Pick of the week: Passion Pit

One of my favorite things about Seattle is KEXP — if I’m not listening to my iPod, then I’m tuned in to our local community-supported radio station. With the possible exception of Joel, it has been my primary source of new music over the last few years. True to form, KEXP gave me another “what [...]

Raising the volume

After a few months of playing acoustic (and really enjoying it), I decided that playing lead guitar parts would be a little more fun on this guy — I paired it with a Mesa/Boogie Express 5:50 that, while not exactly small, still sounds fantastic at low volumes on the 5 watt setting. I’m happy, my [...]

Music recommendation of the week

Last week KEXP played the Doves track “Rise” — I’d heard their popular single “Catch the Sun” quite a while ago, but had kind of forgotten about them. Fantastic band – not all of their work is as pop-oriented as “Catch”, which is a good thing — just like not all of Ocean Colour Scene’s [...]

Eight 80s tracks for a Wednesday evening

The Psychedelic Furs – The Ghost In You The Church – Under the Milky Way The Cure – Lovesong Romeo Void – Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing) The Cars – Heartbeat City The Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way The Fixx – Saved By Zero Billy Idol – Eyes Without A Face

Banstyle 2008

Check out the track “Banstyle 2008″ on Underworld’s Facebook page — it’s a track from STITI that they’ve only played live maybe two or three times in the last decade. Great stuff.