放音樂/MUSIC IS PLAYING. SEAN HOCKING, METAL POSTCARD RECORDS.

December 18, 2014 By Leave a Comment

香港金属明信片唱片公司(Metal Postcard Records)创始人兼所有人Sean Hocking在半个世纪前出生在澳大利亚。他的青葱岁月是在金属乐队和斯卡音乐浸泡的西印度群岛度过的。七十年代初，迁居至英国，最初的音乐记忆之一是Roxy Music 在“Top of the Pops”节目上所演奏的Virginia Plain，接着是 Marc Bloan的T-REX，还有David Bowie的Space Oddity，从此他便深陷其中。在12岁时，Sex Pistols, Clash & The Damned通过John Peel的广播节目出现在他卧室的录音机上。十几岁的时候，追随着Siouxisie & the Banshees，the Cure还有全国其它乐队。十几岁时最难忘的演出无疑时Black Flag在英国的首演。在1983年是来到澳大利亚，引荐了了一些包括the Scientists from Perth在内的天才乐团，也成为了Kurt Cobain最大的影响之一……绝对是邋遢摇滚的表率。

Sean Hocking founder and owner of Hong Kong based record label Metal Postcard Records was born half a century ago in Australia. He spent his younger years running around barefoot in the West Indies soaking up steel bands & ska music. Moving to the UK in the early seventies, one of his first musical memories was seeing Roxy Music playing Virginia Plain on the ‘Top Of The Pops’ show, then Marc Bloan’s T-Rex, and David Bowie’s Space Oddity. He was hooked. At the age of 12 the Sex Pistols, Clash & The Damned came into his living room and onto his record player via the genius of John Peel’s radio show. Teenage times involved following Siouxsie and the Banshees, the Cure and other bands around the country. Greatest teenage gig moment was without doubt seeing Black Flag play their first ever UK gig. A visit to Australia in 1983, introduced incredible bands including the Scientists from Perth, who later went on to become one of Kurt Cobain’s main influences…definitely the grungiest band ever. Pt.1.

请欣赏Sean的Ring of Fire广播秀//英国蒲公英广播/Check out Sean’s Ring of Fire Radio Show//Dandelion Radio UK – http://www.dandelionradio.com/sean.htm

African Boy – One Day I Went To Lidl

African Boy已出道一段时间了,也在各种演出活动中给予了MIA支持。他是一位杰出的歌手而这首歌能告诉你什么是英国最好的流行音乐。这让我想起了Specials或早期的grime风。在Lidl超市顺东西被抓包或是担心如何融入校园生活。而完美的解药就是,他们在电视选秀节目上的倾力吐槽。

African Boy has been around for a while and has supported MIA on various tours. He’s fantastic and this song is what the best English pop music is about. It reminds me of the Specials, or early grime. All about being caught nicking stuff from Lidl and having to fit in at school. The perfect antidote to all that garbage they trot out on those stupid TV talent shows.

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放音樂/MUSIC IS PLAYING. SEAN HOCKING, METAL POSTCARD RECORDS.

December 16, 2014 By Leave a Comment

香港金属明信片唱片公司(Metal Postcard Records)创始人兼所有人Sean Hocking在半个世纪前出生在澳大利亚。他的青葱岁月是在金属乐队和斯卡音乐浸泡的西印度群岛度过的。七十年代初，迁居至英国，最初的音乐记忆之一是Roxy Music 在“Top of the Pops”节目上所演奏的Virginia Plain，接着是 Marc Bloan的T-REX，还有David Bowie的Space Oddity，从此他便深陷其中。在12岁时，Sex Pistols, Clash & The Damned通过John Peel的广播节目出现在他卧室的录音机上。十几岁的时候，追随着Siouxisie & the Banshees，the Cure还有全国其它乐队。十几岁时最难忘的演出无疑时Black Flag在英国的首演。在1983年是来到澳大利亚，引荐了了一些包括the Scientists from Perth在内的天才乐团，也成为了Kurt Cobain最大的影响之一……绝对是邋遢摇滚的表率。

