Video: Beat Union – Can’t Stop the Radio
Something tells me it’s no accident that they got the guys from the “Rock the Casbah” video…
Review: The Treat – Phonography
Label: Rockular Recordings Released: 2007 On Phonography, the Treat not only incorporate a lot of British rock styles from the late 60s and early 70s, but they manage to do it seamlessly and make it fresh. They draw on everything from the raw bluesiness of Led Zeppelin to the grandiose prog of Genesis. Starting off an album with as much… Read more »
The Clash Live at Shea Stadium 1982 – coming October 7!
The Clash are at the top of the list of bands I’d wish I’d seen, so needless to say, I’m excited about this one! The only band that matters!
Review: Omni – Ghosts
Label: Faux Pas Records (buy it at the band’s site) Released: May 2008 If you have any doubt that Radiohead has been tremendously influential on today’s rock scene, take a look at all the bands that have inherited Thom, Johnny and company’s particular take on Brian Eno. It’s everywhere from indie rock to post-metal and Omni is no exception. While… Read more »
Review: Play – s/t
Label: self-released Released: November 18, 2008 Anyone who thinks the head is more important than the heart in rock n roll pretty much misses the point. It’s the reason that the MC5 were better than Emerson, Lake and Palmer, the Ramones were better than Steely Dan and the Replacements were better than Def Leppard. Sure, there are bands that give… Read more »
DVD: Punk’s Not Dead
Label: MVD Released: July 8, 2008 Most documentaries are just visual histories of a band or a scene. The trouble is that they take a scientific approach with a hypothesis that they attempt to prove over the course of the film. But punk is a human story and one that, at its best, has dictated its own future. Punk’s Not… Read more »
News: Look Mexico Fall Tour and new digital EP
LOOK MEXICO – Fall Tour Update / New Digital EP ——————————————————- * U.S. Tour begins today * Shows with Fake Problems, Cobra Skulls, Bear Colony, The Winter Sounds * For song EP, Gasp Asp, now available digitally——————————————————- Look Mexico (Tallahassee, FL) hits the road today for a month-long tour of the U.S. The band’s newly converted veggie oil-powered bus will… Read more »
Review: Cephas and Wiggins – Richmond Blues
Label: Smithsonian Folkways Released: July 29, 2008 I was scared when I was first asked to review Richmond Blues. Most of what I’ve heard from Smithsonian Folkways has been extraordinary, but most of the music I’ve discovered on their label is classic stuff that’s passed the test of time. It’s hard to go wrong with Lead Belly or Paul Robeson… Read more »
Found in the Shuffle: Sweet – “Action”
Song: ActionArtist: SweetAlbum: Best of Sweet If you can get past the fact that it sounds like it was recorded in a tin can and played back on an AM transistor radio from Radio Shack circa 1975, it’s a pretty awesome song.
Review: Teletextile – Care Package
Label: Self-released Released: 2007 RatingsSatriani: 5/10Zappa: 6/10Dylan: 6/10 Aretha: 6/10Overall: 6/10 Website Myspace If you’re curious about my rating categories, read the description.