08/27/2008
Highly Recommended: New Music From Jay Reatard - "DOA"
WOW! What a surprise! Jay Reatard releases another 7" with awesome songs. We. Are. Truly. Shocked. Ok, the truth is that we are not surprised at all that the 5th 7" in Jay's Matador series is just as great, if not greater than, the previous ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/27/2008 7:40 AM EST in Highly Recommended, Punk | Permalink
08/05/2008
New Garage Rock From Nashville: Cheap Time
Cheap Time comes recommended from Memphis' Jay Reatard, so you know it they must have some redeeming qualities. As far as we can tell, they definitely do. The old-school garage-glam of "People Talk," from their s/t debut, flexes whiplash rhythms ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/05/2008 6:26 PM EST in Garage Rock, Glam, Lo-Fi, Punk | Permalink
07/28/2008
Only a Few Days Left to Enter and Win the AITA/Times New Viking Tee and Poster!
Uh oh, looks like there are only a few more days left in which you can enter and win this absurd and wonderful prize designed by our good friends Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction and Times New Viking. The July 31st deadline is quickly a ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/28/2008 9:46 PM EST in Lo-Fi, Punk, Contest | Permalink
07/18/2008
New Music From Deerhunter - "Oh, It's Such a Shame" (Jay Reatard Cover)
What’s better than Deerhunter’s newest album, Microcastle? Oh, I don’t know, maybe Deerhunter covering Jay Reatard’s “Oh, It’s Such a Shame” from his last album Blood Visions? Yes! As we mentioned previously, the two have teame ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/18/2008 7:43 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Post-Punk, Lo-Fi, Punk, Covers | Permalink
04/30/2008
King Khan Walks With the Zombies In an Attempt to Deter Loneliness
On one of my favorite tracks from King Khan and BBQ Show's 2006 album What's For Dinner?, KK cries out: "I don't wanna be alone tonight, I wanna walk with the zombies, baby." The garage-rockin' thumper "Zombies" is an awesome song, and sure, lon ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/30/2008 4:28 PM EST in Garage Rock, Punk | Permalink
04/14/2008
Synth-Punk Pioneers: The Screamers and The Units
I love evil music and synth-punk typically delivers just that. Over the past year or two, I have been digging deeper into its roots and discovering some really great early sounds from such influential bands as The Screamers and The Units.
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/14/2008 9:57 PM EST in Electronic, YouTube, Punk | Permalink
04/11/2008
Carbonas Get Right to the Point on the Power-Pop Anthem "Hate You"
Carbonas' MySpace page is completely stripped down and to the point, just like the song "Hate You," a classic power-pop head-rush from the band's newest album. If you desperately want to break up with your girlfriend or boyfriend and you're are ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/11/2008 12:23 PM EST in Power-Pop, Highly Recommended, Punk | Permalink
04/06/2008
Synth Attack! Kap Bambino's "Mess In The Ruins"
Kap Bambino's "Mess in the Ruins" seeks to seduce then destroy you like a nu-wave, digitally-warped Spider Baby with freaky eyes and a killer body. Their album Zero Life Night Vision is a videodrone assault declaring allegiance with other female ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/06/2008 1:40 PM EST in Electronic, Punk | Permalink
04/05/2008
New Music From Jay Reatard, "See/Saw"
And Jay Reatard's hit streak continues with the A-side of his new Matador 7" See/Saw b/w Screaming Hand. Erratic guitars wrestle with a whiplash rhythm that has become his trademark. The song parlays in a fuzzy, uptempo skitter until the intense ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/05/2008 4:37 PM EST in Post-Punk, Punk | Permalink
03/25/2008
Would You Listen To a Band Called The Last Rapes of Mr. Teach?
Well, I would, and I have. Despite the lengthy, semi-offensive sounding name, France's The Last Rapes of Mr. Teach write songs that definitely won't offend your eardrums. "Help Me" is a super-accessible, rockabilly head-rush with pogo-stick rhyt ...
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