Happy Saturday To You

Right, a few more recommendations for you...

Field Music is a UK band I found out about because of a track they had on a promo CD that came with a copy of MOJO. The issue was celebrating the Beatles' White Album and featured a CD with covers of all the songs done by different artists. Well, these guys - Field Music - did a version of "Don't Pass Me By" and it was incredible! Leagues apart from the original and popping with little musical nods to the authors. They have an album called Tones Of Town.

The new U2 album - like it or lump it - is out now and I'd say it'll do just fine. A couple of stand out tracks are No Line On The Horizon and Magnificent.

I've gone way back and started listening to the soundtracks from Breakin' (aka Breakdance), Beat Street, and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo!! They could re-package those, release them today, and they'd sell like hot cakes.

The new Yeah Yeah Yeahs album "It's Blitz" is out and is terrific. The opener Heads Will Roll is great and could have been from one of the three albums above! It's so 80's it's crazy. Then there's a touching and slightly sentimental track called Little Shadow that is in beautiful contrast to the other tracks.

And last but not least, keeping in the old school vein, I've been doing the running man everywhere I go because I'm rocking out to "It Takes Two" by Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock. Christ, that is an awesome beat. The original Woo! Yeah! sample is from a song by Lyn Collins called "Think (About It)".

Happy Saturday!