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Diarrhea Planet is a horrible name. Horrible. Try to look up one of their videos on YouTube and YouTube's secret algorithm may suggest you want to watch a video of a kid with explosive diarrhea at a swimming pool. It happened to me and I did not click. Understandably, I avoided Diarrhea Planet for a very long time. I put them in the same category of bands as Wampire, Tunabunny, and all of those all caps missing vowels bands. Life's too short, you know, and I'm not going to waste it on Diarrhea Fucking Planet. Then, [...]
puDestruction Unit's "Sonic Pearl," is the type of track which got all stoked about these noisenik punks in the first place . It sounds like breaking things, with rhythm and guitars. Their album, the Void LP released earlier this year, unfortunately, was only half about breaking things and half about wanking to feedback. My message to Destruction Unit for the new album they have planned on Sacred Bones later this year is a simple one: More breaking things and less wanking, and your career will progress splendidly, with much [...]
UV Race hail from the same Melbourne, Australia scene which has produced The Eddy Current Suppresion Ring, Dick Diver, Total Control, Boomgates, Bits of Shit, and probably a whole mess of other bands cooler than American bands. Considering ECSR's Mikey Young was an early supporter of UV Race, a frequenter producer of UV Race, and a collaborator with Dan Stewart of UV Race in Total Control, it should be no surprise that they share take similar, back to basics approach to the whole punk-post-punk spectrum. "Glam," from their forthcoming Queens of Punk EP (on No Patience), may conjure [...]
BAMBARA's approach to punk rock is like an everything bagel - Keep throwing more and more stuff into the recipe and see what sticks once its cooked. The noise on a track like "Nail Polish" is relentless. There's the unhinged guitar screech and industrial clatter of A Place to Bury Strangers and the mad professor array of electronics used by the likes of Parts and Labor. The drums are big and booming and played at a breakneck pace. There's so much going on that "Nail Polish" becomes unsettling at times. Matters aren't helped any by each and every [...]
The last time the long-running, Canadian power pop act, Sloan , came through Cleveland, they were celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 1992 album, Twice Removed with a two set show which included the album from front-to-back and a second set of their greatest hits. Inspired by how well the anniversary tour was going, they mentioned how they'd record a new album and then do a similar event for the follow-up to Twice Removed, One Chord to Another. This made the Sloan fans happy. "It's In You It's In Me," is neither from an album of new [...]
Rolling Stone says its been over 15 years . Pitchfork says 16 . Pitchfork likes to be exact. Either way, it's been a long fuckin' time since the Oblivians released their last studio album, Play 9 Songs with Mr Quintron, a rough-edged set of punked up southern soul, gospel, and rhythm and blues music which should be required listening for any rock artist who thinks they have soul. Nobody, neither an established act like the Black Keys, nor hyped up-and-comers like the Alabama Shakes, could rival their determination, their energy and their attitude. Here's exhibit A , [...]
As of this afternoon, approximately 712,000 people have listened to The National's new single, "Demons," on Youtube . I was not one of them. I may have sampled a few seconds here and a few seconds there, but I never really settled in with it. The National need your time, like that. "Demons," from their forthcoming album, Trouble Will Find Me ( 4AD on 5.12 ), like much of their best work, isn't the type of track to awe on a sample or even a single listen. It takes a little time for the deftness of their craft [...]
"My God Is the Sun" may not provide us with any breaking insight into the mind of Josh Homme and his Queens of the Stone Age , but six years on from their last release (20072s Era Vulgaris) it is refreshing to have this hard-charging front man and band back. Granted, your idea of refreshing has to be of the relentless kind. And, a love of speedy, blues guitar helps, too. Yeah, your refresher probably needs some pummel in there, while we're at it. The rhythm section on "My God is the Sun," is particularly on point, on this, [...]
As the lead track from their second full-length (Jinx is due out July 23rd on Slumberland ), Weekend's "Mirror" sets the stage for a another round atmospheric post-punk and shattering screech delivered in equal measure. On record, song is never sacrificed for the sake of the noise heathens for this is a band who knows their craft and knows their place. -- Conventional wisdom dictates covering a classic is never easy. Geoff Barrow and BEAK> do not care for your conventional wisdom. Their take on Pink Floyd's "Welcome to the [...]
