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In the interest of of saving our ADHD friends from too much of a read, this snippet will hit quick at the importance of this record and the quality of The Smiths "Rank". "Rank" is a 1987 release. It didn't come about during the band's actual tenure, but posthumously as a contract requirement. I was [...] The post The Smiths - "Rank" appeared first on Your Music Is Awful.com .

Last week NME published their list of the top 100 Britpop songs. I decided to compile as many of them as I could into a Spotify playlist in ascending order. If you're not familiar with Britpop now, you will be by the time you get to Pulp's "Common People", which holds to top spot according [...] The post NME's Top 100 Britpop Songs playlist appeared first on Your Music Is Awful.com .

It's a new episode of the Danger Radio Podcast! This may be the best one yet. We've got a load of new tracks mixed in with some absolute classics. Give it a listen. PLAYLIST: The Laurels - Endeavor Verbal Kint's Gone - Doomsday Killer Echo & The Bunnymen - Do It Clean Parlour Flames - [...] The post Episode 176 - Danger Radio Podcast appeared first on Your Music Is Awful.com .

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By now most folks know where I stand on the present sensitive folk movement.  Mainly that I’m over it.  So today I thought I would prove I'm capable of more than just bitching and post some bands I actually like.  And no, none of them formed in the 90’s. In my latest search for bands [...] The post Songs I like: Ladies Night appeared first on Your Music Is Awful.com .

SULK 's "Graceless" is one of the Albums of the Year. It is going to take a massive effort from anyone out there to keep it from being The Album of the Year. I initially balked at the thought of writing a review for "Graceless". However, when albums this good come around, I feel obligated to [...] The post Review: SULK - Graceless appeared first on Your Music Is Awful.com .

It's not all "Grohl's a hypocrite" this and "people in clubs are dicks" that here in the underground headquarters of YMIA. Sometimes music puts a smile on our face - lots of times actually. So, here's where we take some time to stop pissing and moaning about Mumford and all of his many sons to [...] The post 3 new songs to hear this week: 05.10.13 appeared first on Your Music Is Awful.com .

"Since when did it become cool to become part of the establishment?" This question was posed to me by a friend walking across our university alma mater's campus during the 2004 presidential election. The wash of Bush/Cheney signs from dorm room windows was simply soul crushing. However, by 2004 this wave of late teen/early twenties [...] The post The Dave Grohl Meme About The Kids appeared first on Your Music Is Awful.com .

You know how every club always has that one complete dick?  Well, follow these easy steps, and that dick can be you, my friend.  And ladies, you don’t have to be a dude to be the biggest dick at the club.  This simple guide can be applied to either gender for universal dickishness. It’s Friday [...] The post How to be the Biggest Dick at the Club appeared first on Your Music Is Awful.com .

Our friend Phil recently posted this gem while he was prepping himself for his visit to Coachella. I was in the Mercury Cafe when this happened... this fantastic show by Blur. I wasn't in the room where it was taking place though. A conman had convinced my roommates that he worked for Virgin - and [...] The post Blur - Live at the Mercury Cafe in Denver - Feb. 1, 1996 appeared first on Your Music Is Awful.com .

Preface: I DJ for a living, and have probably been guilty at one time or another of most of the things I will talk about in this ongoing series. Whether that gives me more or less right to bitch about them is not something I really give a shit about. Stuff I Hate [...] The post Stuff I Hate About DJs: Musical Blue Balls appeared first on Your Music Is Awful.com .

A Place To Bury Strangers' exclusive Record Store Day release "Strange Moon," is a tribute to Portland punk veterans Dead Moon on 123 colored vinyl (for those vinyl fetishists out there).  In conjunction with the record, the band released this statement: "I first saw Dead Moon perform around 1992. Dead Moon was my friends favorite band and soon to become one [...] The post A Place to Bury Strangers does Dead Moon, and the Question of Covers appeared first on Your Music Is Awful.com .

Suede has managed to revive a bit of interest in themselves amongst the general public by returning with a decent record. Robbie Williams has managed to pique mine by being a blowhard. Recently, Robbie has taken to his blog to remind us that boy bands are ok. I'm going to say something nice about him now [...] The post Robbie Williams Uses Both Sides Of His Mouth appeared first on Your Music Is Awful.com .

RIP, Barry Fey. Fey always struck me as a "rock" guy. "Rock" as a general noun where anything that could be rock was a good thing - in the way non-music fans romanticized the word rock without any true context or scrutiny. I abhor that idea of "rock" because it's akin to walking into a museum [...] The post Barry Fey, RIP: A love letter to what Denver has become. appeared first on Your Music Is Awful.com .

As a younger gent in the late '80s through the mid '90s, I fancied myself one of the dark crowd. I lived in my painted leather biker jacket, eye-liner, white button-down shirt, black jeans & Doc Martens. Lurking by the record bins at Wax Trax, deciding which t-shirt at FashioNation most fit my look while [...] The post My Favorite Album Ever (This Week): This Mortal Coil - "It'll End in Tears" appeared first on Your Music Is Awful.com .

As mentioned last week, the YMIA crew spent a few fun filled days in the nation's Ed Hardy clad playground, Las Vegas, NV. I don't think any concert had ever pulled any of us out of state before, but the ... Continue reading � The post VIDEO: New Order - "Regret" Live in Las Vegas 4.11.13 appeared first on Your Music Is Awful.com .

By now most people have seen that Leonard Cohen was awarded Artist of the Year at this year’s Juno Awards, beating out Carly Rae Jepsen, deadmau5, and most importantly, the almighty Justin Bieber.  Of course, immediately following the award came ... Continue reading � The post Leonard Cohen is not Justin Bieber. Thank God for That. appeared first on Your Music Is Awful.com .

Ruining your legacy with an ill-conceived comeback record is something that is often discussed here on the podcast. The further away a band gets from their last release, the more dangerous the prospect of tarnishing that former glory. The Ocean Blue is a band that arrived just in time for the early 902s with a wonderful eponymous debut album. It introduced David Schelzel as a writer capable of immediate and pleasing hooks. They went one better with 19912s " Cerulean " creating an album with real sonic [...]

The sweaty brilliance of A. Tom Collins A commenter on my recent post   Hey Kids, Grow a Pair: How Music Blogs Neutered Indie Rock asked me to share what's going on in the Denver music scene people should know about.  So I have composed a small list.  Keep in mind, this list is by no means comprehensive, it’s just a small sampling of the bands I think are doing something interesting right now.  I’ve chosen only to include bands who are currently living and working in Denver and not bands from [...]

My sole Record Store Day 2013 acquisition. Pulp "After You" - 123 single produced by James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem), feat. Soulwax  mix. The post Record Store Day 2013 appeared first on Your Music Is Awful.com .

For the low, low price of only your email address, you can download this 14 track sampler from Denver's Hot Congress Records. While I can't champion every band on this compilation, I can guarantee there are more than a couple of gems to be found among these songs. Also, this may be a necessary palette cleansing, given the abominations of music to emerge from Denver onto the international stage in the last year or 5. Do yourself a favor and click this link to get the compilation right now [...]