the little "Probably not, no" at 1:37

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Whatever Happened to Rock 'n Roll (punk song)

 A real corker.

And to anyone thinking "He just dissed Coachella, RHCP and Phoenix but yet picks BRMC as the song of the week?!! This guy is braindead!", all I've got for you is two crooked fingers.