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Song We Like: Everyone’s For Sale by The Disposables

Song We Like: Everyone’s For Sale by The Disposables


Pretty, thoughtful production that is complex and spare, like a big empty church. This song is creepy and interesting and it stays in your mind.

Podcast 45: Robo Lantern, Spud Cannon, The Disposables, Polly Panic, Dolly Spartans

Podcast 45: Robo Lantern, Spud Cannon, The Disposables, Polly Panic, Dolly Spartans

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Holy Crap Records may be changing our name! Find out why! And to what!!! Also, how to hear dead people, how to be attractive, Cinnamon’s #1 and #2 local drummers, and many thoughts about implied profanity. (Lots of stuff about these and other bands, including artist interviews, is at www.hlycrp.com.)

 

 

Podcast 44: Creature and the Woods, Tongues of Fire, The Tenders, Years at Sea, Winnie Richards

Podcast 44: Creature and the Woods, Tongues of Fire, The Tenders, Years at Sea, Winnie Richards

So Bigtime: The Southby Band Migration. The cantaloop-calf biking men of Austin. Ugly-head Kennedy’s poncho fetish. Also, importantly, why Mark Zuckerberg has you by the balls, and what to do about that. (Please take a second to like Holy Crap Records on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram)

Song We Like: The Sea and the Sky by Holiday Music Motel

Song We Like: The Sea and the Sky by Holiday Music Motel


It’s really a motel, and they songwriter events four times a year. This song was created by four resident geniuses who were playing spin the bottle. Every single thing about this is great. (Featured on our #43 podcast.)

Song We Like: Moving Pianos by Direct Hit!

Song We Like: Moving Pianos by Direct Hit!


Direct Hit! are four feminist men from Milwaukee who want to sing at you and scream at you. They are so easy to like that we feel not super smart about liking them – most people seem to. (Featured on our #43 podcast.)

Song We Like: Let The Reigns Hang Loose by Roy Arbuckle

Song We Like: Let The Reigns Hang Loose by Roy Arbuckle


A sixty-something dude from Northern Ireland who sounds like Johnny Cash’s mournful brother. Roy Arbuckle is so legit that John suspects maybe he is fake. Thumbs up! (Featured on our #43 podcast.)

Song We Like: Yesterday is Dead by Fantomex

Song We Like: Yesterday is Dead by Fantomex


Math rock in a digestible form, brought to you by some good looking, aerobically-inclined people from Morganton NC. Just watching their set will give you a workout. (Featured on our #43 podcast.)

Song We Like: Lady Liberty by Dressy Bessy

Song We Like: Lady Liberty by Dressy Bessy


A band that does all kinds of rock and roll expression has a Wilson Phillips moment: Big, direct melodies and harmonies get right to the point here. Dressy Bessy has been rocking Denver since 1996. (Featured on our #43 podcast.)

Hlycrp 43: Holiday Music Motel, Direct Hit!, Roy Arbuckle, Fantomex, Dressy Bessy

Hlycrp 43: Holiday Music Motel, Direct Hit!, Roy Arbuckle, Fantomex, Dressy Bessy

On the road, fakely: John shows off his improvisational skills as we pretend to drive to SXSW. We also feature TWO songs from Wisconsin, math rock, a cowboy song from Northern Ireland, and we break down what your band’s Facebook goals should be. (Please take a second to like Holy Crap Records on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram, and our website, with lots of stuff on it about these and other bands, including artist interviews, is at www.hlycrp.com.)

Your links are here!: Holiday Music Motel, Direct Hit!, Roy Arbuckle, Fantomex, Dressy Bessy