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 [...]
Handpicked: Weezer – El Scorcho
After being on the road with one of my coworkers, I got put back into the Weezer state of mind. While I totally dig songs like “Buddy Holly”, “Holiday”, “Island in the Sun”, and most other Weezer tracks, I’ve always had a certain affinity with the Pinkerton album, especially the song “El Scorcho”. The first time [...]
Handpicked: The Pretenders – Back on the Chain Gang
“Back on the Chain Gang” was released as a single by The Pretenders in 1982 on the King of Comedy soundtrack, then again on the band’s 1984 album Learning to Crawl. I remember the first time I heard this song while riding in the car with my grandmother when I was about 9 years old. It was [...]
Handpicked: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Maps
Every time I hear the song “Maps” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, I am always captivated by the intense drumming that blend with the subtle guitar riff and the and the soft, tender, soothing lyrics and vocals. The whole album is great, really. I also had the opportunity to catch the band live a few [...]
Handpicked: Leonard Cohen – Everybody Knows
Let me tell you something about Central Wisconsin local radio stations: they suck. All of them for as long as I can remember, or at least once I turned 14 and wanted to look for something else other than country, shit rock, top 40, and droning talk radio. Every once in awhile, though, a diamond [...]
