The Beatles/Fall Tour Schedule/The Xx: 3 Posts for the Price of 1!

I'm sorry to say that this is the last post in Moxie & Mayhem's first (and certainly not last!) International Invasion Week. We have a couple of treats for you:

1) Playing The Beatles Backwards: The Ultimate Countdown - An absolute must-read for any fan of the Fab Four, but also quite interesting to skim for even casual fans. This guy actually ranked all 185 Beatles songs. My top 5 (5. Within You, Without You 4. Come Together 3. Eleanor Rigby 2. I Am the Walrus 1. Dear Prudence) differs a little from his (5. Hey Jude 4. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End 3. She's Leaving Home 2. I Am the Walrus 1. A Day in the Life), but half the fun is in reading his explanations and comparing his decisions to your own. (C'mon, let's get some comments going, you guys! What are your top 5 favorite Beatles songs?)


2) Fall Tour Schedule for Some of the Greatest International Artists (According to Juno)

Natacha Atlas (my Belgian songbird)
October 5^th, Union Chapel, London, England
October 22^nd, Lucerna Music Bar, Praha, Czech Republic

Epica (my current favorite symphonic metal band)
August 28^th, Parc Pinetons, Ripollet, Barcelona, Spain (as part of Ripollet Rock Festival 2009)
September 11^th, Waalkade, Tiel, the Netherlands (as part of Angelpop 2009)
September 12^th, Château de la Princesse d'Arenberg, Raismes, France (as part of RaisesmesFest 2009)
October 2^nd, Vera, Groningen, the Netherlands
October 9^th, Escape, Veenendaal, the Netherlands
October 10^th, Paradiso, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
October 14^th, Substage, Karlsruhe, Germany

Lee-Hom Wang (the man behind the phrase “chinked-out”)
August 22^nd, Worker’s Stadium, Beijing, China
September 5^th, Xi’an Stadium, Xi’an, China

Transglobal Underground (aka Natacha’s band)
September 25^th, Gödör Klub, Budapest, Hungary

Snow Patrol (the drummer’s aunt played Magenta in the Rocky Horror Picture Show)
August 20^th, Kiewitt, Hasselt, Belgium (as part of Pukkelpop 2009)
August 22^nd, Weston Park, Stafford, England (as part of V Festival 2009)
August 22^nd, Hyland Parks, Chelmsford, England (as part of V Festival 2009)
September 10^th, The Myth, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Default (relentless Canadian alternative rock…as it should be)
September 26^th, Mavericks, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Seether (South African post-grunge just doesn’t get any better than this)
September 4^th, Alaska State Fair’s Borealis Theater, Palmer, Alaska, USA
October 3^rd, Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, New Jersey, USA

Ayria (I want to raid this girl’s wardrobe)
September 3^rd, Atlanta Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (as part of Dragon*Con 2009)



3) The Xx

Pretty much the hottest new band from across the pond at the moment. This London quartet's debut album is utterly amazing. I highly recommend starting out with the track "Crystalised". Honestly, The Xx is brilliant and their music is just plain sexy.



Well that's it for this week, but not to fear, we're going back to the standard Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday post schedule starting tomorrow. Stay tuned for Andrew Bird Week, The Decemberists Week, Evan's dissertation on Sufjan Stevens, and oodles of other fun musical goodies.

Goodnight!
~Ellie