Where have all the popstars gone?

elastica again

2010-01-24T11:44:00.000-08:00

Another chance to nab a long lost song...

http://www.mediafire.com/?myzmymjmlmz

Monster Munch

2008-11-21T05:35:00.000-08:00

Seperated at birth?

Sarah Cracknell again

2007-10-25T11:19:00.000-07:00

it didn't sell the 1st time so here it is again...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230183493708&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=013

I've got more old kylie interviews & snippets to put up soon...

Rare Sarah Cracknell "Goldie" deleted single

2007-09-23T11:09:00.000-07:00

Thought i'd give this ebay item a bit of promo!

Only a few hours left!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rare-Sarah-Cracknell-Goldie-UK-CD-Single-Saint-Etienne_W0QQitemZ230172472431QQihZ013QQcategoryZ1049QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Rare Sarah Cracknell Goldie UK CD Single CDGUT7
This single was due to be released on 21st April 1997 as the 2nd single from Sarah's Lipslide album.
Due to her recording with Saint Etienne in Sweden and then touring in Japan it was pulled.
Officially it was never released but to fulfill web-orders some copies were pressed. Most copies were snapped up very quickly, i got mine from Vinyl Exchange in Manchester around the time of supposed release.
Goldie - Tracklisting
Goldie (radio edit); Empire State High; Aussie Soap Girl; Goldie (original version)
The CD is in good condition.
Although I'm new to selling on ebay i have bought bits and bobs over the years.

2 more sexy theaudience b-sides

2007-09-23T11:01:00.000-07:00

Boutique In My Backyard
This one sounds like it's had an influence on "trendy london band of the moment" Kish Mauve
http://www.zshare.net/audio/381008996ac3ba/

Never Gonna Give It To You
http://www.zshare.net/audio/3810158ffbcfe1/

I miss indie-Sophie but i still like pop-Sophie.

Sophie and her audience

2007-09-23T09:40:00.000-07:00

I was sad to hear that there'd be no more singles from Sophie Ellis-Bextor's "Trip the light fantastic" album.
I was even sadder to hear that she'd post-poned the tour that i'd bought tickets for in favour of being Take That's support on their new tour. Thankfully the dates have been re-arranged for next March so at least it's something to look forward to.

There's also gonna be a Sophie Greatest Hits album before Christmas and I've read that she's looking for the ellusive "killer single" to release to promote it. Calvin Harris is doing some work for it if the gossip is to be believed.
Now Kylie worked with Groove Armada recently. Their track was apparently a corker but there wasn't enough time left to complete it. They said on their blog...

"Is there any update on you chaps working with Kylie?
Well, I'm afraid it doesn't look like it's going to happen. Which is a bit annoying for us, but much more annoying for her because she's going to miss out on one of the songs of the century! To be honest, I always went into the project feeling it was like a lottery ticket and that we only ever had a small chance of our number coming up, but if we did, then we were both going to be incredibly rich!"

Now Sophie's worked with Andy Cato on her 2nd solo album had has released singles she's had no part in writing before so it wouldn't be such a stretch of the imagination to think that they'd gladly give her the track in question.
Also Sophie said on the Jo Whiley show in about 2002 that she turned down "Can't get you out of my head" so it'd be total pop symmetry if she had a massive hit with "Song 4 Kylie" (or whatever it's called)!!!

As an additional extra track on SEB's hits package I'd also love a re-working pop/electro version of my favourite theaudience (sophie's 1st group) song. It was a b-side to the group's 2nd single and 1st top 50 smash "If you can't do it when you're young". The little link below might be an MP3 of it!

http://www.zshare.net/audio/38087643d02dc1/

Whatcha think?

Terrible Madonna Radio Interview

2007-09-09T17:30:00.000-07:00

Finally got round to uploading this!

http://www.zshare.net/audio/3565489221bb85/

Enjoy.

x

Elastica - The Other Side mp3 (Lost/unreleased song) (Evening session 1996)

2007-09-07T11:10:00.000-07:00

I don't think this song's been released properly.
It's not on "The Menace", unless it was re-named, and it doesn't appear to be on "The Radio 1 Sessions" CD released late 2001 ( http://www.amazon.co.uk/Radio-1-Sessions-Elastica/dp/B00005Q3XR/ref=pd_sim_m_h__2/203-5754810-9881564?ie=UTF8&qid=1189188171&sr=8-2 )

It's called "The other side" and it has some rather lovely Nirvana-esque chord changes in it.
I lashed it on my iPod last week and keep going back to it this week.
Perhaps it was a Donna song and it couldn't be released for legal reasons when she went all smacked up (according to the indie press at the time).

Anyways, give it a go if you're so inclined.

http://www.zshare.net/audio/3526739234e4e2/

Hmmm... what else can i rip from old cassettes....

Kylie mp3 of Stuart & Maconie Radio 1 quiz type thing like.

2007-09-07T10:57:00.000-07:00

Ave it.

http://www.zshare.net/audio/35264972499da9/

That is all.

