SOB X RBE, "Paramedic!"
Kendrick Lamar assembled the soundtrack to Black Panther, which ended up being a set of songs that are more inspired by the movie than necessarily being a traditional soundtrack. Kendrick is involved with everything, taking different roles depending on the song....
Eggs, "The Government Administrator"
Eggs was one of the Teenbeat bands, making indie pop at a time when that was pretty uncommon, running straight against the current of grunge and heavy rock that was dominating taste at the time. A lot of these bands also...
Nots, "Rat King"
Their 2016 album, Cosmetic, is a relatively short record, but it makes up for it with the energy it has. I'm always down for some noisy punk, especially if it's willing to get kind of strange, so of course I was always...
Valentine's Day! Let's do something special! How about a giant pile of Melvins, along with a survey of all their records? Breaks the formula, but who gives a shit! The Melvins are for lovers!
THE BONER YEARS
Not everything they released in this period was...
Man Or Astro-Man?, "Organ Smash"
The debut record for Man Or Astro-Man? (Is It Man...Or Astro-Man?) set the template for the rest of their career. All reverbed out and surf-y, with a thick layer of retro science fiction. And they would cheerfully mine the...