Steady Earnest, "Skin It Up" Steady Earnest is an all-star band of Boston ska bands, most importantly featuring Dan Vitale of Bim Skala Bim on vocals. Because he fronts it, Bim is the closest comparison, and if you like one band, you'll like the other...
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...
Today! Rocket From The Crypt, "Suit City" I love the urgency in this song, it's always driving forward hard. And it sticks around for just two and a half minutes. Get in, do what you want to do, get out. Nice. Nine Inch Nails, "Let's...
Your periodic reminder that there's an index to this nonsense. And here's today's music. Ghostface Killah, "Be Easy" From one of his best albums, Fishscale, and the best album he's made that wasn't produced by the RZA. This album finds Ghostface in top form, energetically...
Happy 4th of July! A non-trivial percentage of my readership is probably at my house eating BBQ today. If you're not here, next time, plan better! Your holiday playlist. Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge, "An Unexpected Call (The Set-Up)" Here's one of the reasons why...
