Jerry Garcia was born in August and died in August. August was a heavy month for old Jerry. And I wanted to mark his birth and passing during the first week of August but I’ll be hohttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifnest: I forgot. But better late than never. I thought I’d post my 10 favorite Garcia moments, in order. [...]

REDEMPTION THONG-”Let Me See Your Loose Tooth” I can’t tell you much about the band, “Redemption Thong,” other than that their album is mostly available for free and it’s a hoot. Imagine if Beck—and I mean all the various Becks, from the Loser to the guy who did Mutations, made love to Rogue from the [...]

Why am I posting on Salme Dahlstrom‘s album? I’m not sure. Maybe it’s because it sounds like the kind of slick, Garbage/Gwen Stefani confection that’s written for a chick to sing, only this chick wrote all the tunes herself. And produced them! And released them on an indie label! The only problem with listening to [...]

The other day my suffle threw The Dead 60s version of 7 Nation Army at me. Made me remember how much I dig that song. And I’m not alone. There’s been over a dozen covers, but I only have a few. Any of you have any more to add, throw a link in the comments [...]

Before I get to the overthought, overwrought review, let me just clear my throat . . . Birdmonsterfuckingrocks! Ahem. Thank you. Lots of folks will recall that Birdmonster’s debut album, “No Midnight,” was one of the best indie rock albums of 2005. It roared into the sky, exploding with promise and passion. Bloggers loved it, [...]

1. Bloc Party’s new album, “Intimacy,” has officially leaked. They’re streaming four songs on their site, and it’s everywhere on Hype Machine. From what I’ve heard so far, it ain’t worth a buy. And this is from a guy who rated their first two albums as being among the 10 or 20 best of their [...]