Good Tunes This Week

Here’s a long one for you fuckers:

A Day To Remember – For Those Who Have Heart



Damn, this is bad!! Surprisingly bad. I can’t even express how bad this is, so I’ll just show you

Here is a video of them performing at The Jesus Place in Oklahoma City!!!



0/10


The Affair – Yes Yes To You



This girl’s voice is unbearable. And I think she’s got a bit of a lisp to add to the ridiculousness. She’s got a song called “Andy” that I can dedicate to my brother, it’s all about he and I falling in love!!! How exciting. The lyrics are really bad, so it makes it that much better. “this is your chance for romance” she says, you heard her Andy. Come and get it.

The Affair – Andy

2/10


Animal Collective – People EP



This band sucks so fucking bad that I refuse to even listen to this shit.

0/10


Architect – All Is Not Lost



Metal as fuck. But not very good

2/10


The Bird and The Bee – The Bird and The Bee



I don’t like these types of bands. Electro-pop, electro-poopy. Catchy music with tons of cheesy electronics, as well as a pretty little girl with a tiny little voice. It makes me feel a little fruity to be listening to stuff like this, especially when a couple of songs strike my fancy!! The horror!!!!

The Bird and The Bee – Again and Again

The Bird and The Bee – I’m A Broken Heart

The Bird and The Bee – Preparedness

3/10


The Bloody Hollies – Who To Trust, Who To Kill, Who To Love



The Bloody Hollies are another rock-revival garage band. I get really sick of all those bands, they just seem insincere to me. You know how they do, they’re so FULL of attitude. But it’s just a LITTLE too much. It just ain’t right. But fortunately for me, these guys don’t have that feeling, at least not to the extent of some bands I’ve heard. I think they’re truly into what they’re doing, and they do it pretty well on top of that. This album isn’t the greatest thing around, but if you like plain ol’ rock n roll, you’ll like these guys. Also, the louder you play it, the better it sounds. Heed my words…

Plus, I like a band that can play like this in front of one of the smallest and shittiest crowds ever.



The Bloody Hollies – Mona

The Bloody Hollies – Satanic Satellite

The Bloody Hollies – Hurry Hurry Hurry

7/10


Camera Obscura – If Looks Could Kill Single



These ladies are responsible for one of my favorite songs of ’06, “Lloyd, I’m Ready To Be Heartbroken.” Great song, but their album just didn’t cut it. People, don’t release your albums until you have enough good songs to fill an album. If you can write a song like “Lloyd,” you can write some more decent ditties. The two unreleased songs that appear on this single are shitty. I was going to post the video to “Lloyd” but it’s way too fucking weird. Look it up if you like.

1/10


Rob Crow – Living Well



This dude is in all kinds of bands. Most notably, he is in Pinback, Optiganally Yours, and Goblin Cock. But this is his 4th solo release. I’m not really familiar with any of his music, so I don’t know if his bands sound like he does on his own. His solo stuff is pretty mellow, and I imagine that his bands are all a little more hard-rockin. Anyhow, this album isn’t all that great. He’s definitely got his own thing going on, I just don’t happen to like it all that much. This is the kind of music that will only draw certain types of people to it, and I’m not really sure what type of person that would be. I’ll post a video of the best song on the album, the only song that I liked. This video is a weird little thing.

Rob Crow – I Hate You Rob Crow



2/10


Deerhoof – Friend Opportunity



Deerhoof is just annoying. Anyone who says they enjoy their music, ditch em’ because they have just proven that they are lying bastards. This band could be good if they wanted to be, but they’re busy proving how weird and original they are. Who fucking cares? Just write good songs and you’ll be alright. Shit on this.

