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Leave This Town by Make Your Exit

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:18:28 +0000

Make Your Exit is about as honest as music gets. It’s stripped down and amped up, but somehow quiet and modest at the same time. It’s the sound of five extremely talented twenty-somethings pouring all their heart and soul into making great music. Find out more about the band here. Leave This Town – [...]

Nighthawks by Two Hours Traffic

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:01:02 +0000

Two Hours Traffic is a Canadian indie rock band, based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. They are named after a line in the prologue to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Although often described as the band that Halifax guitarist Joel Plaskett took “under his wing”, they have increasingly become known as purveyors of original, well-crafted power [...]

It’s The Love by The Breeders

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:49:46 +0000

It’s The Love is from The Breeders’ most recent LP titled Mountain Battles (2008). The album was recorded off and on over several years at many different locations with recording assistance from Steve Albini, Erika Larson, and Manny Nieto. The band experimented with “unnatural adornments” like overdubs on this album which [...]

Backwards Rolling by The French Semester

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:00:06 +0000

The French Semester is an LA based outfit with a penchant for analog grooves, folk-inspired guitar riffs, laid-back melodies, and nostalgic lyrics. If every high-school yearbook could play music when opened, The French Semester is what would be playing. Find out more about the band here. Backwards Rolling – The French Semester

Food For The Winter by Cassette Kids

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:43:57 +0000

Draped in magnetic tape ripped from the music collection of Greenwich Village dilettantes, the Sydney, Australia based Cassette Kids are making a ruckus by summoning the likes of Bjork, The Klaxons and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs into a mixtape sound akin to a well dressed Berlin Wall coming down in a New [...]

Something In Common by Free Energy

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:16:08 +0000

Free Energy is a Philadelphia, PA band which includes Scott Wells, Paul Sprangers, Evan Wells, Geoff Bucknam, and Nick Shuminksy. Wells and Sprangers were both in now-defunct Hockey Night. Free Energy creates melodic, hook-laden rock tunes with a heavy dose of bombastic glam and classic dust. You can find out more [...]

You Borrowed by Helmet

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:58:04 +0000

Helmet is a post-hardcore band from New York formed in 1989. Founded by vocalist/guitarist Page Hamilton, Helmet was acclaimed as a “Thinking person’s heavy metal band.” Eschewing the traditional heavy metal image of long hair and black clothing, the band stood out with their preference for simple t-shirts, jeans, and sneakers, along with short haircuts. But [...]

Something by The Beatles

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:32:32 +0000

Even if you’re not a huge Beatles fan it’s hard not to appreciate a song like Something. The contrast between Paul’s busy bass line and George’s laid-back and oh-so-cool guitar solo are the stuff music legends are made of. Something – The Beatles

Napping Captain by Jogger

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:05:26 +0000

Jogger consists of two Los Angeles based dudes named Jonathan & Amir who make some mind-blowing indie synth and are evidently related to Jay & Silent Bob. Find out more about Jogger here. Napping Captain – Jogger

Long Division by Death Cab For Cutie

admin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:11:21 +0000

I’m starting to get the feeling that the mission statement of DCFC is something along the lines of ”Just keep making great music”. Even more amazing to me is how they have managed to create and exploit an entirely new niche of music without becoming repetitive or boring . Find out more about DCFC here. Long [...]

The Truth by Mountains Became Machines

admin — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:55:13 +0000

Here’s a bit of tasty experimental/post-metal from a 4 piece group based in Manchester, UK. It’s easier to explain with a bong hit or two. Find out more about MBM here. The Truth – Mountains Became Machines

Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:29:28 +0000

Technically, I should be crediting “Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars” but if you don’t know this is Bowie, then I’m going to send the ghost of Chris Farley over to hit you on the head with a tack hammer. Only Bowie can pull off singing a song as a fictional character, about a fictional [...]

Fire and a Microphone by The Yelling

admin — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:20:24 +0000

Hollywood, CA based four-piece, The Yelling crushes the Indie Rock vibe on the track Fire and a Microphone. You can find out more about the band on their myspace page and be sure to check out their upcoming tour dates here. The Yelling – Fire and a Microphone

Interview: Super 400

admin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:09:05 +0000

You might remember about a week ago we ran a story about this upcoming interview asking our readers to submit their questions. Well, you did (thank you!), and we included some of them for the interview below. Lori Friday was kind enough to answer all of our questions...

Psychotic Girl Say Hello by TBK & Jay-Z

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:28:50 +0000

Check out this very cool mashup/remix of The Black Keys track, Psychotic Girl and Jay-Z’s track Say Hello. The Keys’ haunting melodies make the perfect backdrop for Jay-Z’s vocals. Enjoy. Psychotic Girl Say Hello – The Black Keys & Jay-Z

Drown by Smashing Pumpkins

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:43:57 +0000

I long for the days when Billy Corgan was a douche that made good music. Now he’s just a douche. At least we’ll always have Drown. This is the full length 8 minute version that appeared on the Singles soundtrack. Drown – Smashing Pumpkins

All My Friends Are Dead by Turbonegro

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:02:02 +0000

Turbonegro is a Norwegian punk rock band. Their style combines glam rock, punk rock and hard rock into something that the band describes as “deathpunk”. Despite the fact that they look like a deranged version of the Village People, they’ve made some pretty good music. There are currently 5 members in the band; Hans Erik Dyvik [...]

