Don’t look now, but Hootie and the Blowfish’s Cracked Rear View will turn 25 soon. By Tim Craig Granted, by “soon,” I mean 2019, but I wanted to get ahead of the curve: this album needs a proper reissue. Oh, sure, there’s that boutique reissue of the album for Rhino’s “Start Your Ear Off Right”…
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New Music Faster : Stellar Circuits
Stellar Circuits present their new track from forthcoming record By Anthony Saia Stellar CircuitsAlt-Metal / Progressive RockRIYL: Protest The Hero, Alive In Barcelona Well, it certainly has been quite a while since we’ve given you a taste of anything new. Since College Radio Day is only a couple weeks away, we figured that we’d…
Reissue Tuesday: Liz Phair
Exile in Guyville turned 25 this month and continues to shine. By Tim Craig Released in 1993 — a year that bought us Nirvana’s In Utero, Uncle Tupelo’s Anodyne, and Enter the Wu-Tang (and everything in between … go ahead, google it) — Phair’s satirical / confessional debut cut through the grunge to place its…
New Music Faster : Nation Of Language
Nation of Language spread the notion of “Reality.” By Anthony Saia Nation of LanguageNew waveHuman League / New Order Okay. So Brooklyn has always been replete with music. On today’s episode we’re talking about new-wave band Nation of Language and their new single, “Reality.” Now, I’m sure you’re like, “Okay, Anthony. Why do they…
New Music Faster | Your Weekly Review
By Hannah Greve Monday was gross and dreary so we took a day off to enjoy the Monday blues. Reissue Tuesday was the reissue of Tuff Enuff by The Fabulous Thunderbirds. The Fabulous Thunderbirds’ were featured in the Gung Ho soundtrack. This band was from Texas and embodied everything that you’d expect to hear from a Texas blues…
New Music Faster: Moonsoup
Do What U Want by Moonsoup MoonsoupIndie-popRIYL: The Sundays, 10,000 Maniacs, Cranes There is an organic freshness to the loose rock played by Moonsoup, that pulls you in, wanting to hear more. Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland, Moonsoup have been in existence for a relatively short period of time but have wasted little time creating a…
New Music Faster | Goodnight Moonlight
Goodnight Moonlight pens “Letters to Japan” By Anthony Saia Letters to Japan by Goodnight Moonlight Goodnight MoonlightDream Pop / IndieRIYL: The Cure, Lake Michigan, Soft Pastels Sometimes there are bands that conjure up feelings of sadness and sorrow. Other times, there are bands that bring never ending joy. It is rare that a band…
Reissue Tuesday : The Fabulous Thuderbirds | Tuff Enuff (1986)
The Fabulous T-Birds show they are indeed Tuff Enuff By Tim Craig On April 27, The Fabulous Thunderbirds reissued Tuff Enuff, the band’s 1986 album that featured the Top 10 hit of the same name, as well as the follow-up “Wrap It Up,” penned by Isaac Hayes and David Porter. I put The Fabulous Thunderbirds…
New Music Faster: Your Weekly Review
Spring Wind Down Weekly Review By Hannah Greve While you were having the Monday blues, we were pink. Holy Pink that is, with the awesome news that the California based band was coming out with new music. Mediation Hymns for an Electronic Age was released on Friday, April 27th. This album consists of five tracks, which…
Reissue Tuesday: Dylan and the Dead (1989)
Unique RSD release for Reissue Tuesday By Tim Craig Well … did you get what you wanted for Record Store Day? While most of us were (should have been?) busy with Vinylthon, a few of us snuck out to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with other shoppers, stealing sideways glances at what they were choosing while pretending not…