YOUTUBE TRAWL - A SUPER COOL HANDSHAKE - DOPES!

THANKS to Eliza Doolittle for posting this on her blog, otherwise I'd probably never have stumbled across it.

RECORD OF THE WEEK - THE CHAKRAS Build Me a Swan

THEY'VE not released an album yet but this Dublin five-piece could just have struck the right chord with this single. From the first note it builds into a mega-indie anthem. 
They've been touting it around for a while but it's officially out on June 21.
The vocals are a little surprising, a slight Brian Molko tone, and a little higher than expected, but they are grounded by the choral backdrop.
Expect to hear this on a radio soon. 
Their most recent video on YouTube just seems to be a collection of photo stills so I've picked this earlier version from 2008.

COMMON PEOPLE - ACCORDING TO DAVID CAMERON

Time for some election-themed posts.
Here's an anti-Tory take on Pulp's Common People.
I'd like to give more credit to whoever came up with it but all I know is that they're listed as commonpeople2010 on YouTube.
Sing along: "There's some things the proles won't like..."



Next post - when I get around to it, will be The Courteeners' Liam Fray's plans for a leaders' debate marathon.

ARCHIVE MOMENT - LOVE, Forever Changes

This is just for those who may not have had the fortune of hearing Love, Forever Changes or seeing enigmatic frontman Arthur Lee perform live.
There's so much to say about them, but just for now, turn it up loud, listen out for the sublime guitar solos and instrumentals and make what you will of the lyrics.



It's all about the guitar solo.



You Set the Scene, the 11th and final track has my favourite lyric: "Everything I've seen needs rearranging."
It encapsulates Lee's genius - multiple songs wrapped into one, makes full use of the orchestral capacity, is distinctly 60s in places and the words are darkly optimistic.



There are so many more that need a mention but for anyone who doesn't already know about Love, there's plenty to discover on your own.

LETHAL BIZZLE V N-DUBZ - WILL IT EVER END?

The plot thickens...and the row over who came up with the hook to I Need You continues.
You need the background? Read previous posts here - but don't forget to come back for the latest chapter.
N-Dubz v Lethal Bizzle, Is Row Over I Need You Hook For Real?
N-Dubz v Lethal Bizzle Rights Row Descends Into Batt;e Of The Cribs - Plus Bizzle's Broken Mobo
Lethal Bizzle Gagged But N-Dubz Take Note, He Don't Hold Grudges

I reported yesterday how Lethal Bizzle's hilarious response video to N-Dubz' claimed "proof" that they were the first to come up with the hook was removed from YouTube.
Not one to be beaten, the resourceful Lethal B sent a twitter message to all his followers including a link to the banned footage.
So I'm happy to announce we have a copy - sadly it won't upload here - so instead here's the link to download it yourself.
If you can work out how to upload it, let me know.
Click here and enjoy!

YOUTUBE TRAWL - LIDL, £1.50 CHICKEN...it's all good

Shoplifting in Lidl and the joys of chicken for £1.50 - there's nothing like a bit of gritty bargain realism.
A friend showed me these clips the other day.
They've been around for a while but had to share.

AFRIKAN BOY - LIDL



JUNIOR SPESH - I'm just calling this the Chicken Song as I can't find the real name.

Speech Debelle and James Corden in Take That Row # 2

Speech Debelle update - four days after I posted the video of her astonishing performance at Take That's Singstar launch on YouTube, it's attracted more than 11,000 hits.

After the incident she posted the following apology, slightly longwinded but it's in there somewhere.
She does say she's a major fan of Gary Barlow but that she was disappointed in James Corden after she'd been so supportive of him when he was nervous in Brixton.
But she then demands an apology from Corden, somewhat overshadowing her own remorse.



Debelle has since seen the actual clip and issued a second apology.
Let's hope people will be a bit more forgiving.
See for yourself here

Speech Debelle and James Corden in Take That row

A DAY after dumping her label, Mercury prize winner Speech Debelle made a spectacle of herself while attempting a karaoke version of Pray at Take That's Singstar Launch.
Debelle stumbled around onstage and fumbled through the song at Notting Hill's Tabernacle Club in front of a roomful of die-hard Take That fans - as well as the band themselves.
Her shabby performance saw her booed offstage, but not one to be kept down, Debelle got lippy.
As the boos got louder, she told host James Corden: "I did it better than Take That."
Corden told the crowd: "I wish I could defend her but that was shit", to which Debelle replied: "Hey listen baby I don't do this Take Shit stuff".
Corden's response was: "Maybe you should leave because we all do."
The crowd continued to boo until she left offstage.
Corden, who warned the rapper "don't you diss our four boys, not on my watch" then said anyone could rap and promptly launched into a rap of his own.

My first YouTube experiment - a fuzzy video taken on a mobile phone - attracted over 3,500 viewers in 24 hours.

Debelle caused waves where others had tried their best.
Singers like Paloma Faith, Taio Cruz and Amy Winehouse' niece Dionne Bromfield all took turns trying to sing Take That's hits while sticking to the right notes. Taio and Dionne did well. Paloma not so much but she took it in good spirits and tried her hardest.
Debelle was supposed to sing Pray but what ensued was a shambles.
The whole thing has caused a big row. Debelle has put her own explanation on YouTube and demanded an apology from Corden. After seeing the above video, shakily filmed on my mobile phone, she posted a second apology.
Rapper Lowkey says the whole incident shows how patronising people are about rappers.

I posted it on YouTube to see what people thought and I've been astounded at the reaction.
Today, 24 hours after first working out how to post the video, it was the 4th most viewed music related video on the site.

See what you think.