Having spent the last few days with this album I am really hating the fact I didn't take advantage of my ticket to Tom Vek's show at the Troubadour before Thanksgiving. These were recorded in his garage -- and critics seem to love that. Anyway, have a listen.DOWNLOAD:MP3: become a member or log in.
Last winter a clerk at Amoeba records in Hollywood recommended The Futureheads album which I had never heard. After a listen or two I figured out where I knew these guys from...old XTC. So in the spirit of The Futureheads, here are a couple of classic XTC tracks off their become a member or log in.
It's officially December (though you wouldn't know it here in L.A.) which means Christmas will be here before you know it. So get ready to eat, drink, and spend way too much money until January 1st. Revel in excess, make merry, etc. To help you get in the spirit, I'm directing your attention to these music blogs getting their Christmas on right.
This split/ep, featuring The Jesus Lizard and Nirvana, was released in 1992 on the tails of Nirvana's mainstream success with Nevermind. The Nirvana track on here is great, but I have this ep to thank for initially getting me into the Jesus Lizard when it came out. The Lizard's contribution, Puss,
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DOWNLOAD:MP3: Leonard Cohen - Suzanne MP3: Leonard Cohen - Sisters of Mercy-----------Amazon: Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen
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Sonic Youth: One of my longtime crushes. Their last two albums have not only been good, but some of the best music of their storied career. The latter of the two, 2004's Sonic Nurse, continues where Murray Street left off, expanding and riffing on familiar themes and motifs . . .
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DOWNLOAD:MP3: Tim Buckley - Buzzin' FlyMP3: Tim Buckley - Dream Letter -----------Amazon: Tim Buckley - Happy/Sadbecome a member or log in.
Part III of the Soundtrack Enthusiast Series. For the most part I have enjoyed the majority of Cameron Crowe's films...not so fast Elizabethtown. Having said that, become a member or log in.
"The Who is a bloody wild animal and it has to be fed chunks of raw meat and Southern Comfort. It can't feed on anything less." --Pete Townshend, New York Times, June 13th, 1974.The Who: bombastic, excessive, crude, vulgar, drunk, unfashionably fucking awesome. Through a vicodin haze (er, neck injury) I recently sat down to watch The Who's become a member or log in.
Long weekends are a slice of heaven. Long weekends coupled with Thanksgiving leftovers are one step closer. While going through some old records post-feast I happened upon Kathleen Edwards' 2003 debut Failer. Failer is one of those albums that sounds like an old friend you haven't seen in awhile, yet things pick . . .
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DOWNLOAD:MP3: SOMEWHERE SOMETIMEMP3: YOU'RE NOT THE QUEEN ANYMOREMP3: THINGS I WILL KEEP DEMOMP3: LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL DEMOMP3: THE . . .
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One of my favorite honky tonk acts of the last decade, The Star Room Boys, got together last week at The Caledonia Lounge in Athens, GA for a one-off reunion show. I would have paid top dollar to have been there. Bit Torrent courtesy of Athens taper Sloan Simpson.DOWNLOAD:FLAC: become a member or log in.
Presently touring the West coast (played L.A.'s Hotel Cafe' last night) is Matthew Houck, aka Phosphorescent, out of Athens, GA. Imagine a younger Will Oldham and you're on the right track. Houck & co. have a new album out on Misra Records, entitled Aw Come Aw Wry, further illustrating the Athens music scene is alive and doing very well. Read what CMJ said : "The songs of . . .
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DOWNLOAD:MP3: Johnny Cash - In My Life MP3: Johnny Cash - Personal Jesus-----------Amazon: Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around
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