mp3: dub narcotic sound system – monkey hips and rice … [buy]
i recently unearthed a mix cd that i unfortunately still remember making very late one evening in probably my sophomore or junior year of high school. i’m going to save myself the shame of recounting its contents.. but amid the various tracks expounding [...]

mp3: prince – i would die 4 u
i usually don’t waste people’s time writing about songs that i don’t like. what’s the point in that, when there are so many great ones to write about? but in this case, i’m finding it difficult to resist… i apologize in advance.
so, “i would die 4 u” was [...]

mp3: pacific trash vortex – brampton comes alive
i like watching a thing going from charging to charged. whether a tiny sliver or a large chunk, it’s been missing something. for an afternoon, a day, even a weekend…. not quite whole. and then in that moment… its light goes from red to green… and it is [...]

paper bag records are about to turn seven. they’re more generous than i was at that age… giving presents out rather than shoveling them in. check their new covers comp the seven year itch for free here.
quick update: i want to highlight rock plaza central’s cover of “i want you”. it’s a fleeting moment towards [...]

as far as i have found, the internet is truly lacking in kurt vile chords and/or lyrics. i’m not capable of resolving this problem on my own, but i submit to you the chords for one of the simpler ones, as a start at least. hopefully somewhat accurate…. check it out after the break.
mp3: kurt [...]

i ordered some headlights vinyl from polyvinyl recently and in addition to the record and a free poster…. i found a blue raspberry airhead! i think this is the first time i’ve ordered anything from polyvinyl, so my question to you is… standard practice or freak mailroom accident? assuming the airhead is standard practice, that’s [...]

so here are the contenders in acoustaclaw records first cover throwdown. more of these to come i hope!
in late september, alex (the idles) challenged all of his music making friends to a cover song throwdown. a slate of three songs was suggested, votes were cast and frank sinatra’s “witchcraft” was selected as the subject of [...]

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mp3: headlights – secrets
headlights already wrote one of my favorite pop songs of the last 5 years (tv), so everything since has just been gravy in my mind…. “secrets” is pretty fine gravy.