Impressionante a curiosidade humana.

Vendo a nova propaganda do Renault Mégane, reparei na música do comercial. Achei muito “foda”, então fui pesquisar e acabei encontrando uma banda fantástica... chamada SCANNERS (tô ouvindo na pressão).

A música que aparece no comercial é Bombs (Le Castle Vania Remix), mas a versão do álbum: Scanners - Bombs Remixes EP (2007). A original está no álbum: Scanners - Violence Is Golden (2006).

Agora é correr atrás da discografia.

Valeu.

Scanners

Top 10 Favorite Albums (Jan - June 2008)

1. Foals - Anitdotes
2. Lykke Li - Youth Novels
3. The Subways - All Or Nothing
4. No Age - Nouns
5. Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip - Angles
6. Johnny Foreigner - Waited Up Til It Was Light
7. Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now Youngster
8. Operator Please - Yes Yes Vindictive
9. Scanners - Violence Is Golden
10. The Kills - Midnight Boom

Top 10 Favorite Tracks (Jan - June 2008)

1. Foals - Cassius
2. Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip - Letter from God to Man
3. Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone
4. Cansei de Ser Sexy - Rat Is Dead (Rage)
5. The Kills - Cheap And Cheerful
6. Vampire Weekend - A-Punk
7. No Age - Teen Creeps
8. The Futureheads - The Beginning Of The Twist
9. The Subways - Girls & Boys
10 Crystal Castles - Courtship Dating

Bowling for Soup x2 [Upcoming]
Brigade [Upcoming]
Cobra Starship [Upcoming]
Cry for Silence [Upcoming]
Forever the Sickest Kids [Upcoming]
Funeral for a Friend [Upcoming]
Glamour for Better x2 [Upcoming]
Go:Audio x2 [Upcoming]
IAMX [Upcoming]
In Case of Fire [Upcoming]
KOOPA x2 [Upcoming]
Mindless Self Indulgence [Upcoming]
PartyShank x2 [Upcoming]
Robots in Disguise [Upcoming]
Slaves To Gravity [Upcoming]
South Central Heroes [Upcoming]
Taking Back Sunday [Upcoming]
The Academy Is... x2 [Upcoming]
The Maine x2 [Upcoming]
We The Kings x2 [Upcoming]




3 Stories High
30 Seconds to Mars
AFI x2
Aiden
Alexisonfire x2
All Time Low
Anti-Flag x2
Ark Angel
Armitage Skank
Armor for Sleep
Army of Freshmen
Attack In Black x2
Bayside x2
Be Your Own Pet
Beat Union
Beyond All Reason
Biffy Clyro
Billy Talent x2
Black Gold
Boys Like Girls
Brand New
Brigade
Broadway calls
Busted x2
Canterbury
Car Crash Television
City Sleeps
Cobra Starship x2
Colon-open bracket
Conditions
Cry for Silence
Cute Is What We Aim For
Damn Shames
Dispute
Elliot Minor
Engerica
Enter Shikari x2
Envy on the Coast
Fall Out Boy
famous last words
Fandangle x2
Fast Reaction
Fightstar
Forever Never
Four Year Strong
Funeral for a Friend
Glassjaw
Good Mourning
Green Day
Greenacre x2
Gym Class Heroes
Gyroscope
Hadouken!
Hellogoodbye x2
Hidden in Plain View
HIM
The Used
Hit the Lights
Hot Hot Heat
Houston Calls
I Say Marvin
Ignite
InMe
Jimmy Eat World
Juliette and the Licks
Kevin Devine
Kids In Glass Houses x4
Kill Hannah
Kyrb Grinder
Last Letter Read
Leaving December
Less Than Jake x2
Lil Chris
LostAlone
love rocket
Madina Lake
MC Lars x5
McFly x7
Metro Station
mewithoutYou
Mexicolas
Mindless Self Indulgence x5
Moneen
Motion City Soundtrack x2
Mouthwash
Muse x2
MxPx
My Chemical Romance x3
Nagatha Krusti
New Found Glory x3
Out of Sight
Panic at the Disco x2
Panic Cell
PartyShank x2
Patrick Wolf
PLAIN WHITE T’S
Profane
Punchline
Remember The Flood
Robots in Disguise
saidmike
Saosin x2
Scanners
Senses Fail x2
Shy Child x2
Silverstein
Simple Plan
Smilex x2
Sonic Boom Six
Sparta
State Radio
Straylight Run
Strike Anywhere
Taking Back Sunday
Templeton Pek
The Academy Is...
The All-American Rejects
The Audition x2
The Automatic
The Big Speakers
The Blackout x2
The Color Fred
The Evenings x2
The Explosion
The Fight
The Last Proposal
The Living End
The More I See
The Noisettes
The Pink Spiders
The Receiving End of Sirens
The Sleeping x2
The Thirst
The Whip
The Zico Chain
They Drove Me To It
Thoughts Collide
Thursday
Tonight Is Goodbye x2
Trademark
Tyler James
Underoath
V x3
We Smoke Fags
Wheatus
Yellowcard
You Me At Six x3
Zebrahead x2
Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer

