Review: Teenage Bottlerocket – Warning Device
What is the first thing you think of when someone says Wyoming? Is it Yellowstone, Jackson Hole, or maybe the Tetons? I would be willing to wager that it isn’t pop punk. Well, after hearing Teenage Bottlerocket’s latest album Warning Device you may think differently. Warning Device borders on old-school punk-pop perfection and stands up (Read more…)
Hailey is a punk rocker
I’ve posted pictures of my daughter with headphones on before, so here’s a little update for y’all. Echoing the sentiments expressed in one of Grubbs’ recent posts, they certainly do grow up so fast. So fast that she can often be seen wearing a Clash t-shirt from Sandbox Threads and a frilly pink tutu. Cool (Read more…)
Review: The Hands – The Hands
It doesn’t take but a brief listen to the self-titled debut from Seattle, Washington’s The Hands to realize that this is a band whose members must worship at the altar or classic rock-n-roll. The Hands have a simple formula for saucy and fiery garage rock that features searing guitars and a vocalist with a Jagger-esqe (Read more…)
It came from the nineties (Vol. 8)
Let me just tell you that I fuckin’ hate Smash Mouth. But… isn’t “You Get What You Give” just a great song. Every single time I hear that song it gets stuck right between my left temple and my eardrum. Crazy how that works. MP3 | Fiona Apple – Criminal MP3 | Aqua – Barbie (Read more…)
Say Hi – Live @ Beat Kitchen
Last Friday I headed downtown to see the Seattle indie pop group Say Hi; a decision that was made largely in part because of their excellent new album The Wishes And The Glitch. It was an early all ages show and when then band took to the stage front man Eric Elbogen commented that it (Read more…)
Review: Kittens Ablaze – Hot Litter EP
Okay. How great (or at least amusing) is it that Kittens Ablaze titled their EP Hot Litter? Am I the only one who finds that totally hilarious? Anyhow, Kittens Ablaze is a band that calls Brooklyn, New York home and (well) their music is combustible! It is a manic clusterfuck of dance-punk-folk that sounds like (Read more…)
Review: Nada Surf – Lucky
Although I knew that Nada Surf had remained active making music long since the 15 minutes of fame from their mid-90’s hit “Popular” was up, I really hadn’t given ‘em much consideration at all. I’m not even really sure why. In hindsight, I probably should have paid a little more attention. That’s because Nada Surf’s (Read more…)
It came from the nineties (Vol. 7)
If you remember Beverly Hills 90210 from before it was rerun every single day in the late 90’s, you might also remember another Aaron Spelling show called The Heights. Ahh… those were the days. MP3 | Elastica – Stutter MP3 | R. Kelly – I Believe I Can Fly MP3 | Mr. Big – To (Read more…)
Review: Say Hi – The Wishes And The Glitch
If y’all are in Chicago and aren’t doing anything tonight, you should head over to the Beat Kitchen for an early show featuring Say Hi. I’ll be there enjoying their spry but cloudy and brilliantly low key indie pop. Say Hi’s latest album The Wishes And The Glitch is full of a loose glorious racket (Read more…)
