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Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires: Everything You Took
Lee Bains (of the Dexateens) and his new band the Glory Fires rolled out their debut, There is a Bomb [sic] in Gilead, this week. I dig this country-tinged southern soul track “Everything You Took”. You can download a full live show, from a March 23 performance at the Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa, … Read more
Deafheaven: Roads to Judah
Deafheaven was initially George Clark (vocals) and Kerry McCoy (guitar), and now includes Joey Bautista (guitar), Derek Prine (bass), and Korey Severson (drums). They are from San Francisco, and Roads to Judah is their debut album. And oh, what an album it is, too. I guess technically their genre is metal, or hardcore, or something … Read more
A Good Read, a Good Listen, and a Good Drink: Daniel Knox
It’s a simple yet sublime pleasure, and just thinking about it can make you feel a little calmer, a little more content. Imagine: You bring out one of the good rocks glasses (or your favorite mug or a special occasion tea cup) and pour a couple fingers of amber liquid (or something dark and … Read more
Giveaway: For the Love of the Music: The Club 47 Folk Revival
Much is said about the ’60s folk revival in terms of New York City and San Francisco, but the Boston-area scene, centering in Cambridge, is generally passed over. Enter this documentary, For the Love of the Music: The Club 47 Folk Revival. With current interviews and archival sights and sounds, the documentary traces the … Read more
Happy Birthday, Greg Dulli!
Joe Strummer is the patron saint of Now This Sound Is Brave, but Greg fucking Dulli is the love of my musical life. To celebrate his birthday, here is one of my favorite Dulli performances: The Afghan Whigs covering Barry White’s “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe” at the MTV party for the late … Read more
Hella Better Dancer: Living Room
Hella Better Dancer is Tilly Scantlebury (Vocals/Guitar), Josh Cohen (Bass), Soph Nathan (Lead Guitar/BVs), and Chris O’Driscoll (Drums). They are from London, and Living Room is the dreamy, melancholy, low-fi masterpiece they recorded using just the internal mic on a laptop. It is only about ten minutes long, but it is a very beautiful ten … Read more
Residency with a Twist: Rock for a Difference Los Angeles with Decoded
Decoded will be in residence at Amplyfi on Thursdays for the month of May, and they’re doing something special with it: every show will conclude with a raffle, and the proceeds from the raffle will go to a local charity. This weeks recipient is CreateNow, and you can see the full list of bands and … Read more
Deathline: Ten of Clubs
This is 10 of Clubs, a song by Deathline, who are Jennie Werlemar (Vocals/Bass) and Kaoru Sato (Guitar/Programming). They are from London, and they can shred. They also warm the cockles of the cold heart of your aging gothy correspondent. Major grinning at the computer screen and chair dancing happening here. I’m ready to dig … Read more
Video Grab Bag: The Beastie Boys
I’m pretty sure this was the first video I ever watched on MTV, somewhere around 1986-1987: I have to confess, you guys, I was 11 or 12 and had very Victorian sensibilities and had just no idea what to do with what had just happened on my television screen. Actually, my grandmother’s television … Read more
Saturday Matinee: The Beastie Boys
In continued tribute to Adam “MCA” Yauch, who died yesterday after a three-year battle with cancer, I’ve dug up a couple of interviews with the Beastie Boys, one a 1987 appearance with Run-D.M.C., and the other a 2009 interview (separated into two parts), promoting Hot Sauce Committee Part One and a batch of album reissues, … Read more