As usual this section is meant to be more of a "recommended listening" sort of thing rather than a review section. I'm really only sharing the things I think are cool and worth hearing.

(1.10.10)




Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Live Anthology
Fat Lizzy - Gettin' Lizzy With It
Tracy Morgan - I Am The New Black
Little Lungs - Living Hell
Saviours - Accelerated Living
Sex Bunker - Everything Is Awful

Hey, first update of the new year. I was gifted Petty's Live Anthology this year, had no idea it was even on it's way out. What it is is four discs of live material, about 80 minutes on each. Now I'm a fan of his more rockin' tunes but I gotta say that the whole thing is really amazing. What interests me most is that every song on every disc is pretty much from a different song, yet they flow so incredibly seamlessly. You would never know if Petty's voice didn't get slightly gruffer with age. Fat Lizzy's demo CDR came to me via Dead Broke Rekerds. What I think it is is a bunch of dudes from other LI bands playing really messy, rough cuts under stage names. I like it. They also cover a bunch of songs which is always fun. I Am The New Black is not really a record, it's just Tracy Morgan's new book which I got on audiobook. I just really like Tracy Morgan. Front runner of this update is the phenomenal new release from Little Lungs. This isn't out just yet but after hearing a new tune on the internet I basically demanded that Josh give it to me. Their song writing has jumped leaps and bounds, maybe it's the addition of Brian Crozier? I doubt it's that because all three members are so incredibly talented. Angie seems more confident carrying the vocal duties solo on this one too, and Josh's drumage is on a new level. Kudos, Lungs. Saviours' new double LP Accelerated Living is the best kind of metal, speedy in a punk sort of way with enough technical shit, but not to the point where they're showing off. The vocals of most metal bands ruin records for me, but Saviours have everything I want. Last is the Demo release from Sex Bunker. Wow, these guys found Everything Sucks on myspace. I gave it a listen and holy shit! This is one of the first times I've listened to something on myspace without prior notice from another party and found the experience to be a good one. Sorry, but myspace ruined music. Everyone that has garageband records and trys to get you to listen to their shitty music. Sex Bunker is really genuine punk. I want to compare them to Dead Kennedys but it could be because they cover "When Ya Get Drafted," it's probably because of the twangy basslines and interestingly strummed guitars. I dig. Later.



(11.07.09)







ANS - Pressure Cracks
Paint It Black - Amnesia
Paint It Black - Surrender
EPMD - We Mean Business
Iron Chic - Shitty Rambo E.P.
CMR - Only A Sound, Never A Promise
Cheeky - What The Heck?
Doomriders - Darkness Come Alive
Fellow Project - The Buried Life
Cloak / Dagger - Lost Art
Cloak / Dagger - Don't Need A...
Pissed Jeans - King Of Jeans


I haven't touched this section in months, so here's a few from the last few months up until now that I've been playing pretty non stop. Check that shit out!