I sometimes forget how awesome this band is/was. I came across this video and was blown away once again. I think two of my friends have seen the band live, and I wish I had seen them but have never had the chance. Maybe they aren’t kaput and I’ll get the chance someday.
This week’s Smörgåsbord reveals a darker side of one of this blog’s contributors – a penchant for mid-to-late 90′s generock. (That’s “generic” with “rock” mashed onto the end.) In addition to another Empire of the Sun track, you’ll get more than your RDA of moderately good covers of songs by much better artists, as well as a remix of that Vampire Weekend song concerning Peter Gabriel (the first one.) Help yourself before it gets cold.
Also, on a programming note, this post marks our 50th, and it’s also been exactly a month since we started this beast. We’ve interviewed Blitzen Trapper, been threatened by Web Sheriff (which disabled our posting for a bit while our content was investigated), had the top spot on Hype Machine thanks to Death to the Throne’s MIA remix, and amassed nearly 20,000 hits. Not bad for the first month. Here’s to March and the inevitable future. We have irons in a few fires, so we’re looking forward to sharing the fruits of those labors with you. Stay tuned.
NOTE: Concerts are in Rochester unless otherwise noted.
2/22: William Fitzsimmons
2/24: Mike Doughty
2/25: Charles Bradley (Buffalo)
2/29: Summer People
3/3: Matthew Good
3/5: Evening Man
3/23: The Men
3/30: tympanogram’s 3rd Birthday with Born Gold, Old Tapes, TBA
4/20: fun.
4/23: Cults (Buffalo)
5/6: Bear In Heaven (Ithaca)
5/7: M83 (Buffalo)
an examination used to test the condition of the middle ear and mobility of the eardrum, and the conduction bones by creating variations of air pressure in the ear canal.
Basically, it sounded like a cool name for a blog intended to be primarily about music. We’d both had other blogs previously, but over beers it was decided that more damage could be done as a joint venture. And here we are.
We share a passion for the undiscovered and under-appreciated, and hope that you’ll be able to find something you love as well.
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About the Author: Dave
I like music. I can't describe how I came to like the music I do, because I don't know how or why, I just do.
Many years ago, Napoleon's brother, my great-great-great-great-great-great Grandfather, came to America. He was asked his name on Ellis Island while being processed as an immigrant. Not understanding English, he was under the impression that he was being asked how he had arrived in the new land. So he turned around and pointed at the sea vessel and said, 'LaBarge.'
About the Author: Andy
I come by my music taste of my own free will. My friends listened to 2Pac, my parents to contemporary Christian and me? Sunny Day Real Estate. I can’t explain it.
“Music, true music, not just rock ’n’ roll, it chooses you. It lives in your car, or alone, listening to your headphones…” - Lester Bangs