tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19286023.post-82628750517623186472007-09-06T19:43:00.000+02:002007-09-06T22:03:25.118+02:00<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Gn_oSeziSPM/RuA-QhEgEMI/AAAAAAAAACk/kxJXxaHQnzc/s1600-h/zwart.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107150430914220226" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Gn_oSeziSPM/RuA-QhEgEMI/AAAAAAAAACk/kxJXxaHQnzc/s400/zwart.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">(No, there's nothing wrong with your browser, this is The Tommies CD cover) (with the golden ribbon untied as I didn't want to flatten it)</span></em></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After 74 posts of old stuff, I figured it was time to post something new. A <a href="http://eetusmakelijk.blogspot.com/2006/06/punk-girls-are-cool.html">long time ago</a> I wrote about (semi-)local legends The Tommies, 3 girls in their early twenties who, through some weird alchemy, stumbled upon the same great girl-post-punk-sound that bands like Kleenex and Mo-dettes (who roamed the earth years before the Tommies were born) were famous for. They're not "retro" in any way, but just have the same "fuck technique, let's have fun"-attitude. Joost has even compared them to Wormerpunk, which they're never heard of (they think the word sounds disgusting). I had the honour of recording them with my er... mobile recording studio, and here's some of it.</span></div></div><br /><a href="http://212.127.186.65/public/Blog/tommies-youwantitall.mp3"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">You Want It All</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><a href="http://212.127.186.65/public/Blog/tommies-hip.mp3"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hip</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><a href="http://212.127.186.65/public/Blog/tommies-electronique.mp3"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Electronique</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><a href="http://212.127.186.65/public/Blog/tommies-desert.mp3"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Desert</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />(All tracks recorded 07-07-07) </span>Nielshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579889924374160663noreply@blogger.com