Alex Gopher - Brain Leech > The Video!!! > Bring on the French Touch!

French producer Alex Gopher's "Brain Leech" from the 2006 album called... Alex Gopher!

The Passions - I'm In Love With A German Film Star > The Video!!!

The Passions live on Top of the Pops, February 1981. Enjoy!

The Sounds - Tony The Beat > The Video!!!

I discovered The Sounds while I was living in Sweden. MTV was on quite regularly on one particular summer and they were playing The Sounds a lot! It all started with "Song with a Mission" and their so-called "revolution video" (which I hated) then came out "Tony The Beat" with that poppy/new wave sound that I like so much! It was love at the first notes!

The Sounds is a Swedish band. Their first album, Living in America, was released in 2002 followed by Dying To Say This To You in 2006 which includes "Song with a Mission", "Tony The Beat" and "Night After Night". Brilliant album, highly recommended!!!!

To follow The Sounds on MySpace, CLICK HERE!

Familjen (Sweden) - Hög Luft > The Video!!!

Familjen is a Swedish band from Skane that I discovered while I was in Sweden. My friend P-Tech Santiago game me their album two years ago and I really liked it! Their song "Hög Luft" is one of my favourite! Their songs are all in Swedish but this one is the only instrumental of the whole album and it's brilliant!

Follow Familjen on MySpace HERE!

Alan Braxe & Fred Falke - Rubicon > The video!

Alan Braxe and Fred Falke - Rubicon

Alright, work is done! Time to release yourself at the gym! And here's a good tune for it : it's the Alan Braxe and Fred Falke's "Rubicon".
I discovered this song on Erlend Oye's DJ Kicks complilation, which I highly recommend!
Erlend is one part of the wonderful Norwegian duo called Kings of Convenience. Him and Eirik Boe, two softly singing voices on two romantic acoustic guitars. It's absolutely beautiful, perfect for meditation, a massage or just a nice bubble bath! But Erlend is more than that, he's also the lead singer of a German Indie band called The Whitest Boy Alive. If you wanna "move your booty" check out Dance Remix of The Whitest Boy Alive's "Golden Cage".

Ok, enough! Too much information! Off to the G-Y-M!!!!!!!!!

Tricky vs. Portishead - Hell Is Around The Corner > The video!

Tricky - Hell Is Around The Corner

I really like this song. I'm currently at work on my lunch break and here I am, posting about that song I'm listening at this very moment. This song is called "Hell Is Around The Corner" and dates back 1995. It is remix of The Portishead's "Glory Box".
Tricky is an English trip hop artist who also worked with Massive Attack. He is also an actor and worked with John Woo and Luc Besson - Tricky was playing the right-hand man of Mr Zorg (Gary Oldman - you've got to love that movie).

KING - Love & Pride > The Video!

King - Love and Pride 1985

Love this song! The video is really "kitsch"! As you can see on this video, the look of the lead singer, Paul King, is... something! He looks like a child who's went through his parents closet!
The band King was created in the early eighties by Paul King and three other guys we don't really know... Originally from Coventry, England, their sound is pop and reminds me the one of Huey Lewis & The News, Hall & Oates, Glenn Frey... (the list is long, there were many artists alike)

MANIC STREET PREACHERS - Motorcycle Emptiness > The Video!

My boyfriend doesn't like the Manic Street Preachers but I do. There is so many songs that I love and it was really hard to pick one in particularly. My favourites are "A Design For Life", "If You Tolerate This Than Your Children Will Be Next", "Found My Soul", "Your Love Alone", "I'm Not Working", "You Love Us" and "Motorcycle Emptiness". But I wanted to post a video of the four of them; Bradfield, Wire, Moore and Edwards. And this is, to me, their best song.

Röyksopp feat. Robyn - The Girl And The Robot (BRILLIANT TRACK > The video!!!)

Röyksopp Feat Robyn - The Girl And The Robot / NEW
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Released in March 2009, Röyksopp's album Junior includes featuring of Swedish artists such as Robyn, The Knife's Karin Dreijer Andersson and Lykke Li. Also featuring in this album is a regular guest on Röyksopp's album, the wonderful Norwegian Anneli Drekker.
The first single released from this album was "The Girl and The Robot" (see video) but "Happy Up Here" was originally aired on British radio stations before.
Junior is still in the line of their two previous albums Melody A.M. and The Understanding. My favourite still being Melody A.M., I can definitely say that they grew up stronger than before. Even being called Junior, this album sounds more "mature" than any of them. But wait for it! A new album will be out next year and this one will be called... wait for it... wait for it... Senior!!!!

