The Last Days of House Weekly: 'My My My' by Armand Van Helden (2005)

This weekly back-issue of The Last Days of House shuffle goes to to American record producer/DJ/remixer Armand Van Helden and his 2004 club hit My My My. Armand Van Helden hails out of Boston, Massachusetts, USA and has been active in the music biz circa 1990. My My My was released in 2005 on Helden's Nympho album where it peaked at #2 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart that year. More house tracks to come...

Feature Song of the Day = "Jump Into The Fog' by The Wombats (2011)

Today's feature song is Jump Into The Fog by British indie-rock band The Wombats. The Wombats consists of Matthew Murphy (vocals, keyboards, and guitar), Dan Haggis (drums, vocals), and Tord Øverland-Knudsen (bass guitar and vocals), who come at us out of Liverpool, England. The band formed back in 2003 when they met at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, and had released their debut album by 2006. Jump Into The Fog is a new release to come off of their latest album titled This Modern Glitch, which was just released on April 25th, 2011. Check out this song, and their new album!

Now They Call Them Oldies: 'A Well Respected Man' by The Kinks (1965)

The result of this week's oldies-shuffle goes to The Kinks and their 1965 song A Well Respected Man. The Kinks were an English-rock/British Invasion band from North-London who got their start back in 1964 and split up in 1996. Ray Davies (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Dave Davies (lead guitar, vocals) were brothers and were the main two members of the group who formed it and stayed in it during it's 32 year life-span. A Well Respected Man was released on their 1965 EP titled Kwyet Kinks and would become one of their most well-known songs and peak at #13 on the US charts upon its release. Stay tuned for more...

Feature Song Of The Day = 'Eskimo Boy' by Strange Talk (2011)

Today's feature song is Eskimo Boy by Australian indie-pop group Strange Talk. Strange Talk are a Melbourne-based group consisting of members Stephen Docker (vocals), Gerard Sidhu (bass guitar), Travis Constable (drums), and Gillan Gregory (guitar). Eskimo Boy comes off of their Strange Talk EP, just released in April 2011, which you can have a listen to at their Soundcloud page HERE, or you can see their official website HERE, or if you're really adventurous you can check out their Unearthed page HERE.

A Brief Movie Review for 'Never Let Me Go' (2010)

Movie = Never Let Me Go (2010)

Director = Mark Romanek

Rating = 3/5 Stars ***

This movie is a sci-fi movie about a group of kids who are raised in a fictional society that makes them donate their organs to their "sponsors" until they die. This allows the sponsors to live extra long lives at the expense of this group of people who are raised specifically to be used as organ donors and then done away with. The story follows a couple of friends as they grow up in a fancy British private school and eventually learn they will be sacrificed as donors (by force, which seems more like extrication then donor-ship to me) when they reach a certain age. This sort of ethical situation is probably not all that far off from how it would really be if the wealthy-class thought they could get away with something like this to extend their own lives at the expense of others. Interesting movie and it will make you think, although definitely not too much humor in this one.

Song Of The Day = 'Resolution Of One' by Guards (2011)

Today's feature song is Resolution Of One, by Anaheim-based lo-fi-rock artist Guards. Guards is actually the solo-project of The Willowz lead-vocalist/guitarist Richie James Follin. This track comes off of the debut self-titled EP, which is available as a free legal download at the Bandcamp site HERE.  This another great track by Guards, and contains that same great sound as the 2 previous songs posted here.

Feature Song = 'Contact High' by Architecture In Helsinki (2011)

Today's feature song goes to Australian indie-pop/avant-garde band Architecture In Helsinki and their song Contact High. Architecture In Helsinki are a Melbourne-based indie-pop group who've been active since on the music scene since 2000 and includes members Cameron Bird, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry, and Kellie Sutherland. Contact High is a single just released on April 5th, 2011 and which will appear on their upcoming Moment Bends album also due out on May 3rd, 2011. If you like what you hear you can check out their official website HERE.

