Band to watch in 08. Oh No Not Stereo. Sky and Mky are ramping up for their Spring release of their new record. Check out Hurricane and Miss Hard Time - AMAZING. These guys are rock enough to make you rock, pop enough to make you dance, and eclectic enough for all you indie snobs […]

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shhhh…. quiet….shhhh…. do you hear it? The sound of hell freezing over? Or more like the sound of a young girl overly exposed to her train wreck, beef curtained, whale of a big sister. Really I swear - its not Jamie’s fault for accidentally bending over. She was just playing “Simon Says Get Pregnant” […]

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The number of myspace friends and counts on your player have become some standard measurement tool to help gauge the “popularity” of an artist. Mostly because everyone needs a way to compare the popularity of one band to another and this seems to be the only quantitative way. It’s just sad how myspace has become […]

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So I am in northern Arizona for the thanksgiving festivities, sitting by the fire listening to Neko Case, and I decided it was my job as a blogger to post a handful of my favorite recent musical discoveries for all of you to enjoy. I have done a few previous posts on some of […]

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By far one of the best shows I’ve been to in 07. Thrice at the Wiltern opening for Brand New. I’ll admit this blog will be slightly biased because Thrice and Dustin Kensrue has been on my “favorite bands of all time - id drop my panties for them” list - but seriously give their […]

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Copeland has been one of my favorite artists for a long time. I don’t love everything they do, but their first record was a record that I still listen to constently from start to finish which is extremely rare for me. For that I can always appreciate their work and will always consider […]

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Soulful music has been recently popularize by the ever dramatic and popalicious Amy Winehouse, but the style has been around far longer than Amy has had breath in her longs. Bettye LaVette is one such artist who has been doing this for years and her authenticity shines in her beautiful music. At 61 […]

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Foo Fighters new album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace is out now. On most occasions I wouldn’t really take the time to purchase a copy of this album. a) because I wasn’t THAT much of a FF fan, and these days for any consumer to pick up an album they must be a mega fun […]

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It has been a long time since I have been excited about a Saves The Day record, however the band is still one of my all time favorites. I suppose this is someone odd to say, but their older records were just amazing. The past few records (since In Reverie) have just been […]

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So I wanted to let you all know about my homie Jax’s new label Jaxart. Jaxart will be releasing vinyl records for some of Jax’s favorite bands (and she has pretty damn good taste if you ask me) so check that out. The first release on the label will be from The Valley […]

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