SOMETHING ABOUT GRANDPA
I kickstartered the earn project last year … cool, barely visible Bluetooth earbuds … but delivery is getting later and later … me want!
I watched another clip from the upcoming bmth live dvd … late june? … seems like the kind of thing that will find its way into my ‘collection’ (that would be the random pile next to the tv)
Got word that heaven’s basement is heading out on a club tour, premiering some of the stuff from their upcoming sophomore release … i can’t get to the uk but, if i could, i would … big fan … saw them live in Boston and new york a year or so ago … great band
And hey i’ll bet you’re ignoring that courtney love thing cos … well … courtney love … i suppose i was too … but we got it wrong … arena rock pop banger … thou shouldst listen
FUN A3 OR SKIBA NEWS
checked out the matt skiba and fat mike interview in big cheese magazine (oops … apparently I was looking at a leaked, online, pre-print version of the interview … sorry, Big Cheese … genuine mistake) … lot of fun … go grab a copy (if you can find it … i get mine delivered from uk!)
THE MAIN EVENT, THE PLAYLIST (band; song)
prospects; ups n’ downs
Light fire down; carolena
Too close to touch; pretty little thing
Spineless yes men; ramleaze drive
ACODA; whispers like roars
Teenage bottlerocket; they call me steve
Teenage bottlerocket; cockroach strikes again
Bonfires; bury me
Grayscale; say something
Jernigan; disorderly
Good riddance; contrition
Good riddance; washed away
River jumpers; peaks and troughs
Comeback kid; territorial pissings
FFTL; I solemnly swear that I am up to no good
FFTL; electrified
Millencolin; egocentric man
Millencolin; silent suicide
Matt Skiba and the Sekrets; She Wolf
We were sharks; run for cover
Matt Skiba and the Sekrets; Krazy
Miss Vincent; shogun queen
Miss Vincent; how much further
Dan Cribb and the Isolated; the last time
Silverstein; buried at sea; ADDED THIS WEEK (don’t think anyone does post-hardcore better than these guys)
Silverstein; je me souviens; ADDED THIS WEEK
Diamond youth; thought I had it right; ADDED THIS WEEK (good enough that I need to expand my musical horizons to accommodate)
Diamond youth; far away from earth; ADDED THIS WEEK
Great cynics; I went swimming; ADDED THIS WEEK (off one of the albums of the year so far)
Yankee brutal; fuck your radio; ADDED THIS WEEK (killer punk)
STUFF REMOVED FROM MY PLAYLIST THIS WEEK
From first to last; dead trees
Light you up; all we’ve ever known
Sleeping with sirens; go go go
Light fire down; piece of you
Airport novels; the way I feel
Success; believe in
Teenage bottlerocket; dead Saturday
Airsickness; choking on flames
Gone by Friday; it all starts with me
Brawlers; high again
Short stories; don’t flatter yourself
OTHER GOOD LISTENS FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS
PART1: stuff I streamed ahead of release date
Get up go; you jump I jump … just listened to song bk like omg … want the rest asap
Youg guns; ones and zeroes … listened to song infinity … quite the anthem … but not in a bad way
Our last night; younger dreams … listened to song home … good little rock song
Sleep on it; safe again … just listened to song bright … i know it’s pop music, but i still like it … and your opinion, like your name, doesn’t matter
Brigades; indefinite … just listened to song enemy … music: right on … message: right on the money … good stuff
Counterparts; tragedy will find us … just listened to song burn … metalcore (if that’s what this is) is not my bullseye by a long shot, but i am liking this
Bullet for my valentine; venom … just announced release and date … metal certainly not my sweetspot, but they do it good … check out new song no way out
Birdskulls; trickle … listened to song good enough … i pronounce thee awesome grunge-pop … enjoying this muchly
Missing the action … listened to song ariel … found it at random on soundcloud … wow, this is good … completely out of left field … great surprise
PART2: stuff that was already released (that you should go get … legally)
Listened to song memories by xxi … great tribute … great hardcore … great comeback
Attention thieves; year of the jackal … aggressive alt-rock-pop from a bunch of guys who have been thru some shit and come out the other side with a great, great album
Broadside; old bones … one of the two best albums this week that did not get a song onto my playlist
Chunk no captain chunk; get lost find yourself … and this is the other one
Calls landing; heirlooms
Old again; grey sky state of mind
The story so far; s/t … great alt (little pop) punk … what else do you want?
Trash boat; brainwork
Emery; you were never alone
Staring out the sun; break the silence … not-very-alt rock … great sound
The first; live exist … only download link was to the despised itunes … but found it on amazon too (not much happier about that) … cool little pop rock ep
UPCOMING LIVE SHOWS
Warped, MA — July
Rise Against, MA — July
RECURRING SHOUT OUT
Holden C McS … without him this blog would just be called ‘music’
<<CLOSE YOUR EYES AND COUNT TO FUCK>>
attribution to El-P and Killer Mike … who was gr8 on bill maher, btw
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