for this weekly review, we’re taking a look at Dan Deacon’s Mystic Familiar. going in i thought this was gonna be completely fresh to me, but even after realizing otherwise this is still my first exposure to a full Deacon[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
alrighty, for this weekly review, we’re taking a look at Frank Zappa’s 1974 solo record, Apostrophe(‘). this will be my introduction to Zappa’s music, who i only otherwise know by reputation. the record opens up with the Don’t Eat the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
alrighty, for this weekly review, we’re taking a look at punk band Gogol Bordello’s 2007 record, Super Taranta! now, i’m not a complete stranger to Gogol Bordello – i have heard a few singles here and there, and i even[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
hey folks! we’re back with some From the Vault discography reviews. after reviewing King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, i moved on to The Decemberists! this series of reviews covers the band’s whole discography, from 2003’s 5 Songs EP all[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
welcome back to the Skaject folks! today we’re looking at Byron Lee and the Dragonaires’ Plays Jamaica Ska! kicking things off with Last Night – a very fun instrumental track, covering The Mar-Keys, an R&B group. got a very fun[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
today we’re checking out Green Day’s major label debut, Dookie, released in 1994: the opener of this record, Burnout, is now forever burned into my brain. this is a perfect song. everything works for me here, the dynamic bass, the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
alrighty, we’re back with Green Day’s 1991 record, Kerplunk! with this record, Green Day shifts to look like it would for the majority of it’s lifespan, with John Kiffmeyer leaving the band and drummer Tré Cool stepping in. this record[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
next on the trip through Green Day’s discography, we’re checking out kind of a strange release. in 1990, Green Day released an EP entitled Sweet Children, which was a collection of songs that they had been playing at the time[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
time for the last release that was a part of 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours, it’s Slappy: alrighty, Slappy starts off with Paper Lanterns. this has a great little bit at the end of the choruses that i like a lot.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
hey folks! we’re back with some From the Vault discography reviews. after reviewing King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, i moved on to The Decemberists! this series of reviews covers the band’s whole discography, from 2003’s 5 Songs EP all[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…