Restoration Project, Part 1: Tesco Chainstore Mascara

Katie 'n David (l to r)

When I started this bloggy thing almost two years ago I had no idea what an emotional rollercoaster I was mounting. The first time I found links removed on some favorite songs, I almost reached for the blade, especially with the two groups I intend to post the next couple of days. Imagine my euphoria to find them restored. Right, you can't.

Tesco Chainstore Mascara were one of my earliest posts. I had loved "Just the Weight You Are" as well as other of their tunes favebloggers brought to my attention. I shared Indie-MP3's Tom's worries about the Staffordshire duo's whatabouts and decided to write them. TCMer David wrote me back with explanations you can read over at their MySpace site and gave me permish to post any songs I like. It would be porcine to do that, as I like them all, so I'll narrow it to the following and encourage you to go to their MySpace(s)--here and here-- for the rest. If you don't have a MySpace account, it would be worth it to get one just to get the songs. And, no, my only MySpace friend, Tom, (not Indie-MP3's Tom...sorry this is getting so complicated) isn't paying me to say that. Far be it from me to venture an opinion, but the fact they remain unsigned is more unconscionable than the Republican ticket. (Well, okay, almost.) 100-proof pop.

Tesco Chainstore Mascara

Just The Weight You Are mp3

Sun's Shinin' For You mp3

That Thing You Do (The Wonders cover) mp3

You Lost Me At Hello mp3

Writer's Block mp3

Mamma Mia (ABBA cover) mp3 - Guess whose version I prefer.

I don't do a lot of vids, but this one of "Writer's Block" is fun.

Around the Blogosphere: Tesco, Field Mice, Sex Pistols, Byrds, Zombies, Echo, Kaleidoscope, Left Banke, Honeydrips, Devo, Tears Run Rings, Yo La Tengo

Here are some nice numbers I've found while visiting some of my favorite blogs. Don't worry, I've got a batch of nice mp3s to post soon. Have a nice week.

Tesco Chainstore Mascara – Just The Weight You Are & Sun's Shinin’ For You – Indie-MP3 – I share Tom's concern as to the current whatabouts of this terrific band from Staffordshire.
The Field Mice – You’re Kidding Aren’t You? – Badminton Stamps
The Sex Pistols – EMI – Bag of Songs
The Byrds – Mr. Spaceman – Echoes in the Wind

I've got a new blogfriend named. . .Darklands. Darklands doesn't actually know me, but that's okay. Darklands (gender as yet unknown–to me, at least, hence the avoidance of pronouns) has lots of terrific tunes–some newer, some older–to sample in their entirety. I thought it would be fun to post them in a chronological jumble, which is another way of saying I'm about to fall asleep right here at the keyboard and don't want to accidentally publish this post with my eyebrows.

The Zombies – Hung Up On A Dream - Darklands
Echo & the Bunnymen – The Cutter & The Killing Moon – Darklands
Kaleidoscope – Kaleidoscope & Dive Into Yesterday & Please Excuse My Face – Darklands
The Left Banke – She May Call You Up Tonight & Pretty Ballerina – Darklands

The Honeydrips – Try Something New – Darklands
Devo – Gates Of Steel & Girl U Want – Darklands
Tears Run Rings – Sense Of Time & A Question And An Answer – Darklands
Yo La Tengo – Here Comes My Baby & Speeding Motorcycle – Darklands


Not an afterthought: Thanks, favorite bloggers!

Around the Blogosphere: Bram Tchaikovsky, Voice of the Beehive, Records, Stones, Springsteen, Hitchcock, Zevon, Tesco, Joe Christmas, et. al.

Busy, busy Mittwoch.

Bram Tchaikovsky - Girl of My Dreams - Retro Music Snob
Voice of the Beehive - I Say Nothing - Retro Music Snob
The Records - Heather and Hell - Retro Music Snob
The Rolling Stones - Before They Make Me Run - Retro Music Snob - Keef croaks nice.

Bruce Springsteen - Blinded by the Light - Heartache with Hard Work
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians - My Wife and My Dead Wife - Timedoor
Warren Zevon - Splendid Isolation - Speed of Dark - + 6 more by the late excitable boy
Tesco Chainstore Mascara - Job Is A Four Letter Word - My Little Ghost Friend

Joe Christmas - Coupleskate - Optical Atlas
The Sunshine Fix - The Sound’s Around You - Optical Atlas
Thee American Revolution - Powerhouse - Optical Atlas

Wilkinson Tri-Cycle - 9-5 ’59 - Raven Sings the Blues - Nicely delineates the psych-blues connection
The British-North American Act - Give Yourself a Ride - Raven Sings the Blues
Wooden Shjips - We Ask You to Ride - Raven Sings the Blues - due out 9/11

Faves from the Archives - The First Few Weeks

In case visiting blog archives just really isn't your thing, here's a baker's dozen from the first few weeks of Powerpopulist I particularly like and you might, too. Links are provided.

Dutch Elms - Cleopatra m4a
The High Water Marks - Good I Feel Bad mp3
The Apples in Stereo - Please mp3
Swedish Polarbears - Worship This! mp3
Tiny Steps - 1-3/3-4 mp3
The Prids - The Problem mp3
The Rondelles - Please Shut Up mp3
Afraid of Stairs - Not Today mp3
Candy - Drips Like Honey mp3
Tesco Chainstore Mascara - Just The Weight You Are mp3
Bedroom Eyes - Blueprint for Departure mp3
The Tyde - Go Ask Yer Dad mp3
Sambassadeur - Between the Lines mp3

Tesco Chainstore Mascara

First, a partial list of their cited influences: Apples in Stereo, The Beatles, Brendan Benson, Fountains of Wayne, The Kinks, Papas Fritas, The Posies, Teenage Fanclub, and XTC. Check, check, check, etcheckera, etcheckera, etcheckera. Their name? Hmmm. I'm not sure if they're advertising or mocking the challenges posed to small, local businesses by the Megalomarts of the world. Their music? You decide.

Tesco Chainstore Mascara - Suite in Lo-Fi - Just The Weight You Are mp3