
More lists! Damn I love year-end time. Today it's best new acts. That means that I was unaware of them until some time in 2008. So please don't email me to say "so and so ha s been around for 3 years, they aren't new". If they're new to me they qualify. Best New Acts : 10. The Boxing Lesson This Austin band is helping to bring [...]
Are you looking for a quick jolt of music induced motivation? Of course you are. Check out the wave of energetic goodness that these bands are offering up. Press play NOW! Click Button To Play | Right-Click To Download Here are the songs heard on this podcast and the links to each artists website; The Maine - "Everything I Ask For" (get it free on eMusic ) Second Dan - "Running Out of Feelings" [...]
Are you looking for a quick jolt of music induced motivation? Of course you are. Check out the wave of energetic goodness that these bands are offering up. Press play NOW! Click Button To Play | Right-Click To Download Here are the songs heard on this podcast and the links to each artists website; The Maine - "Everything I Ask For" (get it free on eMusic ) Second Dan - "Running Out of Feelings" [...]
From their Album Pure Hearing Featuring Hans Gutknecht on guitar and lead vocals and Philipp Gutbrod on drums, the band was originally formed in 2005. Hans, who had worked as an engineer at R&B producer Dallas Austin's studio in Atlanta, has been a successful songwriter, licensing music for film and TV. And Gutbrod's technically innovative and imaginative style complements him perfectly, bringing a new force to the band's already potent songs. Raised in Germany, Gutbrod has been a lifelong student of percussion with [...]
I'm usually very skeptical when bands are advertised as sounding like "Husker Du" or "Sonic Youth", because they so very rarely actually do. Thankfully for all of us that's not the case for New York power pop trio Career Club and their album Pure Hearing . The band has a driving buzzsaw guitar attack that really does harken you back to Minneapolis circa 1984. Add to that a pop sensibility and hooks worthy of Grant Hart and the comparisons to Husker Du are dead on. The songs tend to be high octane affairs, with catchy [...]

Career Club combines the buoyant melodies of power-pop, the visceral thrills of rock, and the slyness and wit of indie, creating a sound that meshes well with the Brooklyn music scene, yet stands on its own. Featuring Hans Gutknecht on guitar and lead vocals and Philipp Gutbrod on drums, the band was originally formed in 2005 by Hans with Jens Carstensen on bass. Drummer Lisa Klimkiewicz joined the band shortly after. The band has now found strength as a duo, with Hans' dynamic strumming paired with Philipp Gutbrod on drums. The band is currently readying itself [...]