Small Town Romance

Why It Is Crucial To Donate To Wfmu

Yair Yona — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:35:46 +0000

Tweet Repost; This was written last year and it’s the time of the season again to donate some money again. I’m a sucker of technology. I admit it. My RSS reader is full with feeds of tech blogs, new gadgets, … Continue reading →

New Discoveries From Karen Dalton!

Yair Yona — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:50:41 +0000

Tweet Usually, I’m not a person to chase any ‘rare recordings’ by artists that I like, especially if they’re dead. I assume that had the artist wanted, he’d release those recordings while he was still alive, and if he didn’t, … Continue reading →

Yair Yona – World Behind Curtains

Yair Yona — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:36:33 +0000

Tweet Folks, I got a new album out. CD/LP/MP available via Strange Attractors and through all the usual places you get music from. [Audio] Yair Yona – Poetry Nights In Valhalla

The Acid-Folk Return (This Time In Swedish)

Yair Yona — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:40:34 +0000

Tweet I got this email about a band called Laike, led by songwriter Christofer Ståhle from Sweden. I get loads of emails about bands and artists, and I always look for that one thing in the description that will capture my … Continue reading →

Howlin Rain’s In The Russian Wilds

Yair Yona — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:40:15 +0000

Tweet Valentines Day will be the D-day, when my new album will be out. But the celebration is now doubled, as I found out that Howlin’ Rain will release The Russian Wilds, their new album, the same day. Though I’m much … Continue reading →

New Balkan Beat Box Video

Yair Yona — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:01:51 +0000

Tweet The Balkan Beat Box, the gypsy-cabaret-punk band have a (not so) new song out called Political Fuck. Kick ass song, inspired by what goes on in the world lately (disaster, chaotic mess, we’re all gonna die), and brings some … Continue reading →

Merryweather – Space Rangers

Yair Yona — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:40:02 +0000

Tweet How come Space Rangers by Neil Merryweather did not become a glam rock classic, deserved an invistation by the FBI, right after they finish their thing with Sopa, Popa and Dopa. Neil Merryweather, Canadian bass player, started a band in … Continue reading →

STR Mixtape – So It Goes

Yair Yona — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:35:18 +0000

Tweet Been a long time since my last mixtape. Download 1. Roger Miller - Me and Bobby McGee 2. Rou Smeck's Tropical Serenaders - Indiana March 3. The Influence - Dream Woman 4. Snooks Eaglin - The Lonesome Road 5. … Continue reading →

Holy Rattlesnakes

Yair Yona — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:31:14 +0000

Tweet That’s a nice surprise. I stumbled upon this groovy ep by a band called Holy Rattlesnakes from Baltimore. I don’t know much about them, but I really liked their sound. They are doing a nice strange mix between Akron/Family‘s … Continue reading →

Gap Dream

Yair Yona — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:03:47 +0000

Tweet About eight years ago, when I was living in London, I went to the famous Minus Zero record store. One of the two Bill’s that owned the place, recommended me of an album by a guy called himself Orgone … Continue reading →