While revisiting some of the press upon the announcement of Deerhunter's forthcoming album Monomania ( May 7th on 4AD ), I encountered references to Bo Didley, The Ramones, and Ricky Nelson . The phrase "nocturnal garage" popped up a lot, too, whatever that means, as did the words FOG MACHINE / LEATHER / NEON . Basically, Deerhunter put out a cryptic press release and oddball write-ups followed. And now, that we have the title track , all of that nonsense has shown itself to be just that, nonsense. Sure, "Monomania" does share some [...]
Much like his frequent collaborator, Ty Segall, Mikal Cronin is a walking, talking, rocking youtube of music history. Together, they've thrashed through garage, punk, and proto-metal in the Ty Segall band, on solo releases, on tour, and under the banner Ty Segall and Mikal Cronin for an album, too. And again, like Segall, Cronin is no stranger to the modest pop song. Segall showed off his own pop fancy on Goodbye Bread, a 2011 album light on gnarly, but heavy on the Beatles, Beach Boys, and Big Star. Now, it's Cronin's turn to let his own pop-smarts shine with [...]
If it's possible to declare a band is back on the basis of two, hand-picked preview tracks, then Primal Scream has done it. The veteran Scottish band has been in the musical wilderness since the release of 20022s Evil Heat. Both 20062s Riot City Blues and 20082s Beautiful Future were misses in the Scream's hit or miss discography. "2013," the first track from their new album , More Light, brought back My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields on guitar. Shields had previously been a member of the band on both Evil Heat and XTRMNTR (2000). Now, [...]
Damn you, Kurt Vile. How am I supposed to write anything critical or snarky about your new single with your young daughter adorably prancing around the screen. You win. You get the free pass. All I can say is, "How cute!" And, Walkin' on a Pretty Daze, the new album by Kurt Vile is out April 9th on Matador Records . MP3: Kurt Vile - Never Run Away Next time, you won't be so lucky.
Lost amidst the chit-chat of the critic class, obscured by discussions of class in indie rock and cultural appropriation (this music of well-to-dos borrows for those who can't afford to dry clean their oxfords!), is the fact that Vampire Weekend are a lot of fun. Turn your brain off for a minute, and maybe, you know, go out and actually see a band live, and you'll witness first hand how Vampire Weekend inspires not just think pieces, but masses shaking their asses. As a preview for their third studio album, "Diane Young," certainly reinforces Vampire Weekend's [...]
Much to the surprise of your 1995 self, Mudhoney have outlasted many of their Seattle, grunge scene peers. Pearl Jam is still alive, of course. Soundgarden reformed after an extended hiatus, and Alice in Chains did the same once they found a new Layne Stanley. Nirvana is long gone (The Grunge Beatles with Paul McCartney doesn't count) and Mark Lanegan has been free from Screaming Trees for years. In the meantime, Mudhoney would crank out a new album every few years, without getting close to the type of fame and money showered on Seattle in the '90s. Not that they're [...]
Colleen Green and her one woman punk band first grabbed the attention of the underground with her 2012 release, Milo Goes to Compton. Green's from Boston. She's in Oakland now. Who knows if she's ever been to Compton, but if you caught the Descendents reference, then you know where she's been in a figurative sense. "Heavy Shit," on the other hand, is a about where she's going, and, should you pay attention to the lyrics, the answer is a quick anywhere that heavy shit isn't. It's a simple, relatable sentiment, yet one that gains complexity once one assembles [...]
Some forty years past the movement's hey day, psychedelic rock can still thrill. Witness "Native Dreams," the new track by the recent Sub Pop signing, Rose Window s, for example. By the time the band's debut finishes its rounds on the internet, vocalist, Rabia Shaheen Qazi will assuredly tire of the Grace Slick and Jefferson Airplane comparisons. But with a voice like a rabid animal's howl and range to boot, the connection to Slick is one too obvious to skip. The six-person backing band, meanwhile, is schooled in grooves both old and new. From the tried and [...]
There's the back to basics single, and then there's the Black Angels' "Evil Things," the second track released from their forthcoming album, Indigo Meadow (4/2). Tone-wise, the low-end, head-crush of the opening guitar riff sends one immediately back to 20062s "Black Grease," one of the Austin-based, psychedelic rock band's earliest singles. While the guitar melody is neither a note for note copy nor an inverse of "Black Grease," try assuring your brain of such a thing when it first hits.Then, try to hide your disappointment. I can tell you the album gets [...]
