The Most Modern 10 (11)
rock singles chart
1.Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down
2.Sleepy jackson - god lead your soul
3.New York Dolls - Dance like a monkey
4.The mars volta - Viscera Eyes
5.Adam Green - Nat King Cole
6.Barry Adamson - here in the hole
7.Primal Scream - Dolls (new!)
8.James D. Bradfield - That's No Way To Tell A Lie
9.Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Cursed sleep (new!)
10.The Raconteurs - hands (new!)

'hands' by The Raconteurs ,lead vocals on this track are by Brendan Benson There's a very vintage rock'n'roll feel to Hands, the sum of White's robust guitar poundings, Benson's Steve Marriott-esque vocals.
'Primal Scream Dolls' the simple, scuzzy guitar riff, "la la la" refrains and party-starting drum groove are infectious, but your local Rolling Stones tribute band could probably rustle up something similar.
'Cursed Sleep' sounds quite good from forthcoming album is Will Oldham's new album 'the letting go'.

This week,unique Scottish Band Belle & Sebastian is our guest.This seven membered twee pop,indie,chamber Pop band have much in common with influential indie bands such as The Smiths,Felt and mostly Nick Drake.

There is little gossip that points Belle & sebastian's mostly influenced Nick Drake's 'Hazey Jane Ii'.Actually 'Hazey Jane Ii' includes some of Belle's sounds.
Rating:7.7/10
MM Short Album Review:
I'm listening their last record 'The Life Pursuit'.Appreciable songs of this album are 'Another Sunny Day','Dress Up In You','To Be Myself Completely','The Blues Are Still Blue' and 'We Are The Sleepyheads' which is my unchanging on air song.The Life Pursuit isn't totally new in indie but still sounds absorbing.They have a natural aura.

Belle & sebastian - Life pursuit
Belle & sebastian- Tigermilk
Belle & sebastian - If you're feeling sinister
Belle & sebastian- Dear catastrophe waitress
Belle & sebastian - Storytelling
Belle & sebastian - Boy with arab strap

Important Releases of This month
All dates are for U.S. releases unless otherwise noted.
Powerman 5000 - Destroy What You Enjoy 2006-08-01
Ani Difranco - Reprieve 2006-08-08
The Sleepy Jackson - Personality 2006-08-08
Slayer - Christ Illusion 2006-08-08
Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues 2006-08-15
Primal Scream - Riot City Blues 2006-08-22
Lampchop - Damaged 2006-08-22
Mountain Goats - Get Lonely 2006-08-22
Tortoise - A Lazarus Taxon 2006-08-22
The Mars Volta - Amputechture 2006-08-22
Razorlight - Razorlight 2006-08-22
Bob Dylan - Modern Times 2006-08-29

Short Notes:I've listened Lambchop's Damaged and it sounds amazing,i love it.We'll see what the others got.'A Lazarus Taxon' is a compilation album by Tortoise.
Modern Music Recommends:Mars Volta,The Sleepy Jackson.

Modern music recommended
Has Been (2004) is William Shatner's second musical album after 1968's The Transformed Man.

Cover Cover Cover
His power-pop cover of Pulp's "Common People" has Joe Jackson going grandiose with Shatner and a chorus with upwards of 60 vocalists.What makes 'Common people' a legitimately great album is that different orchestral vocals,shiny beats,melodic power-pop beats.'If you love to make Fantasy with songs then it's very favourable for that.'

Ben Folds creating arrangements for Shatner's prose-poems, and feature guest appearances from Folds and Aimee Mann (backup vocals on "That's Me Trying"),Lemon Jelly (on "Together"), Henry Rollins (on "I Can't Get Behind That"),
and Brad Paisley (on "Real", which he wrote specifically for Shatner).

Simply, it's just unbelievably good.
MM picks:Has Been,It Hasn’t Happened Yet

Album of the week
'Strong lyrics and riffs in alternative rock area.'
Nothing's Shocking is Jane's Addiction's first studio album
because the self-titled debut is a live recording.

With strong influencec of Jesus and Mary Chain,Velvet Underground,
Jimi Hendrix,Led Zeppelin on them,it proves that they get used to love
noise rock.
"Up The Beach","Ocean Size" are strong opening songs."Mountain Song","Jane says"
work well with their slower rhythm."Jane Says" is the breakthrough single
off the album.

This live record is quite succesful with a heavy rock-funk-punk mix that's a pleasure
to hear.The album isn't quite as good as "Ritual de lo Habitual".But it
proves impressive performance of Perry Farrell's voice and lyrics,
Dave Navarro's guitar riffs.

Nothing's Shocking is a must-have for lovers of cutting-edge,
influential, and timeless hard rock.
Also you can like:
Faith No More - Songs to Make Love To

Rating:8/10
Modern music review:
Kinks leader Ray Davies fascinates again us with his last solo record "Other People's Lives".Starting with its best song "Things Are Gonna Change" ending with again great song " Over My Head".

It's proof that he's still alive for writing clear,pop songs.These are great pop songs put across in fantastic performances.

This is, however, a darker Ray Davies than you remember from The Kinks. "Creatures Of Little Faith", "All She Wore", "Other People's Lives" help to drive the rousing. "All She Wore" contains luxuriant guitar chords but it has more than it can carry, so it's a little grey.

I absolutely like all the melodies in this album as well as Ray's brilliant vocal delivery."Creatures Of Little Faith" and "Over My Head" are chine of album. This album will stand out over time. It was completely worth to have a listen his Singer/ Songwriter performance.
Modern music picks:"Over My Head","Creatures Of Little Faith".
Related albums:
David Bowie - Billboard Hits U.S.A.
The Kinks - Muswell Hillbillies
Mott The Hoople - All the Young Dudes

Fantômas is an alternative metal band. The group is named after Fantômas, a villain featured in a series of crime novels popular in France before World War I.

The Director's Cut was a series of reinterpretations of motion picture theme songs. Some versions are rather loyal to the sources (such as the eerie lullabye from The Night of the Hunter), while others offer radical takes on the music (such the theme from The Godfather tackled as a thrash metal song).

You'll love this album if you're looking for different weird songs."Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me", "Rosemary's Baby","Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me","The Godfather","Charade" are my pics.
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Modern music honors
Music in his hands,like a pale flower in autumn.
Nick Drake produced great albums of chilling, somber beauty.They're so greatto listen,you can't even talk while his songs are playing...

He had released three precious studio album which are memorable masterpieces.If you like folk rock masters like Leonard Cohen,Van Morrison or depressive singers/songwriters like Scott Walker,Syd Barrett,You will probably enthuse to Nick Drake.

"Five Leaves Left", recorded in 1969, was the first of three albums by British folk musician Nick Drake. Like Bryter Layter and unlike Pink Moon, this album contains no completely solo songs. Nick was accompanied by members of the British folk-rock group Fairport Convention.

"Bryter Layter" contains great folk,baraque pop songs "Hazey Jane II","At the Chime of a City Clock ".Nick was accompanied by part of the British folk-rockers group Fairport Convention and John Cale from The Velvet Underground.

"Pink Moon" After two albums of tastefully orchestrated folk-pop, albeit some of the least demonstrative and most affecting around, Drake chose a radical change for what turned out to be his final album.
Related Albums:
Syd Barrett - wouldnt you miss me
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
Kevin Ayers - Rainbow takeaway