music of the moment

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The Teddybears (STHLM), "Punkrocker".  Yes, that's Iggy Pop on vocals.  It's a simple but catchy tune.

Patrick Watson, "Luscious Life".  Watson has a voice between Jeff Buckley and Thom Yorke.  The other songs on his MySpace (HisSpace?  whatever) are OK, but "Luscious Life" easily grabbed me and hasn't let go (and it's not just because it's mostly in 7/8).

Lastly, Iron Maiden is really underrated.

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[eejitalmuppet.livejournal.com]

I haven't bought any Maiden for a good few years, but yeah. They know what to do with their instruments, and the lyrics tend to have a bit of thought behind them. And, 25 years ago, Steve Harris coined most of the bass lines and frills that a lot of other metal bands are still using.

As an aside, Bruce Dickinson has been presenting a couple of shows on BBC radio for the last couple of years. I'm quite partial to his Saturday Rock Show, which goes out at 9pm-midnight UK time (and is available for download from the BBC website, live or as a podcast): he tends to dig out archive concerts to fill most of the final hour (sometimes a big name such as Led Zeppelin, sometimes something fairly obscure from the '70s, sometimes a more recent effort). I like the diversity of the show, which usually contains material ranging from the '60s to last week, from melodic prog rock to death metal.