Sunday 27th June 2010
Issue Greed
Free music series 'WEEKLY WEEPING' singles club right here
This week we have a campfire standard by J.Charles Singer entitled mygiyoi which is actually an abbreviation of my young goats inside your own ills. I think the title is a perhaps a little too obvious, signalling quite clearly what aural stimulation awaits. But we find this little ode rather reminiscent of dark and windy nights, curtains billowing, a red-cheeked man grinning maniacally at you outside the window, that kind of thing.
Our double-A is a rough mix of a new HANK number Sugar Mound. It's definitely inspired (in theme at least) by that dirty Sheena Easton ditty: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiJElPRnz54
WEEKLY WEEPING #5: J.SINGER mygiyoi / HANK Sugar Mound (early version)
We will endeavour to put the entire archive of Weekly Weeping online once the kids have grown up and we've buried the dog.
Children, do not fret
Here in Toronto, Canada, the fascist's robot S.Harper is attempting to introduce Canada to the joys of repressive regimes - latest move: completely ruining everyone's lives in Toronto by having their ludicrous G20 meeting here along with fences and riot police - but we are still alive with love in our hearts and music in our souls and a new addition to the W.Trux roster, young Albert W. Singer (born 13th June). Albert currently has a 45 in the works.
There are two new Hank LPs in the works, dear friends of the Truckers. These are the oft-discussed Hank Play Rave Anthems of the 1990s and Showers of Happiness. About 20 or so songs between the two of them. At the rate we are going, we should have them finished in about 2015 so stay tuned. It will definitely be worth the wait, trust us. Or don't. You are merely reading letters on a page.
New happenings from our English cousins Learn to Swim
Great new sparklingly spooky flavours from our old pals The Crisps on the always essential Learn to Swim Recordings. Everything is free and downloadable and their website is good too.
Weeping Truckers EXCLUSIVE - New Beatles LP!
We are thrilled to announce that Weeping Truckers has obtained the rights to the highly sought after cassette-only release by Glaswegian combo The Please Please Love Me Do Long Long Long's featuring such classics as I Want to Fuck Your Hand, And Your Bird Can Fuck and Fuckia. Watch this space.
Not really new Hank video featuring anguished dolls
Taken from the 2009 LP The Luck of the Singers, 'You Deserve Better' features lead from Magali and this video was directed by J.C. Singer. See it here.
It is impossible, therefore it is not
It is not, because it is impossible. It is, therefore it is possible. If it is, it cannot be impossible. (with apologies to R.D. Laing)
Mantler has another new video
This is our current favourite song from Manter's instant classic 2010 LP Monody.
Will Munro 1975-2010
Sad sad days in Toronto. Will was one of the pioneering forces in Toronto music and art and community. He always had kind things to say about Hank and was always so encouraging. Plus he was easily the greatest DJ this city has ever seen, Read and watch about our wonderful friend here and here and here although words and film are inevitably so inadequate. We love you, Will. RIP.
Sir "Fucking" Clement
Toronto's premier lesbian party raucous rock 'n' roll duo Sir Clement will be kicking your ass sometime next year, rockers. On a flatbed truck.
Jeremy Singer prepares dictaphone compilation
Over the last few years, Hank frontman Jeremy Singer has recorded hundreds of hours of dictaphone recordings: sketches, improvisations, personal musings and ansamachine messages. These initmate analogue excerpts are now in the process of being handpicked for the upcoming Cab Williamson presents 'Dictabeat, volumes 1-9', soon to be available via mail order. There will be a strictly limited edition box set of CDs and dictaphone cassettes as well as yer precious mp3s as a free download. This is a rare instance where the limitations of mp3 audio work in favour of the material. All the recordings are hissy and in mono and sound like ghostly echoes of memory. Perfect for your early morning gym workout, what?
Hank is on the bewildering site known as Twitter
We're sorry but us '70s babies are having trouble understanding this particular social "phenomenon". Who is lying and who is telling the truth? Who cares, right? We are @hankthepopgroup if you want to occasioally read a few words about how you should come to this site to listen to new songs. Brilliant.
Anyone here from myspace?
Thanks for coming here and leaving that putrid tank of Murdoch tat.
Exclusive Plot video finally here!
Directed by Victoria Kent. Taken from The Luck of the Singers. WATCH IT!
The Luck of the Singers by Hank - "one of the best, yet most tragically overlooked, records of 2009. Quel esprit! C'est divin!"
Email us if, at any point in your life, you have floated or flown in the air by yourself.
Hank music featured in online Catalan animation series starring faceless cartoon characters
It's true. See for yourself.
Hank music also featured in Sook-Yin Lee's feature film 'Year of the Carnivore'
Or specifically, the song Distraction from 2009's premier pop obscurity The Luck of the Singers. Film website link.
New Weeping Truckers project Southern Charles will be battling for survival in the urban landscape of unknown musical acts. But he just laughs in the face of rejection and apathy anyway. Weeping Truckers are set to release the debut LP by SC entitled Living Between Peacocks and Bones in 2009. Download the first 10 singles right here. And here is a quite new Southern Charles tune which is called 'Playah' for some reason. What is he saying? What are you hearing? Southern would love to know: southerncharles@weepingtruckers.com