Good Afternoon.

Do you like Talking Heads?

I do. I think they are an absolutely fantastic band. Genius infact. David Byrnes eccentricity is one of absolute legend. David Byrne is a legend. I love the way their music is just so interesting- every time you listen to them you hear a new unique sound. It's great. I love the fact that in their records they've got so much going on, buzzes, alarms, crazy guitar work. It's all good. And they are extremely tight live. I was watching their gig in Rome on youtube the other day and it looked crazy, like some sort of party that everyone was invited to. There were like 12 people on the stage but each of them had their own presence. And the crowd were wild. I suggest you go on youtube, and watch that video.

The reason why I bring up Talking Heads is because today I would like to talk about art punk. You know, not like, Post-Punk, or what I would call "Angry" Punk. Art Punk. Surprisingly art punk isn't usually made by a bunch of middle class morons who study philosophy at Oxford Uni. Art Punk is made by people with intelligence but also with edge. And today, I would like to talk about a certain band called "Pere Ubu"

Now even though the guy is a complete and utter loon, David Thomas seems to be in the same league of genius as Syd Barrat from Pink Floyd. Exept for the fact that he doesn't take copius amounts of drugs, he's just crazy. His vocals are extrmely weird and his lyrics even more so, it's like Black Francis on speed and it's utterly surreal. This is usually backed by some surf guitar or very textured guitar playing and a weird, scuzzy sound going on in the back ground. It's not really Grunge though, it's kind of in it's own genre.

So, Without further ado, here is a Pere Ubu live album: http://open.spotify.com/album/6qOieEZND46naDK5yfMFYE

And, as I said before, the guy is completely nuts.