Nobunny – I Am a Girlfriend
admin on Jun 28th 2009
Nobunny – I Am a Girlfriend
Nobunny is a nameless man with a mask, a wig and a pair of pink panties who rocks out until he splits his lip with the microphone. He’s also heavily inspired by the Ramones, as if you couldn’t tell. The album, Love Visions, is a collection of slipshod punk-rock jams that Jay Reatard describes as an “instant classic” and the ideal record for jumping around in your underwear. I suggest you listen to this (or the video below) and try to do the same… Continue Reading »
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Song of the Day: The Barbaras – Day at the Shrine
admin on Mar 12th 2009
The Barbaras – Day at the Shrine
Five best friends from Memphis, Tennessee excelling in the current trend of lo-fi basement pop – the kind of which is irresistably catchy. If this doesn’t get your head nodding, I fear for the fate of your day… Continue Reading »
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Jay Reatard – Fluorescent Grey
admin on Jul 19th 2008
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Jay Reatard – Fluorescent Grey
This is a cover of my favourite Deerhunter song, which is part of an ongoing ‘covers swap’ series by Jay Reatard for the Matador label. I’m not sure about the faux-English accent here, but what he has done with the now acoustic ‘people never know’ breakdown is interesting. The flip side of the 7″ release is Deerhuner taking on Reatard’s “Oh It’s Such a Shame” from Blood Visions. Continue Reading »
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Song of the Day: Cheap Time – ‘People Talk’
admin on May 15th 2008
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Cheap Time – ‘People Talk’
Harking back to the power-pop bands of the ’70s and ’80s, Cheap Time are another garage-style band bashing out two-minute sing-alongs with their influences unapologetically tied to their sleeves. Such is the case with all two minutes and eleven seconds of ‘People Talk’, delivered with all the swift ferocity of tour-mate Jay Reatard. Continue Reading »
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