• Glasvegas

    stinkvegas

    Adam actually turned me on to this band. I don’t know why it took me so long to realize that this Scottish band‘s name was a pun on Las Vegas, but it happened. The lead singer sings with a very pronounced accent (ie. the proclaimers) and the drummer is a chick (Kid Rock’s Twisted Trucker Band) that stands up to drum. This usually means that I will not like the band, but they are actually really good. If you liked the Kings of Leon’s last record, then you will probably like this. Check them out on their myspace or on the Hype.

  • M. Ward

    stinkyandhim

    Having previously discussed a love for She & Him, I am upset with myself for not listening to much of the “Him” portion of the band. And that wasn’t till just the other day when I heard the recording of M.Ward on Morning Comes Eclectic. One of the songs, called Fahey, took a few days to realize was the ice-cream truck song. Its tough to tell whether I like it or am just excited about ice-cream, Pavlov style. The original version of the song was written by one of Ward’s major influences, John Fahey, an amazing guitarist. Anyways, he has been on Morning Comes Eclectic and other radio like XRT because he has been promoting is new album “Hold Time,” which is worth checking out either at his myspace or at the Hype.

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    Gift Wrapped Kitty Cats

    arcticstinky

    The Arctic Monkey’s were the first band who I discovered on them internets and had an intense love for before they were played on the radio. I’m not saying I was ahead of the curve (they were the new favourite band of practically every blog that I read), I’m just saying they are the first band I cultivated a love for through downloading, other blogs and not the radio. Their awesomeness has since fizzled in my eyes after a mediocre second album and depressing side project for Alex Turner called The Last Shadow Puppets. I am still excited about this third album they are working on, but not as much as I am about Pretty Much Amazing’s Arctic Monkey’s B-Sides and Rarities Project. There is a reason these songs were not picked for the proper release, but the two that were posted already capture them at the their best (at least in my mind). Before this, my only experience to their b-sides before was their cover of a Girls Aloud (sorta like a UK version Pussycat Dolls) cover on a BBC Radio show, Love Machine: