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I only just became aware of this band due to the involvement of Joe Russo, bandleader of the band that I would consider the preeminent Grateful Dead cover band, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead. He is always getting himself involved in interesting and fairly jammy projects, so I always have to give them a listen.

A colleague of mine has been recommending this album to me for a while and I finally remembered it at the right time. It is definitely one of the most unique punk albums I’ve ever heard. One song, “The Apollo Program Was A Hoax” is closer to an indie rock or folk song that’s punk.Continue reading “#688 – The Shape of Punk to Come by Refused”

I have a few friends who regularly recommend the same general era of music. It’s so interesting to see the different periods that different people focus on. There truly is no accounting for taste. It gives me so much variety in the recommendations that I receive.

This artist popped up in an email about new album releases. Her pop-rock sound is a lot of fun, and just gets your toe tapping.

This guy was a guest on a show I was working on, and he claimed that his new album was going to get him cancelled. Listening to this, his 2016 offering, I wouldn’t be at all surprised by that.

Based on who this album was recommended by, I was expecting it to be a pretty sleepy, mostly acoustic affair. How wrong I was. It’s actually a lot more energetic and entertaining than I would’ve guessed.

Every once in a while I hear an artist/album/song that it seems like everyone I know is discovering them at the same time. Since listening to this album, no fewer than three people have recommended it to me. It might, however, just be that we are all on the same email list.

This album was recommended by a coworker who is friends with the songwriter of this band. It’s some very well-produced arena rock material, with guitar work that is very reminiscent of Queen’s Brian May.

I am a huge Radiohead fan, so I’ll always check out any other project that those guys are involved in. I started to learn more about Ed O’Brien a few years ago when I started getting into boutique guitar pedals. Ed is a customer of a legendary British builder of custom pedal boards, so I’veContinue reading “#681 – Earth by EOB”

Here’s another great instrumental album for another mellow weekend day. We got into a very short discussion about the translation of Novo Amor, which I think is Spanish for ‘new love.’ It’s just another reminder of how truly pathetic it is that I still don’t speak any Spanish after living in Los Angeles for overContinue reading “#680 – Birthplace by Novo Amor”