What are you listening to right now?

great - I am as cool as Leggy.

If you are going to pass Bob Mould's tales of rock and roll excesses off as your own then that's going to involve at least one major surprise for all of us.

Frankie running naked down a hotel hallway chasing groupies and singing Figaro?

just wiki'd him - not sure the surprise would be that major to some people.

Honestly Frankie, if you are already a fan of The Hold Steady you will probably enjoy a lot of Bob Mould's work with Sugar and as a solo artist. Maybe even latter day Husker Du.

Check out Workbook (1989), s/t (1996) or even District Line (2008).

And of course, Sugar's Copper Blue album (1992) is the one that is very highly regarded by a select few self-appointed music nazis on here.

I haven't read Bob Mould's book but I've got Morrissey's autobiography sitting there on the 'to read' pile. Recently finished Simon Reynold's Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984, which is very good and got me listening to a bunch of bands I've never heard before. New ipod Top 5 postpunk playlist:

1. Swell Maps - A Trip to Marineville

2. Chrome - Alien Soundtracks

3. Blue Orchids - The Greatest Hit

4. Wire - Pink Flag

5. The Damned - Damned Damned Damned (don't know how strictly postpunk this is but it's bloody brilliant)

I'll give it a listen this afternoon, but you have stick up for me when Fortean Times goes off on one about me being a pretentious twat who talks about bands that no one else has heard of to show that my life is better than everyone else's.

No one listening to the Topp Twins? hehehe

Mø!!!!!

But to see her live in NZ you have to go to R&A, ugh. So to America I go!

New albums by Kasabian, and James, are good.

Came here to post something about Morrisey's autobiography after seeing that foal30 was reading it at the same time as me, and here I see comments about Bob Mould. 

Hidden gem of a thread this one!

Husker Du = one of my top 10 all time. What a band. Got into them listening to Candy Apple Grey, got a real thing for that album even though it appears it was one of their least critically acclaimed... now collected most of em and they just got better with every listen.

Zen Arcade = amazing. 

I have Copper Blue but only gave it a couple of listens and never 'got it' as much as others. Upon reading some comments here I think I'm going to re-visit.

Vaguely on that note, anyone listen to Afghan Whigs before? Read a bit about em and got an album (Gentlemen) that seems interesting and a wee bit before it's time.

Other recent music 'discoveries' of mine... 

Never got the R.E.M. thing before but recently did a bit of research and got some of their early stuff - Murmur, Fables of the Reconstruction, and wow, really good sh*t. Then picked up some of the later stuff and was very surprised by "Up". 

Reminds me of how I feel about Springsteen a bit - always thought it was a load of crap not worth my time but if you delve deeper, turns out there are some real gems hidden in their discographies e.g. Springsteen's Nebraska

Nebraska, The River, The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle were all good albums.

I thought everybody on here would be familiarising themselves with the Topp Twinns greatest hits.

About to go on a long holiday in the 'States. Which will hopefully feature a heap of concerts.

Locked in Arcade Fire, Lykke Li, Mø, Danny Brown

Also Austin City Limits Festival too, to check out Outkast, Lana Del Rey, Childish Gambino, St Vincent, Chvrches, Iggy Azalea, Interpol, Beck, Cults, Jhené Aiko, Real Estate .... also Pearl Jam, Eminem, Calvin Harris, Skrillex, Zedd, Foster the People... but meh

Cannot wait!

Isn't there a thing called twitter or facebook for this kind of thing?

too right. Also Lana Del Rey?? St Vincent needs a slapping, the smug cow.

Today. I am going to do 45 mins on the bike. Maybe some weights - dunno sore shoulder still. Getting a haircut, buying a replacement bowel for the food processor. Buying a pair of track pants. Having a few sadly non-alcohol drinks with work mates then home to cook tea - fascinating.

Haha fair enough

Pot Kettle

FM for awhile would constantly post what gigs he was going to which I sort of found annoying as it used to scan like some girl's facebook page. He then uses 75% of his comments on here to remind me of my post when I had a go at him. To be fair my post was a mess and I just should have said stop being such an attention grabbing big girl Frankie. But there you go.

I hope you enjoy the gigs. I don't so much these days but I loved live music when I was younger. If it was a football, getting laid or a gig - I'd usually pick a gig, (getting laid didn't come up to often though). Deafness though and the use of cameras on phones has dimmed the gig experience.

Still stand by my views on St Vincent that recent stuff with David Bryne produced some of the most obnoxiously smug interviews I've ever heard. Not unheard from Bryne but he can be forgiven. I find a lot of her music gets pretty tedious after the 3rd listen.

Afghan Whigs are an excellent band.

Got a new album out which is very good, and the entire back catalogue is worth investigation too. 'Gentleman' is outstanding. Greg Dulli's other outings as The Twilight Singers and The Gutter Twins (with Mark Lanegan) also worth checking out.

"Afghan Whigs are an excellent band"

Kyung Blyler - is that you?

Cheers mate.

I really hate the use of cameras and phones at concerts, I know people love bands and want some way of keeping a semi-permanent memento, but for some reason a really shitty quality POV clip that you'll never watch. I don't mind people taking a few photos, preferably when the act is interacting with the crowd. I agree, camera phones have concerts worse.

Do you really hate women?

Lonely Boy - Black Keys

My bucket list for if I ever win lotto is to go to New Orleans and check as much blues music as I can, some jazz and then follow the trail all the way up to Chicago listening to various blues types. Memphis, Detroit etc. Enjoy your trip, I am jealous. 

Ps, I dont mind the music itineries, some of the various tastes on here areso far from the alleged top 40, it is giving me faith that fans haven't completely sold out to "The Man".

Thanks for the reminders. I'd almost forgotten about Copper Blue. I used to listen to it on the Walkman when taking my first born for strolls in the pram.

Looking forward to Nick Cave coming out later this year. "We Know Who U Are" ( anti-'Who Are Ya')

And The Veils last album was superb.

Hello Love - The Be Good Tanyas

Lol had it on tape as well, birthday present from my brother. One of the few I ever got from him.

Get the the re-release of Copper Blue as it has a few extra tracks.

We saw Nic Cave the last time he played in Welly and I was pretty surprised what a driven maniac he was on stage. We had tickets to see him in scotland years ago but we sold them as we were too skint to travel at the time.

Will deffo go and see him again, one of the few I would go and see.

No just middle aged guys acting like them

Afghan Whigs =  bloody magic.

Only heard them about 5 years ago when I was asked to transcribe some of their basslines

Buy all the I records would be my advice

I think I am. Fanboy.

Morrissey auto- is OK, some brilliant some cringeworthy self centre.

Bit like his musical output really.

Can't stop listening to Forest Whitaker by Bad Books. The album it is on, II, is pretty good, too.

had me in stitches

Listening ( and watching) the  Bee Gees 1997 concert One night only from Las Vegas. Fantastic.

Nile, The Black Dahlia Murder, Carcass, Pig Destroyer, Bolt Thrower

Friday Night In San Francisco - Al DiMeola,John McLaughlin,Paco DeLucia

So good.Insane

Royals, played by some guy with a trombone in the middle of a paddock. It's pretty cool

The one that attracts the cows?

Yep

or

I think I would have go with the Miami Vice theme by a drum beat.