Bare Bones' self-titled sophmore EP. is a stunning nod to the group's alt- country roots. Vocals are layered over a dripping violin, a weary steel guitar and a locked in rythm section, taking one back to a time that once was. Check out the irresistible Hope & Feather , which gallops along on the back of perfectly judged fiddle and drums and calls to mind The Builders & The Butchers and Elliott Brood , or even the long forgotten (and criminally underrated) British heroes of the hoedown, the mighty Cropdusters . Visit [...]
Cropduster (Photos by James Damion) More Photos Here Cropduster played their last show ever this past Saturday, February 5th at Hoboken's Maxwell's. The Hackensack group were joined by Jim Testa of Jersey Beat/Star-Ledger. Photographer James Damion was there to grab some pics of Cropduster's bittersweet set. Never checked out Cropduster's music? Well, now is the time too. You can stream some of their latest songs over at their Facebook [...]
We're very impressed with Shuffler FM , the new music blog internet radio that plays randomly selected tracks from different blogs based on your preferences of genre. Then if you like the song you can download it from the blog before moving on to the next track and the next blog. It is brilliantly simple, no registrations or log-ins, and is a great way to discover new music (and new blogs) you might like. Check out Shuffler FM and get started by clicking here or using the link on the right. [...]
It's been a mighty up and down week. We've watched an excellent condensed version of Othello by final year drama students and a stirring fightback in the rain by Charlbury u/12s. We've had late nights and early, early mornings. Mrs Mackerel has been to the Isle of Wight, while Barry-Sean and I have been to Folkestone where we suffered in silence, and watched Ravenous..."that was sneaky"!We've had
The Cropdusters were the greatest live band I ever saw. And I saw them many, many times. For some reason, during their peak in the late 80s and early 90s they were (and still are) criminally less known than their far, far inferior contemporaries of the time like the Levellers.One day, they'll get the recognition they deserve.Until then, watch below for proof, download the song, and download the
So we started this blog malarkey in February, just before we headed out to SxSW and now discover we've posted more than 150 times and put up 258 songs for your pleasure and amusement.So to save any newcomers trawling back through everything (though please be our guest), we thought we'd have a stab at picking out the favourites we've put up here so far, and you can just get them all below.
Here is June's mix. Just trains, tracks, and stations.Enjoy!Download Peter & The Wolf - Trainhopper mp3 (from Mellow Owl)Download Two Minute Miracles - Stay Off The Train Tracks mp3 (from The Lions Of Love)Download iLikeTrains - We Go Hunting mp3 (from Elegies To Lessons Learnt)Download Cropdusters - Chicken Train mp3 (from Homegrown Agent Orange)Download Flux Of Pink Indians - Tube Disasters (JD
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