In a fan newsletter sent out a few days ago via email, Jimmy Gnecco announced that he would be re-releasing his debut solo album, The Heart. I love this album, and I am looking forward to what the new versions of the songs are going to sound like. Here’s the newsletter: Hello, Often artists will [...]
Handpicked: ††† (Crosses) – †hhlyghs†
In case you couldn’t tell, I’m a huge fan of Chino Moreno’s (Deftones) latest project, ††† (Crosses). My opinion is that this project challenges Chino and the members lyrically and musically in ways they haven’t been exposed to within their native backgrounds. I’ve noticed Chino’s lyrics to be more metaphorical than his Deftones work with a [...]
Hanpicked: Bloc Party – Hunting for Witches
Bloc Party is one of those bands where I really don’t like the majority of their music, but the songs I do like, I like a lot. So far, I’ve only liked one song off of each of their albums. Today’s selection comes from Bloc Party’s second album, A Weekend in the City, and is [...]
Handpicked: Delta Spirit – Bushwick Blues
Wow. That was my initial response when I first heard “Bushwick Blues” by Delta Spirit. I heard the song for the first time when I saw the band live at Lollapalooza 2011. I was very impartial about how I felt about Delta Spirit until I heard this song. While the band played, I heard a [...]
The Copyrights – “North Sentinel Island”
These days, it’s hard to stand out as a straight up punk band. Basically every chord progression has been done to death and it’s hard to write simple melodies that don’t remind you of someone else. While The Copyrights definitely stick to that punk rock formula, they’ve also managed to stick out and become one [...]
Handpicked: Queen and David Bowie – Under Pressure
I think we all know how significant the song “Under Pressure” by Queen and David Bowie is to nearly all of us. It’s one of those soft anthems that most everyone recognizes with the opening bassline… that, or they can’t differentiate the bassline from Vanilla Ice’s “Ice, Ice Baby”, which was a blatant and cheap [...]
Puscifer – Live on Letterman Halloween 2011
Puscifer made its network television debut last night on Late Night with David Letterman and performed the title track, “Conditions of My Parole”. Enjoy!
A Loss For Words – “No Sanctuary”
While getting lost in the shuffle in the resurgence of pop punk over the past few years, A Loss For Words has always been one of my favorites. Their 2009 release, The Kids Can’t Lose, was one of my favorite records of that year, plus the fact that I’ve seen them live 3 times in very [...]
Handpicked: The Misfits – SCREAM!
I always celebrate Halloween by listening to the Misfits, especially the album Famous Monsters. What better way to celebrate the holiday with one of music’s rock horror bands? Today’s song of the day is the song “Scream!” by the band, which is their ninth released single and the only single released from the Famous Monsters album. [...]
Under The Covers, Vol. 6
This week’s list of covers includes a lot of oldies but goodies from Jimi Hendrix, Black Crowes, Joe Cocker, Cheap Trick and Johnny Cash. Joe Cocker – “With a Little Help from My Friends” (The Beatles) This song was originally released in 1967 as part of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Joe Cocker covered it [...]
