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Stand the test of time… [3fer edition]

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The amount of music I want to tell you about far exceeds my post allocation for the blog. I’m going to try to post a “three-fer” once a month. Just a quick three bands you should hear and be aware of. Thinking the second Monday of the month works for me. Work for you?

Does It Offend You, Yeah?

Does It Offend You, Yeah?

Everybody thinks the name is some kind of statement but it’s a quote from David Brent in an episode of The Office. “When me and James Rushent first started writing music together we decided to put it up on MySpace. We needed a name to put as our profile name so just put what was the first thing that was said on TV, we switched it on and Ricky Gervais said “My Drinking – Does it offend you, yeah?” so we just went with that. No thought went into it whatsoever.

—synth player Dan Coop, NME.com interview

Dance-Punk has been around since the 1970’s. Isn’t that a trip? It stems from bands being influenced by dance music. Does It Offend You, Yeah? formed in Reading, England in 2006 and  sound like they have been influenced by Haitras and Daft Punk.

Click to play Does It Offend you, Yeah? – The Monkeys Are Coming

Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You is the upcoming album from the band due out on March 14 in the UK and March 15 in the United States. I’ve listened to it extensively, and it’s something you must pick up.

Beady Eye

Beady Eye

With that new band name, the former Oasis members Liam Gallagher, Andy Bell, Gem Archer, and Chris Sharrock get a spot on the shelf of the record store right next to the Beatles. That’s very crafty no? Would be brilliant if people actually purchased music in a STORE! Noel and Liam still haven’t spoken since the band broke up after a tiff backstage in Paris. The brothers always wanted to best The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Wouldn’t it be something if Liam could finally do it after shedding the dead weight?

Click to play Beady Eye – Beatles And Stones

Liam and the boys released the album Different Gear, Still Speeding on March 1st. If you are a fan of that Britpop/Rock of Oasis, you might think about picking up this slightly Bluesier album ASAP.

Saigon

Man this cat has flow. I suppose you know you have to bring it on an album you title The Greatest Story Never Told. Brooklyn’s Brian Daniel Carenard, otherwise known as Saigon, definitely brings it. If you are already familiar with Saigon’s work, you will find this album to be more mature. Less glitz and glamour, and more focus on surviving on the neighborhood streets.

This album came out on Just Blaze’s Fort Knox Entertainment label, and the track below is produced by Blaze himself.

Click to play Saigon – Clap featuring Faith Evans (Produced By Just Blaze)

The fact that this album does not have any major label support is really a testament to just how fucked the music industry is right now. It’s a great rap album, and if you like Jay-Z you might find Saigon a nice addition to your collection.

I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked

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The very first post on this blog was about Billy Boy on Poison. You can reminisce here.

It feels like I have come full circle. Nearly a year later I discover that Billy Boy on Poison has finally released their debut album, Drama Junkie Queen.

It was worth the wait. It’s a solid effort by a band that I predict will be a well known rock name.

I might just be biased. I mean…it would be a bad omen for this blog if the first band we write about goes quietly into the night. That’s the thing though, this band probably doesn’t even know what quiet even means.

This album rocks with the voracity that EP only hinted at.

This band opened for STP over a year ago. I wouldn’t be surprised if one day those tables get turned.

Billy Boy on Poison is rock and roll.

Here is your proof:

[Download Billy Boy on Poison – Drive Me Insane]

Are you asking yourself what happened to the rock bands of your youth? Are you walking down the aisles of your record store or the list of albums in iTunes wondering; will any of this rock my socks off? Trust in us and click the Amazon link below.

Modest Mouse? I’m mad at you.

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For one, their last album was just not that great. The fanboys a couple years back were SO FUCKING ANNOYING.

“Oh my god! They got Johnny Marr! YES! HE WILL MAKE THEM THE GREATEST BAND EVAR!”

Umm. No. He won’t. Even more annoying was the group of dipshits after the last show I saw them play talking about how they “weren’t very good” because they played too much “old stuff.” WTF? Are you fucking kidding me? Go back to finding whatever band is hot on top 40 next, you weak-minded piece of garbage. Yeah, I hear Kelly Clarkson is going indie. Why don’t you jump on her? You’re not jumping any other girl right now, anyhow. Here’s a tip. Spend more time on social skills and less time nitpicking music you don’t fucking know.

