Hey pop collectors. Here is a rare and wonderful album from the first half of the ’90s. The Pacific Northwest, was banging its collective head to grunge and other forms of alternative rock. The Southeast had R.E.M, The dBs and its own brand of swampy jangle. But amid it all, there was a spot for… Continue reading Crayon at When You Motor Away
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Eureka California at Dandelion Radio
Eureka California recorded a session for Dandelion Radio while on tour in the UK last month. [Link]
Fishboy at Coalition
This is the quirky video for Texas rock band Fishboy. Fishboy are named after frontman Eric Michener who once ate a live fish in middle school as a dare. The track is a poppy, crunch-driven ode to mortality and plays out extremely well. The album, An Elephant, as a whole is concept-based centered around an… Continue reading Fishboy at Coalition
Fishboy at Glasswerk
What would it sound like if Why?’s Jonathan “Yoni” Wolf fronted a lo-fi punk band infused with organs and garbled, stretched cassette tape sounds? It would sound like Fishboy, and it would be completely mind blowingly great. Hailing from Denton, Texas, Fishboy’s new album An Elephant is released on January 20th, 2015 and you can… Continue reading Fishboy at Glasswerk
Mind Brains at Gold Flake Paint
Beware. A supernatural force emanates below. Weaker minds may be sucked into the screen. Behold. The collective intelligence that is MIND BRAINS teach their occult insights to the shrinking masses. Wrapped in the cloths of ritual, their identities remain unknown – yet locals from the village Athens (GA) whisper of sorcery from guilds like The… Continue reading Mind Brains at Gold Flake Paint
Primitives, Luxembourg Signal, Close Lobsters, and Lunchbox at Linear Tracking Lives
Click through to read their year end top 40 list. [Link]
Bastards of Fate and Tunabunny at Stereo Embers
Bastards of Fate: Possibly the most challenging listen of all 40 albums on this list, the rewards unlocked by repeated spins are so rich and satisfying the word ‘ample’ barely suffices. Though one supposes that the gloriously inspired noise they make rather ensures a measure of obscurity, it’s nonetheless unfair. All the world should be… Continue reading Bastards of Fate and Tunabunny at Stereo Embers
Hobbes Fanclub at Whisperin and Hollerin
Click through for the review. [Link]
Mind Brains at With Guitars
Click through for the album announcement. [Link]
Mind Brains at Athens Banner-Herald
In the age of MP3, Garageband and iTunes, modern technology has allowed bands to completely bypass the music industry by recording and releasing their material without the aid of professional engineers or marketing departments. But in this 21st century ocean of self-generated content, how do you draw attention to your stuff? How would you make… Continue reading Mind Brains at Athens Banner-Herald