The Willowz are an Orange County California based four piece garage rock band. You might have heard some of their music in Michel Gondry’s films (Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind and The Science Of Sleep). The song Repetition is a blast. Great vocals and guitar work. Enjoy.
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Sep 09
Sep 09
Get It Together by Beastie Boys & Q-Tip (remix)
Ever hit random on your entire music library and just play whatever comes up? Here’s a track that deserves to go back into heavy rotation. It’s a remix of the track “Get It Together” that originally appeared on Ill Communication. This version only appeared on a compilation album called Buckwild Is Diggin’ in the Crates. Enjoy.
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Sep 09
Sep 09
Machine by Lions
The very last thing on my bucket list is to punch a lion in the face — not one of these Lions mind you, a real lion. I would never want to punch anyone from the band Lions in the face unless they stopped making great music and it seems like that’s just not going to happen anytime soon.
Lions were formed in 2005 down in Austin, TX. Their sound has been compared a lot with the likes of early Soundgarden. The song named Machine featured below is a cut off their first full length album titled No Generation.
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Sep 09
Sep 09
You Can’t Break a Heart and Have it by Frank Black
Frank Black of Pixies fame has never stopped churning out music and every once in a while he really nails it. You Can’t Break a Heart and Have it is the 9th track from the album Bluefinger. The song is actually a Herman Brood cover and was recently featured on the soundtrack of Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
On a somewhat related note, the Pixies are on tour in November, don’t miss!
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Sep 09
Sep 09
Prizefighter by Eels
The Eels have been around for quite a while (almost 15 years). During that time they’ve released seven full-length albums. While there are some gems to be found scattered throughout their catalog (like Mr. E’s Beautiful Blues), whole albums can wind up being somewhat forgettable unless you’re a rabid fan.
That being said, the Eels seem to have finally hit stride with their latest release Hombre Lobo. Prizefighter is the first track. With a stripped down guitar sound, solid drums, and a good hook, Prizefighter is a great song.
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Sep 09
Sep 09
That Kind Of Man by The Heavy
The Heavy are an indie rock band out of England. Combining crunchy guitars, funky horns, and Prince-like vocals, their sound is best described as a mix of guitar heavy, hip-hop soul. The group consists of guitarist Dan Taylor, vocalist Kelvin Swaby, drummer Chris Ellul, and bassist Spencer Page. That Kind Of Man appears on their first album titled Great Vengeance and Furious Fire.
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Aug 09
Aug 09
Already Gone by Tarbox Ramblers
In the words of founder Michael Tarbox, the Tarbox Ramblers are a musical group probably best labelled as a “primitive blues and jug band”. The original line-up with Robbie Phillips (washtub bass), J. Place (harmonica), Mickey Bones (drums, washboard and bones) and Michael Tarbox was formed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1994. Expressing the need to follow the musical traditions of hillbilly music and Delta blues reinterpreted for the modern world, they have been compared to Wilco and Cassandra Wilson.
Originally a Cambridge-area bar band, the Tarbox Ramblers were signed by Rounder Records in 1998, and their first album was released in 2000. In summer 2001, Robert Plant contacted the group, to secure them as his opening act for his Boston appearance, and was impressed enough to ask them to continue touring with him. They made the BBC’s list of top CDs in 2002.
Tristram Lozaw, a reviewer from the Boston Herald, described the group as follows:
“If the Rolling Stones had happened 10 years earlier, hailed from Memphis and been produced by Ike Turner, they might have sounded like The Tarbox Ramblers. The way the Ramblers lay down their backroads grit and raw hillbilly-rock jive, you’re unlikely to hear a more genuine blast of sandpaper rhythm and roots.”
…HD agrees.
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Aug 09
Aug 09
Bang Bang by Trouble Andrew (feat. Santigold)
Trevor Andrew (aka Trouble Andrew) was born in Nova Scotia, Canada and is a pro snowboarder for Burton. He tore his ACL in 2005 which put him out of action for almost a year. After the surgery he moved to Philadelphia to stay with his girlfriend Santi White (formerly aka Santogold, now aka Santigold). While recovering in Philly he started messing around on an SP1200 drum machine, a guitar and some keys that were laying around her house. When Santi saw what he was doing, she gave him a 4 track recorder and the rest is history.
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Aug 09
Aug 09
Death By Diamonds & Pearls by Band of Skulls
Band of Skulls is a British alternative rock band that formed in 2008 in Southampton, England. It consists of Russell Marsden (guitar, vocals), Emma Richardson (bass, vocals), and Matt Hayward (drums), who formed a band after they all met in college. Initially, they played at night clubs in the greater London area and recorded some demos under the name of Fleeing New York before changing their name to Band of Skulls in November 2008.
Their debut album Baby Darling Doll Face Honey, distributed by Shangri-La Music, was released exclusively on the iTunes Store on March 6, 2009, followed by a general release on March 20. It has been announced that Band of Skulls will be featured in the second installment of the Twilight series “New Moon” according to director Chris Weitz. Band of Skulls are currently on a US tour this summer.
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Aug 09
Aug 09
Keep Me by The Black Keys
“Keep Me” is a track from the third album (Rubber Factory) by American blues-rock duo, The Black Keys. It continues the Black Keys’ tradition of raw, heavily blues-influenced indie rock. Rubber Factory was recorded in an abandoned warehouse in the Black Key’s hometown of Akron, Ohio; and was recorded and produced by Patrick Carney. The song was used in the movie The Go-Getter, and the FX television series Sons of Anarchy.