SONIC MASALA: Prince

Friday, 1 June 2012

Friday Cover Up - Prince Fever Heats Chips

It certainly has been Prince fever here in Australia. I didn't go. And I dint care. It pisses me off that people tell me I should, too. I don't mind Prince, and his secret show idea is pretty rad, but I am not disappointed that I didn't see him play, especially for $360 that a certain friend paid for tix. So here is Hot Chip squeezing 'If You Would Be My Girlfriend' into their version of 'Night and Day' on some Zane Lowe BBC1 recording. Apart from the amazing drummer, I don't care about Hot Chip either. Enjoy...or not. Seriously though, the drummer is pretty killer.

I'm off to drink - sounds like I need it, huh? Well, I'm rosy, seeing Blank Realm support Zola Jesus in a second then backing up to see The Horrortones, so definitely cannot complain! Enjoy the weekend people!!!

Friday, 28 May 2010

Newsflash - Weird Wives Rip Off Bird’s Head For Fun…(Friday Cover Up...)

I know we only brought to your attention Surfer Blood’s excellent side project Weird Wives last week. However they have just released their 3rd ‘EP’ on their blog, and on it is a deliciously scary and off-kilter cut of Prince’s ‘When Doves Cry’. Prince must be in the water – after hearing about Wax Fang’s delirious take on the Purple Rain soundtrack at Pavement’s ATP, anything by the little dude as interpreted by someone else seems ever so exciting! And in this case, how can something this evil be so much fun?

Weird Wives - When Doves Cry

About

It was early on a Sunday morning at ATP - A Nightmare Before Christmas 2009. After downing a fair few, at 4am we decided to cook a curry. It was during the consumption of this drunkenly delicious breakfast treat that we decided to actually do something about the music we talk about all the time.

So we started a blog – and Sonic Masala was born. Now into its seventh year, the blog has spread out to call both Australia and the UK its home (and the rest of the world), and has expanded to include gigs, festivals and a record label under its black umbrella. Come on, eat the noize.

If an mp3 is up here, it's because we have been talking about it, and think the whole world needs to know more. It's there to give you a little taste. Then, if you like, check out the band live and spend all your hard earned cash on their records. If we've posted up an mp3 of your stuff and you're not too keen on the idea, let us know and we'll happily take it down pronto.