Sean Hocking founder and owner of Hong Kong based record label Metal Postcard Records was born half a century ago in Australia. He spent his younger years running around barefoot in the West Indies soaking up steel bands & ska music. Moving to the UK in the early seventies, one of his first musical memories was seeing Roxy Music playing Virginia Plain on the ‘Top Of The Pops’ show, then Marc Bloan’s T-Rex, and David Bowie’s Space Oddity. He was hooked. At the age of 12 the Sex Pistols, Clash & The Damned came into his living room and onto his record player via the genius of John Peel’s radio show. Teenage times involved following Siouxsie and the Banshees, the Cure and other bands around the country. Greatest teenage gig moment was without doubt seeing Black Flag play their first ever UK gig. A visit to Australia in 1983, introduced incredible bands including the Scientists from Perth, who later went on to become one of Kurt Cobain’s main influences…definitely the grungiest band ever. Pt.1.

请欣赏Sean的Ring of Fire广播秀//英国蒲公英广播/Check out Sean’s Ring of Fire Radio Show//Dandelion Radio UK – http://www.dandelionradio.com/sean.htm

Siouxsie & The Banshees – Mittageisen (Metal Postcard)

简单地说…太好了,好到以至于让我将唱片公司以歌曲命名。这是一个关于德国反法西斯主义的艺术家John Heartfeld在上世纪30年代逃离纳粹之后不得不移民至英国的故事。这年头到处都是法西斯,所以这首歌永远不会过时。这歌的德文版是最好听的版本。

Simple really. So good i named a label after the song. It’s about German anti-fascist artist John Heartfeld who had to immigrate to the UK in the late 1930’s to escape the Nazis. There are so many fascists everywhere these days this song will never go out of fashion. This German version is the best.

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放音樂/MUSIC IS PLAYING. SEAN HOCKING, METAL POSTCARD RECORDS.

December 14, 2014 By Leave a Comment

香港金属明信片唱片公司(Metal Postcard Records)创始人兼所有人Sean Hocking在半个世纪前出生在澳大利亚。他的青葱岁月是在金属乐队和斯卡音乐浸泡的西印度群岛度过的。七十年代初，迁居至英国，最初的音乐记忆之一是Roxy Music 在“Top of the Pops”节目上所演奏的Virginia Plain，接着是 Marc Bloan的T-REX，还有David Bowie的Space Oddity，从此他便深陷其中。在12岁时，Sex Pistols, Clash & The Damned通过John Peel的广播节目出现在他卧室的录音机上。十几岁的时候，追随着Siouxisie & the Banshees，the Cure还有全国其它乐队。十几岁时最难忘的演出无疑时Black Flag在英国的首演。在1983年是来到澳大利亚，引荐了了一些包括the Scientists from Perth在内的天才乐团，也成为了Kurt Cobain最大的影响之一……绝对是邋遢摇滚的表率。

Sean Hocking founder and owner of Hong Kong based record label Metal Postcard Records was born half a century ago in Australia. He spent his younger years running around barefoot in the West Indies soaking up steel bands & ska music. Moving to the UK in the early seventies, one of his first musical memories was seeing Roxy Music playing Virginia Plain on the ‘Top Of The Pops’ show, then Marc Bloan’s T-Rex, and David Bowie’s Space Oddity. He was hooked. At the age of 12 the Sex Pistols, Clash & The Damned came into his living room and onto his record player via the genius of John Peel’s radio show. Teenage times involved following Siouxsie and the Banshees, the Cure and other bands around the country. Greatest teenage gig moment was without doubt seeing Black Flag play their first ever UK gig. A visit to Australia in 1983, introduced incredible bands including the Scientists from Perth, who later went on to become one of Kurt Cobain’s main influences…definitely the grungiest band ever. Pt.1.