If you want to see Röyksopp live, don't hesitate! They're still touring at the moment! CHECK OUT THE DATES ON THEIR MYSPACE PAGE HERE!!!!
If you can't make it to any of their concerts (like me, bouh!) you can still listen to their live album called Röyksopp's Night Out!

Love - Forever Changes (Pour Mr Greg en convalescence)

All we need is LOVE. I love Love's album Forever Changes. Another recommendation by Mr Rrrr, the music guru. I really fell in love with this album. This to me, their best work ever!
A couple of years ago, their lead singer Arthur Lee passed away living behind him the legend of Love. Enjoy their 1967's album called Forever Changes online on deezer.com or by a simple click HERE!!!

Courage Greg!

Uncle Terr Knows Best > Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio > Wo oh! The Video!

I'm a Jinx Junkie - my record dealer is a Saint!

My name is Breena and I'm a Jinxoholic. "Hello Breena!" would say the people sitting all around me making a circle. Once a week, we would meet up somewhere in town and share our fears about not being able to find the right collector vinyl of a rare Depeche Mode pirate live album released only at 12 copies in Singapore in 1984! Or maybe that one and only concert ticket of Cabaret Voltaire from 1983 playing in Helsinki, Finland! Buying junk from Jinx can become more than a sport. It can quickly turn to addiction.

I've discovered Jinx Records when I was 15. I went to an old record shop where I lived at that time of my life and found a pile of old magazines underneath the table where vinyls of psychedelic rock bands were kept in boxes. I would go to that shop, rush to the magazines and not minding the thick dust all around me, look for music magazines such as Rolling Stones, Rock Sound, Best - a French magazine dedicated to the New Wave movement - and NME. There were just a handful of Rolling Stones magazines and only ONE NME - it's France, what do you expect!?! That day, I bought my first four vintage magazines! Amazed of what was in there, I came back to the shop the very next day in the morning. I was really excited about going back there! And I came back home with all the Best magazines I could find in the shop!

Going through the Best magazines, an advert for a record shop appeared in almost every Best magazines. They had vinyl, tapes, videos, books and memorabilia of whatever you want, from pop music to hard rock music! There was a phone number on the adverts so I rang. And to my surprise, the phone number was still working and a man picked up the phone! Unbelievable, it was a sign! So I asked a salesman if he could send me by post a list of all the new wave stuff they had and a week or so later, a thick letter arrived in the mailbox. Inside was a list filled with names of what would later become my idols, the sounds of good and bad times. It was better than a surprise birthday gift. I felt excited, eager to know as much as I could about all those names so I decided to get organised. I took two highlighters - one yellow and one green - and highlighted in yellow the items I wanted and in green the ones I didn't know. The list was a mess! But my very first order was a success. I ordered a promotional book from 1983 about Duran Duran, their second hand live album from 1984 called Arena - Recorded All Around The World and Siouxsie and the Banshees' 1981 Juju. And the best thing about Jinx is that when I received the parcel, they even thought about adding a new list!

I think that everything happens for a reason and coincidences don't exist! It was a sign, I had to know more about music and open my mind to new things, new names, new sounds. I've always loved Jinx Records and I always will. It is my "pêché mignon"!
Now go shop at Jinx > CLICK HERE! > http://www.jinxrecords.com

Melody Club - Palace Station Smala Sussie's Soundtrack > The Video!

Gimme a bit of Glam, a bit of Rock and some Swedish vibe and there you have Melody Club!
This band was formed in the early 00s and is still active to this day - thank God!
I came across their song "Palace Station" when I was watching a Swedish movie called Smala Sussie (which I highly recommend). They only play the first 30 seconds of the track but at the very beginning I knew I would love it! And I loved it! I still love it! So here it is, "Palace Station" released in 2002 from the album Music Machine.



For more information about Melody Club, please have a look at their MySpace page HERE (http://www.myspace.com/melodyclub)!

The Motels - Suddenly Last Summer

My favourite Motels song "Suddenly Last Summer" from the album Little Robbers released in 1983. I just love the voice of their lead singer Martha Davis.