While I can't necessarily recommend the video - There's more flash than a red carpet and enough pulsating black and white to make your eyes pop like a manga comic character, Suuns' video for "20203 shows the band beginning to fulfill the promise of their 2010 Zeroes QC. Before, I had them pegged as Radiohead acolytes with more style than substance. The thick bass groove of this surprisingly, danceable number suggests otherwise. Images Du Futur will be released March 5th on Secretly Canadian . The band will be in Cleveland on April 18th for a date [...]
Play Me: “Sonic Pearl” by Destruction Unit
May 16, 3:26pm I Rock Cleveland
I Rock Cleveland
puDestruction Unit's "Sonic Pearl," is the type of track which got all stoked about these noisenik punks in the first place . It sounds like breaking things, with rhythm and guitars. Their album, the Void LP released earlier this year, unfortunately, was only half about breaking things and half about wanking to feedback. My message to Destruction Unit for the new album they have planned on Sacred Bones later this year is a simple one: More breaking things and less wanking, and your career will progress splendidly, with much [...]
Artist: Suicide Squeeze Records Title: Sonic Pearl by Destruction Unit File Name: SoundCloud
Play Me: “Glam” by The UV Race
May 3, 2:44pm I Rock Cleveland
I Rock Cleveland
UV Race hail from the same Melbourne, Australia scene which has produced The Eddy Current Suppresion Ring, Dick Diver, Total Control, Boomgates, Bits of Shit, and probably a whole mess of other bands cooler than American bands. Considering ECSR's Mikey Young was an early supporter of UV Race, a frequenter producer of UV Race, and a collaborator with Dan Stewart of UV Race in Total Control, it should be no surprise that they share take similar, back to basics approach to the whole punk-post-punk spectrum. "Glam," from their forthcoming Queens of Punk EP (on No Patience), may conjure [...]
Artist: The UV Race Title: Glam File Name: SoundCloud Genre: hard glam
Play Me: “Nail Polish” by BAMBARA
May 1, 6:45pm I Rock Cleveland
I Rock Cleveland
BAMBARA's approach to punk rock is like an everything bagel - Keep throwing more and more stuff into the recipe and see what sticks once its cooked. The noise on a track like "Nail Polish" is relentless. There's the unhinged guitar screech and industrial clatter of A Place to Bury Strangers and the mad professor array of electronics used by the likes of Parts and Labor. The drums are big and booming and played at a breakneck pace. There's so much going on that "Nail Polish" becomes unsettling at times. Matters aren't helped any by each and every [...]
Artist: TeamClermont Title: BAMBARA - DREAMVIOLENCE - 06 "Nail Polish" File Name: SoundCloud
Play Me: “It’s In You It’s In Me” by Sloan
Apr 30, 10:19am I Rock Cleveland
I Rock Cleveland
The last time the long-running, Canadian power pop act, Sloan , came through Cleveland, they were celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 1992 album, Twice Removed with a two set show which included the album from front-to-back and a second set of their greatest hits. Inspired by how well the anniversary tour was going, they mentioned how they'd record a new album and then do a similar event for the follow-up to Twice Removed, One Chord to Another. This made the Sloan fans happy. "It's In You It's In Me," is neither from an album of new [...]
Top Jam: “I’ll Be Gone” by Oblivians
Apr 25, 7:46am I Rock Cleveland
I Rock Cleveland
Rolling Stone says its been over 15 years . Pitchfork says 16 . Pitchfork likes to be exact. Either way, it's been a long fuckin' time since the Oblivians released their last studio album, Play 9 Songs with Mr Quintron, a rough-edged set of punked up southern soul, gospel, and rhythm and blues music which should be required listening for any rock artist who thinks they have soul. Nobody, neither an established act like the Black Keys, nor hyped up-and-comers like the Alabama Shakes, could rival their determination, their energy and their attitude. Here's exhibit A , [...]
