Ssion: Fool’s Gold (Review)

Interesting:
Tongue-in-cheek, mirror-ball decadence from art-punk-disco-glam instigator Cody Critcheloe. Fool’s Gold is almost as smart as it is dirty.

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Brownout: Homenaje (Review)

Kevin sent us a link to this:
Glenn Hall (NHL hall of fame goalie) used to throw up before every game. Legend says the sicker he got, the better he played. Austin’s Brownout collective of the Latin funk variety could use a little more unease.

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Little Beirut: High Dive (Review)

Mary wrote to us about:
Apparently, this Portland, Oregon quartet is not the sort to beat around the bush.

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God Fires Man: A Billion Balconies Facing the Sun (Review)

John sends us:
New Yorkers form hard rock band. All that’s missing is songwriting chops and creativity.

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z day

Found this post:
Zombie gangsta rap? (NSFW lyrics) The result of a night of horsin around with some beats and a co-conspirator, not totally original but totally fon-to-due. Tongue-in-cheek silly, a bit crunk, destined to be a hipster favorite.

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NaSoPiAlMo No. 6/Flugufrelsarinn

Thanks Dave, for pointing out:
Here’s the MIDI playback of a piano piece I wrote for NaSoAlMo back in 2006. I felt cheeky and riffed on Sigur Rós’ “Flugufrelsarinn” for the chorus. An actual quote appears toward the end. At some point, I’ll want to record this live. I don’t usually record instrumentation live.
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The Rescue at Arisaig

Mel told us about:
Another true story from my family… Seems like forever since I posted a song. This is a true story, which happened in 1990, to my Dad’s old roommate from university. Common wisdom is that another man would not have been able to acheive what Alan achieved; a six mile swim […]

THE PLACERS !

Here’s a great post:
From the artist: “— A FUNK-DAFIED BOMBASTIC SUPER-LOVE-FLOW !!!! —-”

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Kowloon Electric Co

Found this:
From the artist: “Guitars, Samplers, Synths & Drum Machines with experimental vocal styles”

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Wyclef Urges Haitians To Stop The Crime

Just came across this:
Rapper Wyclef Jean has taken to the airwaves in his native Haiti to encourage his fellow countrymen to stop committing “evil” crimes. The former Fugees star - who was appointed as an ambassador for Haiti last year - has recorded a radio message in Creole, calling for an end to the increasing […]