The Gum Creek Killers — Coat of Arms EP

Hey! Did you pick up your Monday Mixtape yet? Also, free music below! Just in case John Moreland and Shane Sweeney weren’t accessible enough for you, here are the Gum Creek Killers. The band is from Birmingham, AL and is fronted by…

The Kominas — Kominas

Happy new year, everyone! Let’s ring it in with some free music! Like my Facebook page so you can stay posted on this blog and get random tidbits. I’ll also be creating a new “mixtape” every Monday (get it? Mixtape Monday?) to…

Christmas Eve Present

I am excited about everything pertaining to The Hunger Games movie. And now The Civil Wars (and I guess Taylor Swift) have song on its soundtrack. Consider this your “plus one” present before Christmas. That’s my family’s tradition. (Give me a…

My Favorite Albums of 2011

This is my last post of 2011 — I’ll be visiting the little lady through New Year’s. Thanks so much for reading! I’ve got some really exciting stuff for you in the next few weeks! Merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, and…

Gary Clark, Jr.

Here’s another Christmas/Hanukkah present: I meant the EP, but you can interpret that any way you like. I have a feeling Gary Clark, Jr. is going to be huge by this time next year — the Black Keys certainly found a…

Cultural Hegemony and Rock’n’Roll

Apparently, Hampton Stevens forgot to take his crazy pills on Monday. He published this rant about the bifurcation caused by “red-state” and “blue-state” culture (because apparently somebody still uses those identifiers) as manifested by… …the Rock’n’Roll Hall Of Fame Selection Committee? His…

The Basics: Cowboy Mouth

You might as well listen to this while you read: Light It On Fire by Cowboy Mouth on Grooveshark There are times I wish I went to college in the ’90s. For one thing, finding a job would have been…