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 [...]