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 ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 03/25/2008 10:31 PM EST in Country, Indie-Rock, Punk | Permalink
03/20/2008
Rock Out in Your White Denim!
White Denim's unruly, garage-fueled track "Darksided Computer Mouth." from their EP Let's Talk About It, is one for the people by the people that literally, around the 35 second mark, asks that eternal Rock and Roll question: "Hey you wanna sing ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 03/20/2008 12:23 PM EST in Experimental, Garage Rock, Punk | Permalink
02/28/2008
Iggy Pop Rocks David Bowie's Head Off
Like downing a bag of Pop Rocks and chugging a Coke, Iggy is well versed in the art of explosive music. This weekend I was stuck in an airport for a number of hours and went through a couple of my favorite Iggy albums. After listening to The Id ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 02/28/2008 3:40 PM EST in Rock, YouTube, 80's Pop, 70's Rock, Punk | Permalink
02/19/2008
Holy Fuck, It's a No Age Remix!
No that's NOT me being extremely shocked about No Age doing a remix. The band has remixed Holy Fuck's "Lovely Allen." It's everything you expect from the L.A. lo-fi punk band: weird, noisy, joyously sloppy and headache-inducing! Awesome! No A ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 02/19/2008 10:36 AM EST in Experimental, Remix, Punk | Permalink
Stream The New (Back to Basics) Clinic Song "Shopping Bag"
Shrieking, off-kilter horns, fuzzy rhythm guitars and pounding drums? Now that's the Clinic that I fell in love with all those years ago on Internal Wrangler and on their debut EPs. I appreciate the band's attempt to change up their style over t ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 02/19/2008 8:53 AM EST in Indie-Rock, Punk | Permalink
02/14/2008
New Music From Be Your Own Pet, "Heart Throb"
Now what would Valentine's Day be without a some riot grrl angst? "Heart Throb," the not-so-lovey-dovey track from Be Your Own Pet's second album Get Awkward, features lead singer Jemina Pearl getting pissed off at a dude who won't show any emot ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 02/14/2008 11:48 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Punk | Permalink
01/28/2008
Dead Moon Walking On My Grave/ Kicked Out-Kicked In
DIY-legends, Dead Moon consisted of drummer Andrew Loomis, Fred Cole and his wife Toody. Fred and Toody have been married since 1967, back when Fred was in a successful garage-rock group, The Weeds. Dead Moon was born in the late 80's, but have ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 01/28/2008 11:04 AM EST in Garage Rock, Punk | Permalink
01/22/2008
Catch A Wave of Puke and You're Barfin' All Over the World!
Denton TX's The Bleach Boys (not to be confused with the other Bleach Boys from the 70's) are to the Beach Boys what The Garbage Pail Kids were to the Cabbage Patch Kids. They are a band with a killer plan and it does NOT involve candy-striped s ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 01/22/2008 6:12 PM EST in Neo-Psychedelic, Punk | Permalink
01/17/2008
Times New Viking Will Make Your Ears Bleeeed!
Times New Viking, not to be confused with the bland as shit typeface Times New Roman, is an in-your-face, fuzzed out punk band...that wants to make your ears bleed. "(My Head)" is one of the best tracks from their new album, Rip It Off, due ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 01/17/2008 3:51 PM EST in No-Wave, Punk | Permalink
01/09/2008
Classic DIY: Dusting Off The "Hits"
Did you know that the Scrotum Poles got their name from the situation where a group of men need to form a makeshift totem pole, thus also forming a "scrotum pole?" Clever, no? This group of Scottish punks were clever enough to pen the catchy 19 ...
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