1/10


Julie Doiron – Woke Myself Up



Julie Doiron used to be in a band out of Canada called Eric’s Trip that broke up in 1996. This is a solo album, but it was recorded with all of the members of her old band. I guess she just has more name recognition at this point. Either way, this is not a good record, so it makes no difference who recorded this boring shit. I do kinda like one song though, here’s the video for it. The rest of the album is nothing like this song, so if you like this ditty, don’t bother wasting your time on giving the whole damn thing a chance. If you insist, the next best song is “I Don’t Wanna Be Liked By You,” but it can’t compare

Julie Doiron – No More



2/10


The Fratellis – Costello Music



Cutesy fucking tunes. I hate it!!! Ignore it forever.

0/10


Freya – Lift The Curse



This band isn’t bad, it’s just not my thing. Freya is made up of most of the members of hardcore band Earth Crisis. True hardcore fans will love this, and they cover “War Pigs” on this album. So that’s cool, even if they do butcher the hell out of it.

3/10


Fujiya and Miyagi – Transparent Things



A whole bunch of suck. Run away….


The Good, The Bad, and The Queen – The Good, The Bad, and The Queen



I’ve been excited about this one for a while. I heard the first single “Herculean” a couple months ago, since then I have been waiting on this to come out. I could have listened to it ages ago, but I like to wait until the release date, I have a routine to keep up with people. Anyhow, if you don’t know…. This band is built around Damon Albar from Blur, kinda like Gorillaz is built around him, but this time around his bandmates are Paul Simonin (former Clash bassist), Simon Tong (former guitarist/keyboardist for The Verve), and Tony Allen (former Fela Kuti drummer). So it’s quite a line-up. The album didn’t turn out to be anything like I expected it to though. i figured it would sound a bit like his Gorillaz albums. It’s entirely different. It’s more mellow and not as diverse as Gorillaz. It’s a little bit too mellow. It never does speed up. It’s still good, it just wouldn’t hurt em to lively it up a bit. Have a listen.

The Good, The Bad, and The Queen – Herculean



The Good, The Bad, and The Queen – The Good, The Bad, and The Queen



The Good, The Bad, and The Queen – 80’s Life



6/10


Kristin Hersh – Learn To Sing Like A Star



She might want to learn herself before she starts to teach us.

0/10


LSD and The Search For God – LSD and The Search For God EP



I don’t know what to make of this. They’re called LSD and the Search For God and this album was released by Mind Expansion Records. To be so into all of that shit, you’d think they’d make an interesting album, at least. Nope. Not even close.

2/10


Macromantics – Moments In Movement



An indie-rapping Australian girl named Romy Hoffman AKA Macromantics. Kind of a weird mixture. She started out playing in Ben Lee’s band Noise Addict, every one of them in their teens. Now she’s rapping, and she’s not all that good at it without the help of her friends. The only tracks that stick out just happen to be collaborations with Sage Francis and Ground Components. Actually, she’s not that bad of a rapper, I just don’t like her.

Macromantics Featuring Ground Components – Dark Side of Dallas

Macromantics Featuring Sage Francis – Locksmith

3/10


The New Trust – Dark Is The Path That Lies Before Us



Gay

1/10


Of Montreal – Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?



This guy could start a good band if he wanted to. He’s able to write good songs, but he’d rather put shitty keyboards and a drum machine on his tunes. Why would someone want to cheapen their songs like that. I’ll never understand it.

3/10


Only Crime – Virulence



Another all-star punk band. This one features Russ Rankin from Good Riddance, Bill Stevenson of Black Flag/All/Descendents fame, Aaron Dalbec from Bane, and Zach and Doni Blair from Hagfish. Zach Blair was also in GWAR, and I fucking love GWAR!!! Ok, all that’s out of the way. Now I’ll let you know if they’re worth a shit…. Nope

2/10


Piebald – Accidental Gentleman



I love Piebald, and I was expecting this album to not be very good. Their last album was ok, and I just figured they had begun their spiral downward towards being a shitty has-been band. Thankfully, I was wrong. They’re back to the formula that made me love them in the first place, and they’re doing it better than ever. The album has it’s low points though, like when they cover The Kinks’ “Strangers,” some songs should not be messed with. Ben Weasel tried his hand at the same song a few years ago. And sad to say, Ben Weasel did it better. Though neither do it well. Ok, here are some songs.

