Saturday, January 31, 2009

Thursday, January 29, 2009

New Artist Discovery: The Gaslight Anthem


What is Punk Rock Soul? The Gaslight Anthem is. They have a very interesting sound to them with roots in punk, roots in rock and a bit of soul in some of their songs. I would recommend this band to someone who likes punk from time to time but likes a more traditional rock slightly more. While I probably wouldn't pay for an album of theirs I would buy a few of their songs from their second album, including "The '59 Sound".

By the way, can you tell where they are from based on that picture above? (hint: think springstein)


Thanks Jason for the referral.

Village of Crapstone


The author of this article should be rewarded generously for his research in dirty name England towns.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

New Artist Discovery: Jukebox the Ghost


Take Queen, the Sean Na Na Band, The Killers, Apollo Sunshine, Weezer and put them in a smoothie maker you've got Jukebox the Ghost. What does that mean? Well that means you have a completely unique band that has parts of great bands...and a lot of quirkiness and fun in the music. Definitely check out this band, especially the songs: "Hold It In", "Good Day"...and seriously, everything.

Enjoy their video Victoria

Thanks Jason for the recommendation, you were right, this is right up my alley.

Album Review - Andrew Bird "Noble Beast"

Andrew Bird's latest "Noble Beast" was reviewed by relevant magazine.

In my own opinion (and I believe Gregarious agrees) this is a fantastic album. Andrew Bird just continues to amaze me, especially on this album where he experiments with more drum beats and different rhythms then he is used too. Still has the same great Andrew Bird violin and voice. Great stuff, check the album out or at least preview it on iTunes. But for now, enjoy this video:

Keller Williams "Freaker By the Speaker"

Just a seriously impressive guitarist:

Keller Williams "Loop Jam"

I've been a fan of Keller William's guitar stylings for a while now but I hadn't seen the video for this song until today. This is seriously the most impressive displaying of looping that I've ever seen: