Three days, when will it stop? NOT TODAY! HIT IT, YOUTUBE! The Microphones, "I Want To Be Cold" There's something almost shoegaze-y about this track from the Microphones, with the buried vocals and washes of noise. I love it when everything lays out about a...
I was at Shut Up & Sit Down Expo over the weekend, and it was fun, although I think that that was mostly because it was a getaway weekend for Megan and I. But, it was a good pretext to get out of town! Also, somebody...
Great set today! Hüsker Dü, "Somewhere" One of the greatest bands of the 80s rock underground, Hüsker Dü took a big leap forward with this album, the sprawling double album Zen Arcade. They went from a (great) hardcore band to a band that explored the...
Good set today. Hepcat, "You And I" Hepcat could really straddle the line between ska, rocksteady, and even something like soul. This song is just a low-key delight. Wu-Tang Clan, "Shame On A Nigga" I love it when rappers deliberately use a bogus word and...
One of my favorite bands showing up here for the first time today. Calexico, "Coyoacán" I'm surprised we haven't heard from Calexico before now. Calexico is a long-running band out of Arizona that makes an unmistakable mix of spaghetti western soundtracks, surf, jazz, mariachi, and...
