Check out Ayron Jones and the Way, Seattle’s only all-black, neo-blues, power-rock trio. They began with some potent Jimi Hendrix/Stevie Ray Vaughan influences and have crafted a sound all their own. They recently won the Seattle leg of the global Hard Rock Rising competition and last year won the “Best in Show” award at the …
Emerging Swedish indie pop act Soso takes DIY to a whole new level– she wrote, recorded, and self-produced each track on her new album in the bedroom of her Stockholm apartment. The result is a record that is lyrically raw, yet undeniably pop. Released May 1st, Soso’s debut album, That Time I Dug So Deep …
The Spring Standards’ yellow//gold, released May 1st on Parachute Shooter Records, is a double-disc record flush with rolling piano, wistful strings, and booming percussion. The two emotionally-charged EPs tell intertwining stories of growing up and leaving home to embark on a new adventure. yellow evokes a sense of nostalgia for the trio’s shared childhoods—they started …
Hailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Wintersleep makes music that MTV Hive has called “a pulsing dose of indie rock, with bright pops of guitar and a glistening synth line.” Having won a Juno Award in 2008 and performed on The Late Show With David Letterman for their 2010 release, Wintersleep’s new album, Hello Hum, delivers …
“In Your Room” – The Bangles. Can’t clean my apartment without it! Makes me grab a mop and dance. They’re still going strong, btw. – Alicia Dara, Supposed Former Amateur Pie Maker – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLzrRAs8fdc
“Downton Abbey” – John Lunn. Why are you hooked on DA? The soul-stirring music. Passion, longing, grief + love won’t let go. – Alicia Dara, Supposed Former Amateur Pie Maker – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRJ3_vEJE6g
“I’m celebrating my love for you with a pint of beer and a new tattoo.” For all of his politics, Billy Bragg’s gift for relating the pinnacles and pitfalls of human relationships has always been quite remarkable. I know my friends in East Portland can dig it. – Steve Stav
“Whatta Man” – Salt ‘N’ Pepa ft. En Vogue. Dedicated to all the good and great ones I know who are actively fighting against the War on Women. – Alicia Dara, Supposed Former Amateur Pie Maker – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days Salt'n Pepa & En Vogue – Whatta Man by christelle_v
This’ll put some fuzz on yer chewing gum! Whoo! – Jennifer Austin
“True Believers” – The Black Angels. Gnarly psych-rock with a scorpion sting. Iron my hair and find me my leather pants! – Alicia Dara, Supposed Former Amateur Pie Maker – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
It’s official: real-life superhero Phoenix Jones now has his very own song, comic-book and comic motion music video! All courtesy of Seattle pop-punk band Quickie. After Quickie penned an anthem about the Emerald City crime-fighter, they commissioned talented local cartoonist Travis Bundy to illustrate a “motion-comic” featuring band-members Lou Trez (bass/vocals), Joe Wolf (guitar), and …
[Your comments are appreciated, what are some other great moments from Nick Lowe’s career? Please join in below.] For my money, “Bring the Family” by John Hiatt (1987) is Nick Lowe’s production highlight. Lowe’s production of this record (like most of his productions) perfectly suits Hiatt’s songs and arrangements. Only the barest production tricks and …
This clip is an hour long, so get some popcorn beforehand. I feel sorry for Muddy for several reasons here. One because he looks so tired– this was taped in the late 70s, near the end of his life– and two, because WTTW (the Chicago Public Television station which presented “Soundstage”) felt that they had …
“May This Be Love”- Me’Shell Ndegeocello. Heartbreak can be healed by repeated listenings of this epic + magical Jimi Hendrix cover. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
Bobby Vee has announced that he has Alzheimer’s and will be retiring. Despite obvious bathos, I always liked “Take Good Care of My Baby,” a Goffin-King composition where the rhythm players find some kind of groove which then triumphs over the pizzicato violins. Here’s a nifty blog entry from a card-carrying Vee apologist:
“My First Lover” – Gillian Welch. Sung softly but cuts like a howling punk anthem She knows to bail from a bad scene. Me too. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6ZcAkcypgY
The best Rock & Roll singer combo in American history was with out a doubt Ike & Tina. And I’d put them up against Jagger/Richards and Page/Plant and Jeff Beck / Rod Stewart any night of the week in any decade Ike was alive. Tina is straining but this is what the Stones were really …
Life’s deepest mysteries. How could Ike & Tina have been the best LIVE Rock & Roll band EVER while never once capturing that true lightning in a bottle in any recording studio? It’s almost not fair. This recording sounds terrible in terms of fidelity but holy SH*T, they sound incredible. Were they just the best …
Saturday night April 28th the stars all aligned and the moon was in the right phase and I took a trip back in time. Legendary cult figure Roy Loney played a fired up, good old-fashioned rock and roll show at Seattle’s Sunset Tavern. San Franciscan Roy Loney has been around a long time — since …
Recently I was asked, “What is wrong with CSN? They sold millions of generationally anthemic records, why do critics hate them?” and this is my response: Among the relevant arguments, with which I largely concur: Each of them emerged from a notably SUPERIOR band (The Byrds, The Hollies, Buffalo Springfield); the “American Beatles!” hype with …
“Out Of My System” – My Morning Jacket. Joyful hymn to maturation. Some of us in the music biz could stand to learn from it. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
Swedish born, New Orleans based soul singer Theresa Andersson is back with a new record, Street Parade: a lush, joyful and sometimes melancholy ode to they city she has called “home” for nearly 20 years. A stunning vocalist and a talented multi-instrumentalist, Theresa is best known for her technologically superlative live shows, where she crafts …
French DJ and producer Simon Delacroix, operating under the moniker The Toxic Avenger, has shattered the boundaries of electronic music, creating a chillingly dark place all his own. Crafting heavy-hitters that range from dizzying, dance club numbers to twisted, otherworldly creations, his signature sound speaks to the depths of the imagination, rousing images straight from …
“That Man” – Victoria Spivey. Saltiest blues singer. Hurry and re-discover her so we can get the Hollywood bio-pic rolling. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ06tV2QnVQ
About 25 years ago it suddenly dawned on me that Todd & Daryl were/are vocal doppelgangers, in addition to being Philly boys who made good! It then occurred to me that Daryl’s truest vocal model wasn’t David Ruffin or any of the other Soul Immortals he’s cited, but rather the wunderkind known as Todd! So …
I heard a stirring tune sung in Italian on my evening commute the other day. I went to the station’s website, www.wnur.org, which is the student-run, self-sufficient radio station at Northwestern University. My one source research has led me to Italian prog. GOTTA visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz86bw70Beg and search for Museo Rosenbach on YouTube. – Mark Erickson
Thanks to Ann Cohan for these pix of this year’s tulips up in Washington’s Skagit Valley near Mount Vernon.
“Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses” – U2. I’ve been her. Haven’t we all? – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
On 4/26/2012 3:08 PM, Kipp, Thomas J wrote: https://www.burningshed.com/store/kingcrimson/product/450/3794/ By the by, Marc, if you ever need a birthday gift for our ol’ D.C. Prog Rock pals, now you’re set! (Burning Shed has four different mugs for Jethro Tull, as well! And two others for Crimson.) And I love that they’ve printed onto …