请欣赏Sean的Ring of Fire广播秀//英国蒲公英广播/Check out Sean’s Ring of Fire Radio Show//Dandelion Radio UK – http://www.dandelionradio.com/sean.htm

Matthew Edwards & The Unfortunates – The English Blues

几年前，我遇到了来至旧金山的一支小乐队，演唱着只有300张黑胶碟发行量的一首令人着迷的室内乐。六个月后，我居然还每天在听。也因为这样，现在英国本土音乐人Matthew Edwards和他的民谣歌手的乐队成为了我金属明信片唱片公司的旗下歌手。由Eric Feldman ( Capt Beefheart & His Magic Band / The Pixies)监制并与一众伟大音乐人合作，Matthew创作了一张能够与过去主打歌如：Townes Van Zandt, Kevin Ayers 和Lee Hazlewood相媲美的专辑。我全力推荐这张专辑。

A couple of years ago I came across this little band from San Francisco singing completely addictive literate chamber pop from another time! This on an LP limited to only 300 copies. Six months later I was still listening daily. So now UK native Matthew Edwards and his band of troubadours are on my label Metal Postcard records. Produced by Eric Feldman (Capt Beefheart & His Magic Band/The Pixies) along with a cast of amazing musicians, Matthew has produced a collection that ties Morrissey in with past greats like Townes Van Zandt, Kevin Ayers and Lee Hazlewood. I can’t recommend this album enough.

https://metalpostcard.bandcamp.com/track/the-english-blues

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放音樂/MUSIC IS PLAYING. SEAN HOCKING, METAL POSTCARD RECORDS.

December 12, 2014 By Leave a Comment

香港金属明信片唱片公司(Metal Postcard Records)创始人兼所有人Sean Hocking在半个世纪前出生在澳大利亚。他的青葱岁月是在金属乐队和斯卡音乐浸泡的西印度群岛度过的。七十年代初，迁居至英国，最初的音乐记忆之一是Roxy Music 在“Top of the Pops”节目上所演奏的Virginia Plain，接着是 Marc Bloan的T-REX，还有David Bowie的Space Oddity，从此他便深陷其中。在12岁时，Sex Pistols, Clash & The Damned通过John Peel的广播节目出现在他卧室的录音机上。十几岁的时候，追随着Siouxisie & the Banshees，the Cure还有全国其它乐队。十几岁时最难忘的演出无疑时Black Flag在英国的首演。在1983年是来到澳大利亚，引荐了了一些包括the Scientists from Perth在内的天才乐团，也成为了Kurt Cobain最大的影响之一……绝对是邋遢摇滚的表率。

Sean Hocking founder and owner of Hong Kong based record label Metal Postcard Records was born half a century ago in Australia. He spent his younger years running around barefoot in the West Indies soaking up steel bands & ska music. Moving to the UK in the early seventies, one of his first musical memories was seeing Roxy Music playing Virginia Plain on the ‘Top Of The Pops’ show, then Marc Bloan’s T-Rex, and David Bowie’s Space Oddity. He was hooked. At the age of 12 the Sex Pistols, Clash & The Damned came into his living room and onto his record player via the genius of John Peel’s radio show. Teenage times involved following Siouxsie and the Banshees, the Cure and other bands around the country. Greatest teenage gig moment was without doubt seeing Black Flag play their first ever UK gig. A visit to Australia in 1983, introduced incredible bands including the Scientists from Perth, who later went on to become one of Kurt Cobain’s main influences…definitely the grungiest band ever. Pt.1.

