Someday, my dream is to start a blog called “Snakes Eating Stuff.”
Tags: Picture of the day, Snakes
Glad you asked. Or, to be exact, glad I asked me on your behalf.
Hit the break for the latest news and my views. Drop a comment and argue with me while you’re here.
Tags: Captain America, Comic books, Daredevil, Filthy Muties, Superman, The Avengers, The Caped Crusader, Zombies
See, now I disliked LOTR intensely–and liked Precious even less. But this movie? I’m all in.
Tags: Picture of the day
Good N strong indie pop out of Western Australia. I’m officially a San Cisco fan.
Here’s the single:
Here’s the video for it:
Tags: Extended Player (EP), Indie rock
As I write this, I’m in a beach house in North Carolina—home State of Stratocruiser, who just signed with San Francisco’s Zip Records to press and promote their solid brand of classic rock/beach rock and roll.
Stratocruiser have been making music for years, and they’ve been often featured here. Their newest record, The Spark, also happens to be their best so far. It’s tons of fun and solid rock and roll.
Check it out.
Video for The Spark
Tags: Covers On Fridaze, Indie rock
I’ve been supporting The Features, whether albums or EPs (“Contrast” was one of the best EPs of 2007), since their 2005 debut. I wish I could find my first post in them, but this site was attacked by the RIAA back in 2007, and I lost everything from before that time. Sigh.
But back to the review: “The Wilderness” is their third abulm, and it’s more great hook-filled indie pop. Lead singer Matt Pelham’s voice has developed–it’s rougher, and more comfortable being tough–which gives the band greater range and a more mature sound, but he still can sound a little bit like a member of Dr. Teeth’s Electric Mayhem (particularly on “Another One”). And I don’t mean that as an insult–part of the charm of this band is that his voice is so distinct, you can’t forget hearing it. And, coupled with the great hooks and songwriting, you can’t “unhear” it either; many of these songs will kick around your head for days. This album is exactly what I expected when I received it for review. And thank God for that.
Tags: Indie Pop, Indie rock
When was the last time you listened to an album and immediately thought, “Holy crap, are those guys having a blast or what? For me, it was the last time I listened to Las Kellies’ second album, “Kellies.”
Let’s get this out of the way right away: The lyrics are clunky (when they’re decipherable), largely consisting of chants and silliness. The vocals aren’t harmonies, they’re more like three girls who happen to be shouting the same thing at the same time. It’s not even rap. Overall, it sounds amateurish. With lots of cowbell.
Now that we’re done with that, we can get past it and focus on the positive: These chicks can the play the hell out of their instruments. This is some of the truest post-punk—no, fuck that—the truest PUNK I’ve heard in years. It’s all hooks and D.I.Y. and power and … Fun.
Hailing from Argentina, The Kellies are a power trio with each girl having the last name Kelly, much as the Ramones were each named Ramone, but instead of calling themselves The Kellys, they’re The Kellies. They don’t care about spelling, grammar, or context: These grrrls just wanna have fun. Sorry about that. I know that was cliché. I bet it’s been used in dozens of reviews of the band, too. But it’s true.
And perhaps the best part of the album are the instrumentals. Don’t skip them or miss them. Oh, and they even cover their foremother band, ESG, doing a solid version of Erase You.
I love this record more every time I hear it. Go get it. Now!
For fans of: Early Beastie Boys and Luscious Jackson, Gang of Four, Le Tigre, The Coathangers, M.I.A., ESG.
Las Kellies Erase You (ESG cover)
Tags: indie punk