Enjoy!

FPU by Tiga - Crockett's Theme/Ocean Drive (White Linen Vox) > The Video!

This video could be an add for a Jean-Paul Gaultier's perfume but it isn't. It is a very well directed video starring a young Tiga. Enjoy!

German Propaganda

This is Propaganda, a German band formed in the early eighties who signed with the ZTT label (Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Art of Noise, Grace Jones, etc...).
Their first album Secret Wish was released in 1984 and their first single was "Dr Mabuse" followed by "Duel" and "P. Machinery".

The original line-up with Claudia Brücken (far right)

In 1986, the band broke up after legal problems with ZTT. Claudia Brücken, the lead singer, tried to pursue a solo career but with no real luck.
In the end of the 80s, the band reformed but with a new lead singer. Bye bye Claudia, hello Betsi! She'll help recording their "all American" second album called 1234 this time signed with Virgin Records. The album includes 90s single "Heaven Gives Me Words" written by Howard Jones (who had a few hits in the 80s like "What Is Love" and "Pearl In The Shell"). Well produced, the album was never a commercial success. The band broke up again just to get reformed with the original line up and guess what!?! They broke up again!

The only piece to remember is still Secret Wish.

Star Tees

These t-shirts are all available on http://www.alltshirts4you.com
From top left: Siouxsie Sioux, Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures and my favourite t-shirt is DEVO!

Alphaville - This Word Will Always Sounds Like A Melody

In 1999, Alphaville released an eight CD box-set filled with excellent remixes of their best tracks and B-sides. More than 9 hours of really good quality electro. My favourite are still their early 80s tracks and B-sides especially "Seeds" and "Elevator". I really like the Dreamscapes CD #3 with my two most favourite songs fallowed by "Welcome To The Sun" which is an ôde to summer loving. But the CD #1 is, to me, the most fascinating of all eight CDs. This album is a collection of all their first Demos with some extras perfectly remastered.

All those tracks are available for free online listening on Deezer.com. To listen to all Alphaville's albums, CLICK HERE!

Röyksopp playing in London - just before my arrival, I AM GUTTED!!!

I am extremely gutted! One of my favourite band, Röyksopp, will be playing in London the day I arrive. It start at 7pm and I'll arrive at 9pm south of London. I feel like I want to scream!

RÖYKSOPP - Nov. 5 - At the Shephards Bush Empire Shepherd’s Bush Green, London, W12 8TT. For more information, CLICK HERE!

The Bravery - An Honest Mistake

I have discovered The Bravery in 2005 during Depeche Mode's Touring The Angels World Tour. They stopped by Stockholm to play in Globen and The Bravery were their supporting act. Really good performance, I was really amazed of what I've just heard.

This band is from New York. They have been the opening act for Duran Duran, Razorlight and of course Depeche Mode. My favourite album is simply entitled The Bravery (2005) and they have released two more albums : The Sun And The Moon (2007) and Stir The Blood (2009).

To find out more about The Bravery, please check out their MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/thebravery

The Bravery - An Honest Mistake
envoyé par TheBravery.

All You Need To Know About Duran Duran

I've just finished Andy Taylor's book called "Wild Boy". Andy is/was/is/was Duran Duran's guitarist. This is his view on Duran Duran, how they began, their success, their excess. I highly recommend this book.

M.I.A or/oder MIA.

Alright MIA with her "Paper Planes" is fly, I get it!
But there's another MIA and this one is so much more than that! She's edgy, she's fun, crazy and in your face!
It's not only a face but it's a whole band!
They're from Germany (yes, we love Germany!) and their first album from 2003 called Hieb & Stichfest is their best work.


MIA. - Verrückt



Another one from the same album "Machtspiele", click HERE!

Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy (extended version)

JUST CLICK HERE!

"You leave in the morning
With everything you own
In a little black case
Alone on a platform
The wind and the rain
On a sad and lonely face

Mother will never understand
Why you had to leave
But the answers you seek
Will never be found at home
The love that you need
Will never be found at home"

Bronski Beat's Smalltown Boy Still Makes Me Shiver!

Bronski beat - Smalltown boy
envoyé par djoik. - Regardez la dernière sélection musicale.

