en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/ontarioemperor/journal The Last.fm journal for ontarioemperor. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/ontarioemperor/journal/2011/10/30/4wqf2w_finally_got_around_to_buying_something_from_a_friendfeed_artist Sun, 30 Oct 2011 02:35:29 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ontarioemperor/journal/2011/10/30/4wqf2w_finally_got_around_to_buying_something_from_a_friendfeed_artist And no, it wasn't "Josh Haley's Ukelele Meanderings."

You can go through last.fm to buy the mp3 of Ringed By Lovers by Helen Sventitsky.

I don't think Jyoti Mishra is on FriendFeed - he is on Google+ + but I also bought Make The World Go Away.

Oh, and Europop.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ontarioemperor/journal/2011/10/30/4wqdrg_no_duh Sun, 30 Oct 2011 02:31:34 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ontarioemperor/journal/2011/10/30/4wqdrg_no_duh It's interesting to note that my musical compatibility with Jyoti Mishra is high.

But it's not surprising to note that the music we have in common includes White Town.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ontarioemperor/journal/2009/07/20/2vq3ye_odd_extrapolation Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:31:18 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ontarioemperor/journal/2009/07/20/2vq3ye_odd_extrapolation The last time I was moved to write in my last.fm journal, I was moved by '80s music. Well, it's happened again. The Ultravox song The Voice popped up in last.fm, which reminded me of my odd extrapolation...

A couple of years after hearing the song, when singer Sim Wilson joined the Christian punk band Undercover, I ended up referring to him as...the voice. And rightfully so.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ontarioemperor/journal/2009/05/02/2p11ho_i_pull_a_jim_bakker_on_the_fun_boy_three Sat, 2 May 2009 17:42:16 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ontarioemperor/journal/2009/05/02/2p11ho_i_pull_a_jim_bakker_on_the_fun_boy_three OK, I may be a child of the '60s, inasmuch as I was literally a child during the '60s, but I'm heavily influenced by early '80s music, including the Go-Go's and Fun Boy Three.

Inasmuch as "Our Lips Are Sealed" (a Go-Go's hit) was co-written by members of both bands, it stands to reason that the Fun Boy Three would cover the song.

And when I first heard their cover back in the day, I *hated* it. Compared to the original, the Fun Boy Three "cover" of the song struck me as lackluster and uninspired. When they sang "It doesn't matter anyway" at the end of the song, they MEANT it.

Well, I was listening to songs in the library of djwudi (Michael Hanscom), and this song came up this morning. And I was forced to admit, in the words of Jim Bakker, "I was wrong." Our Lips Are Sealed is, upon further review, a nice little track.

Or maybe it's just because I'm a quarter century older.

P.S. If you want to check out djwudi's library, it's at http://www.last.fm/user/djwudi.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ontarioemperor/journal/2009/02/03/2ge3ey_on_australian_music Tue, 3 Feb 2009 15:47:35 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ontarioemperor/journal/2009/02/03/2ge3ey_on_australian_music I am no expert on Australian music. And it's questionable whether you can sum up "Australian music" as a singular item, especially when you consider the country is fully or partially responsible for artists as varied as Helen Reddy, the Bee Gees, Midnight Oil, Steven Hodson's favorite Flash and The Pan, and countless others.

But if I were to pick out a distinctively Australian artist, I'd go with The Church. I go back a long way with them; back when I was writing a music 'zine, there was another music 'zine called From Ears and Mouth that featured the Church and its members frequently - so frequently that I was waiting for the 'zine to feature an Under The Milky Way candy bar.

Well, this morning on my drive to work, I was listening to the Midnight Juggernauts CD (as usual; I just bought it) and happened upon the song Aurora. I know it's not an exact match, but the song hits me as a Church-like song - and thus distinctively Australian.

Your thoughts?]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ontarioemperor/journal/2009/01/21/2f57e8_don%27t_shut_up...play_a_little_longer.... Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:49:46 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ontarioemperor/journal/2009/01/21/2f57e8_don%27t_shut_up...play_a_little_longer.... I just discovered that last.fm has a longer version of the Madness song Shut Up than I have on my Total Madness CD.

The longer version has an extended fade, with more of a piano solo.

Mike Barson rules.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ontarioemperor/journal/2009/01/14/2ebxgs_happiness_-_%22anywhere_under_the_moon%22_found_on_last.fm Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:11:48 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ontarioemperor/journal/2009/01/14/2ebxgs_happiness_-_%22anywhere_under_the_moon%22_found_on_last.fm I don't recall Anywhere Under the Moon being on last.fm before...but it's there now. Probably somewhat atypical for the band, which seems to spend more time in a more acoustic bent. But it's still a nice shimmering song.

P.S. And this gives me one more opportunity to lament the takeover of IMF by Ovation, and the subsequent loss of quality music programming on the One World show. I wrote about it once before. Actually, twice. Would you believe thrice?]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ontarioemperor/journal/2008/11/28/2az0pk_in_which_i_again_come_to_the_defense_of_total_devo Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:19:17 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ontarioemperor/journal/2008/11/28/2az0pk_in_which_i_again_come_to_the_defense_of_total_devo I've said it before, and I'll say it again - Total Devo is one of my favorite Devo albums. I'm listening to Disco Dancer right now - not the remix, unfortunately - and basking in its greatness. However, some believe that Total Devo is the point where they succumbed to their own theory of de-evolution and became ninnies and twits. But what's wrong with a good dance song?]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ontarioemperor/journal/2008/06/12/20s333_i_found_jennifer_hanson%27s_%22thankful%22_on_last.fm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:47:47 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ontarioemperor/journal/2008/06/12/20s333_i_found_jennifer_hanson%27s_%22thankful%22_on_last.fm As I previously noted in a post in my mrontemp blog, I heard Jennifer Hanson singing "Thankful" at the Grand Ole Opry last Saturday night. I've just found the song on last.fm, and will listen to it again to see if it is as good as it sounded on stage.Thankful]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ontarioemperor/journal/2008/05/25/1zu204_from_america_to_greece_and_back_again Sun, 25 May 2008 22:25:49 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ontarioemperor/journal/2008/05/25/1zu204_from_america_to_greece_and_back_again During my sophomore year of college (1980-1981), there was a guy in the room next door who was from Greece. He had brought an LP (kids, an LP is kinda like a CD but bigger and easier to scratch) of the soundtrack to the movie "Lemon Popsicle." The soundtrack was an eclectic collection of 50s songs, including the haunting melody "Greenfields" by the Brothers Four. Another song in the collection was "Chantilly Lace," but NOT by the Big Bopper (who presumably wouldn't say "You know what Jerry Lee likes."

Greenfields
Chantilly Lace]]>