John Darnielle, the fearless and faithful leader of the Mountain Goats, has long been a fan of all things metal, and especially death metal, a genre he loves to write about at his immensely readable blog Last Plane to Jakarta. So as much as it … Read More →
Having shown what he can do with a Willie song or two on the album To Willie, Matthew Houck has now put his country rockin’ stamp on a Neil Young tune with the recent Phosphorescent cover of Neil’s “Are You Ready For The Country?”. That’s right, … Read More →
Last week during the Austin music scene’s annual Free Week, los grillos happened upon Black Congress, a band out of Houston that plays some serious noise rock. The band was intense (but pretty funny in some between song banter), and the music didn’t just surround … Read More →
Back in November los grillos stumbled upon the fuzzed out power pop of Brazilian band Lê Almeida. That discovery led to Lê Almeida’s Transfusão Noise labelmates Looking For Jenny. Looking For Jenny and Lê Almeida share not only a label but also a love for the 80s underground scene that led … Read More →
Backtracks. Billy Squier — Don’t Say No.
Sometimes you gotta just push aside the daily grind, pour yourself a morning whiskey, and crank up some Billy Squier. I recommend Don’t Say No, Squier’s 1981 breakthrough record that opens with the one, two, three punch of “In The Dark,” “The Stroke,” and “My … Read More →