Anyways, they were great live. Have been the three times I’ve seen them. Isaac Brock is a weird, weird dude, btw. First couple of times I saw them was before Good News…. made them over the top huge. So seeing them play older stuff, like “Doin’ The Cockroach” made me quite happy. I’ve included a pic I took at the show here in Boston a couple years back, also. Which brings me to why I’m pissed with them. They didn’t come here on their last tour. How the fuck do you NOT come to Boston?

Anyways, here’s “Doin’ The Cockroach” as well as a live version. As you were.

[Download Modest Mouse – Doin’ The Cockroach]

[Download Modest Mouse – Doin’ The Cockroach (Live)]

So stop being pretentious and go buy this stuff. No one cares if you’re a brooding emo kid. You have money. Now spend it, you tightwad!

Oh, the Horror!

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This is yet another short but sweet post. This cut today is the first single off of the upcoming release Primary Colours by The Horrors. It’s titled “Sea Within A Sea” and is just one great song. It goes eight minutes, but each time I listen, it seems like the first time I happen to look? It’s already halfway through the track. As of now, this is the best cut I’ve heard this year.

[Download The Horrors – Sea Within A Sea]

So now open your wallets, or whatever way you use to buy shit, and go support these guys!

Lube up!!!

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No, this won’t be some weird post about Brokeback Mountain or something. It’s about an album I recently picked up again after not having listened to it for years. The second album by Stone Temple Pilots, Purple, could possibly be the best album of the 1990’s. Yes. I said that. Better than the self-titled debut by Weezer, even. This is one of the very few albums I can listen to beginning to end and enjoy. That’s how I base my own personal “rating system”. So it’ll differ with yours, no doubt.

Well, of course, the song “Vasoline” is the first track I heard from it, and goddamnit-all if I still don’t just absolutely love this song. So here it is.

[Download Stone Temple Pilots – Vasoline]

And as for another little ditty? How about Scott Weiland’s solo career? Well, His first solo album, 12 Bar Blues, is mostly crap, to be honest. The first three songs on it I absolutely love, however. The following is the cut “Barbarella”. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy, like good – or bad – liquor. And somehow it doesn’t take my self-respect away like the liquor does.

[Download Scott Weiland – Barbarella]

And if you don’t buy this stuff, I will make you eat my cooking. Seriously. You should be scared of that.

Basically, I just like these songs……

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Yep. Two songs I like. Now, I get assloads of promo stuff from places, but I’ll be honest – I don’t like a lot of it. It’s not that it’s not good. It is. I just don’t think it would be fair to post music just for the sake of continued e-mail press releases! There are a few I do like. I promise all you PR-firm folks I will get to the ones I do like! My one year at UNLV back in 2000 was a Comm major with an emphasis in PR, so I feel your pain for the amount of work you do for a mere pittance.

Anyhow, here are two tracks I’m just in love with right now. I just went through a nasty fucking break-up (isn’t it funny how they guy always takes the shit end of that stick?) so this first one made me forget a lot of my problems, which I realize are so damned small compared to everything else in the world right now. Perspective, people!

So first off I’ve got the group Air France. They’re from Sweden. Whoa! Clever! Sarcasm aside, I like what these guys do. Very ethereal and uplifting, and this song of theirs is exactly what I needed right now. This is the track “Collapsing At Your Doorstep”.

[Download Air France – Collapsing At Your Doorstep]

Next is a song I had sort of forgotten about for a while. He’s one of the many artists that continues SubPop’s tradition of really good indie bands. His name is Chad VanGaalen and he’s definitely influenced by guys like Neil Young, if that gives you any real idea of his sound. Check out “Sing Me To Sleep”, and I bet you will understand why I felt good after this. Great tune, folks.

[Download Chad Van Gaalen – Sing Me To Sleep]

And lastly, your PSA telling you to buy some of this or I will kidnap whatever domesticated animal you own and sell it to a Chinese restaurant.