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Monday Music Rewind: The Kinks

Posted on December 31, 2012 | 2 comments

Low Budget by The Kinks 1979. Buy here.

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Monday Music Rewind: Dada

Posted on July 2, 2012 | Comments Off on Monday Music Rewind: Dada
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Source: Don Ptashne photography laphotopro.com

Dada is a three piece rock band from California (United States). The band is made up of Michael Gurley (guitar/co-lead vocals), Joie Calio (bass/co-lead vocals) and Phil Leavitt (drums). They are still around today. This song “Dim” is from the album Puzzle (1992). Enjoy.

Their website is http://dadatheband.com/

Buy this song here.

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Monday Music Rewind: When in Rome

Posted on June 25, 2012 | 2 comments

When in Rome
When in Rome are an English New Wave trio, originally consisting of vocalists Clive Farrington and Andrew Mann, and keyboards player Michael Floreale. They are best known for their 1988 single “The Promise”.

If you remember, this song played during the credits for the movie Napoleon Dynamite.

Buy the song here.

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The dawn of hip hop

Posted on June 22, 2012 | 1 comment

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The dawn of hip hop probably involved a 1981 song by Frankie Smith called “Double Dutch Bus.” You can download it here.

Thanks Tim

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Monday Music Rewind: Ween

Posted on June 4, 2012 | Comments Off on Monday Music Rewind: Ween
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Dean and Gene Ween of Ween.

Aaron Freeman (aka Gene Ween), the nimble-voiced frontman of the band Ween, recently announced the end of his band. The band which formed in the 80s had a good run. They had fluke success in 1992 with “Push th’ Little Daisies,” from their major-label debut Pure Guava. Buy Ween music here.

“It’s been a long time, 25 years. It was a good run.” – Aaron Freeman

Read more about their decision to quite here. 

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Monday Music Rewind: Soul Asylum – Summer of Drugs

Posted on May 14, 2012 | 6 comments

Soul Asylum performing “Summer of Drugs” live in Minneapolis on 12/23/05 at First Avenue. Soul Asylum released this song in 1994. It was one of my favorites in high school. You can buy it here.

Michael Bland best known for playing with Prince, is on the drums. Bland now drums for Nick Jonas. Yes, that Nick Jonas.

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Album art so bad you can’t turn away – Part 1

Posted on April 4, 2012 | 2 comments

Album art so bad you can't turn away
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Monday Music Rewind: Dramarama

Posted on March 26, 2012 | Comments Off on Monday Music Rewind: Dramarama

DramaramaDramarama is a Los Angeles, California-based alternative rock/power pop band. The band was formed in New Jersey in 1982 and disbanded in 1994. “Anything, Anything (I’ll Give You)” is a 1985 song by the alternative rock band Dramarama released as the first single from their debut album Cinéma Vérité. The single was featured on the Nightmare on Elm Street 4 soundtrack and is one of the most requested songs in the history of Los Angeles radio station KROQ. Download it here.

The band formally reunited in 2003 following an appearance on VH1’s Bands Reunited reality show and consists of all original founding members. They will be releasing a new album this year.

I’ll give you candy, give you diamonds, give you pills…

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Monday Music Rewind: Fury in the Slaughterhouse

Posted on March 12, 2012 | Comments Off on Monday Music Rewind: Fury in the Slaughterhouse

Fury in the slaughterhouseFury in the Slaughterhouse was a German rock band founded in 1987 and broke up in 2008. In 1993, the band had its first international success with the hit Every Generation got its own Disease from the album Mono. This is one of the great lost songs from the 1990s. The haunting undertones and lyrics are still relevant today. You can buy the song and the album here.

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Monday Music Rewind: Imperial Drag “Boy or a Girl”

Posted on March 5, 2012 | 9 comments

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Imperial Drag was an American rock band, active from 1994 to 1997. The group, formed after the breakup of Jellyfish, released one album and scored one rock hit single in the U.S. before disbanding. The group’s glam rock-influenced image, however, failed to win fans over in the wake of the grunge era. I remember discovering them in July of 1996 at the Taste of Minnesota. The show was still one of the best live shows I have seen. I still enjoy the album to this day and urge you to rediscover them yourself.

The lead singer, Eric Dover, auditioned as lead vocalist for the first solo album by Slash of Guns N’ Roses. Dover recorded vocals on the Slash’s Snakepit album It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere before rejoining keyboardist Roger Manning (Jellyfish) in the Imperial Drag. Dover has also been a session musician for Alice Cooper. He now fronts a band called Sextus.

Buy the song Boy or a Girl here.

Visit the Imperial Drag fan site here.

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