"Without People, You're Nothing"

Consequence of Sound reminds us that today is the late, great Joe Strummer's birthday.

In honor of this great musician, start with that video up top, and then listen to “Redemption Song” (w/ Johnny Cash), and then read about his life, and then move on to the Strummer News Message Board, and end with this birthday post.

In other news, Bloc Party is taking pre-orders for their new album. Earlier this summer, their song Mercury (this version remixed by CSS) rocked my world (track via PopStereo).

And, to top it off, here's a new song called Ion Square (track via Above the Fold).

Tryplmeade Gorsmatch By Bumps

I like Bumps. Do you like Bumps?

FYI: Bumps is "Beats, Breaks, Drums by Bitney, Herndon & McEntire of Tortoise".

If you responded "Tortoise? Those Wankers?" Perhaps you should skip down to the Madlib mp3.

Downloadable: "Tryplmeade Gorsmatch" (mp3)



Also from Stones Throw (a wee mp3)... "Masala" (mp3) by Madlib the Beat Konducta

Madlib's myspace page is here.
Madlib's emusic page is here.



Elsewhere:
- New Jracula on G vs. B... here.
- An Aquarium Drunkard has a little piece about the reissue of Daydream Nation... here.
- SiLT has posted a podcast of covers. I loves me some covers... here.
- The Sound Of Indie posted a boot version of Trouble by Love Of Diagrams... here. More LoD mp3s... here and here.
- Off The Record has posted four tracks from the new Interpol... here.
- One more new BOAT song is over at Said The Gramaphone... here.
- And now the best thing to happen to Bloc Party covers since DFA 1979 reconfigured "Luno" (a savefile mp3 found by typing "dfa luno" into google)... Smoosh covers "This Modern Love" (mp3)... here.
- Finally here's some Tomato Therapy:

YOUTUBE: The Power Of Sound Salad By Lightning Bolt

L-L-L-L-lightning B-B-B-B-bolt!!

Watch: Power Of Sound Salad a/k/a The Power Of Salad And Milkshakes

(youtube link)

Comment: This is A LOT of Lightning Bolt. The sound quality is quite suckass. The youtube pixelization, kinda appropriate.

Read:


Myspace page is here.
Load Records page is here.
Emusic page is here.

Elsewhere:
- Oxford Collapse does Daytrotter. You dig?... here. Question: Did they abandon their domain or was it hacked?
- Fluxblog posts Parts & Labor. Awesome!... here.
- Bloc Party mash-ups? Hey why not?... here.
- Heartless Bastards are all over MOKB... here.

This BONUS brought to you by Gorilla Vs. Bear, Austinist, and White Denim:

Buddy Rich Vs. Animal

(youtube link)

Poser Psychotic By The Ponys

Just noticed another mp3 from The Ponys up at Matador.

Download: "Poser Psychotic" (mp3) (source: matador)

Myspace page is here.
Matador page is here.
Emusic page is here.

Unrelated BONUS links:
- The blog So Much Silence has posted three tracks from the Bloc Party VW Green Room appearance... here.
- Keith, you know shouldn't joke about things going up your nose.
- Check out the sounds of Aa a/k/a BIG A little a over at Raven Sings The Blues... here.

Navy Waves By Peel

Did you like this Peel post? If so, here's more Peel...

Downloads:
"Navy Waves" (mp3)
"Sliding Doors" (mp3)

Myspace page is here.
Peek-A-Boo Records page is here.
Emusic page is here.

links links links:
- The Kamikaze Hearts + late 80's solo Bob Mould = captain's dead
- Free Human Giant... here.
- Cable And Tweed has mpeg audio layer 3 files for you... here.
- Bitchin' sixpack over at *sixeyes (with Bloc Party, Bright Eyes, LCD Soundsystem, Wilco, The National, and Modest Mouse)... here.