"Paging Dr. Dog ; Dr. Dog needed in the ER". "Patients at the Parish need resuscitation." If you missed the sold out show at the Parish late Tuesday night, your heart rate may thank you, but your feet? Not so much. The young Philly rockers pounded out a heart racing, feet stomping 1.5 hour set comprised of songs from their critically acclaimed albums 'Fate' and 'We All Belong', with a few gems from earlier releases. Follow the jump to read all about it, check out the setlist and see a handful [...]
Ha! - a fit of musical foolishness that's doubtless been done before... still, maybe I can string it out for a few weeks? (that's every day, not just Saturdays). For starters then - a glorious track from the rather under-appreciated Ideal Free Distribution , who just might be gigging this year. from their excellent self-titled debut album, which I totally recommend you get hold of & listen to, in all its psychedelic pop splendour. ♫ Saturday Drive - Ideal Free Distribution Ideal Free Distribution (2007) [...]
All right it has been a while since the Jukebox appeared here so I guess that means its time to round up another collection of sweat stained garage tracks. Here's a bunch that goes from well known to unknown and polished to ragged and raw. Enjoy! [MP3] The Zombies - Stick and Stones This early Zombies single is a far cry from Odyssey and Oracle material, that's for sure. No lush pop here, just vamped up R&B with a great organ break and a hot shuffle rhythm. Dig [...]
I got a phone call yesterday from Mikey who was playing Rock Band 2 at the time. He explained to me that he had just finished drumming the hell out of AC/DC's "Let There Be Rock," but also, just before the song commenced, the game threw out this interesting nugget: Malcom and Angus' older brother George was a member of The Easybeats. Not only did a little internet research confirm that he did in fact play rhythm guitar for The Easybeats, he penned our latest obsession "Friday On My Mind," as well as the tune "Love [...]
It was none other than Wendy's where I chose to have lunch when my bubble was burst. Half way through my sandwich (apparently you can't triple stack a double stack), I noticed The Easybeats' "Friday On My Mind" playing over the restaurant's speakers. I was somewhat saddened to learn that what I thought was a chance happening last week was really just a case of two eateries subscribing to the same outsourced music package. But this does give me an opportunity to let you in on a little known fact about myself, as I have carried [...]
Song: Dominated Love Slave Artist: Green Day Album: Kerplunk! Comments: "I Love Feelin' Dirty, I Love Feelin' Cheap". Now is a time to remember that before concept albums, Green Day knew how to write a silly song. Song: Seven and Seven Is Artist: Love Album: Da Capo Comments: I learned something new today. What did I learn? An Italian term for "From the begining", Da Capo. Oddly enough this is the second album from Love. This is one of their more popular tunes and [...]
Being the third Shazam-related post in such a short time, perhaps its about time that this sweet little app gets it's own semi-regular feature on SubEx. So for this first (or perhaps third, but hey who's counting) time we bring you the newly dubbed "Shazam and Abracadabra." A few days ago I was eating at Chili's of all places, when I heard a dischordal guitar line that sparked my interest. I had to immediately Shazam this artist who must have been one of the few early 2000's indie rock acts from Portland that somehow slipped through my cracks. [...]
There's a good chance that you've never heard of the Easybeats , but you should have. The band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1964 and almost immediately rose to the top of the Australian music scene (although ironically, none of them were from Australia). They were the face of the British rock invasion for those listeners down under and while their flame burned bright, it didn't burn for long, with the group drifting apart to pursue their own projects in 1969. While they were around though, they had hit after hit, and actually were one of the first Australian [...]
In June 1964, the Beatles flew into Australia for a tour that turned the island continent upside down. If the Fab Four hit America like a hurricane, they struck like a monsoon in the Antipodes. Not long after John, Paul, George and Jimmy (Jimmy?! Yes, that's right, Jimmy! But that's another story ) touched down at a rainy Sydney airport on the 11th of June, they were greeted by hundreds of thousands of Australian fans -- many of whom were recent emigres from the U.K. Several of these newly arrived Beatles-smitten folk, being equipped with a fair amount of [...]
The Easybeats - Made My Bed, Gonna Lie In It Photo Source: Freshome
Fate Dr. Dog Park The Van If you try and tune out what you've heard from Dr. Dog's previous albums, it's hard not to come to the conclusion that their latest effort Fate makes them sound almost like an entirely new band. And I mean that in a good way; the band has improved in nearly every aspect of their music. On Fate , the radical improvements in songwriting, production, and overall creativity are all there, but so is the Dr. Dog that most of us know and love from [...]
More of the best from the dusty shelves of the garage this week. An international mixed bag tackling tracks from Australia, The UK and The US. The Jukebox knows no boundries. [MP3] The Easybeats - I'll Make You Happy Another great single from these Brits (by way of Australia), starts with thumping build on the verse then lets it all loose on one of the best garage choruses I've heard in a long time. This is one of the premiere garage party stompers! [MP3] [...]
The Jukebox is in great form this week. A heavy emphasis on all things snotty, young and straight from the garage floor; with a double shot of history from two San Antonio bands who came together to form the more well known band The Children. [MP3] The Easybeats - Sorry A great single from these Brits (by way of Australia) who went on to craft a great many more garage stompers in their time. "Sorry" starts out with a great scratch of strings and thunders on through a tale of [...]
A Week In Music Friday The name Friday comes from the Anglo-Saxon Frigg - the Goddess of beauty. In Latin languages the name mostly comes from Venus who was no shrinking Violet in the beauty stakes herself. There are lots of musical choices available for the Friday slot. No surprises there then. It seems like all songwriters spend the working week in a state of increasing gloom until Friday comes along. A few drinks later with the creative juices flowing [...]
If you're not aware of The Easybeats , you are now. The Easybeats - The Music Goes Round My Head The Easybeats - Lay Me Down And Die
MP3 : The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind (1966)
Today is Good Friday, commemorating the death of a wise man who tried to explain that compassion is more important than dogma. The powers that be nailed him to a cross for his efforts, and the blood has been flowing freely ever since. Yes, yes, there have been plenty of secular atrocities in the history of mankind, but finger-pointing is not absolution. Tossing statistics around or trying to establish a moral equivalence index for atrocities overlooks the fact that each death – any death – is a tragedy, regardless of motivation. Besides, when a [...]
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