Piebald – A Friend of Mine

Piebald – Shark Attack

Piebald – Bonus Song

7/10


The Shins – Wincing The Night Away



Good tunes from the “it” band. This album is pretty damn good from start to finish.

The Shins – Phantom Limb



The Shins – Turn On Me



The Shins – Sleeping Lessons

7/10


The Smithereens – Meet The Smithereens!



This one came out last week, at least I think it did. If you’ll notice, as I’m reviewing all these shitty albums, I sometimes get hold of them before or after their actual release dates. So if I’m reviewing something that didn’t come out the week that I say it did, just ignore me. Ok, this album here is just a recording of the classic Beatles album Meet The Beatles, done by The Smithereens. I don’t really see what the point is, they don’t add any of their own flair to the songs, they don’t actually change anything. Who’s idea was this? So yeah, they’re good songs, but I think I’d rather hear The Beatles doing them.

2/10


Snoop Dogg – Unreleased Heat Rocks



This was advertised as Snoop’s official myspace album. I don’t know what that’s supposed to mean, but It’s got 14 unreleased tracks by Snoop and all of his pals, and that’s ok with me. Even though the production is pretty shabby most of the time, this album still manages to catch your ear a couple of times. Especially when Flavor Flav pops up on “Looking For A Bad Bitch”. The song kicks ass. He’s still the number 1 hype man around, despite his loss of nearly all of his credibility. And there’s an unintentional funny moment on the album too, “Love Don’t Live Here” is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. Listen to it, you’ll have a fit.

Snoop Dogg Featuring Nate Dogg and Jeezy – Wanna Bz

Snoop Dogg – Love Don’t Live Here

Snoop Dogg Featuring Flavor Flav – Looking For A Bad Bitch

5/10


David Vandervelde – Moonstation House Band



Glam is back!!! But It’s just a rip-off. Poor guy tries so hard to be T. Rex. Nobody can fuck with Marc Bolan, especially someone named Vandervelde.

1/10

Good Tunes From the Week of January 16, 2007

Career Suicide – Attempted Suicide

I can’t believe it!!!! A fucking punk record that I like!!!! This reminds me of when I was a young little fucker, getting all excited over punk music, it’s been a long time since I’ve felt that way. I’ve had a couple of run-ins, but this is the real deal. It’s a band called Career Suicide, and the album is called Attempted Suicide. And I love every single song on it. So listen up, hardcore kids, you might learn something.

Career Suicide – Attempted Suicide






Career Suicide – Saving Face

Career Suicide – Recipe For Disaster

Career Suicide – Out of the Fray

Career Suicide – Keep To Yourself


Chumbawumba – A Singsong and A Scrap

A new Chumbawumba album, oh god. These guys aren’t what everyone thinks they are, everyone just knows about em through that idiotic “Tubthumping” song, is that what it’s called? Chumbawumba’s main thing is politics. They stand to the left, but you could have figured that out. Anyhow, this album is not all that good but it does have a couple of interesting songs. Here they are:

Chumbawumba – William Francis

Chumbawumba – The Land of Do What You’re Told


Spacehorse - Spacehorse – Ghosts of the Civil Living

Hot damn!!! Another punk band that I like. Got a little Fugazi in em…. just a little. And they aren’t anywhere near as good as Career Suicide, but these songs are worth a listen. I’m also going to post a video of a song off of this album, the video is not all that great. But you’ll get the point.

