Archive for July, 2011
July 31, 2011
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LADYBIRDS-Shimmy Shimmy Dang
These days, garage rock bands are a dime-a-dozen. But it would be a shame to write off The Ladybirds as just another retro act. This fivesome kicks serious ass. This is their second album. Shimmy Shimmy Dang Tour dates: August 3 – MOTR Pub – Cincinnati, OH September 9 – Headliners – Louisville, KY September [...]
CROOKS-Lonesome, Rowdy and Restless (EP)
Best band name/album name combination of the year. Crooks are an Austin, Texas indie/country band who make cool music. I’m diggin’ it. http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F6394761 Downtown by Crooks Country 18 Wheels by Crooks Country
WHO ARE THESE RAMON-EES?
Too Tough to Die-Twilight Singers Sheena Is a Punk Rocker-Yo La Tengo Betterman/I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend-Pearl Jam (from 2005) Blitzkrieg Bop-Joe Strummer I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend-Petty Booka Pet Cemetary-Yo La Tengo
POST COMIC CON NEWS ORGY…Part 2!
Modok=One of the best Marvel characers to look at. Ben Templesmith=Genius comicbook artist. And please, go here and vote for your favorite comic book movie! Now hit the break for more news about comics and the world of comics…But beware of lurking spoilers!
THE BLIND WILLIES-Needle, Feather, and a Rope
Quality singer-songwriting out of San Francisco, The Blind Willies are truly impossible to categorize. Cello rock? Indie Folk Americana? Traditional blues thrown into a blender with Bruce Springsteen and new-fangled rock? I dunno. Here’s what I do know: It’s ten bucks at Bandcamp and just nine at Amazon. http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F13774371 Soon My Work Will Be Over [...]
POST COMIC-CON NEWS…Part One
No, I wasn’t there. But I have been on vacation. Hit the break for news about Marvel Lego, Green Lantern, Walking Dead news, new Marvel TV projects, and much more. There’s so much news, I’m splitting it into two posts! Be warned: Spoilers abound after the break…
WITCHES-Forever
Witches have what I’ve come to call the “Jagjaguwar” sound. Even though they’re not on that label. Their music is often grinding and murky, with shadows and echo and low harmonies . . . But then the band will take a left turn, on a song like “Forget,” and bring in hooks that almost . [...]
