The Gooningtons
A few nights ago I was driving around downtown Chicago with Ryan (he was actually driving though) and he said something like, “Have you heard the Gooningtons?” I hadn’t, so he proceed to play Welcome To Goonington Beach! and blow my mind. He also explained verbally what’s documented on this pop punk message board thread. (Read more…)
The Summer’s Almost Over
Hi there. It’s been awhile. Yeah, I’ve been slacking on keeping this blog current and I’m pretty OK with that. Still, moving forward, updates should be considerably more frequent. You might (hopefully) notice the new layout but if you don’t you’ve either never been here before or you might need to get your eyes checked. (Read more…)
Multiple Takes of Mixtapes
Our house guests last night were none other than our friends in the band Mixtapes. We woke ‘em up early, made ‘em shower, and then forced ‘em to play some songs in our living room. Actually, my lovely wife can’t go to their show in Chicago tonight so she got the next best (maybe better) (Read more…)
Fest 9 Preview: Interview w/ Mixtapes
One of the albums that will easily be near the top of my “best of 2010″ list is Maps from the Ohio based pop-punk band Mixtapes. Additionally, the band has a new split with Milwaukee’s Direct Hit! that’s available from our good pals at Kind Of Like Records. Oh yeah, Ryan (singer/guitarist) from Mixtapes agreed (Read more…)
Mixtapes – Maps
I’m not sure that I could be any more stoked about this about this album than I already am, but every time I listen I can’t help but smile a little wider than I did the time before. Checklist time. Female & male vocal harmonies? Acoustic guitars? Electric guitars? Fast pop punk leads? Charmingly cute (Read more…)