Kylie interview mp3 - Simon Mayo 1995

2007-09-07T10:14:00.000-07:00

Here ya go

http://www.zshare.net/audio/3526075c9a161b/

KYlie on Radio 1 from the 90's

2007-09-06T12:16:00.000-07:00

Dunno if you''re a Kylie fan at all (the best people usually are) but i''ve ripped some Radio 1 live songs from the 90''s from a cassette tonight.

Put Yourself In My Place & if you don''t love me from 1995 on the Simon Mayo Show.
These pair are quite good quality

Some Kind Of Bliss & Did it again from her 1997 appearence on The Mark & Lard Breakfast show.
These recordings are a bit quiet but if you crank it up to 11 you can easily get he jist
(i only found out how to rip tapes to mp3 this week!).

Anywho here's the link freaks
http://www.zshare.net/download/35102399f293de/

I've got some mp3's of the interviews from these sessions but they're 20MB+ i'll upload them if anyone begs me to!

I've also discovered some britpop gems, suede/elastica/blur/pulp sessions.

And a HILARIOUS interview of Madonna circa 1995 with Tommy Vance (i think) where she's banging on about film projects and said the following.
"A young Italian director - he's American"
and about some other director "... he's European AND he's German"

Just shout if you're interested kids!

Parting gift;
Classic Mark & Lard radio "comedy sketch" http://www.zshare.net/audio/35109916759926/

Love ya

Ste xx

Ooops

2007-07-28T06:19:00.001-07:00

I forgot i had this!
well it's saturday morning and i've just decided to becoe a popstar - more later!

ste xx

(Forgotten?) Pop hits of yesterday

2006-12-07T14:18:00.000-08:00

Well it's been 2 months since my last (& first) posts.

I've been thinking about what i want to do with this page and i'm thinking "swearing is good".
So i'm gonna mix some ancient (like late 80's to early 2000's) mp3s with some deep blue language and maybe even throw in some sick jokes to boot!

Here's a funny for kick off;

Q : What causes peadophillia?
A : Sexy kids.

(Straight to hell Steven, do not pass go and certainly do not collect any cash at all you sick fuck - Ed)

St. Et's favourite drag queen

2006-10-01T07:52:00.000-07:00

Christ on a rope from the preview i think this is gonna work!!

Ok so it was Christmas/New Year 1994 and I'd just decided to drop out of my Maths & Chemistry degree at Sheffield University. I was home for the holidays and staying up late and sleeping in late, totally depressed and getting an ear bashing from my Mum almost daily (like i didn't feel bad enough).

One early afternoon i had the post flung at me to wake me up and there was a package with the heavenly records logo on the franked sticker.
I'd joined the St. Etienne fan club in April when i saw them live at Sheff Uni and hadn't received anything up to this time. It was the "I love to paint" album. Totally free and containing delicious unreleased and demo choonz!! It cheered me up no end and to date remains my fave St Et album.

I was offered $800 for this album in 2002 by an American fan who had a copy but wanted the original. I was in the process of buying my 1st flat at the time and was stoney broke so i seriously considered it for a week or so but decided that i'd only have to buy the album back at some point in the future so held onto it!

The following is a link for a song that is described as follows on the inlay sleeve...

"A demo intended for our favourite drag queen, Naomi Campbell. Sadly she decided against becoming a disco diva, joining U2 and penning the 90's equivalent of "Slaughterhouse Five" instead.

http://www.ezarchive.com/stebags/AlbumSpace/3U23IUYS13/_zid-2061888/_open-/10_Everything_I_Touch_Turns_To_Gold.mp3

This was demo'd in 1993 around the time they were writing for Kylie's 1st post-PWL album and I always wondered if this was similar to the stuff they did for Kylie which made it "too pop" (as if there's such thing!)

If anyone can tell me how to reduce the link above to an easy "St Etienne - Everything I touch.mp3" I'd be internally grateful.

Much love
Ste x

This is starting to annoy me already...

2006-10-01T06:53:00.000-07:00

Heritage

2006-10-01T05:29:00.000-07:00

My Father, the porn star...

Saint Etienne and the delicious Grigson

2006-10-01T05:05:00.000-07:00

Well because of Paul at http://thezapping.blogspot.com/ and PinkieDust at http://popeatspop.blogspot.com/ i seem to have inadvertantly created this blog!

I only wanted to reply to a comment about Saint Etienne and ended up making an account - thought it was far more complex than this! I'm afriad I'll get hooked for life and it'll steal my limited free time away but hey ho!

So i'm having a Saint Etienne day today, such a wealth of material and different "era's" to go through. Currently listening to "Finisterre" which i was lucky enough to see live in 2002 at the Manchester Ritz. I went alone as St. Et. fans are thin on the ground these days. :-(

Anyways i wanna see if this actually works before i continue and then i need to learn how to put pics/links/choonz up.

Ciao 4 now

Ste xx