This blog will now function as the companion to my new radio show, called THE BANSHEE BEAT!
Hopefully this will inspire me to update more, also... but anyway, here's the latest playlist for my show! I hope to figure out how to archive it in downloadable form soon, but until I can, you can catch the stream for this show until the next broadcast (Saturdays 2-4 PM!) at www.rainydawg.org! (DSKLMR though: While my playlist kicked a lot of ass this past week, my technology skills did not. I was using the wrong mic for the first half of the show, so ignore the awkward silences. Whoops!)
1. Janitor-Suburban Lawns (Suburban Lawns)
2. Popcorn Boy- Essential Logic (Beat Rhythm News)
3. Hank Williams Is Dead- Jesse Garon & the Desperadoes (Janice Long 8.10.1986)
4. Ana- Los Saicos (Wild Teen Punk From Peru)
5. Marina's Vampire- Clorox Girls (Demos, Rarities, and Early Singles)
6. Highly Evolved- Brilliant Colors (Highly Evolved 7")
7. You Never Notice Me- The Garlands (The Garlands EP)
8. R.P.M.- Sonic Surf City (On the Beach EP)
9. Chains (The Cookies)- The Delmonas (Dangerous Charms)
10. Baby Baby- The Vibrators (Baby Baby 7")
11. I'm Trash- The Trashwomen (Spend the Night with the Trashwomen)
12. Panty Exchange- Butts (Butts EP)
13. Burn Your Riches- Girls In the Eighties (Teenage Royalty)
14. Surfin' Coffin- Japanther (Rock 'N Roll Ice Cream)
15. Hots for Teacher- Coasting (Hots for Teacher/Coasting 7")
16. After Dark- Flowers (Confessions/"Life" After Dark 7")
17. Normal Never Happened- Broken Water (Normal Never Happened 7")
18. Oh Modern Girls- The Art Museums (Rough Frame)
19. To Love Somebody (Bee Gees)- Dara Puspita (a Go GO...)
20. Talia- Velvet Davenport (Happy Ending)
21. Sanity- Slow Animal (Slow Animal EP)
22. Feels So Good- FLIGHT (Feels So Good 7")
23. The Last Thing On My Mind- Bare Wires (Seeking Love)
24. Everything & More- The Dolly Mixture (Everything & More 7")
25. Springstung- Sweet Bulbs (CYBERGAZE)
26. Coffin- For Ex-Lovers Only (For Ex-Lovers Only)
27. Hollow Hollow Eyes- Crocodiles (Graffiti Island/PENS/Crocodiles/Dum Dum Girls split 7")
28. How Pretty Can You Get?-The Shangri-Las (1964-1966: Myrmidons of Melodrama)
29. The Model (Kraftwerk)- Big Black (Songs About Fucking)
30. Bored Housewives- Androids of MU (Blood Robots)
31. DeBbie HaRrry- Family Fodder (Savoir Faire)
32. Flying Saucer Attack- The Rezillos
33. The Fourth Dimension- The Ventures (Ventures in Space)
34. Simpler Times- Jeans Wilder
35. Holy Ghost- Dead Ghosts (Holy Ghost 7")
36. Shalalalalove- Sonic Chicken 4 (Sonic Chicken 4)
37. Come Dance With Me- The Fresh and Onlys (Imaginary Friends 7")
38. Ode to Booker T- Young Marble Giants (Colossal Youth)
39. Germ Free Adolescents- X-Ray Spex (Peel Sessions)
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Milk 'N Cookies// The Exploding Hearts
POWER POP POST XPLOSION!
Milk 'N Cookies are a band from the New York scene of the 70's that played in the shadows of bands like the Ramones and Talking Heads at CBGB's and Max's. Caught somewhere along the lines of proto-punk post-glam pre-twee, Milk 'N Cookies are coated in bubblegum and excess.
I dare you not to like this song.
