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)
DisappearbyCate Le Bon pop, acoustic, singer/songwriter Singer-songwriter solo stuff has never been my favorite form, because, well, I don't care about your whining, I have problems of my own! But, occasionally,...more »
Oh, Bessie!byTeeth pop, americana, indie, classic rock, sort of. I think these guys have studied the post- Sargent Peppers Beatles extensively. "Oh, Bessie!" gracefully descends into murky waters where drums play against the guitar...more »
Oh, Deadly NightshadebyNew Bloods pop, rock, other, punk, avant-garde Good lord, what is in the WATER up in Portland? Well, here I present to you yet another wonderful, creative, off the wall yet strangely...more »
Wishing WellbyThe Airborne Toxic Event pop, rock Ok, how can I say this? Here's a song that by my normal standard, I would consider wordy, verbose. But it's not. Every single word...more »
Sore Toes And ElbowsbyBOAT pop, rock, indie BOAT. There's something satisfying about that as a band name. Surely on the playlist at the great college radio station in the sky, this trippy...more »
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 »
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