Spacehorse – We Talked Midi



Spacehorse – Human Trick

Spacehorse – Lightning Stroke

Spacehorse - Homicidal

Tasty Treats for the Week of January 9, 2007

Brakes – Hold Me In the River



Brakes - Margarita

Brakes – Cease and Desist

Tasty Treats For the Week of January 2, 2007

The only thing released this week that is even worth mentioning is Frank Black’s new Christmass album. It’s basically a bunch of live tracks… but there are 5 newly recorded songs on this mamma jamma. Some of which aren’t that bad. The best one has to be “(Do What You Want) Gyaneshwar”. And I like “She’s My Way,” despite the fact that his singing towards the end reminds me of that fucking loser, Adam Duritz. I fucking despise that guy!!!!!!!!! There are also a couple that aren’t so good, such as “Demon Girl.” Actually, on second listen, that’s the only one that isn’t good. The others are worth keeping. So keep them!!!

Frank Black - (Do What You Want) Gyaneshwar



Frank Black – Don’t Get Me Wrong



Frank Black – She’s My Way

Frank Black – Radio Lizards

Good Tunes From the Week of December 26, 2006

December has not seen the release of many albums, so here’s a short one:

Mogwai put out a shitty album earlier this year, so I was kinda surprised to see Zidane: A 21st Century Poet. Especially since the earlier album sucked and the first song on this one called “Black Spider,” kicks some serious ass. So you really get the idea that you’re in for something good. Not the case, Mogwai still sucks. Even the second part of “Black Spider” that shows up towards the end of the album blows. This just goes to show you that you shouldn’t judge an entire album by one song.

Mogwai – Black Spider

Mos Def is one of the best. So pay attention to Tru3 Magic. Otherwise you just ain’t worth a shit. And as an added plus, this is a dramatic departure of all the mainstream rap I’ve been showing you fucks.

Mos Def – U R the One

Mos Def - Crime and Medicine

Mos Def – Dollar Day (Surprise Surprise)

Mos Def - Perfect Timing

Mos Def – Lifetime

Nick Oliveri and Mondo Generator’s album Dead Planet was a real let down. You all know Nick Oliveri from Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss, and from a short stint with The Dwarves. You know, the bald guy with the ugly ass facial hair. Yep… anyhow, he can’t cut it on his own. Get back with Josh Homme, no matter what you have to do fella. Or just quit, either way is fine with me. One song worth mentioning:

Nick Oliveri and Mondo Generator – Mental Hell

Good Tunes From the Week of December 19, 2006

Another week of rap, will you guys ever forgive me? It’s not my fault that the ROCK has disappeared.

First album that I listened to this week is called Wild Feast, and it’s by a group called Child Bite. I like the name, but I have to say that this band is really terrible. But,,,,,, I happen to fucking love this one song!!! It tears my soul apart. Jess thinks they sound like Mindless Self Indulgence, I think they sound like a bunch of hipster ass-choads. Listen to the god damn jam sweet-cakes.

Child Bite - Bone/Sleep



The Pack ain’t but a one hit wonder, I rectum. I heard “Vans” about 3 months ago and fell in love with it, and that’s the only song I could even find by these guys. But now they’ve released their first EP Skateboards To Scrapers, and most of it focuses on more of the bullshit “bling bling” rap, but they do it better than all these other fucks. I actually like most of it. There is a remix of “Vans” on this mother fucker with verses by Too Short (I hate Too Short) and Mistah FAB (I don’t know who he is?), but this version is useless and shouldn’t have been included on the EP. And the Pussy Pop Song down there is not the name of the song. I have no idea what the song is actually called, but it is a song about popping pussies, and who am I to argue with that?

The Pack – Vans



The Pack – I’m Shinin’

The Pack – Oh Go

The Pack – Pussy Pop Song

Nas’ Hip Hop Is Dead. Not as good as Jay-Z’s Kingdom Come. HAHA. I thought it would be better than it is. That’s not to say it’s bad though, because it’s not bad. It just isn’t what I expected it to be, blah. Redundancy, I’m good at it. Ok, here are the best tracks. “Shine On Em” is on the Blood Diamond soundtrack. I guess it comes with this album if you buy it on itunes.