"Tinkertoy Tomorrow"
Check out their sole LP, recorded in '75 but released in '77, HERE!
next...
the exploding hearts!
A power pop/punk band formed in 2001 in Portland. In fact, they are one of the best punk bands I've heard post-original wave. Undeniably retro in approach, they wear their influences (along with their hearts?) on their sleeve(s)... but they manage to sound fresh even while recycling the past. Every song on their album Guitar Romantic is incredibly well-constructed and catchy... it's just begging for you to sing-a-long. Tragically, three out of four members of the band were killed in a van crash on July 19, 2003, after the driver fell asleep at the wheel. A short end to a promising young band, but they left us one album- which you can obtain here .
Here is a memorial video with the track "I'm A Pretender," my personal favorite from the album:
"just won't cry cause my life's goin' by
i'll find someone before the day i die"
Milk 'N Cookies are a band from the New York scene of the 70's that played in the shadows of bands like the Ramones and Talking Heads at CBGB's and Max's. Caught somewhere along the lines of proto-punk post-glam pre-twee, Milk 'N Cookies are coated in bubblegum and excess.
I dare you not to like this song.
"Tinkertoy Tomorrow"
Check out their sole LP, recorded in '75 but released in '77, HERE!
next...
the exploding hearts!
A power pop/punk band formed in 2001 in Portland. In fact, they are one of the best punk bands I've heard post-original wave. Undeniably retro in approach, they wear their influences (along with their hearts?) on their sleeve(s)... but they manage to sound fresh even while recycling the past. Every song on their album Guitar Romantic is incredibly well-constructed and catchy... it's just begging for you to sing-a-long. Tragically, three out of four members of the band were killed in a van crash on July 19, 2003, after the driver fell asleep at the wheel. A short end to a promising young band, but they left us one album- which you can obtain here .
Here is a memorial video with the track "I'm A Pretender," my personal favorite from the album:
"just won't cry cause my life's goin' by
i'll find someone before the day i die"
Back!// Psychedelic Unknowns Vol. 2
For real, this time.
Lately I've been exploring the roots of pop and garage music- I found this great volume of a collection of rare psychedelic/garage tracks..
Tracks lost over the years, but unearthed here for your listening pleasure!
Calico Records, 1979
01. The Starfires - I Never Loved Her
02. The Kings Ransom - Shame
03. The Caretakers Of Deception - X + Y = 13
04. The Jury - Who Dat?
05. First Crew To The Moon - Spend Your Life
06. We The People - In The Past
07. The Painted Ship - Frustration
08. The Squires - Going All The Way
09. The Front Line - Got Love
10. The Nobles - Something Else
11. Yesterday's Children - To Be Or Not To Be
12. Dave Diamond & The Higher Elevation - The Diamond Mine
Lately I've been exploring the roots of pop and garage music- I found this great volume of a collection of rare psychedelic/garage tracks..
Tracks lost over the years, but unearthed here for your listening pleasure!
Calico Records, 1979
01. The Starfires - I Never Loved Her
02. The Kings Ransom - Shame
03. The Caretakers Of Deception - X + Y = 13
04. The Jury - Who Dat?
05. First Crew To The Moon - Spend Your Life
06. We The People - In The Past
07. The Painted Ship - Frustration
08. The Squires - Going All The Way
09. The Front Line - Got Love
10. The Nobles - Something Else
11. Yesterday's Children - To Be Or Not To Be
12. Dave Diamond & The Higher Elevation - The Diamond Mine
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
COOL IT NOW // twin sister
Confession.
just cool it down stay in controooool!
This track, originally from New Edition in the year 1984, is quickly becoming one of my favorites.. it is the 80's boy band majesty of "Cool it Now" from a younger Bobby Brown and co.
VEGA is Alan Palomo, one half of the duo you may be familiar with called Neon Indian. He remixed this song. RESULT IS LIKE WHOA.