The Last Days Of House Weekly: 'Toop Toop (Reggae Rock Mix)' by Cassius (2006)

This weekly house track goes to French house-duo Cassius and their 2006 song Toop Toop (Cassius Reggae Rock Mix). Cassius is a French-duo from Paris, France; they've been active on the house-scene since 1988; and the duo consists of producers Philippe Zdar (Philippe Cerboneschi) and Boom Bass (Hubert Blanc-Francard). I am specifically featuring the Reggae Rock Mix here, and by that I mean the 3-minute version of that mix as opposed to the 10 minute one. The original track comes off of their 15 Again album (released September 2006), and this particular mix can be found on the Ministry of Sound Annual 2007 (Australian import). Check it, woot woot!

Now They Call Them Oldies = 'Travelin' Man' by Ricky Nelson (1961)

This week's 'oldie shuffle' result goes to American singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/actor Ricky Nelson and his 1961 #1 hit song Travelin' Man. Ricky Nelson (Eric Hilliard Nelson) was born on May 8, 1940(1940-05-08) in Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.A. and he was well known for his radio sitcom career, film career, and of course his music career. Nelson is also yet another famous musician to have been tragically killed in an airplane crash, which occurred on December 31st, 1985. Travelin' Man is a classic Nelson song that was released on his Rick Is 21 album in 1961 and which would peak at #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Throughout his music career Ricky Nelson would in fact produce fifty-three songs on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, including 19 top 10 hits; all of which led to his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on January 21, 1987.

The Last Days of House Weekly Track: 'Insomnia (Monster Mix)' by Faithless (1995)

So now this is happening...posts for Dance/House hits from new to old so get ready. To start it off is a classic 1995 track by British electronica/house/dance group Faithless called Insomnia (Monster Mix). Now I am sure there are heaps of remixes and versions, but the Monster Mix is the one I am preaching about today. Faithless originated out of London, England and consisting of members Maxi Jazz, Sister Bliss and Rollo, and according to their Wikipedia Page they have actually officially split up just this month of April 2011. The group has sold over 15 million records worldwide and this particular remix version comes off of their 1996 release album titled Reverence. So that is the first dance-house-trance track to be featured here, but many more to come, and hopefully even some new ones, and that's all she wrote..

Feature Song of the Day = 'Golden Revolver' by San Cisco (2011)

Today's feature song is Golden Revolver, by Australian indie-pop band San Cisco. San Cisco originate out of Freemantle in Western Australia and consists of members Jordi James (guitar, vocals, and keyboards), Josh Biondillo (guitar, vocals, and keyboards),  Nick Gardner (bass guitar and keyboards), and Scarelett Stevens (drums). Golden Revolver comes off of their February 2011 release EP of the same title. If you like what you've heard then be sure to head over to their MySpace page HERE, or you can even get a free and legal mp3 download of this song at their Unearthed page HERE.

Feature Song of the Day = 'Imagination (I Want You To Know)' by Miami Horror (2010)

Today's featured song is Imagination (I Want You To Know) by Australian electro-pop-disco outfit Miami Horror. Miami Horror is a brilliant four-piece disco-indie-electro-pop group out of Melbourne, Australia which has been active on the music scene since 2007 and consists of members Benjamin Plant (producer), Josh Moriarty, Aaron Shanahan, and Daniel Whitechurch. The group has released an EP titled Bravado (2008), as well as a full studio album titled Illumination (2010). Much of Miami Horror's music has been influenced by 70's and 80's dance-pop and electro-synth-pop, which makes for an interesting mixture going into the 2010s. Imagination (I Want You To Know) comes off of their Illumination album which was released last year in August 2010. Bam!

Feature Song of the Day = 'Veronica' by Tim and Jean (2011)

Today's Feature Song is Veronica, by Australian indie-electro-pop duo Tim and Jean. Tim and Jean are Tim Ayre and Jean Capotorto who come out of Perth, Western Australia. They started up a MySpace page and ended up entering Triple J's Unearthed High School competition for unsigned bands, in which they made it to the finals with the song Come Around. They were later then selected to by that radio station to play at the Parklife Festival. Veronika comes off of their April-2011 release debut album titled Like What.  If you like what you hear you can surely go check out their MySpace page HERE for more songs and band info, or you can also check out their Unearthed page HERE.Like What