Wednesday, May 30, 2012

The Falls – Home



Have a listen to “Home” courtesy of Australia’s The Falls – a quiet folksy Neil Young-esque jam plus some beautiful harmonies, a toy vibraphone, and some clapping – nothing fancy, but peaceful as all hell.

Keep an eye out for their debut EP Hollywood which drops on June 1st.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Friday, May 25, 2012

The Cribs – Hey Scenesters

Punch Friday in the face with a bit of classic Cribs.

Speaking of getting punched in the face, after enthusiastically (read: drunkenly) throwing myself into the mosh pit at the Cribs show a few weeks ago at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, I was kicked in the face by the errant foot of a crowd surfer and lost my glasses. I promptly proceeded to do my best Velma from Scooby Doo impression groping along the floor, fully expecting the gang to crunch my glasses as they fled from the ghost – but to my surprise, some very nice folks stopped the jumping and shoving long enough to locate my glasses without them being trampled.

Amaaaazzzzzing – and so is this jam.



Thursday, May 24, 2012

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The Heartbreaks – Delay, Delay


Those jangling 60s pop rockers The Heartbreaks have finally released their long-awaited album “Funtimes.”

Have a listen to the lead single, “Delay, Delay,” which reeks of The Cure and The Smiths in the best of ways.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Robert Frank

"There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment. This kind of photography is realism. But realism is not enough - there has to be vision, and the two together can make a good photograph." - Robert Frank