Highly Dope Interviews Super 400!

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:35:40 +0000

We’ll be interviewing Super 400 and we’d like you to help by submitting your interview questions via e-mail. For your efforts, we’ll be selecting a couple of the best submissions and sending you a copy of Sweet Fist, or a signed copy of the for-radio-only “Flashlight” promotional CD. Submissions must be received no later than [...]

Gospel Weed Song by Bizarre

admin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:31:01 +0000

You might have heard this track during the closing credits for Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. It’s an interesting mix of rap and well…gospel. At the time of its release there was supposedly quite a lot of pressure on Bizarre’s label to pull the song since religious groups found it offensive. Perhaps those [...]

Terrifying (For Kenneth Anger) by Pop Levi

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:41:18 +0000

Pop Levi (born Jonathan Pop Levi) is an English singer, instrumentalist, record producer and filmmaker. Pop Levi’s career started in Liverpool. He was one of the founding members of Super Numeri, and has played bass for Ladytron both on record and on tour. He’s released two full length albums to date and a handful of [...]

50,000 Unstoppable Watts by Clutch

admin — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:56:20 +0000

It’s hard to believe that Maryland based band Clutch has been around for almost 20 years and still rocks this hard. The track 50,000 Unstoppable Watts is from their 9th studio album titled Strange Cousins From The West and was released back in July. 50,000 Unstoppable Watts – Clutch

Crackalacka by Left Lane Cruiser

admin — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:31:43 +0000

20 years from now will everyone be waxing poetic about this period in time as yet another great blues revival? Think of all the bands right now in the genre – Kings of Leon, The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, Super 400, The Black Keys, Band of Skulls, the list goes on and on. While we [...]

Mean Go Getter by Straight 8’s

admin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:14:06 +0000

Mean Go Getter is a track off of the Straight 8’s first album titled Casualties Of Cool. Their sound is best described as Neo-Rockabilly. Not too long ago the Straight 8’s released a second album titled Never Return To Me which is a worth a listen as well. Mean Go Getter – Straight 8’s

Start Choppin by Dinosaur Jr.

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:52:15 +0000

Dinosaur Jr. just added some new reunion tour dates to the list. If you haven't heard them live, now is your opportunity. If you've never heard them at all - we feel really sorry for you but never fear, we've posted one of their best tracks below in order to get you hooked.

Debaser by Pixies

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:33:50 +0000

In honor of the honor of the upcoming Pixies Doolittle tour (you’re going right?…right?), we thought we’d post the first track off of Doolittle today – Debaser. A little background on the song: the lyrics are based on a French surrealist film by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí called Un chien andalou. The film notoriously opens with a scene in …

How I Got Over by The Roots

admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:20:52 +0000

The Roots are releasing their 11th album on October 20th titled How I Got Over. Linked below is the title track off the album. I’ve heard a few other tracks off the album as well, this is definitely one worth picking up despite the fact that Jimmy Fallon is intent on turning them into a [...]

Allure by Jay-Z (Ratatat Remix)

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:46:22 +0000

I just can’t get enough Ratatat lately. This remix of Allure comes off of Ratatat Remixes Vol. 2. We don’t know how Ratatat does it but they have the uncanny ability to take a fairly mundane track and catapult it into outer space with crazy beats and guitar riffs. It’s not like what they do [...]

Thorn Tree by Super 400

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:46:35 +0000

Super 400 is an Indie Blues/Rock power trio from Troy, New York. The band consists of Kenny Hohman (guitar and vocals), Joe Daley (drums) and Lori Friday (bass and vocals). Active since the mid 90’s the band has released 4 studio albums and one live set. The track below titled Thorn Tree is off their recently [...]

Girl by The Heavy

admin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:46:29 +0000

The Heavy are an indie rock band out of England. Combining crunchy guitars, funky horns, and Prince-like vocals, their sound is best described as a mix of guitar heavy, hip-hop soul. The group consists of guitarist Dan Taylor, vocalist Kelvin Swaby, drummer Chris Ellul, and bassist Spencer Page. Girl appears on their first album titled Great [...]

Let Me Die In Southern California by The Voyces

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:08:25 +0000

Southern Californa based The Voyces will be releasing a new album titled Let Me Die In Southern California on September 28th. A while ago the band moved to NYC and recently moved back to SoCal — a fact that definitely comes through on the title track presented below. It seems to have a Eagle-esque feel [...]