
Which came first? Infrared Roses or Bitches Brew? Regardless, in the fall of 1993 the ink on my high school diploma was still drying as I drove off to attend college. Not only had I graduated from high school, but I had also graduated from the music that represented so well the turmoils of being a teenager. I started listening to more progressive rock (as opposed to classic 60's & 70's rock) consisting of Rush, Jethro Tull, EL&P, David Bowie, etc. I had a mixtape of these bands that I played until the cassette literally fell apart. As my musical [...]

http://www.myspace.com/directi onband Recommended if you like: Jesus and Mary Chain, Magnetic Fields From their myspace bio: "mainly a studio project at the moment. i write, perform and record the songs with guest musicians. credits: "a wind" (vocals - anna black, s. christy) (bass, drums, theremin - s. christy) (guitar - john stewartz, s. christy) "my new heaven" (vocals, bass, guitar, drums - s. christy) "yestrday's boy" (vocals - s. christy) (piano - mike aldax) (bass, drums, guitar - s. christy) (trumpet - steve kennedy) (cello - sonia carrard, s. christy) "urban ghost (demo)" (vocals, [...]

Einen netten (Ride- und Jesus and Mary Chain-artigen) Shoegazersound bieten uns Direction, eine Band über die ich eigentlich gar nicht weiß, außer das sie gerade bei Vibraphone gelandet sein soll (ohne das sie auf deren Website erscheinen) und eine EP via ITunes veröffentlicht haben. Gestolpert bin ich über den netten Song via Cool Waves , einer übrigens absolut empfehlenswerten Seite die als Sammelbecken aller Shoegazer und Dreampopbands aus der Bay Area um San Fransisco fungiert. Hier lohnt sich das leider etwas umständliche Stöbern durchaus. Direction - My new Heaven MP3 [...]