Son Volt, "Back Into Your World" Can I talk about some of the strange artifacts that my music collection has accumulated over the years? Oh, that's right, you can't stop me! The process of ripping CDs (often with dodgy info databases), matching via iTunes and...
Today! The Exceptions, "Mean Ole Malley" I come to you today with an important piece of information: buying records from a band based entirely on a particular comic artist doing the cover art has a pretty shaky track record. NEWS YOU CAN USE. Blah blah...
Hell yes. Less Than Jake, "Scott Farcas Takes It On The Chin" Less Than Jake, especially during their heyday, put out tons of singles and compilation appearances. They've collected those on various comps, which are usually worth looking into. This is an alternate take of...
Here you go! TV/TV$, "Ignorance Is Not Bliss" More of this California punk band, I'm not sure there's a lot to say about it. Gaunt, "Jerkin' Yourself Around" Yeah, now we're talkin'! Compare these two tracks. There's just more energy, more interesting guitar work,...
Today! Mu330, "Around You" There's sort of a darker edge to this song, with the horns especially, which is fairly unusual among the third-wave bands that were Mu330's peers. Of course, this isn't ska, this is rock with horns. Beck, "Strange Apparition" Mostly, I look...