Nas Featuring Will.I.Am – Hip Hop Is Dead



Nas – Shine On Em



Nas – Money Over Bullshit

Nas Featuring Jay-Z – Black Republican

Nas Featuring Kanye West – Still Dreaming

Ok, here’s another band. They’re called Those Transatlantics and the album is called Knocked Out. I ain’t really diggin’ it. It’s a little fruity, but you ladies might give it a go and see what you think. Here’s a song that I could stand, see what you think

Those Transatlantics – Wendy

Poor Trick Daddy, his new album Back By Thug Demand sucked asshole. Dammit to hell….

Good Tunes From the Week of December 12, 2006

most importantly, today is my little Marin's first birthday. i remember one year ago today, my unlucky baby was born. i say unlucky because she was born on the 13th day at the 13th minute of the 13th hour in December (the closest you can get to 13, HAHA). of course, i don't really think my little girl is unlucky, i think she is the greatest thing in all the world. so yep, for one year i have been in love...

on with the reviews.

Jarvis Cocker was the frontman for Pulp, the band famous for the song "Common People." a song that you should all listen to. i think i'm going to put a version of "Common People" up that was done by William Shatner, Ben Folds, and Joe Jackson on Shatner's Has Been. i don't know why, but i feel the need to do so. i actually found a video of them all performing the song on Leno. it's a great performance, so watch it. and if you don't know who Joe Jackson is, it's time you figured it out. but anyway, this new Jarvis Cocker album let me down. it's called Jarvis by the way. well, it didn't actually let me down, cause i basically knew that i wouldn't like it, but i hoped it would surprise me. so it ended up letting me down by not surprising me. i'm mad at it. but i do like two songs, and here they are for you bastiches. "Fat Children" is a funny one, so listen up. i'm also going to post a song that Jarvis Cocker released earlier this year, it's called "Cunts Are Still Running the World." pretty song.

this is a good song, i'll post an mp3 of Jarvis' song and i'll also post a video of Jarvis performing the song with Nancy Sinatra singing it. but i'll warn you, the mp3 is much much much better.

Jarvis Cocker - Don't Let Him Waste Your Time



another one with a performance and an mp3, the performance is good, but you should give the mp3 a listen as well


Jarvis Cocker - Fat Children



Jarvis Cocker - Cunt's Are Still Running the World

William Shatner, Joe Jackson, and Ben Folds - Common People



Ghostface has been slacking a bit on his last couple of albums. earlier this year he released Fishscales, an album that i was excited about, but it ended up lacking anything to set it apart from all the other bullshit that's been coming out. but here he is with the sequel More Fish, and it's not much better. you don't want to run out and buy the whole damn thing, but i'll post a few tracks that i liked off of this mediocre album. pay special attention to "Outta Town Shit," which is easily the best song on here. and don't ignore "Street Opera" featuring Sun God, because Sun God is actually Ghostface's son. how about that tidbit of useless knowledge. but in the low moment of the album, i was pretty pissed because my main man Kanye West is featured on a remix of "Back Like That," along with that choad-hole Ne-Yo. the song just simply ain't worth a shit. Kanye also showed up on a Young Jeezy track this week, it sucked as well..... sooooooooo check out these ditties.

Ghostface Killah - Ghost Is Back

Ghostface Killah - Outta Town Shit

Ghostface Killah Featuring Sun God - Street Opera

Ghostface Killah Featuring Sheek Louch - Blue Armor

Ghostface Killah Featuring Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good

Geffen should be destroyed for putting out Sonic Youth's Destroyed Room: B-Sides and Rarities. Sonic Youth is a great band... when they're not being artsy fartsy. this is an embarrasment, especially since it came out shortly after their album Rather Ripped, one of the best albums to come out this year. i haven't heard much worse than this....pure shit. i'll give you a dollar if you legitimately like it, but i'll call you a liar if you try and claim it. so don't bother. "Diamond Sea" doesn't count either, cause this is only an extended version, and i don't believe in extended versions.