DJ Craig has performed in clubs, on the air and now works exclusively for weddings and private parties in Los Angeles and Orange County. This Blog features Craig's thoughts on Pop culture, cutting edge music and free mp3 downloads.
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This week's FREE MP3 Download Song of the Week is from Australian psychedelic garage rockers, Tame Impala. Your choice of two tasty remixes. Frankly, I think the remixes outdo the "single" or studio version:
Crocodiles/Dum Dum Girls
Detroit Bar
Costa Mesa
July 3
My first pleasant surprise was discovering the merchandise booth at the venue was offering vinyl albums as well as 7" singles from these bands, along with the obligatory CDs and T shirts.
The Crocodiles took the stage and pounded out their echo guitar driven songs including, "I Wanna Kill". Second surprise of the night was their energy and stage presence. The lead singer was in constant motion as was most of the band. Their performance Saturday revealed a slightly darker, goth-punk edge that is belied by their recorded shoegazey, pop sound. Had me happily reminiscing about 80s Darkwavers like Lords Of The New Church.
Dum Dum Girls Bassist Bambi
The Dum Dum Girls followed, their 60s girl group harmonies and distorted garage guitars filling the room. I was bummed that the melodic lead guitar was a bit buried sound mix. Lead singer Dee Dee whispered soft "thank yous" to the crowd in between rocking "Jail La La" (A free download here: Jail La La) and "Bhang Bhang". The band has a bit of early Bangles vibe with Dee Dee occasionally channeling Siouxsie.
Noticed that The Dum Dums cover and old Sonny And Cher song, "Baby Don't Go" on their record. Looking forward to their next release.
1. Star
2. Heroes
3. What in the World
4. Look Back in Anger
5. Joe the Lion
6. Wild is the Wind
7. Golden Years
8. Fashion
9. Let’s Dance
10. Red Sails
11. Breaking Glass
12. Life on Mars
13. Sorrow
14. Cat People
15. China Girl
16. Scary Monsters
17. Rebel, Rebel
18. I Can’t Explain
19. White Light, White Heat
Vol. 2
1. Station to Station
2. Cracked Actor
3. Ashes to Ashes
4. Space Oddity
5. Young Americans
6. Soul Love
7. Hang onto Yourself
8. Fame
9. TVC15
10. Stay
11. Jean Genie
12. Modern Love
