His Hero Is Gone – Chain Of Command (Live Video)
I wasn't properly introduced to Memphis' His Hero Is Gone until they put out their split 12" with Union Of Uranus back in '98. Their style of crust/metal never appealed to me as much as the Uranus side, but HHIG live was a whole other story (More...)
The Monday Set: Jonathan Fire*Eater – Cincinnati – 7/24/97
We had a request a couple months back to post this show for someone who had the great fortune of actually being in attendance. I saw them a couple of times on this same tour, once in Seattle at a bizarre club with the widest yet narrowest stage I have ever seen (More...)
Lush – Ladykillers (Live Video)
This is a Lush performance on a UK show called "Hotel Babylon". I wasn't able to find any info about the show, the only info that came up for "Hotel Babylon" was a BBC drama from 2004-2009. That would have been awesome if they wrote Lush into an episode. Maybe it wouldn't have gotten the can had they done that. (More...)
Midnight Juggernauts – Vital Signs, Tombstone (Live)
The bowling alley / concert venue presents a quandary for the concertgoer. While it may provide an interesting environment in which to see a band, there are also many negatives which tend to detract from the concert experience. Chief among these negatives is that half the audience is there to bowl and hang out with their friends, and could care less about whatever artist is performing on any given night. (More...)
Faster Pussycat – Bathroom Wall (Live)
I can only think of one other time when I have been so compelled to go out and see a band that is firmly planted in the Heavy Metal/Hair Metal arena. I did see Van Halen with David Lee Roth a few years ago, but the ultimate decision to go was heavily influenced by others. The sole non-DLR exception is the recent Faster Pussycat show. Admittedly though, I probably would not have bothered if I didn't know that Taime Downe was a solid contributor to Pigface. (More...)
The Moools – いるいらない (Live)
Tokyo's The Moools opened on Wolf Parade's recent North American tour. They are well-known to aficionados of the Pacific Northwest music scene, having been strongly associated with K Records and opening for Modest Mouse and Quasi at various times. (More...)
The Monday Set: Faith No More – Brooklyn – 7/5/10
Faith No More was a band I was obsessed with for the majority of my formative years, since they released 1992's "Angel Dust" (the greatest hard rock album of all time, at least in this writer's humble opinion). I used to drop copious amounts of money on every import, single, and bootleg that my local CD shop owner could order, amassing quite an impressive collection in the end. (More...)
Unrest – Cherry Cream On (Live)
The flagship band of Teen Beat records, Unrest was the headliner to each of the six 26th Anniversary shows. Unrest's first cassette came out in 1985 (!?!) but hit their stride in the early '90s and whose sound can be heard in the indie-verse everywhere. (More...)
Versus – Gone To Earth (Live)
I missed a fair amount of the Versus set. That is too bad since from what I am reading, their new album On the Ones and Threes seems to be stealing a bit of thunder from Arcade Fire's new long player. From the buzz that the new album is generating, I can suggest that you should give it a spin as it seems to be mentioned already as a 2010 standout. (More...)
The Rondelles – Rediscover Fire (Live)
As noted in the pre-Teen Beat showcase show as featured on TSOI, The Rondelles were one of the big surprise treats for me. These cats beat Best Coast to the punky '60s girl-group styled paeans to boys, romance, and fast cars by a solid decade. (More...)
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