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Five Songs, 9/27/2021

Beastie Boys, "The Sounds of Science" My freshman year roommate couldn't stand this track, and would insist on skipping it when we listened to this record. Which was often, it was an album we could agree on. I thought I lost that copy of Paul's...

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Five Songs, 2/12/2021

Hot Hot Heat, "Le Le Low" Victoria, BC's Hot Hot Heat had a real moment in the 2000s, although I'll confess, I don't really remember how far they got penetrating the mainstream. I just remember that they were doing well there for a little while....

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Five Songs, 11/23/2020

Filastine, "Singularities" Electronic artist Filastine draws widely from musical traditions from across the globe, pulling in bits and pieces from many cultures to assemble his songs. What could sound eclectic doesn't come off that way, it instead is more like a kaleidoscope - assembling a...

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Five Songs, 1/18/2020

The Aquabats, "SHOWTIME!" When the Aquabats got rolling, they always had this kind of corny, cracked Saturday morning cartoon vibe. Like they were making songs for a show-within-a-show on some arch adult animation cartoon. And, of course, given the world we're in, the show eventually...

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Five Songs, 1/12/202

Lucious Jackson, "Strongman" When the Beastie Boys took the leap to playing their own instruments with Check Your Head, they also started expanding the reach of their label, Grand Royal. Lucious Jackson was one of the artists that they signed, putting out their first record,...