The mellifluous Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit perform a lovely cover of an excellent, and dare I say underappreciated, R.E.M. jewel from 1997’s “Up.”
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Hollywood celebrity with legit punk cred and oodles of verified Twitter followers Jake Fogelnest made a brilliant video for one of my top songs of 2014.
I’m a big fan of the young fellas in Title Fight and especially their 2012 “Floral Green” offering, a welcomed throwback of growly melodic hardcore that reminded me of very…
Hi friends, here’s a robust round-up of tunes in no particular order that I played the hell out of in the year 2014. It’s a splendid mix of loud, melodic, menacing, hopeful, dark, sweet and crunchy. There’s something for everyone because I care about you guys and I also have a deep-seated, almost debilitating need to be loved. So click those little play buttons, do some air drumming then support these artists and buy their records.
When I first started the show I had to play everything the station had regardless of quality, because I didn’t have a library of my own and I wanted to fill the time with holiday cheer. Now I have too much great music to hope to squeeze into the 24 hour window. It sounds like a long time, but it divides down to around 300 songs when all is said and done.
I love when Mogwai uses words. “Music Industry 3. Fitness Industry 1. EP contains three new songs stemming from the writing and recording sessions for Rave Tapes, alongside remixes of…
“No one involved was prepared to make a record, but an invisible hand pushed them to do it. Perhaps it was God or that special someone we all know and…
So much fuzzy, shoegazey comfort food here. Check out The Moon is Shining Our Way EP.
From the album Beauty & Ruin on Merge Records. Vinyl / CD | iTunes. Director/Editor – David Markey. I love every single thing about this song and video, nice nod…
Squirrel Bait—a band of teenagers from Louisville, Kentucky that formed in 1983—put out two of my favorite records of the 80s (Squirrel Bait and Skag Heaven) and were part of…
Like Swervedriver, My Bloody Valentine or Polvo? Of course you do. Check out this goodness from Cheatahs. “Geographic” “Get Tight”
In no particular order, here’s what brought me great sonic joy this past year. Good to see some old faves back in action and especially nice to see Philly putting…