May 29th 2006
@ Edinburgh Corn Exchange
The Hush Sound
The Academy Is...
Fall Out Boy

December 3rd 2006
@ Edinburgh Corn Exchange
The Blackout
Bring Me the Horizon
Lostprophets

April 29th 2007
@ Glasgow Carling Academy
Give It A Name
LostAlone
The Pink Spiders
Ignite
The Sleeping
Fightstar
Kill Hannah *
Mindless Self Indulgence *
Juliette and the Licks *
Biffy Clyro *
Alexisonfire
The Used *
HIM

September 20th 2007
@ King Tuts Wah Wah Hut
Saving Aimee *
I Was a Cub Scout
Kill Hannah *

October 7th 2007
@ Glasgow QMU
Scanners
Mindless Self Indulgence *

April 1st 2008
@ Glasgow Garage
Serpico
Brigade
Kill Hannah *
Aiden *

May 14th 2008
@ Glasgow Garage
Broadway calls *
Cobra Starship *
All Time Low *

May 15th 2008
@ King Tuts Wah Wah Hut
Mayday Parade *
Four Year Strong *
Meg & Dia *
The Color Fred

September 23rd 2008
@ Caberet Voltaire
Serpico
My Passion
Exit Ten
Kill Hannah

October 5th 2008
@ Glasgow QMU
The Medic Droid
We Are The Ocean
From First to Last *
The Blackout

1. How did you get into 29? (Badly Drawn Boy)
Parents thought his The Hour of Bewilderbeast album was genius and thought I should have a listen. Like them, I loved that album, but never have been really able to get into his other work.

2. What's the first song you ever heard by 22? (Arcade Fire)
Rebellion(Lies)for sure. Heard them play it on a music awards show and was instantly obsessed with their energy.

3. What's your favorite lyric by 33? (The Beatles)
Wow possibly impossible.

"All you need is love" ? :)

4. How did you get into 49? (The Rakes)
My friend Kevin actually recommended them. Great recommendation.


5. How many albums by 13 do you own? (Daft Punk)
I have the big four (in my opinion): Alive 2007, Discovery, Human After All, and Homework.

6. What is your favorite song by 50? (Susumu Hirasawa)
The Girl in Byakkoya - White Tiger Field, of course. Can listen to that song on endless repeat...

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad? (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah)
Yeah! Some Loud Thunder cause of the way they chose to record it! WHY CYHSY?! Your guys first album is one of the best I've ever heard... and yet your second flubbed big time :( (Sadness)

8. What is your favorite song by 15? (Billy Talent)
Oh that's tough... I always had a soft spot for Standing in the Rain and River Below, but recently I've been obsessed with Lies. Dont know, one of those probably.

9. What is your favorite song by 5? (Arctic Monkeys)
When the Sun Goes Down, it's amazing.

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
Oh so many. Maps is special though.

11. What is the worst song by 40? (Miracle Fortress)
I like them all, but Whirrs would be of the lowest caliber in comparison to the rest of the album.

12. What is your favorite song by 10? (Death Cab for Cutie)
Company Calls in a second. I LOVE Death Cab, and I think all their stuff is amazing, but this song is one of my favourites of any band. So... addicting!

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30? (The Blow)
Discovering them right before my last trip to Whistler, and listening to practically nothing but them the whole way up... and there was one night where I did practically nothing but listen to and sing with Fists Up.

14. What is your favorite song by 38? (Hot Chip)
Haha! Honestly, if I got this question a few weeks ago I could have said Ready for the Floor in a heartbeat, but I've since become obsessed with Out at the Pictures, so I really dont know. Realistically though I have listened to Ready for the Floor many more times than Out at the Pictures so that should technically be it.

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? (Pixies)
All of their songs make me happy cause their so fucking good, but no, none of them are particularly happy. Oh My Golly! is fun :P

16. Is there a song by 25 that makes you sad? (The Blood Brothers)
All of them, they disbanded :(

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? (Talking Heads)
Psycho Killer on their live DVD Stop Making Sense. That was one of the first serious music songs I ever heard if that makes sense. Not just a kid band I mean, but a legit, commercially successful band.

