I'll Try Anything Once (But I'm Still Going with the Demo)

“I’ll Try Anything Once” is an early demo of what would eventually become The Stroke’s “You Only Live Once” off their third LP “First Impressions of Earth.”   This early version has been a fan favorite for ages and was released as a b-side on the “Heart in a Cage” single, but it’s hard to find and isn’t featured on iTunes or other online music retailers.  Recently, Julian Casablancas has released an EP entitled “Live from Electric Lady Studios, WRXP New York,” which features a live recording.  However, the latest take lacks the intimacy that is one of the demo’s main attractions.  Sofia Coppola agrees, choosing the demo version as the main musical accompaniment for the trailer of her latest film "Somewhere."


I'll Try Anything Once-Julian Casablancas by TheBoyandColors

New Arcade Fire is Well-Received

Arcade Fire released two singles today from their upcoming third album entitled "The Suburbs."  The first is a double single featuring songs "The Suburbs" and "Month of May." These are two of the earliest virally-released songs off "Suburbs" and have been on the Arcade Fire myspace for some time.  Next is the "Ready to Start" single. Now, this one justifies the post title.  The song has already shot up to #10 on the iTunes Alternative Chart, surpassing Edward Sharpe's "Home" and Sky Sailing's "Captains of the Sky" and has reached #177 on the overall chart (that should tell you something about the state of the Alternative genre lol).  Good for them! Personally, I'm not really sure if I like the new songs.  I think "Ready to Start" is a great pulse-pounder, one of Arcade Fire's best (and maybe the only) high-energy rock songs.  But there's NO CHORUS! Oh Arcade Fire, you're only, yet really annoying, flaw. Write choruses!  On the other hand the song has some really cool lyrics: "Businessmen drink my blood/ like the kids in art school said they would."  I don't know what to think.

Ready to Start-Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire "Ready To Start" by OctopusWindmill