Germs, "Shut Down (Annihilation Man)" An outlier on the one and only Germs LP, (GI), this is a live track that is triple the length of anything else on the record. A loose wander of a song, it's all sneer and skronk, without a whole...
Fall Out Boy, "Saturday" Pop punk is one of those genres that never really changes or evolves, and just relies on sappy emotion and snappy songs. You really need to nail the catchy songs and the energy or it's going to come across as limp...
The streak is alive! New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble, "Low Blow" This is from the second New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble record, Low Blow. To recap, the NYSJE was assembled from a bunch of folks from various bands in NYC, including the Toasters, the Scofflaws, and one...
The Beatles, "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, blog goes on! The Du-Rites, "Bite It" A thing that must be a delight about being an instrumental funk band is coming up with song titles. "Bite It", that's outstanding! Eagles of Death Metal, "Secret Plans" Heart On finds...
Whiskeytown, "16 Days" Ryan Adams' first foray into country, the first Whiskeytown record is alt-country only in the sense that it wasn't made for pop-country radio. Other than that, it's a country record in every sense. It's a pretty good record, but I don't find...