18. What's your favorite lyric by 11? (The Cribs)
"But if you're dying I'd like to know..." Really that whole song is one of my favourite lyrics in my entire collection.

19. Who is a favorite member of 1? (of Montreal)
Ha, no question, Kevin Barnes is one of the most interesting people in music.

20. Is there a song by 14 that makes you happy? (R.E.M.)
Bad Day :)

21. What is a good memory involving 27? (The Matches)
One of my favourite memories! Standing front row at 2007 Warped Tour and talking to Shawn after the show for a few minutes. Finding out he likes of Montreal as well was a treat :P

22. What is your favorite song by 16? (The Strokes)
Alone, Together, for it's AWESOME guitar parts. So much fun to play along with.

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? (The Bravery)
An Honest Mistake on the radio a month before their album release. I went NUTS for that song. So crazy, watched the video on their website almost every day before the album came out. Sadly, overhyped myself for a mediocre album and was seriously dissapointed when I first bought it, but I've since gotten over it and FINALLY started enjoying it.

24. What is your favorite album by 18? (the pillows)
I don't really know them sadly. I only have their compilation on FLCL Vol. 3 really, and THAT is a great album.

25. What is your favorite song by 21? (Radiohead)
Karma Police. Haha, almost every artist you've asked that for, it's been an artist with a song I'd list in a top 20 list.

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? (Wolf Parade)
Have no clue, first song I heard from them I was going, "Hey these guys are pretty good, who the hell are they?".

27. What is your favorite album by 3? (The Decemberists)
As an overall album, Her Majesty is pure genius.

28. What is you favorite song by 2? (Interpol)
Evil was at one time my favourite song ever, so it has to be that. Overall it's just a brilliant song. MASTERFUL!

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? (Born Ruffians)
Humming Bird on their myspace.

30. What is you favorite song by 8? (Metric)
Dead Disco, Dead Funk, Dead Rock and Roll, Remodel.

31. How many times have you seen 17 live? (Oh No! Oh My!)
:'(

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? (Tegan and Sara)
Not really no, none of them are too cheery cheery that I love. Should have asked me for my favourite lyric :P

33. How did you get into 12? (Immaculate Machine)
Carolyn pointed them out to me, BRILLIANT recommendation, I've really grown to love these guys.

34. What is the worst song by 45? (Franz Ferdinand)
Well That Was Easy I always skip cause it just isn't interesting. Too poppy, no depth.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34? (Arcade Fire)
Damn misscrobbles. Uhm, how about favourite lyric? "And since there's no one else around, we let our hair grow long, and forget all we used to know. Then our skin gets thicker from living out in the snow." Honestly though, Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) is MY FAVOURITE LYRIC EVER.

36. What was the first song you ever heard by 48? (Sunset Rubdown)
The Mending of the Gown, and damn is that one good song.

37. How many times have you seen 42 live? (Muse)
DVD's count...?

38. What is you favorite song by 36? (Oasis)
Slip inside the eye of your mind...

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? (Feist)
Gatekeeper

40. What is you favorite album by 7? (The Postal Service)
Hahahaha

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy? (Scanners)
Even though the lyrics suggest it shouldn't, the intro guitar bit in Look What You Started always makes me smile.

42. What is your favorite album by 41? (The National)
The only one I own, Boxer.

43. What is your favorite song by 24? (Tokyo Police Club)
If It Works I listened to so many times that night I cant even believe it. Since then it's always been my favourite.

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46? (Coldplay)
None really, Coldplay is my sad group.

45. What is your favorite song by 35? (The Fratellis)
For the Girl was my initial favourite cause it's so goddamn catchy, but Country Boys & City Girls has been my recent fav.

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy? (Stars)
Pretty much the only one by them that genuinely makes me happy, My Favourite Book.

47. What is your favorite album by 4? (The White Stripes)
Elephant, it's so brilliant.

48. Who is your favorite member of 37? (Green Day)
Billy Joe Armstrong of course. I always loved Tre as a kid though, but he kind of annoys me now.

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43? (The Raconteurs)
Their first single, Steady As She Goes, their best song imo. I was so confused when I heard it on the radio too, "Hey, that sounds like Jack White... wth".

50. What is your favorite song by 20? (Chucky Danger)
Marching Machine, again, addicting.

That was a very anticlimactic ending.

Sat 10 May – These New Puritans

Der Abend stand einfach unter keinem guten Stern. Erst einmal der hohe Eintrittspreis von sage und schreibe 17 Euro, dann die Absage der Vorband Scanners, die ich sehr gerne gesehen hätte, und dann diese Vorstellung.
These New Puritans, natürlich aus England, sind eine der unzähligen hochgelobten Neues-Heisses-Ding-Elektro-Rock-Bands. Entsprechend war auch das Publikum größtenteils jung und lustig bis bunt angezogen.

