01/07/2008
30 Years And Counting: The Fleshtones, America's Garage Band
These guys play party music plain and simple. Rip-roarin' 50's influenced horn-blastin' rockers. Despite never hitting the big time, The Fleshtones continue on... REASONS WHY THE FLESHTONES RULE: •The Fleshtones debuted at CBGB on May ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 01/07/2008 3:19 PM EST in 70's Punk, Garage Rock, Blues | Permalink
New Songwriter, Thao: Bee Stings? No Problem!
Thao Nguyen is a new singer-songwriter with the vulnerable modesty of Cat Power and the vigor of Feist. Her delicate, upbeat acoustic songs include jittery banjo pickin' forcing country-swagger as a relaxed lead guitar shimmers with blissful hoo ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 01/07/2008 11:34 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Folk, New Music Spotlight | Permalink
01/04/2008
BEACH BOY BRIAN WILSON'S LOST RAP RECORDING, "SMART GIRLS!"
This may be the worst song ever created. Brian Wilson obviously had no control over his life during the late 80's. He was so uninspired during this period, that he created a lame rap song. If that wasn't bad enough, he samples all of his 60's ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 01/04/2008 3:01 PM EST in 60's Pop, Hip-Hop, WTF? | Permalink
01/03/2008
New Movie "Juno" Eats Up The Moldy Peaches
The Moldy Peaches can finally stake their claim in a large market thanks to the success of the new indie comedy/drama about teen-pregnancy, Juno. The Moldy Peaches are a duo featuring Adam Green and Kimya Dawson (both who have since gone solo ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 01/03/2008 12:39 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Folk, Punk | Permalink
12/27/2007
Blues Magoos: "Gotta Get Away," Classic Garage Cut
What a great band name. Bluuuues Magoooos. It rhymes, it's catchy, and it's bizarre. Even better, this description accurately describes their sound as well. One of the first bands to be marketed as Psychedelic, The Blues Magoos were pioneers of ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 12/27/2007 12:49 PM EST in 60's Pop, Rock, 60's Psych, Garage Rock, Blues | Permalink
Drum Circles Go Punk! Kickin' It With Foot Village
Tired of hearing guitars in rock music? Want a more stripped down sound? How about abandoning chords and notes altogether!? What's left? Drums. Hollywood's Foot Village is a group playing nothing but drums. This idea might not work in theory, ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 12/27/2007 10:34 AM EST in Experimental, WTF?, Punk | Permalink
12/19/2007
Top 10 Albums Of 2007: No. 3, Justice †
I'm not a huge dance music aficionado, but when I heard Justice's single, the crowd-empowering "We Are Your Friends" last year at a Philly club, I knew some exciting new music was on the horizon and that popular music is going to start changing- ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 12/19/2007 6:10 PM EST in Electronic, Disco, Top 10 Albums Of 2007 | Permalink
12/18/2007
Top 10 Albums Of 2007: No.6, Jens Lekman- Night Falls Over Kortedala
Night Falls Over Kortedala is an album about love. It is Jens Lekman's most upbeat release to date full of Motown Oooh's, humble finger-snaps, and a spirited horn section. Jens proves himself as a truthful gentleman with songs like, "I'm Leaving ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 12/18/2007 3:48 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Top 10 Albums Of 2007 | Permalink
12/17/2007
Top 10 Albums Of 2007: No.10, Devendra Banhart- Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
Well, it's that time of year again when music blogs and music critics role out their top albums of 2007. Since we are a new blog, we thought we would stay humble and keep it simple. We have produced a collaborative and comprehensive "top 10 albu ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 12/17/2007 12:56 PM EST in Folk, Neo-Psychedelic, Top 10 Albums Of 2007 | Permalink
12/14/2007
Desmond Dekker's Israelites: Strugging By The Downpressor
In 1969 Desmond Dekker's rocksteady/reggae hit, "Israelites" significantly brought Jamaican music to the rest of the world. Dekker sings about poverty caused by "the man" (a Rastafarian reference to the Israelite's struggle in the Bible.) Dek ...
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