Jam Packed Wednesday with The National, Laura Marling, Hebronix (ex-Yuck), and Pure X
Apr 24, 6:23pm I Rock Cleveland
I Rock Cleveland
Artist: Laura Marling Title: Master Hunter File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Folk
Artist: PURE X Title: Thousand Year Old Child File Name: SoundCloud
Artist: Unreal Title: Hebronix File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Alternative Rock Year: 2013
Play Me: “My God is the Sun” by Queens of the Stone Age
Apr 8, 3:30pm I Rock Cleveland
I Rock Cleveland
"My God Is the Sun" may not provide us with any breaking insight into the mind of Josh Homme and his Queens of the Stone Age , but six years on from their last release (20072s Era Vulgaris) it is refreshing to have this hard-charging front man and band back. Granted, your idea of refreshing has to be of the relentless kind. And, a love of speedy, blues guitar helps, too. Yeah, your refresher probably needs some pummel in there, while we're at it. The rhythm section on "My God is the Sun," is particularly on point, on this, [...]
A Jam Packed Wednesday with Weekend, BEAK>, Pharmakon, and Savages
Apr 3, 1:52pm I Rock Cleveland
I Rock Cleveland
Artist: BEAK> Title: Welcome To The Machine File Name: SoundCloud
Artist: sacredbones Title: Pharmakon - Crawling On Bruised Knees File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Experimental
Artist: Weekend Title: Mirror File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Post Punk Year: 2013
Top Jam: “Monomania” by Deerhunter
Apr 3, 9:10am I Rock Cleveland
I Rock Cleveland
While revisiting some of the press upon the announcement of Deerhunter's forthcoming album Monomania ( May 7th on 4AD ), I encountered references to Bo Didley, The Ramones, and Ricky Nelson . The phrase "nocturnal garage" popped up a lot, too, whatever that means, as did the words FOG MACHINE / LEATHER / NEON . Basically, Deerhunter put out a cryptic press release and oddball write-ups followed. And now, that we have the title track , all of that nonsense has shown itself to be just that, nonsense. Sure, "Monomania" does share some [...]
Play Me: “Weight” by Mikal Cronin
Mar 26, 1:16pm I Rock Cleveland
I Rock Cleveland
Much like his frequent collaborator, Ty Segall, Mikal Cronin is a walking, talking, rocking youtube of music history. Together, they've thrashed through garage, punk, and proto-metal in the Ty Segall band, on solo releases, on tour, and under the banner Ty Segall and Mikal Cronin for an album, too. And again, like Segall, Cronin is no stranger to the modest pop song. Segall showed off his own pop fancy on Goodbye Bread, a 2011 album light on gnarly, but heavy on the Beatles, Beach Boys, and Big Star. Now, it's Cronin's turn to let his own pop-smarts shine with [...]
Artist: MergeRecords Title: Mikal Cronin "Weight" File Name: SoundCloud Year: 2013
Play Me: “It’s Alright, It’s OK” by Primal Scream
Mar 22, 10:46am I Rock Cleveland
I Rock Cleveland
If it's possible to declare a band is back on the basis of two, hand-picked preview tracks, then Primal Scream has done it. The veteran Scottish band has been in the musical wilderness since the release of 20022s Evil Heat. Both 20062s Riot City Blues and 20082s Beautiful Future were misses in the Scream's hit or miss discography. "2013," the first track from their new album , More Light, brought back My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields on guitar. Shields had previously been a member of the band on both Evil Heat and XTRMNTR (2000). Now, [...]
Artist: primalscream Title: It's Alright, It's OK File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Alternative Year: 2013
Play Me: “Never Run Away” by Kurt Vile
Mar 22, 10:15am I Rock Cleveland
I Rock Cleveland
Artist: Kurt Vile Title: Never Run Away (Single Version) Link Text: Kurt Vile - Never Run Away File Name: NeverRunAway.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Genre: Alternative
Play Me: “Diane Young” and “Step” by Vampire Weekend
Mar 18, 6:23pm I Rock Cleveland
I Rock Cleveland
Lost amidst the chit-chat of the critic class, obscured by discussions of class in indie rock and cultural appropriation (this music of well-to-dos borrows for those who can't afford to dry clean their oxfords!), is the fact that Vampire Weekend are a lot of fun. Turn your brain off for a minute, and maybe, you know, go out and actually see a band live, and you'll witness first hand how Vampire Weekend inspires not just think pieces, but masses shaking their asses. As a preview for their third studio album, "Diane Young," certainly reinforces Vampire Weekend's [...]
