I’m probably not going to be doing anymore posts until January 2nd. Anyway, here’s something to tide you over until then: a song from Tree Wave, a band that’s been getting nothing but deservedly good publicity since I first heard their stuff. This song is called “May Banners” and it’s incredibly defiant of the stereotypes [...]
Read more →Sukilove is a Belgian indie rock group with a very interesting sound. On their album You Kill Me they employ the noisy, buzz guitars of alternative rock groups such as Sonic Youth and yet create very melodic, pop-influenced rock. For example, their song “From a Blue-Eyed Girl” contains an unusual mix of these seemingly contrasting [...]
Read more →Recognize the band in the picture? Well, you should. That’s Slayer, one of the greatest heavy metal bands of all time. They influenced all heavy metal bands that came after them and all but created death metal as we know it. With each album they have taken a new approach to their sound, so with [...]
Read more →I recently sat down and listened to Permanent Holiday, the second stateside release from the Swedish band Thirdimension. Not a bad album by any stretch. From the very first track, I was reminded of Fountains of Wayne’s self-titled debut. The lead vocalists from both bands even sound like each other. And Thirdimension has that pleasant [...]
Read more →What do you get when you combine hardcore punk with moog synthesizers? The Locust… isn’t it obvious? What kinda dumb question is that anyway? I mean, they’re probably one of the more interesting bands out today. You have to admit that much, whether you like them or not. Although they sound a lot like any [...]
Read more →Yeah, it’s been a while, but I’m back. You’ve probably heard of these bands some point if you haven’t actually heard their material, but I felt I had to do a post about two of the most famous bands from the days when these girls groups were popular. The Ronettes, for example, were a group [...]
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