The intro really makes me shiver, especially the one of the extended version. Such a great tune! Jimmy Sommerville really cries to his soul.

Being Bored? Never With The Pet Shop Boys!

I am not feeling very well today. I'm staying at home, in bed with a cold, feeling not so glamorous. But it doesn't matter, I am not bored. I've got some good music in my ears and I want to share it with you. Here is what I am listening to at this very moment :

PET SHOP BOYS - BEING BORING

Pet Shop Boys - Being Boring ( Novembre 1990)
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The video is beautifully executed by Bruce Weber. And the track is from their 1990's album called Behaviour.

Hey! Wassup? Wie Geht Es Dir And Do You Like Märtini Brös?

I like Martini but I don't like Bros (that British late 80s boys band) but I love Märtini Brös. This dynamic duo from Germany is a real delight for your hear. Their song "Biggest Fan" remixed by Black Strobe is a hit! It sounds like what Felix Da Housecat should be doing if he hadn't lost his modjo! Tiga used that track on his Electro Clash compilation DJ Kicks.
You'll like this track if you like Tiga, Felix Da Housecat's Excursions and Telepopmusik.



Another good remix of a German band is 2raumwohnung's "Wir Sind Die Anderen" (We Are The Others) remixed by Boris Dlugosch.
There is no actual video (that I know) for this song but here's what I've found:


Ah Germany! We love you!

Who Said Music Quiz?

Since 2007, I have been tacking part to different music quizzes. And I've been pretty lucky. My very first music quiz was brilliant, I had a lot of fun and it was a thrilling adventure. I won a Fender!
Since then, I've won different prices and I'm about to join a team of four people who organise quizzes all around town. I still think they wanted me to join because they were fed up to see me winning each time I turned up with my team! Hahaha! It's true, we're pretty sharp! One is specialised in French music, the other in hip-hop and r'n'b, another in mainstream music and as for me, they let me handle all the rest!
I have a pretty good memory and can spot a song one the first seconds of the intro.
So here I am, joining "the band".
Click on the image for more information about BlindTest.org
PS: they've got some really cool t-shirts available on their website. I've got one myself that I take to the gym with me and it's fab! Just sayin'!

Duran Duran's Rio album is still on my turntable

After years of listening to Duran Duran, I still can't get enough of the Rio album. I also love their first album simply called (guess what..!) Duran Duran. But Rio has something really special to it. The Japan (the band, thank you Randy!) sound had disappeared for a more "pop-rock" atmosphere with a twist thanks to the one and only Nick Rhodes. One song that I particularly like is "Last Chance On The Stairway". It really represents what Duran Duran was all about, the ladies, the partying, the glamour, it's all in it. Charming but not cheesy, it puts you in the mood right before "Save A Prayer" which one of my favourite love song - speaking of cheesy, my other favourite love song is "Careless Whisper" by Georges Michael - Outch!
"Lonely In Your Nightmare" is on the same line as "Last Chance On The Stairway", a floating sound, Simon LeBon's charming voice, a perfect mix for a few minutes of daydreaming. As for "The Chauffeur", beautiful tune but it gets even better in their live album from 1985 called Arena.

But the most important song in Rio is actually "Rio"! You just want to be in that video!
Enjoy!

Intro - Everything But The Girl

Hello!

It was meant to happen, I had to write a blog about music. And you might wonder why.
Let me introduce myself: my name's Sabrina Marie but my friends call me Sab, Sabster, Breen-Breen, Breener and Breena. I like the name Breena, it kind of sounds like a porn star's name but that makes it even funnier!
I love music. Sometimes it feels like I would literally die if I had no music. To me, music is more than a distraction, it's a part of my life. You can say that I'm a music junkie. I have been a music junkie from an early age. So this is why I want to share what I know about music, the bands and artists that I love and that I hate. I hope you'll all enjoy reading it as much as I have fun posting on it!

To start my first article, I would like to share a tune with you.
This song is from Everything But The Girl, an English band well-known during the 90s for their track called "Missing". But this one is my favourite song, it's called "Wrong" and is remixed by Todd Terry. The original song is from the album Walking Wounded (1996). I love this track because it really is, to me, the sound that describes the 90s at its best. And Tracey Thorn's voice sounds so fragile and graceful at the same time which makes the song even more special.

http://www.deezer.com/listen-3363697