RIP: WE SMOKE FAGS

Somehow I've forgotten about these guys, until I recently learned that the band has taken a break. This was the last blog post on their myspace page:

We Smoke Fags..The End?

Hello, Joey here. I've been getting a lot of emails regarding our whereabouts, I couldn't leave you lot in the dark any longer.

I'm sorry to say that We Smoke Fags have decided to take a permanent hiatus- we never split up, but over the last 6 months we have all individually been working on other projects.

I'd like to say on behalf of all of us-the last three years have been amazing and thank you for your all your support.

We Smoke Fags never really had much exposure in the mainstream music press, yet somehow we managed to gain almost 3 Million individual myspace plays, play all over the world (sorry if we didn't make it to your country), release a single and confuse some people along the way (See the 'What's in a Name'- blog). Not bad work for a band that started for fun one 2006 afternoon in a Stockwell bedroom.

Below is the video for the track Eastenders plus 2 tracks to download.

We smoke fags - Eastenders from Jean Demery / Handz.tv on Vimeo.

We Smoke Fags - Canape Of Love [Download]

We Smoke Fags - Passion for Fashion [Download]

LOVE AT FIRST LISTEN

This is what makes listening to indie music worth it. Darwin Deez's tunes has that feel good vibe to it. It makes you want to jump up and dance like a 'looneybin' (hopefully in private). A must have for every indie kid out there.

Darwin Deez - Radar Detector from Lucky Number Music on Vimeo.

Darwin Deez - Radar Detector [Download]  (Link removed  by request)

Darwin Deez - Bad Day [Download] (Link removed by request)

Bromheads

This was in my inbox for a while.I stumbled onto it while deleting some of my older e-mails. A brand new track by the Bromheads. Follow the link below for a free download.

Bromheads - Dedicated [Download]

VODKA

Last week someone mailed a track called vodka by the Teenagers to me. Surprisingly this track is not on their debut, so I thought it was new material (excitement that lasted for a split second). I posted a question on twitter asking if vodka is a new track by the Teenagers. The Teenagers replied and said it's a track they never used. They also added that new songs will be out in spring or summer (northern hemisphere) this year, 'if they're lazy enough'. So there you have it, from the horses mouth., new swag coming soon!!! Download vodka from the link below. I overdosed on it this past weekend....give it a listen and you'll understand why.

The Teenagers - Vodka [Download]

TOTAL LIFE FOREVER

'Total Life Forever' is the title of the Foals' forthcoming album. It will be out on May 10.They've promised "something pretty, pretty, pretty good" on the airwaves on March 1. Do yourself a favour and head on over to their Myspace page for their tour dates. Their live acts are something not to be missed. Below is my favourite track & video from their earlier works.

The Foals - Astronauts 'N All [Download]

DIVISIVE

We Have Band released a video for their new single Divisive. It was filmed in Paris in January with the French directors Jul&Matt. The single will be released 22nd March, and the debut album WHB is out 5th April.

We Have Band - Divisive from We Have Band on Vimeo.

CAGE THE ELEPHANT

Since my last post a lot has happened. I went on holiday to Namibia (Nam) for about a month. Came back to South Africa for two weeks only to return to Nam for three weeks. After the three week visit I drove back to South Africa. On my way back, I ran my car off the road and had a near death experience.

Prior to venturing off to Nam, I decided to quit my studies, but after a lot of convincing from my parents, I decided to finish my masters degree. BUT this blog is not about my personal life but rather about the music in my life. Cage the Elephant has got a nice ring to the ear. And yes the band has a great sound too. It makes for excellent driving music. Aint No Rest For The Wicked was playing on my car radio when I had the accident.

Sunday when I was surfing the web I came across live sessions they had on The Interface, somehow they remind me of Kings of Leon in their younger days. Below is a clip of Cage The Elephant's live performance of  the uber cool track "Aint No Rest For The Wicked".

Cage The Elephant - Aint No Rest For The Wicked [download]