Wednesday 18 January 2006

ROCKONLONDON Podcast - Issue 5 (44.9 MB, 32 mins, mp3 file)
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Islands - Humans

Nicholas Diamonds - vox/music Jamie Thompson - drums

This isn't The Unicorns! It's the Unicorns minus Alden. I don't exactly know what happened with the break up, but it seems Alden parted ways from Nick and Jamie. Islands have a full length album coming out later this year, this is track 2 from that album. The full-length is called Return to the Sea and is coming out on Rough Trade. Since disbanding, the only other Unicorns-related project was Th' Corn Gangg. I think Alden is/was working on some solo albums but that is all hearsay.
Islands

Pretty & Nice - Busy Bees

Holden - vox/guitar Eric - Bass Tyson - drums Will - vox/guitar

Pretty & Nice = Four dashing gentleman from Burlington, Vermont. This is a demo of an upcoming single of theirs. They've released one EP to date. Everytime I think of this band I just keep thinking back to reading Catcher in the Rye, it might be that the guy's name is Holden, or it might be that they describe themselves as gentlemen, but there is something Salinger-esque going on.
www.myspace.com/prettyandnice
www.prettyandnice.com

Oneida - Lavender

Kid Millions - drums Hanoi Jane - bass/guitar Bobby Matador - keyboards

From Oneida's most recent album The Wedding, which came out last year on Jagjaguwar. The band is currently working on a new record and some splits with the likes of Vancouver's Black Mountain. stop.
www.enemyhogs.com
www.jagjaguwar.com

Partyline - Unsafe At Any Speed

Allison - vox Angela - guitar Crystal - drums

Formed in Washington, D.C., in 2003, Partyline are singer Allison Wolfe, guitarist Angela Melksethian, and drummer Crystal Bradley. I saw them play the South London Gallery a couple months ago. Everytime I see Allison Wolfe I always feel like I know her, even though I don't really. I'm friends with her identical twin sister Cindy. Don't you find twins weird? I mean not in a freak way, but just in a way that you can feel you completely know someone but you don't really. I wonder what it would be like having someone who looks exactly like you. I think I would have a jealous rivalry with my twin, if I had one. Partyline's past bands include Bratmobile (Wolfe), Hott Beat (Melksethian), and the Applicators (Bradley).
www.partylinedc.com

14 Year Old Girls - 1-888-255-3700

Billy El Halfy Honey Kimmy Morizy

Here's a straight forward plug for Nintendo. This is their hotline number, ring it! I wonder if Nintendo has endorsed 14 Year Old Girls? They should be getting some compensation for providing the world with a song about Nintendo's phone number. One of my old bands wrote a song about phone numbers we found on our phone bill. Phone number songs are generally pretty fun. This one is. Just hearing this makes me want to get out my Gameboy and start hurting my thumbs.
www.14yearoldgirls.net
www.retarddisco.com

Canned Hamm - Divas

Big Hamm - vox Lil Hamm - vox

It's Big Hamm (Copyright, Slow, The Orientals) and Lil Hamm (July Fourth Toilet, Terminal City)! They re-invented themselves New Years 2004/2005 and this is from their latest album (after the re-invention) Erotic Thriller. Canned Hamm are definitely one of those bands you either love or hate. It seems to be that way with any sort of joke band. Hope I'm not offending them in any way but they can't take themselves too seriously. Their shows consist of singing to a backing tape, it's almost like karaoke. Song themes include bubble baths, karaoke, hairpieces, and being high on life.
www.cannedhamm.com

Measles Mumps Rubella - Algorithm of Desire

Chuck Bettis - vox Other Dudes - rest of the instruments.

Formed a few years back in Washington DC, MMR has released a couple EPs and toured around the states with bands such as Bratmobile and Trans Am. This song is from their forth coming debut album, Fantastic Success, which should be out in February on Doubling Cube. Featuring new singer Chuck Bettis.
www.measlemumpsrubella.com
www.doublingcube.com