The 90s

Who? – The Brian Jonestown Massacre

I told you I wasn’t done with the BJM, and I won’t be done after this post either.  They have so much amazing, untouched material.  I had many Brian Jonestown Massacre songs that I wanted to share, but Who? really stands out.  It just sounds like it should be mainstream.  I mean, why didn’t this [...]

Servo – The Brian Jonestown Massacre

What?   You don’t know about The Brian Jonestown Massacre?  I guess that’s not too strange.  I certainly didn’t either until a friend recommended the documentary DiG! to me.  It follows the careers of The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols over a seven year period.  I am now recommending it to you, so do what [...]

Forever Young – Youth Group

This is one of those rare instances where a cover of a song winds up being better than the original. However, that is not to say that the original is a piece of trash. On the contrary, maybe this is an even *rarer* time where I still love the original, but maybe just slightly less [...]

Trashman’s Shoes – Shoulders

Stop everything else you’ve got going on right now.  I guarantee you haven’t heard this before and it is sure to blow your socks off.  Very cool song by a local Austin band Shoulders.  Wikipedia describes their music best as “drunken carnival music”.  How can you go wrong with drunken carnival music?
Trashman’s Shoes is off [...]

Susanne – Weezer

James and I are going to see Weezer tonight, so my post is dedicated to the awesome Weezer.  I am a huge fan!  I have all their albums and have already seen them in concert, so it was difficult to pick just one song.  But I decided to go with “Susanne” because I haven’t really [...]

Friend is a Four Letter Word – Cake

I love Cake.   Not sure if you’ve figured it out yet.   What a great song on the fantastic album Fashion Nugget.  The album made famous by its off the wall lyrics, funky bass lines and bad ass brass sections.   Friend is a Four Letter Word is an often overlooked ballad on this [...]