Das wäre ja alles in Ordnung gewesen, wenn die Herren eine gescheite Show gespielt hätten. Doch entweder waren sie komplett verstört und durch den Wind, oder sie zogen das ganze als Konzept durch. Jedenfalls gab es keinerlei Draht zum Publikum, der Sänger/Gitarrist in seinem seltsamen Ritterrüstungs-Vogel-Kostüm starrte ständig ins Leere. Die Rhythmusgruppe spielte solide, aber völlig emotionslos. Vorne bildete sich bald eine kleine Gruppe von Fans, die beschloß, sich dennoch zu bewegen oder völlig im Rausch der Musik nichts von der Apathie der Band bemerkte. Nach einer knappen halben Stunde gingen TNP schon von der Bühne, was ich angesichts des hohen Eintrittspreises doch sehr grenzwertig fand.

4ft Pimp
Boog
Learning Polish
Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players
Kunt and the Gang
Sonic Youth
Carsick cars
The Stooges
Scout Niblett
Jarvis Cocker
Bat For Lashes
Caleb
cav ok
Captain Kidd
Will He Disco
The Twice
Tripwire
Touching Yourself
Greg Kiss
Clare Blackman
Devo
Scanners
Annuals
Solis
Pauper Kings

Da geht man einmal in H&M Hemd und alten Jeans zu einem Konzert und schon erwischt man die gesammelte Indie-Styler-Polizei. Was sich am gestrigen Abend im Grünen Jäger versammelt hatte, stand sicherlich etwas länger vor dem heimischen Spiegel als ich. Bad Taste Raubtierkatzen Print, Wurstpellenjeans, Insekten Sonnenbrillen und die obligatorischen American Apparel Leggings für die Damen. Wo man sonst schief angeguckt wird, weil man einen giftgrünen Second-Hand Cardigan trägt, wurde ich jetzt wegen meines mangelnden Style-Bewusstseins beäugt. Fast schon wollte ich mich nach hause begeben, um mein Outfit zu wechseln und beweisen, dass ich sehr wohl auch coole Klamotten in meinem Schrank habe, da stand die erste Band des Abends schon auf der Bühne.

Die Scanners absolvierten ihr erstes Deutschlandkonzert. Mit Bravour. Ich bin zwar kein großer Fan von New Wave Revival Keyboards aber die Truppe aus Nord London (Camden) schaffte es vom ersten Song an das Publikum zum Tanzen zu bringen. Hits wie Joy und Low kamen super an und ich war anfangs erstaunt, wie viele Leute mitsingen konnten. Aber dann fiel mein Blick wieder auf die Outfits und Frisuren und Begriffe wie Generation Myspace leuchteten grell in meinem Kopf. Da es bei mir ja nicht anders ist, verzog sich die Verwunderung dann auch so schnell, wie sie gekommen war und ich sang auch wieder mit.

Der Sound der Scanners war gut und sieht man einmal vom bemüht lasziven dauergeöffnetem Mund der Sängerin und der Schwarzlicht-Tamburin-Aktion am Ende ab, dann war es eine sehr gute Show.

Die CD der Scanners wird laut Aussage der Band wohl nicht in Deutschland erscheinen. Wegen akutem Geldmangel musste ich mich dann am Merch-Stand zwischen Musik und Mode entscheiden und hab das überteuerte 15€ T-Shirt gewählt. Die Musik gibt es ja schließlich auch auf Myspace...

Als nächstes waren dann These New Puritans am Start. Ich habe die Band während meines Studiums in London gesehen und war deshalb besonders gespannt. Das Debütalbum hat die Erwartungen nur noch höher geschraubt. Was die Band dann allerdings auf der Bühne bot war.. naja.. eher dünn. Der sehr reduzierte und rhythmische Sound der Band klang eintönig und wirkte überhaupt nicht. Gerüchte, dass die Band sich vor dem Gig überheblich aufgeführt hätte, schienen bestätigt. Die Show wirkte lustlos und selbst der Überhit Elvis konnte nicht überzeugen. Nach sehr knappen 40 Minuten war der Spuk auch vorbei. Kaum einer klatschte, weshalb die Band dann auch darauf verzichtete, eine Zugabe zu spielen. Ein Freund, dem ich vor dem Konzert von den London Gigs der Puritans vorgeschwärmt hatte, fasste den Abend im Vorbeigehen zusammen: "Da hast Du Dein East London!"

Felix * www.iloveilive.de

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