I saw Wallpaper for the first time on Saturday night, and by the second song I was leaning over and whispering to my husband, “Holy shit, these guys are GOOD.” I bought their CD, and have had it on repeat for most of the past two days. Now it’s your turn to fall in love with them.
Today’s video is a performance by Portland-slash-Seattle punk band Anchor Down, who has a new EP coming out soon. This song is on it, so …
Throw Me The Statue performs “Groundswell” in the soon-to-be-reopened Crocodile as part of a series created with One Shot Seattle.
When I was a kid, I loved sitting in my grandmother’s den, listening to records and eight-tracks on her stereo. Her collection was eclectic, ranging from gospel and country to old Cream albums my dad and uncle and left behind when they moved away. The song I remember best, though, was a comedy piece.
Local band The Crills, who are part of tonight’s seattlepunk.org benefit show at The Funhouse, perform “Sonic Reducer” at Hell’s Kitchen in Tacoma.
The Wham! Rap How did I reach my advanced age without knowing this existed?
On an arbitrary and completely un-music-related note, I give you: KITTENS!!
For the last Video Monday of the year, I offer an Oscars-style selection of clips of this year’s dearly departed. Luckily, these folks aren’t dead — but their bands are. Here’s a fond farewell to some of the wonderful groups we were unfortunate enough to lose in 2008.
I have no idea what happened to Incubus, but I’m hoping it involved their lead singer posing for lots and lots of nude photos and posting them on the internet. Before I go to Google to find out if my wish came true, here’s your video for the week.
That whole “days” of the “week” concept is so outdated anyway. Anyhow, I had never heard of this song before, but it amused me, and it seems appropriate.
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