‘One More Time’ was the first some I heard from The French Kicks. Like the Walkmen (who the band shared a label with and toured together), this band originally came from from Washington, D.C. but really started their sound in New York. Everywhere I look on the web, everyone used the same line to describe […]
Many thanks to whoever put together this page. I’ve tried clicking on all the phrases from Napoleon Dynamite, but I find myself stuck on ‘Tina come get some ham’… Went to see a band called the Juan Maclean on Monday night. It was one of two things that got me to listen to this band. […]
So I found this old Sailor’s hat at Value Village today. I gotta say, it fits very well. Kind of makes me feel more worldly. But I keep getting this suspicion that the ghost of some old Sea Dog (or alley Captain) is going to take over my brain and the writing. Someone warn me […]
What a great record name….’The Minor Highs And The Major Lows’. Maupa‘s disc came accross my desk months ago in a package dressed in British postage. (I guess based on this post and the one before it, it looks like I’m going through the archives. I’ve just got a really messy desk. I use the […]
Its coming up on one year since I first heard the band Earlimart. Fronted by Aaron Espinoza, Earlimart are a band that is surprising difficult to describe musically. Its great music though. Three thumbs up! (Get someone next to you to join in…..). Maybe they are a mix between Elliott Smith (late-close friend of the […]