Play Me: “I Like it Small” by Mudhoney
Mar 5, 6:40pm I Rock Cleveland
I Rock Cleveland
Much to the surprise of your 1995 self, Mudhoney have outlasted many of their Seattle, grunge scene peers. Pearl Jam is still alive, of course. Soundgarden reformed after an extended hiatus, and Alice in Chains did the same once they found a new Layne Stanley. Nirvana is long gone (The Grunge Beatles with Paul McCartney doesn't count) and Mark Lanegan has been free from Screaming Trees for years. In the meantime, Mudhoney would crank out a new album every few years, without getting close to the type of fame and money showered on Seattle in the '90s. Not that they're [...]
Artist: Mudhoney Title: I Like It Small File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Rock
Play Me: “Burn” by Iggy and The Stooges
Mar 5, 5:58pm I Rock Cleveland
I Rock ClevelandLook, I don't want to play this track any more than you do, not after the badness of The Weirdness, The Stooges last attempt at a 21st Century record. However, it is Iggy Pop and The Stooges, and being rockers, we should give Iggy some leeway, right? Plus, he did sound pretty nasty when he teamed up with the young, LA band, Zig Zags, on this Betty Davis cover for Light in the Attic Records' 10th Anniversary late in 2012. That was only a year ago. Pop's still got it, [...]
Artist: FatPossum Title: Iggy and the Stooges "Burn" File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Rock
Play Me: “Heavy Shit” by Colleen Green
Mar 5, 5:29pm I Rock Cleveland
I Rock Cleveland
Colleen Green and her one woman punk band first grabbed the attention of the underground with her 2012 release, Milo Goes to Compton. Green's from Boston. She's in Oakland now. Who knows if she's ever been to Compton, but if you caught the Descendents reference, then you know where she's been in a figurative sense. "Heavy Shit," on the other hand, is a about where she's going, and, should you pay attention to the lyrics, the answer is a quick anywhere that heavy shit isn't. It's a simple, relatable sentiment, yet one that gains complexity once one assembles [...]
Artist: Colleen Green Title: "Heavy Shit" File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Cali Jams Year: 2013
Artist: Colleen Green Title: Heavy Shit Link Text: Colleen Green - Heavy Shit File Name: HeavyShit.mp3
Play Me: “Native Dreams” by Rose Windows
Feb 28, 2:29pm I Rock Cleveland
I Rock Cleveland
Some forty years past the movement's hey day, psychedelic rock can still thrill. Witness "Native Dreams," the new track by the recent Sub Pop signing, Rose Window s, for example. By the time the band's debut finishes its rounds on the internet, vocalist, Rabia Shaheen Qazi will assuredly tire of the Grace Slick and Jefferson Airplane comparisons. But with a voice like a rabid animal's howl and range to boot, the connection to Slick is one too obvious to skip. The six-person backing band, meanwhile, is schooled in grooves both old and new. From the tried and [...]
Play Me: “Evil Things” by The Black Angels
Feb 27, 3:44pm I Rock Cleveland
I Rock Cleveland
There's the back to basics single, and then there's the Black Angels' "Evil Things," the second track released from their forthcoming album, Indigo Meadow (4/2). Tone-wise, the low-end, head-crush of the opening guitar riff sends one immediately back to 20062s "Black Grease," one of the Austin-based, psychedelic rock band's earliest singles. While the guitar melody is neither a note for note copy nor an inverse of "Black Grease," try assuring your brain of such a thing when it first hits.Then, try to hide your disappointment. I can tell you the album gets [...]
Artist: The Black Angels Title: Evil Things File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Alternative
Jam Packed Tuesday feat. Suuns, Primal Scream, Disappears, Eluvium and Barn Owl
Feb 26, 7:01pm I Rock Cleveland
I Rock Cleveland
While I can't necessarily recommend the video - There's more flash than a red carpet and enough pulsating black and white to make your eyes pop like a manga comic character, Suuns' video for "20203 shows the band beginning to fulfill the promise of their 2010 Zeroes QC. Before, I had them pegged as Radiohead acolytes with more style than substance. The thick bass groove of this surprisingly, danceable number suggests otherwise. Images Du Futur will be released March 5th on Secretly Canadian . The band will be in Cleveland on April 18th for a date [...]
Artist: Barn Owl Title: The Long Shadow File Name: SoundCloud
Artist: Disappears Title: Kone File Name: SoundCloud
Artist: Eluvium Title: Don't Get Any Closer File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Ambient Electronic
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