let me ask you a question. do you like the rock and the roll? im assuming you do cause your visiting this joint, but really do you love it? i do! otherwise i wouldnt be going on 7 years of running this place. with the interrogation out of the way, i gotta rock n' roll record for ya that wont disappoint, at all. in fact, this record has been buzzin in my ears for the past week or so, and continue to be impressed with each listen. the record that i speak of is wess floyd's foxhole [...]
in my humblest of opinions, i dont believe there are many artists out there that put out extraordinary material as much as joe o'connell aka elephant micah does on a consistent basis. i dont know how many people are aware of his work, but they should be. in fact i believe i did a "you should be listening to elephant micah" post a couple years back. hopefully, at least a few of you took the plunge. well, mr o'connell and his elephant micah has a spectacular new [...]
im gonna preface this by stating that i am only a man, and being the heterosexual man that i am, i am drawn to women; especially lovely women you can sing, and play guitar. so, i have zero shame in saying what drew me to listen to ponyboy's music is that she's quite an attractive young lady. but, and this is a huge but, it doesnt mean shit if her music doesnt back it up. luckily for all of us, from what i have heard, it does.... ive only heard a handful of songs, but she's kind some smokey pipes [...]
what a way to end the week! here be a track from lucero's upcoming ato release, women & work , which is due out on 3.13.12. they're following up the release with a pretty big tour which hits new orleans on 3.11 at tipitina's with william elliott whitmore opening up. thats a musicgasm lineup right there... this premiered earlier today on rolling stone where you can read a little bit more about the record. i take that back, i dont know if it premiered there, but thats where i stole [...]
i hadnt planned on talking about the new craig finn record, clear heart full eyes - due out next week, cause i figured just about every other blog had talked about it already. maybe they have, maybe they havent? honestly i dont check these things, but sometimes i just hate adding to the noise. what changed my mind? actually listening to it. admittedly, i wasnt a huge fan of the last two hold steady records, and was just a lil leery of a finn solo record. sure, the guy is responsible for 3 of my favorite records of [...]
holy, effin crap! i seriously have been waiting on a new jealous sound record since kill them with kindness which was released in what, 2003? i dont know what the hell happened during the past 9 years? nor do i think i want to know, or need to know, but i am very very psyched to listen to this. havent listened to the single yet which somehow has been up on soundcloud for 3 months without my knowledge? crazy talk! getting back to that record, i cant recommend it enough, or any of knapsack's records which was blair [...]
i go through phases in which i envision what my record, if i ever made one, would sound like. my main goal would be to create an acoustic version of it takes a nation of millions to hold us back , but that would require a lot of work, none of which i am prepared to tackle. but, damn, i have been wanting to do something like that for years. when i say years, im talking like at least ten. maybe this decade? then there are records, free ones [...]
there are a lot of bands that break, that shouldnt. i could rattle off at least 100+ just within the past 2 years, that were not worthy of your attention, no matter small it may be. then again, i can rattle off even more bands that are worthy of your attention, and thats the whole point of this little site. granted, music is all personal/subjective but ive been around long enough to see right through most of what is purely hype, and what is genuine. call it a gift, or call me a dick. whatever. [...]
top of the morning! i am not sure how the hell this passed under my radar? in all actuality, i am not surprised at all. i wish there was a service that would send me alerts when artists i have listened to either via last.fm or spotify or whatever has released a new record. there probably is, but i am not aware of it. either way, my man nick saloman and his the bevis frond released a new record back in october entitled the leaving of [...]
wanna talk about an artist i think everyone should be listening to? in fact i did a post a couple years back proclaiming exactly that. you should be listening to joseph o'connell and his elephant micah . well, joe has a new record coming out on 1.31.12 entitled louder than thou on what i think may be his own product of palmyra label - if its not, all apologies. i, for one, cant wait to hear this, as joe is pure gold in my book. seriously, if you dig the likes of mark kozelek or [...]
Will Sheff and company have just released a free ep, Golden Opportunities 2 . The record is a collection of covers available via the Okkervil River site in either .mp3 or .m4a formats. Havent spent a whole lot of time with the ep, or to be honest, the last album I Am Very Far . However, I consider this announcement of free music a nice reminder to dive back into their stuff. Download currently available on the Okkervil [...]
i have a shitload of emails pushing this and that band, but in all honesty they mostly go ignored. i like finding stuff on my own. granted i have stated in the past that i know for damn sure that i miss out on a lot of great stuff by ignoring these emails, but its the 15 year old in me that hates to be told to listen to this that and the other band. with that said, i stumbled across this band, should , who i believe are out of baltimore and their like a fire without [...]
"First came the scream and blood on the floor, the alcohol and the magazines…" I have been chilled, haunted and intrigued ever since hearing the opening lines of Damien Jurado 's amazing Where Shall You Take Me. One listen to Jurado's songs is akin to eavesdropping on a conversation you know you shouldn't hear, but have heard too much to tune it out. It causes you to lean forward, intent to hear the details of the infidelity, knowing full well the pleasure of the sin will never outweigh the pain it creates. Damien's songcraft [...]
the fine, distinguished men from slothbear are back with a new ep entitled cantor on which they just released via their bandcamp site. they have come along way since the first time i hear em a few years ago. back then they were pure fuzzed out pop, emphasis on the fuzz, and now while all everything i liked about em, initially, is still intact its definitely a more "accessible" fuzzed out pop. if you dig the likes a magoo - if you remember them, mid-era gbv, apples in stereo, sonic youth and dan bejar than you [...]
Been spending a fair amount of time listening to Chicago's own Slushy . Self-described as bubblegum pop, the fact is they write quality lo-fi pop music and have a pretty goddamn catchy sound. Check out "Wrong Words" below. If you like it, visit their bandcamp site for more. Also, they're playing Reggie's in Chicago on December 3rd with Question Mark & The Mysterians. Slushy - Wrong Words
top of the evening! cant wait for this one to, hopefully, grace my inbox sooner than later. this one being lambchop's 2012 merge release, 2.21 to be exact, mr. m . damn, i cant believe they have been around 20 freakin years, and this is their 11th record. just seems like yesterday, i was being blown by their '96 record, how i quit smoking and my favorite lambchop record, the follow up, thriller . imo, kurt wagner is the coolest dude in the rock and the roll. in other news, merge has released [...]
the GALLOWS got a new frontman and a new sound via their tacky MONDO CHAOS mp3. and it's a no from the me. wotyougot
my man and atlantanite, ben trickey , has just released a 73 on atlanta label pygmy records which caters to local and unlocal artists alike. one thing i have always dug about mr trickey and his brand of music is that it may come across as kind of dire and dark, but in the end there's always an air of hope and possible salvation and this song is no different. this guy should definitely be bigger than the atlanta area. cant recommend him enough.... cold wind
my man and atlantanite, ben trickey, has just released a 73 on atlanta label pygmy records which caters to local and unlocal artists alike. one thing i have always dug about mr trickey and his brand of music is that it may come across as kind of dire and dark, but in the end there's always an air of hope and possible salvation and this song is no different. this guy should definitely be bigger than the atlanta area. cant recommend him enough.... cold wind
I was ripping an old Latin Quarter 12" single and rummaging around the internet. This is the first taster from their new album due in 2012. They also plan to tour. A wonderful band.
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