Guided by Voices: Motor Away (Live)
Guided by Voices are among the ever growing legions of recently reformed bands that seem to be springing from the cracked earth like frogs and serpents following an apocalyptic rain. What is interesting about GBV is that Robert Pollard reformed the Tobin Sprout incarnation (More...)
The Monday Set: Love And Rockets – Irvine – 12/6/87
I finally got a new cassette player that plays at the correct speed, so I'm back in the business of transferring my old cassettes to CD. Here's an extremely short Love And Rockets show from the "Earth, Sun, Moon" tour in 1987. (More...)
Interview: Ruby Isle – It’s So Easy (GnR Cover) TSOI Exclusive
TSOI pretty much only features bands that we really dig. Dan Geller is the mastermind behind the influential Athens, GA based label kindercore and a member of two bands that we absolutely revere: I Am The World Trade Center and his current band, Ruby Isle. (More...)
Swans: My Birth (Live)
I went to concerted lengths to catch the final Swans show in Atlanta in 1997 - the tour supporting The Great Annihilator. In 2010 Swans have reformed using an early lineup variant and touring behind a new album (More...)
Hoodoo Gurus – What’s My Scene (Live)
Hoodoo Gurus are a good-time rock pop band from Australia that feature great 90's era college rock vocals in Dave Faulkner. In the late 80's and early 90's they had a string of snappy, slightly quirky, psychedelic, accessible singles, such as "Come Anytime" and "Miss Freelove '69'" that lent themselves for constant rotation on college radio (More...)
Generationals – Trust
Although Generationals debut record and debut Los Angeles performance didn't make my Top 10 last year, I really enjoyed both. They are back with their second release, a 4 track EP being lead by this ridiculously good track, "Trust." (More...)
The Monday Set: Beach Fossils – Los Angeles – 7/27/10
When Beach Fossils (who I constantly get mixed up with Beach House due to the similar "Beach" in the name) came through on their recent tour as one of the opening acts for Bear In Heaven, I made sure I had enough space on my drive to record their set just in case. (More...)
Alex Winston – Choice Notes (The Remixes)
Earlier this year I extolled the greatness of Alex Winston's track "Choice Notes". Since then, the minions of the interweb have caught on and I now have found 3 new remixes of the track. Though none of them come even close to the excellence of the original (More...)
Pizzicato Five: It’s A Beautiful Day (Viva Variety Video)
Here's a great clip of Pizzicato Five lip-syncing their way through their single "It's A Beautiful Day" on Comedy Central's short-lived "Viva Variety" show. I used to watch Viva Variety religiously due to the plethora of great musical acts they had on the show. (More...)
The Monday Set: School of Seven Bells – Baton Rouge – 10/11/2010
Brooklyn band School of Seven Bells arrived in Louisiana this week, minus one member. As reported on their website the day after this show, Claudia Deheza has just left the band. Her departure may have been a factor in the somewhat sour tone of the evening. (More...)
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