In the small town of Black Mountain, up in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, there’s a hut at the end of the dirt road. Hidden in the basement cave is a recording studio that has produced some of the defining albums and songs of this great garage rock era. The monk who sits in the cave, […]
I manage “Band A.” Or maybe they manage me. I had a plan to make them famous – and I was like a dog chasing a car. I couldn’t quit. Until I was run over. Sometimes things are so obvious – and I get run over. 2020 started with grey skies and damp weather and […]
I am managing “Band A” for one year. One of the nicest aspects has been meeting up with Kafadan Kontak Records and Tolga Ozbey. “Band A” is on KK Records, and the label invited us to be part of a compilation album, called “Let’s Commit Suicide” – which they put out on Christmas Day, which is also […]
For half a year I’ve managed “Band A” as an art project / investigation of the music industry. Band A did pretty good – played on 4 radio stations, reviewed by two music journals, on a minor minor minor label, and had two songs on compilations. Then The Styrofoam Turtles announced that they were releasing their single […]
Holy Crap Records is based in Asheville, NC – and this is where we see our music, local bands or bands coming through, this is where we hear our music, and this is where we get our recommendations of music to check out. There’s been a bunch of online discussions about what makes you a professional […]
A Song For Paul by Ghost Funk Orchestra Stop Und Fick Dich! by LTD Best of the RBG25 by Rubber Band Gun Altarboy by [pseudonym] This week we played: Back Seat White Heat by the White Oak Splits ABCs of Old Berlin by Louder than Death Modern Scene by Ghost Funk Orchestra On Your Face […]
Falling for a song is just like love. You can just be happy in its presence and listen to that tune over and over. Cinnamon figures that I’m a little dyslexic or something, and I can’t recall words or melody – so I have to listen to a song over and over to imprint it […]
This dance song rolls out like a classic Yaz, Depeche Mode, Human League, Japan synth hit from the 80s. “Were Are The Night” drips with attitude and moody cool. The icy synth washes against the hypnotic beat. This is beat, synth and voice. All the choices are right. The synth chord progression is immediately hooky. […]
There’s something so beautiful and pretty in this pop perfection. It’s this upbeat, double vocalists, catchy guitar-synth gem.