请欣赏Sean的Ring of Fire广播秀//英国蒲公英广播/Check out Sean’s Ring of Fire Radio Show//Dandelion Radio UK – http://www.dandelionradio.com/sean.htm

The Small Faces – Wham Bam Thank You Ma’am

今年是我来到这颗星球上的第50个年头，同时，也是我发现了最佳乐队的一年，我指的是最佳没有之一，那就是The Small Faces。其他人不是模仿他们就是为自己乐队成员取上他们的绰号。我第一次听到The Small Faces是1977年一个周六下午在Annie Nightingale 广播电台（英国）上的演出。她表演了Itchychoo Park，我仍清晰地记得当时天空的颜色，空气中的味道，与那个片刻时光…那是下午的2点43分。同年我还了解到，Sex Pistols只翻唱过Small Faces的歌曲。原因很简单，因为那是最棒的。

This year was my 50th on the planet and it was also the year that I realized the the best band ever, and I mean ever, were the Small Faces. Everybody either copied them or nicked their members for their own bands. I first heard the Small Faces in 1977, on the, Annie Nightingale Radio One (UK) Saturday afternoon show. She played Itchycoo Park and I remember the color of the sky, the scent of the air, the time… it was 2.43 pm. In the same year, I also learnt that the only band the Sex Pistols would cover were The Small Faces. Quite simply it doesn’t get better than this.

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放音樂/MUSIC IS PLAYING. SEAN HOCKING, METAL POSTCARD RECORDS.

December 10, 2014 By Leave a Comment

香港金属明信片唱片公司(Metal Postcard Records)创始人兼所有人Sean Hocking在半个世纪前出生在澳大利亚。他的青葱岁月是在金属乐队和斯卡音乐浸泡的西印度群岛度过的。七十年代初，迁居至英国，最初的音乐记忆之一是Roxy Music 在“Top of the Pops”节目上所演奏的Virginia Plain，接着是 Marc Bloan的T-REX，还有David Bowie的Space Oddity，从此他便深陷其中。在12岁时，Sex Pistols, Clash & The Damned通过John Peel的广播节目出现在他卧室的录音机上。十几岁的时候，追随着Siouxisie & the Banshees，the Cure还有全国其它乐队。十几岁时最难忘的演出无疑时Black Flag在英国的首演。在1983年是来到澳大利亚，引荐了了一些包括the Scientists from Perth在内的天才乐团，也成为了Kurt Cobain最大的影响之一……绝对是邋遢摇滚的表率。

Sean Hocking founder and owner of Hong Kong based record label Metal Postcard Records was born half a century ago in Australia. He spent his younger years running around barefoot in the West Indies soaking up steel bands & ska music. Moving to the UK in the early seventies, one of his first musical memories was seeing Roxy Music playing Virginia Plain on the ‘Top Of The Pops’ show, then Marc Bloan’s T-Rex, and David Bowie’s Space Oddity. He was hooked. At the age of 12 the Sex Pistols, Clash & The Damned came into his living room and onto his record player via the genius of John Peel’s radio show. Teenage times involved following Siouxsie and the Banshees, the Cure and other bands around the country. Greatest teenage gig moment was without doubt seeing Black Flag play their first ever UK gig. A visit to Australia in 1983, introduced incredible bands including the Scientists from Perth, who later went on to become one of Kurt Cobain’s main influences…definitely the grungiest band ever. Pt.1.

请欣赏Sean的Ring of Fire广播秀//英国蒲公英广播/Check out Sean’s Ring of Fire Radio Show//Dandelion Radio UK – http://www.dandelionradio.com/sean.htm

Blank Realm – Cleaning Up My Mess

目前，澳大利亚有一批全球最耀眼的新生乐队。有Dick Diver，Courtney Barnett，Louis Inglis，The Twerps，Hot Palms…这样的例子不胜枚举。而然我们所谈论的并不是澳洲血统的硬摇滚，而是趋向于中间派的，The Triffids, Chads Tree，更温文尔雅知性的澳大利亚。Black Realm一定能拿下“X”Factor。这首歌太震撼了，现场演出绝对会秒杀全场。

Australia has some of the best new bands on the planet at the moment. There’s Dick Diver, Courtney Barnett, Louis Inglis, The Twerps, Hot Palms…the list goes on and on. But instead of the hard rocking’ Aussie lineage, we’re talking about the bastard grandchildren of the Go-Betweens, The Triffids, Chads Tree. A quieter more literate Australia. Blank Realm have the “X” factor in spades. This song is amazing and apparently they kill it live.

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