Review: Bullets To Broadway – Drink Positive (or) a size or two too small
I was listening to Teen Idols’ awesome self-titled 1996 album last week and (knowing the band had broken up) wondered what the members were up to now. So I looked ‘em up on Wikipedia when I got home and found that Heather (bass), Matt (drums), and Kevin (their last singer) were in a new band (Read more…)
Review: The Hard Lessons – Wise Up! EP (or) some are harder than others
Like The White Stripes before them, The Hard Lessons are a male/female rock ‘n roll duo (or trio, but I ain’t counting) and the coolest new Detroit garage rock export. Their new 5 song EP Wise Up! is (perhaps) a little like what Jack and Meg do but with less posturing and and a little (Read more…)
Review: Canpamento Nec Nec – Presenta Alimana (or) nec nec in a tom tom bang
Molly Neuman is a founding member of the riot grrrl band Bratmobile and is also a co-owner of Lookout! Records. She (however) is now focusing on her brand new label called Simple Social Graces Discos. Which was (according to Neuman) started “to promote the most exciting emerging artists from the global underground.” One of those (Read more…)
Burning airlines for a good cause
Hi there readers. How are you? It is Christmastime. A time for giving and sharing. A time for focusing on what really matters in our lives. Things like family and the people we love that make all this music stuff seem trivial. As a father of a wondrous, beautiful, and exceptionally smart 14 month old (Read more…)
A gift for you my tannenbaum
The holiday weekend is finally upon us. Finally. Lots of traveling and spending time with family I’m sure. Anyhow, our good friends at AUX Records are giving away Merit’s latest release (a double EP) for free at purevolume.com/merit. You should check that out. MP3 | Merit – Blue Bedroom We here at Can You See (Read more…)
Review: Clipse – Hell Hath No Fury (or) introducing the magic of knowing
NOTE: Below is Kurt’s first contribution to Can You See The Sunset… Next time I’ll make him write a freakin’ preface so that I don’t have to. We live in a world where hip-hop heroes shouldn’t be trusted, from indie favorites like Cannibal Ox (I dare you to make it through Vast Aire’s solo album (Read more…)
Christmas time is here again
Here is some music to get y’all in the Christmas spirit. Light a fire, roast some chestnuts, eat some cookies, drink some nog, whatever… Included here are two versions of (perhaps) my favorite Christmas song “Just Like Christmas” and a bunch of other favorites. MP3 | Low – Just Like Christmas MP3 | Aberdeen City (Read more…)
Review: The Hope Conspiracy – Hang Your Cross (or) let the animals out of their cages
After reading my brother’s top ten list, I checked out the Boston, Mass. hardcore outfit The Hope Conspiracy. Their latest album Death Knows Your Name totally slays. It blends straightforward old-school hardcore raging with more brutal and chaotic modern elements so successfully employed by bands like Converge. Death Knows Your Name was recorded with Kurt (Read more…)
A very timberlake christmas on snl
Now, I don’t watch a whole lot of Saturday Night Live anymore. That show (to me at least) hasn’t been particularly funny for what seems like years now. All that being said, I didn’t catch this past Saturday’s show. If you didn’t and are one of the people who still hasn’t seen it (and even (Read more…)
