Scissor Sisters

Podcast: A Danceable Solution To Teenage Revolution

source: Fluxblog

Scissor Sisters “Do The Strand” Roxy Music’s “Do The Strand” was already a very campy song, but the Scissor Sisters have gone and pushed that campiness to a glorious extreme, even by their own standards. Though the essence of the song remains the same, the Scissor Sisters version strips ou...

Published Thu, Mar 5

Various Artists War Child: Heroes

source: Exclaim!

 Canada for their buddy David Bowie's "Heroes," while the Hold Steady live up to their biggest influence with a passionate version of Springsteen's "Atlantic City," and Scissor Sisters out glam Roxy Music with a glittery, disco-fied spin on "Do the Strand. ...

Published Tue, Mar 3

War Child’s Heroes on their Heroes

source: The Sun

 UK If you want to Do The Strand in the style of the Scissor Sisters, braid your hair with five other people and then get on the floor and roll around with them like a boiling pot of spaghetti. Babydaddy and I recorded with most of the Roxy members a ...

Published Thu, Feb 26

First Listen: War Child: Heroes

source: Examiner.com

Scissor Sisters - "Do the Strand" (Roxy Music): This plays a little like a disco remix of the original, which is kind of what Scissor Sisters covers should sound like. At four minutes, though, it's a little too long for a song without much structure. ...

Published Thu, Feb 19

‘War Child’ compilation is winning combination

source: Kansas City Star

BeatlesNews.com  MO “Hot Chip reinvents Joy Division’s ‘Transmission’ as an electro steel band eccentricity, TV on the Radio invigorates David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ into a 21st-century anthem, and Scissor Sisters ‘Do the Strand’ in rippling early Eighties disco style. ...

Published Wed, Feb 18

War Child Presents Heroes

source: Entertainment Weekly

 - The ones who fare best aren't afraid to tip these sacred cows: Scissor Sisters turn Roxy Music's ''Do the Strand'' into a disco trip — more strobe-light ...

Published Wed, Feb 18

War Child

source: clemsound (WordPress)

Lily Allen feat. Mick Jones (The Clash – “Straight To Hell”) Franz Ferdinand (Blondie – “Call Me”) Duffy (Paul McCartney – “Live And Let Die”) Scissor Sisters (Roxy Music – “Do The Strand”) Peaches (Iggy Pop – “Search And Destroy”) TV On The Radio (David Bowie – “Heroes”)

Published Mon, Feb 2