Thanks to the guys at Butter Team, you can download the remix here (right click, save as). AND ALSO the original (mediafire), which is very important as well. And if you're super stoked on the song (and you should be), you can listen to/download an extended (and superior) version of the original here. (right click, save as)
// TWIN SISTER
TWIN SISTER is one of my favorite new discoveries. They are a band from Brooklyn hitting the blog circuit pretty hard and on the cusp of a summer tour with Bear in Heaven. Their album "Color Your Life" isn't officially released until May 25th on Infinite Best, but they posted it on their website for free for two weeks a while back. They've also released an EP, "Vampires with Dreaming Kids" in November 2008.
Anyway, here is the album Color Your Life and the EP Vampires with Dreaming Kids, fooor free.
COLOR YOUR LIFE.
VAMPIRES WITH DREAMING KIDS.
They have other gems and random downloads in blog form at their website if you are intrigued and want to hear more from them.
Here is the video for "All Around and Away We Go" from Color Your Life, a track I have definitely had on repeat the past few weeks- also, this video is pretty and worth a watch.
Get ready for this band to explode, for real.
ps
JUST COOL IT DOWN STAY IN CONTROLLLL.
just cool it down stay in controooool!This track, originally from New Edition in the year 1984, is quickly becoming one of my favorites.. it is the 80's boy band majesty of "Cool it Now" from a younger Bobby Brown and co.
VEGA is Alan Palomo, one half of the duo you may be familiar with called Neon Indian. He remixed this song. RESULT IS LIKE WHOA.
Thanks to the guys at Butter Team, you can download the remix here (right click, save as). AND ALSO the original (mediafire), which is very important as well. And if you're super stoked on the song (and you should be), you can listen to/download an extended (and superior) version of the original here. (right click, save as)
// TWIN SISTER
TWIN SISTER is one of my favorite new discoveries. They are a band from Brooklyn hitting the blog circuit pretty hard and on the cusp of a summer tour with Bear in Heaven. Their album "Color Your Life" isn't officially released until May 25th on Infinite Best, but they posted it on their website for free for two weeks a while back. They've also released an EP, "Vampires with Dreaming Kids" in November 2008.
Anyway, here is the album Color Your Life and the EP Vampires with Dreaming Kids, fooor free.
COLOR YOUR LIFE.
VAMPIRES WITH DREAMING KIDS.
They have other gems and random downloads in blog form at their website if you are intrigued and want to hear more from them.
Here is the video for "All Around and Away We Go" from Color Your Life, a track I have definitely had on repeat the past few weeks- also, this video is pretty and worth a watch.
Get ready for this band to explode, for real.
ps
JUST COOL IT DOWN STAY IN CONTROLLLL.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
eternal summers// SAFE AT HOME
their last.fm profile says they are "hailing from heaven", and i'd say i might have to agree. eternal summers are actually from roanoke, VA, and while i strongly recommend everything i have heard released from this emerging band, the track "safe at home" makes me feel safe at home in a jangly blend of beach pop perfection. listen up kiddos.
download the ep here!
rainbow bridge// BIG WAVE RIDER
rainbow bridge, an act apparently hailing locally from olympia/portland, have released this track, "big wave rider" on true panther sounds. this track creeps up on you, ebbs and flows and creeps until it careens into an easy explosion of nostalgic surf music, with such a fresh garage sound. i'm addicted to this track, it's a beach slacker anthem for all.
you can check out the official video for the track (which is just basically some people surfing, but i feel like that's kinda appropriate)
if you enjoy the track, you can download it here.
you can check out the official video for the track (which is just basically some people surfing, but i feel like that's kinda appropriate)
if you enjoy the track, you can download it here.
Friday, February 26, 2010
my bloody valentine// ECSTASY & WINE
download here.
swirly jangle pop from the masters of shoegaze, personally my favorite MBV album. important.
swirly jangle pop from the masters of shoegaze, personally my favorite MBV album. important.
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