Monthly Archives: August 2011

OBN III’s ‘No Way To Rock ‘n’ Roll’

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obn iii's - no way to rock 'n' roll

No Way To Rock ‘n’ Roll, the debut 7″ from Austin’s OBN III’s, gives instant credibility to the band’s authority regarding how one should or should not rock by rocking the fuck out. A sort of Texas garage/punk supergroup led by Orville Bateman Neeley III of … Read More →

Richard Buckner Covers Townes Van Zandt

Written by . Posted on August 20, 2011. Filed under music we dig. Tagged , , . No comments.
richard buckner

This is pretty great. Richard Buckner’s latest and greatest, Our Blood, is out now via Merge Records. Check it out here. Richard Buckner – Still Looking for You (Townes Van Zandt cover) from Merge Records on Vimeo.  

Case Studies ‘The World Is Just a Shape to Fill the Night’

Written by . Posted on August 19, 2011. Filed under music we dig. Tagged , , . No comments.
case studies - the world is just a shape to fill the night

Back when los grillos first got goin’, I picked The Dutchess and the Duke’s 2009 album Sunrise/Sunset as one of my favorite albums of the year, so it goes without saying that I was bummed to hear it when the band went the way of the dinosaur, … Read More →

Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter ‘Marble Son’

Written by . Posted on August 18, 2011. Filed under music we dig. Tagged , , . 2 Comments.
jesse sykes & the sweet hereafter

“Listen to Tommy with a candle burning, and you’ll see your entire future.” These are the words of wisdom left by William Miller’s sister, Anita, when, in a pivotal scene in Cameron Crowe’s semi-autobiographical film Almost Famous, she leaves home and leaves behind for her younger … Read More →

Silver Shampoo ‘Higher and Higher’

Written by . Posted on August 17, 2011. Filed under music we dig. Tagged , , . No comments.
silver shampoo - higher and higher

Higher and Higher, the debut lp from Denton, TX lo-fi punks Silver Shampoo, slipped past the los grillos radar when it landed back in April, but I’m glad to have made its acquaintance in time to let it play through the back side of summer. … Read More →