Right now, as I am writing this, it about nine million degrees in my apartment
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Y’all Need to Listen to This: Blind Pilot, We Are The Tide
Ladies and gentlemen, the triumphant return of the Afghan Whigs…
You all have no idea how happy this makes me. Download their new song, a cover of “See and Don’t See” by Marie “Queenie” Lyons, via the widget below. Meanwhile, I’ll continue marking off my jailhouse calendar until I get to see them in September.
Late Night Listening: Danny Fujikawa
Late Night Listening: This is what I’m putting on at the end of long days in a summer that is going to be chock full of long days. It’s also what I’m listening to while I’m making flash cards for bar review. Some of it will be soothing, some of it will be weird. Some … Read more
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Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real : Wasted
Album art by Micah Nelson Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real are: Lukas Nelson (vocals/guitar), Anthony LoGerfo (drums), Tato Melgar (percussion), and Corey McCormick (bass). If I had to find a place in the canon for them, I’d put them in next to Dan Baird and Homemade Sin and/or the Kentucky Headhunters. They have … Read more
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Give: T-Model Ford
Stolen wholesale from Deep Blues: UPDATE! The good folks at SavingCountryMusic.com have set up a PayPal button for donations towards T-Model’s care. You’ll find it in the top right corner of their page. Thanks Triggerman! T-MODEL FORD HEALTH UPDATE via Roger Stolle: Hi y’all. I just talked to T-Model’s wife Miss Stella. As … Read more
Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires: Everything You Took
Lee Bains (of the Dexateens) and his new band the Glory Fires rolled out their debut, There is a Bomb [sic] in Gilead, this week. I dig this country-tinged southern soul track “Everything You Took”. You can download a full live show, from a March 23 performance at the Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa, … Read more
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Deafheaven: Roads to Judah
Deafheaven was initially George Clark (vocals) and Kerry McCoy (guitar), and now includes Joey Bautista (guitar), Derek Prine (bass), and Korey Severson (drums). They are from San Francisco, and Roads to Judah is their debut album. And oh, what an album it is, too. I guess technically their genre is metal, or hardcore, or something … Read more
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A Good Read, a Good Listen, and a Good Drink: Daniel Knox
It’s a simple yet sublime pleasure, and just thinking about it can make you feel a little calmer, a little more content. Imagine: You bring out one of the good rocks glasses (or your favorite mug or a special occasion tea cup) and pour a couple fingers of amber liquid (or something dark and … Read more
Giveaway: For the Love of the Music: The Club 47 Folk Revival
Much is said about the ’60s folk revival in terms of New York City and San Francisco, but the Boston-area scene, centering in Cambridge, is generally passed over. Enter this documentary, For the Love of the Music: The Club 47 Folk Revival. With current interviews and archival sights and sounds, the documentary traces the … Read more
Happy Birthday, Greg Dulli!
Joe Strummer is the patron saint of Now This Sound Is Brave, but Greg fucking Dulli is the love of my musical life. To celebrate his birthday, here is one of my favorite Dulli performances: The Afghan Whigs covering Barry White’s “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe” at the MTV party for the late … Read more
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Hella Better Dancer: Living Room
Hella Better Dancer is Tilly Scantlebury (Vocals/Guitar), Josh Cohen (Bass), Soph Nathan (Lead Guitar/BVs), and Chris O’Driscoll (Drums). They are from London, and Living Room is the dreamy, melancholy, low-fi masterpiece they recorded using just the internal mic on a laptop. It is only about ten minutes long, but it is a very beautiful ten … Read more
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Residency with a Twist: Rock for a Difference Los Angeles with Decoded
Decoded will be in residence at Amplyfi on Thursdays for the month of May, and they’re doing something special with it: every show will conclude with a raffle, and the proceeds from the raffle will go to a local charity. This weeks recipient is CreateNow, and you can see the full list of bands and … Read more
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Deathline: Ten of Clubs
This is 10 of Clubs, a song by Deathline, who are Jennie Werlemar (Vocals/Bass) and Kaoru Sato (Guitar/Programming). They are from London, and they can shred. They also warm the cockles of the cold heart of your aging gothy correspondent. Major grinning at the computer screen and chair dancing happening here. I’m ready to dig … Read more
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Video Grab Bag: The Beastie Boys
I’m pretty sure this was the first video I ever watched on MTV, somewhere around 1986-1987: I have to confess, you guys, I was 11 or 12 and had very Victorian sensibilities and had just no idea what to do with what had just happened on my television screen. Actually, my grandmother’s television … Read more
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Saturday Matinee: The Beastie Boys
In continued tribute to Adam “MCA” Yauch, who died yesterday after a three-year battle with cancer, I’ve dug up a couple of interviews with the Beastie Boys, one a 1987 appearance with Run-D.M.C., and the other a 2009 interview (separated into two parts), promoting Hot Sauce Committee Part One and a batch of album reissues, … Read more
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Adam “MCA” Yauch, 8.5.64 – 5.4.12
I’ve been listening to the Beastie Boys since I was 13 years old. That’s a startling thought. In junior high, I was one of those kids who could, and did, recite the entirety of “Paul Revere”. I still have my vinyl of License to Ill. They were kind of goofy and, in retrospect, kind … Read more
Two Man Gentlemen Band: We’re gonna get our stomachs pumped!
First, I’d like to offer my sincere gratitude to the Two Man Gentlemen Band for writing and recording the song “Tikka Masala”, for it is that song that finally dislodged Hall and Oates’ “Sara Smile” from my brainpan after a three-day residency. (I will admit to unironically enjoying a healthy portion of the Hall … Read more
Y’all Need to Listen To This: Father John Misty, Fear Fun
Fear Fun, by Father John Misty (aka J. Tillman) is: the soundtrack for an adventure. Not the twee hipster kind either; to paraphrase NTSIB-friend Cam Rogers, this is music for the bad ideas that will end in bruises. Or possibly with In-and-Out fries, consumed slowly while perched on the hood of a van, watching the … Read more
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Jonathan Coulton: First of May
Jonathan Coulton just put a new record out and is about to head out on tour. This is a classic of his oeuvre:
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Boom Chick: Shake Can Well
I’m late in posting about this, but you should know that Boom Chick have a limited edition 7″ vinyl and download available, comprising their songs “Shake Can Well” and “Sweaty Dress” with bonus track “Sharkbite”. I caught these kids at Deep Blues Fest last year, and they were a wonderful surprise. Engaging and hard-rocking, the … Read more
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