When the history of music is written, there will be the bands who are remembered, then there will be the bands who laid the foundation for those bands. Most of them will be forgotten. I always found the X-Ray Spex to be one of the latter. This band that pushed boundaries and made it okay for other girl rock bands to follow in their chaotic footsteps, but never had an audience strong enough to
Friday, 29 April 2011
The 11 Best Songs By The X-Ray Spex
Posted on 11:37 by Unknown
When the history of music is written, there will be the bands who are remembered, then there will be the bands who laid the foundation for those bands. Most of them will be forgotten. I always found the X-Ray Spex to be one of the latter. This band that pushed boundaries and made it okay for other girl rock bands to follow in their chaotic footsteps, but never had an audience strong enough to
Thursday, 28 April 2011
The 11 Best Songs By Joan As Police Woman
Posted on 18:08 by Unknown
This weekend, when my parents were in town, I had on the Cure's Disintegration. About half way through the album, my mom commented that she was really enjoying the music and wondered what it was and if it was new. I told her what it was but did not inform her that this was the same album I used to play in high school that she used to complain about. To her it was so dark and dreadful and now
Tuesday, 26 April 2011
The Unknown: Explosions in the Sky - Live at the Grey Eagle 2007
Posted on 21:52 by Unknown
One of the main things I love about music is how it becomes the soundtrack to our lives. Certain songs can instantly bring me back to memories from twenty years ago. My own brain can't even bring me back to memories from last week let alone two decades back. Explosions in the Sky have the pleasure of the being the soundtrack to other people's lives. Fake people at that. I don't think I'll
Sunday, 24 April 2011
The Good, The Bad, The Unknown: Record Store Day
Posted on 21:36 by Unknown
Record Store Day did everything right by just doing everything right. If you haven't heard yet, the 2011 Record Store Day was the most successful yet. With over 200 exclusive vinyl releases, it did something that no one in the music industry thought was possible: it got people to buy music. It didn't try to sell people what they wanted us to buy...they sold us stuff what we wanted to buy.
Thursday, 21 April 2011
The 11 Best Solo Songs By Duff McKagan
Posted on 22:27 by Unknown
With Record Store Day reporting record numbers...no pun intended, it seems like a new trend might be forming in the music world as Record Store Day Part 2 may be quickly being thrown together for May 17th. And this time, it's not pop music pushing sales...it's good old fashioned rock n roll. As in the past, trends that end up ruling the music industry grow from the underground through grass
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
The 11 Best Songs By Sparta
Posted on 22:43 by Unknown
Jim Ward is truly the unsung hero of the Austin music scene. I truly believe that Ward was the songwriting presence that made At The Drive-In the tight punk rock package that it was. Once he was pulled out of the fray...the band became The Mars Volta, which practically threw song structure out the window. Ward formed his own band, Sparta, which I thought had even crossover potential that ATDI
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
The 11 Best Songs By Maritime
Posted on 23:38 by Unknown
The Promise Ring was the first emo band I found myself obsessed with. I had recently graduated college and was still clinging to the last of the grunge bands while I swam around in the rap-rock infested radio waters. The future of rock seemed rather bleak, until I listened to Very Emergency. It was like wandering around in a darkened room and someone suddenly turned on the lights. Was this
Monday, 18 April 2011
The 11 Best Songs By Animal Collective
Posted on 23:05 by Unknown
The music industry has been on a roller coaster ride for the past decade, and no one, not fans, not the artists, nor the industry insiders have any clue where it's headed...or for how long. Right now, all we can do is throw our hands in the air, scream, and hang on for the ride. This weekend we witnessed the bi-polar yet beautiful chaotic mess that is music.
On Saturday, the old school
Friday, 15 April 2011
The 11 Best Solo Songs By Jason Isbell
Posted on 21:47 by Unknown
I finally got my live Soundgarden CD. I ordered it on the 24th of March and received it on the 12th of April. That's what I got for the $5.50 they charged me for the speedy delivery option. I'm glad I didn't pick the freight price. I wouldn't have received the CD until the next reunion tour. Here's the kicker, I ordered this from Soundgarden's own website. Shouldn't that have great service
Thursday, 14 April 2011
The 11 Best songs By TV on the Radio
Posted on 21:40 by Unknown
I had a long discussion with a co-worker at the perks of buying a CD and why it means something. He hates CDs and thinks they're a waste of space. Why should he buy 12 mediocre songs when he only wants the 1 good song he likes? I suggested maybe he should stop listening to bands who only have one good song. That didn't go over too well. But this is my reason for buying a CD or vinyl.
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
The 11 Best Songs By Foo Fighters of the 00s:
Posted on 21:55 by Unknown
In the recent Rolling Stone, there's a huge article on the best new rock of 2011. I was excited by the prospects of the article. It's not a bad article except they forgot one important thing...they forgot the rock bands!!! They give Adele first billing (a pop artist). They give too more attention to rap artists (Wiz Khalifa, Odd Future, and Lex Luger). The only real solid current rocking
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
The 11 Best Songs By Low
Posted on 16:15 by Unknown
With a huge music week...I'm kicking it off with an unlikely start. Mainly because I have a guest poster and you can get the new album for a mere $3.99. Presenting The X-Man or better known as E-Money.
Acompleteunknown asked me to do a guest post about one of my all time favorite bands Low. A band who gave me goosebumps the first time I saw them in 1994 play as a duo (a female voice playing
Monday, 11 April 2011
The 11 Most Exciting Releases for Record Store Day 2011
Posted on 18:45 by Unknown
Record Store Day should be a national holiday. It is a music fan's wet dream. And I mean every part of the imagery that comes with. Over 200 exclusive releases on CDs and vinyl, just for independent record stores. Last year I got in line a half hour before the store opened and I was 25th in line, this year...I'm planning on two hours in line. I don't think I've been this excited about new
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Thursday, 7 April 2011
The 11 Best Songs By The Raveonettes
Posted on 21:19 by Unknown
I don't know how many time I have to talk about this. Why does the music industry constantly cock their weapon and shoot themselves deliberately in the foot...then while they writhe around on the ground in pain, they blame illegally downloading for making them do it?
Two weeks ago I ordered the new Soundgarden on CD. I ordered it from the band's website because it came with a bonus EP. I'm a
Wednesday, 6 April 2011
The 11 Best Songs By Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
Posted on 11:26 by Unknown
There's a lot to love about Ezra Furman. He makes some of the most frantic rock music this side of the Clap Your Hands/Talking Heads line. But that's not the only reason to love him. On his last release, he offered some of his fans the the most exclusive thing a musician can offer a fan...a bonus song. But not just any bonus son. A personal song...written just for them. Each person who
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
The 11 Best Songs By The Kills
Posted on 18:44 by Unknown
When the Kills came out, they had the unfortunate luck of have a band name that was only a couple letters off a the more commercially popular Killers. Killers fans came out in droves to accuse the band of trying to milk off the Killers success. Those who bothered to stick around and listen for a bit, discovered they were a very different breed of band. They fell more into the White Stripes
Friday, 1 April 2011
Free Music Friday: Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
Posted on 18:50 by Unknown
Would you rather me write an article about something sorta music-related or would you rather get some free music?
Would you rather me write a list that you'll just complain about or would you rather get some free music?
Yeah, that's what I thought. Here's the new Foo Fighters in its entirety streaming for free.
http://wastinglight.foofighters.com/
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