FREE MUSIC: Bhi Bhiman
Sorry for the absence of updates, folks. I’ve had a real shit storm of a week. Good thing I’ve had some angsty white dude music to feed my fury and general resentment against The Man. Hold on a sec —…
Paul Sanchez and the Rolling Roadshow — Reclamation of the Pie-Eyed Piper
I’m almost tempted to cheat and say that this is the best album of 2012, even though it was released back in November. It’s because I didn’t even know it existed until this week — a criminal oversight, I know.…
The Only Sons — When The New Wears Off
The Only Sons caught my attention with their first album, Steel Hearts (which you can download for FREE from their site.) It certainly sounded like a first album. Though there was plenty of drive and lots of great hooks, I…
The District Attorneys — Slowburner
First, some housekeeping notes. I’m going to put aside the Sunday Basics column aside from now. Stats show that I don’t get too many visitors on Sundays, and at the moment I need to devote my writing to cover letters…
Melissa and Paul — Live Hard
My biggest complaint about Melissa and Paul is that it’s inconvenient to get to their music. Some of us just aren’t cool enough to have turntables. I guess that means we have to turn to Bandcamp. Punknews has a stream…
FREE MUSIC: The Grand Prospect
A few seconds into The Grand Prospect’s EP I thought, “Are these guys really from Brooklyn?” Because, frankly, they have too much soul and authenticity. As Tim Barry pointed out in “Fine Foods Market” (off his new CD) there are…
Outernational — Todos Somos Illegales: We Are All Illegals
If you’ve been in New York City at any point in the last couple of years, you’ve probably walked by an Outernational bumper sticker. But since viral marketing doesn’t work, I had no fucking idea what those stickers were for.…
KICKSTARTER ALERT: The Jinxes
How charming is this song? Damn charming, you correctly surmised after listening to the song. But The Jinxes, a Monterey, CA-based couple, need some cash so they can make that — and a few other songs– sound even better. Help…