Screeching Weasel, "My Brain Hurts" I poke fun at Screeching Weasel pretty often when they come up here, mostly because their formula most didn't change over the course of a zillion albums. But their early albums are still a lot of fun - just cheerful,...
The Beastie Boys, "Hold It Now, Hit It" I've mentioned before here the ability of certain songs to transport me to very specific places and times. The Proustian recollection for this song is rolling through a lovely Spokane fall evening, crammed in the back seat...
Mission of Burma, "Red" Signals, Calls, and Marches, the 1981 debut EP from Mission of Burma, is one of the foundational texts of what was known as college rock and eventually became indie rock. It's a touchstone that many, many following bands would evoke and...
