about me
If you're on this site, I'm sure you love music as much as I do. I'm from Berkeley, California, and have been interested in music for as long as I can remember. There are so many incredible bands out there... I hope I can bring some of them to you. Hope you like it! (if you don't, you just don't have good taste like me)
Hang Them AllbyTapes 'n Tapes rock, alternative, power pop
"Hang the Mall" by pysch-meets-dance rock outfit Tapes n' Tapes perfectly blends a Talking Heads-like art rock sonic sensibility with fluid elements that are dancey...more »
Falling For ItbyDavid Wilcox pop, country/folk, rock, singer/songwriter If you're gonna drop a protest song about what's going on in America, and do it without irony or obfuscation, with a solo vocal accompanied...more »
Some Kind of SadbyRingo Deathstarr pop, rock, punky new wave Names matter. When I'm browsing around the SXSW site, lookin' at all the wonderful artists there, and I see a band called Ringo Deathstarr,...more »
Mortician's Suit DragbyThe Holy Kiss pop, rock, goth Ghoulishly delicious sexy evil lusty joy oh gawd the words don't come as the life slips away and undead sex overtakes the blue horizon falling...more »
The RacebyThe Heavenly States pop, indie The Heavenly States have gone from hot to scorching hot. Very fun pop rock with a huge and tight sound. The guy has a voice...more »
Stay For A WhilebyYuppie Flu pop, rock, indie rock Understand, I like a label called Homesleep, and I like a band called Yuppie Flu. Just from reading their names. Not sure...more »
Plastic ArmybyThe May Fire pop, rock, indie rock, power pop, new wave I love it when a song grabs me from the very first bar, and just keeps grabbing me til the end. On this treasure...more »
Teenage NewsbyBlow-Up pop, rock, punk rock, rock n roll, new wave You want some ooooold skool neeeew wave, maaaaan? This is vintage, actual new wave from '78, long before Fisher Price and Disney started making...more »
TeacherbyShe Mob pop, rock, punk rock, post punk Critically acclaimed She Mob deserves success in the same way that Paris Hilton does not. Oakland, CA's premier purveyors of post punk catnip,...more »
The Dukes Of HazzardbyPatton Oswalt pop, comedy This is a great introduction if you are not familiar with comedian Patton Oswalt. He takes the imagination of a child and the...more »
The God Songbyelectronic electronic More wizardry from the artist known as "electronic" - and this fits right into my current place in life of feeling deeply spiritual and yet...more »
As You WishbyAqueduct pop, rock, other, indie, comedy More weird great twisted pop from Aqueduct. These mad hatters have been a fave in these pages for while. Not for the squeamish,...more »
War PigsbyCake pop, rock Well now, I suppose a Cake cover of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" was overdue. Ya think? Oh definitely. To hear these guys sing "Satan...more »
Smells Like CigarettesbyHIJK pop, rock, power pop Charming observations of downwardly mobile urban life, where there is so much fun to be had. Part of this song reminds me in a very...more »
Rock n Roll Polar BearbyColourmusic pop, rock, indie, iceberg longing Tempting though it may be, it is not generally wise to snuggle bears. I think Colourmusic understands this, but they choose to snuggle anyway, perhaps...more »
What You HeardbyThe Checks pop, rock, power pop, maximum r&b It must be time to rock. The Checks kindly deliver a rock and roll sensibility not far from The Who in their prime, or...more »
SolventsbyLittle Champions pop, rock, indie, funky latin ska I think this song is about how drugs and liquor can be lots of fun but they wont sort your baggage. But I'm not sure!...more »
Carl SaganbyThe Boneless Children Foundation pop, rock, other, indie, experimental, avant-garde I have to say that "Carl Sagan" by The Boneless Children Foundation is as wild as one would hope a song called "Carl Sagan" by...more »
War Of The WorldsbyOrson Welles other, spoken word, radio drama, science fiction Oh the things I find poking around at Internet Archive. Here is the classic 1938 radio show of Orson Welles' dramatic reading of H.G....more »
Tight SqueezebyThe Expendables rock, reggae/ska, power pop, rockin reggae Expendables inna tight squeeze expending the reggae with some sweet harmony direct from Santa Cruz. They're playing soon live in punky Petaluma, home of...more »
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