Weekend video: Donald Fagen cover; Good Stuff by Bradley Smith

Favo(u)rite in reprise!

Three years old by now, but a great cover of a track from Donald Fagen's Sunken Condos album. Bradley Smith is the name of this talented guy.

GOOD STUFF - Donald Fagen cover from the album Sunken Condos (HD720) from Analog Image on Vimeo.

Weekend music: Catherine Russell - Everybody Loves My Baby - "Live in Concert"

We found her thanks to touring with Steely Dan between 2008 and 2013, but she's doing her own thing since way before that. And after:


More here: http://www.catherinerussell.net/

Weekend video: Pomplamoose - Stevie Wonder Herbie Hancock Mashup

Since we like Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock and Pomplamoose!

Weekend music: Brand new Japanese pop from indigo la End 「さよならベル」

Wikipedia article on indigo la End.

Weekend music: This is why we prefer ゲスの極み乙女。 to Nicki Minaj

At the time of writing this American rapper Nicki Minaj's latest "controversial" song titled Anaconda is 500 000 views from 100 million on YouTube while the new one from Japanese band ゲスの極み乙女。 (Gesu no kiwami otome.) is closing in on 80 000.

Nicki Minaj: Thanks, but no thanks.

We guess both Nicki and Gesu are doing fine, but we prefer both the song and the video from the latter. Titled アソビ (Asobi) it is filmed in 4K on mobile phones and heaps more fun that Nicki's by-the-book butt-shaking.

(On a side note:
The music industry must wake up every day thanking our society for the never ending double standards and warped reactions around sexuality and nudity that help sell even the most mundane expressions of popular culture.)

If you feel a painful lack of ass in your musical diet we're sure you can google the Anaconda video, but we urge you to have a look and listen to a better, more creative and fun combination of music and images. And here it is:

Weekend music: State Cows - Mister White

Local group State Cows made a rare live appearance this past Saturday in Umeå, Sweden. Here's a video of the song Mister White.

Weekend music: Walter Becker - Bob Is Not Your Uncle Anymore

walterbecker.com

Weekend music: ゲスの極み乙女。 「パラレルスペック」

Gesu No Kiwami Otome and the track Pararerusupekku. We know very little about this Japanese band. But we know that we like this track from the mini album Minna Nōmaru / みんなノーマル arriving in early April.

And here's the link to the homepage!

Weekend Music: Steely Dan medley a' la Paul Henry Wilmuth!

Weekend Music: "Radio" - Towa Tei with Yukihiro Takahashi ＆ Tina Tamashiro

Let's see... It's about radio ... or at least radio is mentioned a lot. It includesa nod to Funkadelic. Towa Tei was once a member of Dee-Lite. It has a certain summery feel to it. And it's slightly strange in a good way. And then there's that Casio VL-Tone calculator/music instrument.

We could go on but that's more than enough to give Radio by Towa Tei a blogpost.

Weekend video: Aja from Drum Fantasy Camp 2012

Steely's Dan's "Aja," performed live at Cleveland's House of Blues during the opening night concert for Drum Fantasy Camp 2012. Features Keith Carlock and Peter Erskine (drums), John Benitez (bass), Josh Dion (keys/vocals), Oli Rockberger (keys/vocals), and Vinny Valentino (guitar).


Thanks to Carsten who shared the link!

Weekend music: Keb Mo

Looking for a weekend post we found this tip over on the BlueBook from Steely Dan fan Philippe:

Hello there, if you wish to have a Steely moment this week end, try
"The Reflection (I See Myself In You)" by Keb Mo on his last album, it's as close to Donald as it can be musically without being Donald himself.
Hope you'll enjoy it as much as I do.

A la prochaine
Philippe

And here it is!

Thanks, Philippe!

Elvis Costello 1977/1978 vs 2011

1978:

2011:

1977: 

Paul Simon: So Beautiful Or So What

Sounds like Paul Simon's new album is up there with his very best. Released April 12:

Weekend music: Cool Morph The Cat cover

Here's a nice instrumental jazz version of Donald Fagen's Morph The Cat by Italian pianist Stefano Bollani.
It was reorded and released in 2006 on the Jazz Italiano Live 2006 album. An album that was part of a series of albums by different artists given away with the Italian magazine L'espresso.

Weekend video: 4'33 silence UK Christmas #1 in 2010?

The above video of John Cage's piece 4'33 is to give you a glimpse what might become the 2010 Christmas number one in the United Kingdom. Our question is how it will play on the radio? We promise to add the upcoming recorded version to the Radio Dupree Xmassy playlist! :)

Read more here:
This year's comedy Xmas No. 1 contender: Silent song 4'33"

Elton John & Leon Russell: The Union - NPR First Listen

A preview of the whole album available here (until October 19, 2010):



Tracks:

1. If It Wasn't For Bad
2. Eight Hundred Dollar Shoes
3. Hey Ahab
4. Gone To Shiloh
5. Jimmie Rodgers' Dream
6. There's No Tomorrow
7. Monkey Suit
8. The Best Part Of The Day
9. A Dream Come True
10. When Love Is Dying
11. I Should Have Sent Roses
12. Hearts Have Turned To Stone
13. Never Too Old (To Hold Somebody)
14. In The Hands Of Angels

ELO + The Supremes + Michael Jackson = :)

Why settle for one good song when you can have three - simultaneously?

Mark Vidler is a guy that manages to make so called mash-ups that put a smile on Radio Dupree's face. Like this one where Electric Light Orchestra meets The Supremes and Michael Jackson.

Weekend music: The Seeds

And let's add another R.I.P. for Sky Saxon from L.A. band The Seeds. He died Thursday. Here's the great Pushin' Too Hard from the late 60's:

Almost Abba as Björn & Benny writes a pop song again

Since we're a Swedish station/blog we're pretty much sure that we're obliged by law to report the news that Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of Abba fame have collaborated on a pop song for the firt time in 15 years.
It's been musicals lately, but when it was time to celebrate Hotel Rival's in Stockholm fifth anniversary owner Benny Andersson asked the staff if they'd like a song written.

And here it is; 2nd Best To None, performed by the hotel staff. Spot Benny making a two second cameo early on.



And there's more Björn & Benny coming our way. An English language album by Benny Anderssons Orkester (apparently renamed The Benny Andersson Band) will be out this summer. The band has enjoyed an enormous sucess in Sweden and Scandinavia with three Swedish language folk-oriented albums between 2001 and 2007.
Now Björn has translated the lyrics for an album worth of songs. But there's one brand new track titled Story Of A Heart promised.