To me, coming from you
Friend is a four letter word
End is the only part of the word that I heard.

CAKE - Friend Is A Four Letter Word

(1996: Fashion Nugget)

No phone, no phone
I just want to be alone today

CAKE - No Phone

(2004: Pressure Chief)

Music Videos: My Best of 1999-2002

In case you hadn’t notice, rage is currently doing a monthly “best of” series.

The next to air is 1999-2002 on October 27.

This is my list from that era, in order. The link above will take you to a Youtube playlist.

1. Blur - Coffee & TV
2. The Avalanches - Since I Left You
3. The White Stripes - Fell In Love With A Girl
4. CAKE - Short Skirt/Long Jacket
5. Basement Jaxx - Where’s Your Head At
6. Weezer - Keep Fishin’
7. Basement Jaxx - Do Your Thing
8. Powderfinger - My Happiness
9. Air - Playground Love
10. Audioslave - Cochise
11. The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist
12. PJ Harvey - Good Fortune
13. Weezer - Hash Pipe
14. Muse - Hyper Music
15. Björk - Pagan Poetry
16. Garbage - Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)
17. New Order - 60 Miles An Hour
18. Aphex Twin - Windowlicker
19. Muse - Sunburn
20. Muse - Muscle Museum
21. At The Drive-In - Invalid Litter Dept.
22. Le Tigre - Deceptacon
23. Skunk Anansie - Charlie Big Potato
24. Ben Folds - Still Fighting It
25. Groove Armada - My Friend

Cake - Short Skirt/Long Jacket

(2001: Comfort Eagle)

0:54 to 1:01 makes this video. You couldn’t script that.

(Source: youtube.com)

In Brief: CAKE - Showroom Of Compassion

Rating:

7/10

Key Tracks:

Long Time, Federal Funding

Sounds Like:

They never took a break

CAKE

CAKE have been announced for Fuji Rock, so I’ve got everything crossed for a detour to Australia. In the meantime, here’s three seminal CAKE tracks to keep you me happy.

The Distance

Never There

No Phone

2011: The Musical Year Ahead

New(ish) artists to keep an eye on:

• Artisan Guns (NZ)
• Clones Of The Queen (USA)
• Dirty Secs (Poland)
• The Jezabels (NSW)
• The Kaviar (Portugal)
• Kimbra (VIC)
• Little Scout (QLD)
• The Novocaines (WA)
• Stonefield (VIC)

My most anticipated albums:

• Cake
• Death Cab For Cutie
• The Dirtbombs
• Fleet Foxes
• Fujiya & Miyagi
• Gomez
• The Grates
• Jebediah
• Katy Steele
• The Kills
• The Maccabees
• Okkervil River
• PJ Harvey
• Portishead
• Radiohead
• Something For Kate

Fingers crossed for Australian tours by (not including those mentioned above):

• The Apples In Stereo
• Arcade Fire
• Cut Off Your Hands
• Familjen
• Jemina Pearl
• Los Campesinos!
• The Pipettes
• Portugal. The Man
• Rogue Wave
• Skunk Anansie