jamie on December 11th, 2007
Foxoboro Hot Tubs are rumored to be the alter-egos of radio-friendly-punk rockers Green Day. The band’s website has a 6-song EP streaming and available to download for free (no signups, even). The overall sound fo the EP is infused with 60’s era rock sounds, but still sounds an awful lot like Green Day. It’s all free, so go download the whole thing at www.foxborohottubs.com, or listen at the Myspace site.
Foxboro Hot Tubs - Highway 1
jamie on December 8th, 2007
The Lodger, featured on SFFMv149 this week, re Ben Siddall (vocals, guitars, songs), Joe Margetts (bass guitar), Bruce Renshaw (drums, percussion, vocals) with Timothy Corbridge (lap steel, 2nd guitar) joining the band live.
The Lodger - Getting Special HWD Remix
jamie on November 8th, 2007
Saturday Looks Good To Me’s new album, Fill Up The Room, drops next Tuesday and is generating a great deal of buzz for the band. SLGTM is lead by singer/songwriter Fred Thomas and filled in by a rotating cast of members to fit the constant shuffle of style and genres that Thomas exeriments in. Across seven albums, Thomas has explored sounds from Motown to the Beach Boys.
Saturday Looks Good To Me - Hands in the Snow
Saturday Looks Good To Me - Can’t Ever Sleep
Saturday Looks Good To Me - Lift Me Up
Saturday Looks Good To Me - Disaster
Make a Plan is available as a download on the band’s Myspace page.
jamie on November 6th, 2007
More tracks from LA electro artist Sam Sparro
Sam Sparro - S.A.M.S.P.A.R.R.O
Sam Sparro - Cottonmouth
Go to Sam Sparro’s Myspace for the making of the Cottonmouth video, and some great behind-the-scenes pictures of this cheecky vid.
jamie on November 5th, 2007
Romantica are a five-piece from Minneapolis (well, four from Minnesota, one from Belfast, Ireland) that play a blend of Americana music that incorporates country, blues, and folksounds. From their bio:
ROMANTICA / (ro-mantik-ah) / n. / The fantastic tricks of gypsy men : one who is inclined toward the sensations of mystery and excitement associated with human love : one who is characterized by an idealized view of reality : suggestive of inspiration, deep feeling, subjectivity : a band of musicians originating in Minneapolis, in 2002, who are characterized by deeply felt poetic imagery enshrined in effortlessly emotive popular melodies suggestive of folk, country, and pop music histories; in similar traditions with Ryan Adams, Damien Rice and The Wallflowers.
Opening for Ryan Adams this past weekend, Romantica’s lead singer and songwriter Ben Kyle was joined for a new track by Ry. The performance is streaming on their myspace page now.
Romantica - Queen Of Hearts
Romantica - I Need You Tonigh
jamie on November 4th, 2007
Chris Stills is the son of Stephen Stills (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Buffalo Springfield), and French singer/songwriter Veronique Sanson. He sings in both English and French on his new self-titled album album.
Chris Stills - Flying High (English)
Chris Stills - Kitty Kathy (French)
Chris Stills’ Myspace page has more.
jamie on November 3rd, 2007
Featured on this week’s mixtape, AJ Roach blends blues & folk music beautifully. From his bio:
Roach was raised in the deep hollows of mountainous Scott County, Virginia, home of such legendary acts as The Carter Family and the Stanley Brothers. Growing up, AJ was fed a steady diet of bluegrass and traditional mountain music that strongly flavors his own vivid and haunting, yet contemporary tunes.
On his music page, there are almost a dozen tracks for download- including the one from SFFMv144, and a 4-track EP. Check out his myspace to hear a couple more tracks.
AJ Roach - Bedroom Where You Bled
