Tag Archive for: holy crap records
Podcast 26 – We Are In Bed
PodcastsJoin us under the covers as John plans his Duran Duran knuckle tattoo and talks about why men like to get naked and take art photographs of themselves. Rob Miller of Vacant Stare records reveals the next big thing in music: voice memos. Also, is Post Rock the same thing as yoga music? We find out. And we have excellent music:
- Avenade with Indulge Yourself
- Ugly with Redemption, On the Road to Damascus (Acoustic version)
- Blues Lawyer with Lost in Germany
- Hot Work with Honey
- Christine Hoberg with All that Hate (Dannecdote remix)
- Woy with View from Mars
Thank you to Foot Gun for providing our theme song, thank you to Rob Miller of Vacant Stare Records for the excellent interview, and thank you to The Asheville Rock Collective, for existing. (Hey!!!! Please take a second to like us on Facebook and friend us or whatever on Twitter.)
Album Review: Avenade with Here’s to the Prejudice
Album ReviewsIt’s embarrassing to make rock music alone in your bedroom. Unless, of course, you can totally pull it off. This kid can do anything he wants. Bravo, Avenade. Our favorite song: Indulge Yourself. (Reviewed on our #26 podcast – We Are in Bed.)
Single Review: Ugly with Redemption, On the Road to Damascus (Acoustic)
Album ReviewsSome young punks from England doing schoolboy harmonies in a 6-minute ballad about the crusades. The ultimate irony is no irony at all. This song is what madrigals probably sounded like, back when real people sang madrigals. Can’t wait for the album. (Reviewed on our #26 podcast – We Are in Bed.)
Single Review: Christine Hoberg with All That Hate (Danecdote remix)
Album ReviewsIn the grand tradition of Suzanne Vega, Christine Hoberg is an intense songwriter, with a huge vocal range, who sounds best when supported by a humongous beat. (Reviewed on our #26 podcast – We Are in Bed.)
EP Review: Clean Living by Hot Work
Album ReviewsFour sort of do-woppy songs meant to improve your life and keep you from becoming a piss-stain. The magic is in their honest Australian cheerfulness. Our favorite song: Honey. (Reviewed on our #26 podcast – We Are in Bed.)
Album Review: B-Sides This It Is What It’s Not by Woy
Album ReviewsTen interesting, listenably-weird songs, all clocking in at either 1:11 or 3:33. As with everything on this album, that timing is deliberate and also seems to point at nothing. Our favorite song: View from Mars. (Reviewed on our #26 podcast – We Are in Bed.)
Podcast 25: Ugly
Podcastsohn reminisces about his days of being pretty, and also reveals some latent jealousy about men who can sew. Jenna and Ian Duvall of Sang Sarah talk about the creepy mannequin in their basement. Cinnamon’s EDM career takes a turn for the worse. We also have excellent music:
- Bronson Wisconsin with Goodbye Ventura
- The Styrofoam Turtles with Sunshine (album release on 10/31)
- Sang Sarah with Lantern
- SixToes with Nobody Inn
- The Ugly (the defunct one, from Temecula, CA) with Picasso
- Vienna Ditto with Dreamed Me a Riot
Thank you to Foot Gun for providing our theme song, thank you to Jenna Duvall and Ian Duvall of Sang Sarah for the excellent interview, and thank you to The Asheville Rock Collective, for existing.
Podcast 24 – Waves of Beautiful Gorgeousness
PodcastsThe race to sell out heats up as John thinks about investing in a white leather suit. Sean Bohrman of Burger Records talks about the unexpected virtues of cassette tapes. Cinnamon’s first beat hits the airwaves. And for the last half of the podcast, you will not look up from your shoes. (Hopefully you’re not driving.) We have excellent music:
- The Disposables with Revenge/Just Like Larry
- Half Stack with Dually
- CHAI with N.E.O.
- The Weakened Friends with Blue Again
- Helicon with The Bold Yin
- Un.Real with Blue Garden
Thank you to Foot Gun for providing our theme song, thank you to Sean Bohrman of Burger Records for the excellent interview, and thank you to The Asheville Rock Collective, for existing.
Album Review: شبح by Vienna Ditto
Album ReviewsOne half of this band is a hauntingly beautiful singer, and the other half is a commanding electronic music artist. That combination exists all over the place, but never like this. They both have so much skill that neither outshines the other, and the music is both listenable and totally unpredictable. Don’t break up, Vienna Ditto! Our favorite song: Dreamed Me a Riot. (Reviewed on our #25 podcast, Ugly.)