
Not so long ago, in the mid 90s "grunge" became a dirty word. As a reaction to its unexpected but meteoric fall from grace, most of what remained of this genre quickly morphed into the horrific and largely regrettable nu-metal scene. Cross-genre bands such as Puddle of Mud and Stained bridged the gap and everyone subtly moved on. Flash forward fifteen odd years and here we have Day of Fire still proudly flying the flag of grunge, a [...]

Not so long ago, in the mid 90s "grunge" became a dirty word. As a reaction to its unexpected but meteoric fall from grace, most of what remained of this genre quickly morphed into the horrific and largely regrettable nu-metal scene. Cross-genre bands such as Puddle of Mud and Stained bridged the gap and everyone subtly moved on. Flash forward fifteen odd years and here we have Day of Fire still proudly flying the flag of grunge, a [...]
If you're currently in New York, this week's Friday Mixtape will probably see little love - why listen to something on record when there are thousands of bands, many of which are featured on this week's Mixtape, performing live, at a venue near you? But for everyone, hopefully this week's mix of new singles, remixes, covers, and mp3s from some up-and-comers you just might want to check out will help curb some of that jealousy. You know, the jealousy resulting from not being about to see the thousands of bands, many of which are featured on this week's Mixtape, performing [...]
1. Numbers Game - "Love Dreams Love"2. Peter Squires - "Witch"3. Tempo No Tempo - "Kilometer"4. Hatcham Social - "Crocodile"5. Social Studies - "Time Bandit"6. Nebula - "Aphrodite"7. Day of Fire - "Lately"8. Little Dragon - "Blinking Pigs"9. The Little Death - "Gather Round"10. Little Girls - "Growing"**BONUS**Lissie - "Little Lovin"Rubblebucket Orchestra - "Bikes"Wallpaper. - "I've Got Soul, I'm
The new Ares 1-X rocket on the launch pad. Image credit: Florida Today