Music you haven’t heard…The M’s, N’s and O’s…

Bill Middleton is one of the most depressing musicians ever. His song A Brighter Beat http://www.malcolmmiddleton.co.uk/ABrighterBeat-Video.mov is enough to make you cry. Give it time to load…
Crappo the Clown is music on Zanex. There is more here http://www.malcolmmiddleton.co.uk/audiovideo.htm
It’s not bad music at all, he just needs a happy pill.

Maria Taylor comes from Nebraska, of all places. She’s cute and just manages to not be another “breathy” chick, like Tori Amos. Her music is laid back and a bit serious, but all good. http://www.myspace.com/mariataylor listen to the songs.

Michael Nesmith got the short end of the stick, in my opinion. His DVD Elephant Parts should be in every house in America. Here’s some tune from that http://www.videoranch.com/html/magiclarge.html
And a comedy bit, that isn’t music, but it’s too funny http://www.videoranch.com/html/NNSlarge.html
And finally Cruisin’ (a must see) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRWTz3zY1WY

Nash The Slash is a wacky electronic Canadian artist. He uses a violin run through a processor and a beat machine to create some of the most original and enticing music I have ever heard. Dance After Curfew, from the Album Children Of the Night was fairly popular http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErBzGe9hMdk
I can’t find any reference to his cover of the Jan and Dean song, Dead Man’s Curve. It’s an excellent, funny and very original rendition. He wraps himself a bit like a mummy and almost always wears an outrageous outfit with top hat.
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Bill Nelson’s album Atom Shop is a step back into the 60’s mod/jazz scene with an electronic twist. It’s a bit like Bowie sometimes. Atom Shop from 1998 blew my socks off when I first listened to it. You can hear a few tracks here http://www.billnelson.com/html/salon/atom.php

Nelly Furtado is, well, hot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO6SnX9s5-w I don’t really know how popular her music is. You probably have heard this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4k219qd2Gc

Nick Cave is a bit of an enigma, from the 1990’s. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOiUPl5GjTE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lneSAju-Xtc
I can’t say its “good” music. Different though.

Nouvelle Vague is another breathy chick band that does cover songs (from what I have heard). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4efME9Vnlc I like their website. You HAVE to listen to the cover of the Clash’s Guns of Brixton. Take a qualude and enjoy. They take a punk tune and kick it down a few notches. It makes me laugh out loud. http://www.nouvellesvagues.com/english/music.html They have an occult quality that they embrace fully.

Of Montreal (this should be in the O’s yes?) are a pretty young pop/alternative band out of (shocker) Montreal. If you go to their site http://www.ofmontreal.net/flashsite/index.html and click on media, there are links to audio and video. I Was Never Young is a great song and the tune Wraith Pinned To The Mist has been corrupted into the catchy Outback Steakhouse commercial’s music. You have to turn a buck, right?

Ok Go is just out to have fun. I love it. http://www.okgo.net/music_music.asp

Olive is no more. I wouldn’t rewrite their history, but you can read it here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_(band) This song hit #1 in the UK.
This was the only video I could find.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48NCJmgwWEY

I can’t wait for the next part of this series; I am digging onto some of my favorite bands.