
COBRA VERDE HQ: Cleveland, Ohio Website: MySpace ; website The Story: Formed from the ashes of legendary '80s Cle rockers Death of Samantha (Doug Gillard, of this post, was guitarist in that band), Cobra Verde -- featuring DoS vocalist John Petkovic, Gillard and drummer Dave Swanson -- formed in 1992. Although Petkovic remains the last original member, the line-up changes haven't changed CV's timeless formula: swaggering rock & roll based around glam, punk and loose-limbed garage. [...]
I couldn't possibly figure out how to do a Mountain Goats post. It just didn't feel right - how would I choose just 2 songs?! I mean, even if I picked 5 or 10 or 20 I would still be slighting too many good songs! So I thought I would do something a bit different with this post. I assume that if you're reading this you probably know the Mountain Goats story. It's been widely written about over the years so I will spare the details. However, maybe an important one is that for quite awhile [...]
Something One of those little random Indie Rock bands, Nothing Painted Blue are named after an Ann-Margaret movie. Making small and winsome songs that stick in your head like old chewing gum, they have put out various unpopular records over the years and their latest is called "Taste the Flavor." Kissing Booth Two Knives (Live) [...]
GIMME INDIE ROCK Sebadoh Homestead 7" : 1991 Available on: III (Reissue) Domino : 2006 [Buy It] A few years ago, I spent a few weeks fact-checking at a magazine called Elle Girl. One thing I remember about those weeks is being asked to check an album review which began, more or less, as follows: "How in the world did an indie band like Dead Boy Confessional manage to end up on two soundtracks, a Doritos ad, and Hot 97, all before they'd released their first album?" [...]