A Cat Called Diddy Wah

More sleazy podcast shaped sounds emanating from the Diddy Wah direction. But I forgot to mention that Jennie Lee, as sung by Jan and Arnie (and Dean), is apparently named after Jennie 'The Bazoom Girl' Lee, a well know, well endowed Hollywood burlesque performer. Also, at just shy of 32 minutes, this one's slightly shorter than usual, sorry about that.

mp3: A Cat Called Diddy Wah

Ronnie Cook & The Gaylads - Goo Goo Muck
The Versatones - Bila
Irv Goodman - Havah Nagilah
Jan & Arnie - Jennie Lee
Elvis Presley - Treat Me Nice
Roy Orbison - A Cat Called Domino
The Johnny Burnette Trio - The Train Kept A-Rollin'
Wanda Jackson - Let's Have A Party
The Night Raiders - Cottonpickin'
Paul Chaplain And His Emeralds - Shortnin' Bread
The Gee Cees - Buzz Saw Twist
Chubby Checker - The Fly
The Chimes - Zindy Lou

This Is It

Fever Ray - If I Had a Heart
Fever Ray - Concrete Walls
Juana Molina - Un Dia
Juana Molina - Los Hongos De Marosa
Marnie Stern - The Crippled Jazzer
Marnie Stern - The Package Is Wrapped

*mp3s removed by request

As summer approaches London there's always a plethora of great gigs on offer. This post features tunes which could be played at three shows happening in the next couple of months. Three that I'm super amped about.

Fever Ray is Karin Dreijer Andersson, one half of Sweden's The Knife. She's just put out a cool eponymous debut album which has been described as claustrophobic. And she's done some cracking clips too (see links below).

Juana Molina latest release is called Un Dia, which is Spanish for One Day - she's Argentinian. It's her fifth album and you might find it hypnotically rhythmic.

Marnie Stern is a guitar-shredder/singer/songwriter who lives in NYC. She has also released an album kind of recently (October 2008). It's very energetic and has a really long title - This Is It And I Am It And You Are It And So Is That And He Is It And She Is It And It Is It And That Is That.

And that is that.

Fever Ray - YouTube
Fever Ray - YouTube