The Police, "King of Pain" "King of Pain" is the first song I can recall reading the lyrics sheet for in order to try and figure out what was going on in it (the lyrics sheet didn't help much). While I'm fully on board with...
Mastodon, "Black Tongue" With Crack The Skye, Mastodon had kind of reached the end of an exploration, into very prog-y songwriting. In a lot of ways, it mirrored where Metallica had reached with ...And Justice For All, and with both bands, the next album represented...
We finish on a couple of great notes here. They Might Be Giants, "B19 Spare The Rock (bumper)" It's a bumper that was included with a Dial-a-Song download package. Not much else to say. Descendents, "Coffee Mug" And this song from the Descendents isn't a...
Another year-end roundup, this time from NPR. Meanwhile, another good set today. I feel like shuffle has been doing well for a little while. Bim Skala Bim, "Shoes" I'm surprised we haven't seen Bim Skala Bim yet. One of the earliest bands of the third...
Back in those music salt mines, bringing you more sparkling treats! (NB: the last track is only on Bandcamp - I didn't upload it to Youtube, because that seemed kind of dodgy.) Conlon Nancarrow, "Study No. 2a" Nancarrow is one of the most avant-garde artists...
