The Rectum Bar in Vienna.  Wicked cool.

What the hell is that accent? And that singing style–something between Nick Cave creepy and cabaret . . . Oh, no wonder. Jesca Hoop was a nanny for Tom Waits. It is safe to say that Jesca Hoop’s sophomore album is unusual in the extreme–a little Petra Haden, a little Bjork and Kate Bush, a [...]

Common Grackle aren’t the first rappers to name an album “The Great Depression.”  Remember DMX?  Remember when he used to be good, and then he came out with a horrible wannabe Tupac song about his Grammaw?  That was from his Great Depression. So it’s a compliment when I say that Common Grackle are no DMX.  [...]

Okay, so if any of you, my readers, have this album?  I need you to burn it for me.  I bet it’s very deep.

In honor of American Idol being back (Steve, we hardly knew ye), a couple tunes celebrating the only good thing to come out of that show. I Do Not Hook Up (Kelly Clarkson)-Gaslight Anthem http://player.groovebat.com/player.swf Yeah Yeah Yeahs vs. Kelly C-Aggro http://player.groovebat.com/player.swf A mash up so good, it was covered . . . Since U [...]

Milkshake Freestyle – Kanye West w/Common,  Neptunes http://player.groovebat.com/player.swf

I’m such a huge fan of hornhead that I made a pledge to buy every single Shadowland and tie-in (except for Thunderbolts, which I’ll probably get in trade).  I’ve never done that before, ever, but since they promised to include so many of my favorite hard-to-find characters (Misty Knight, Colleen Wing, Shang Chi, Black Tarantula, [...]

Remember them?  Their stuff is free on bandcamp, and it’s pretty cool alt-rocky kinda stuff. I hope this helps them.  I got into the blogging thing to try to help folks who just wanna make music for a living, make music for a living.  VV are revving up for a showcase, and let’s wish them [...]

Can you think of a better name for a shoegaze band than Blue Sky Black Death? Well, maybe my personal favorite, A.D.I.D.A.S., which would stand for “All Day I Dream About Shoes,” but for that one I’m waiting until I start my own band. So until then, Blue Sky Black Death are the reigning moniker [...]