Tag Archive for: unsigned bands

Song We Like: If You Were Mine by Nova One

Song We Like: If You Were Mine by Nova One


Lighter and sweeter than cotton candy, just the way a pretty pink-haired girl wearing black underwear and black stockings should sound. Particularly if she’s backed up by a band of identical pink-haired people of various genders wearing the same outfit. (Featured on our #41 podcast, The Revolütion Will Be Puppetized)

Song We Like: Päästäni Sekaisin by Nuoruus

Song We Like: Päästäni Sekaisin by Nuoruus


The only part of the Finnish we understand is when he says “Pow! Pow! Pow!” or “woah-oh-oh-oh-oh” or “Huh! Huh!” But that’s enough. We also understand “oooOoooOO,” which is the universal language. Good job, Finland. (The song title, which as you observe contains three umlats, means “I’m getting mixed up.”) (Featured on our #41 podcast, The Revolütion Will Be Puppetized)

Song We Like: My Girl (Pass the Mic) by Gabriel Bernini

Song We Like: My Girl (Pass the Mic) by Gabriel Bernini


Hello, hello everyone’s so beautiful out there tonight! Here is a good song to listen to if you are sure that life is terrible and everyone hates everything. (Evidently not.) Gabriel Bernini keeps it simple while making it all unnecessarily complicated at the same time. So full of love. (Featured on our #41 podcast, The Revolütion Will Be Puppetized)

Song We Like: Back Alley Brats by The Retinas

Song We Like: Back Alley Brats by The Retinas


The Retinas invite us to the back alleys of Philly, or maybe just to your bedroom to really get through some thoughts. These thoughts are thicker and fuzzier than your favorite winter sweater, with some deep 21st century melodies and harmonies down in there somewhere.(Featured on our #41 podcast, The Revolütion Will Be Puppetized)

Podcast 40 – A Human Disaster

Podcast 40 – A Human Disaster

 John’s stripping song. A lovin’ convocation. Rough toys. We unsuccessfully attempt to parse the Burger records business model. John invites challengers to beer-shotgunning contests. Roxy Music’s ultra-secret side project. More joy in marketing. And of course our music is excellent:

Thank you to Foot Gun for providing our theme song. (Please take a second to like Holy Crap Records on Facebook and friend us or whatever on Twitter. And our website, with lots of stuff on it about these and other bands, including artist interviews, is at www.hlycrp.com.)

 

Song We Like: Bombay Sapphire by This Electric Reptile

Song We Like: Bombay Sapphire by This Electric Reptile

John swears that this is Roxy Music in deep, deep, top secret disguise. Cinnamon thinks that talking to a horse and certain other phraseology hints at Eastern European origin. But any way you listen to it, this song will stay in your head, and it will make you want to drink gin. Right now. (Featured on our #40 podcast, A Human Disaster.)

Song We Like: Checkin’ Out Late by Maxpain and the Groovies

Song We Like: Checkin’ Out Late by Maxpain and the Groovies


A harder, bluesier festival kind of song for these harder, bluesier, post-festival times. This is a slightly sad-edged, fast-groove song about partying on the road, perfect for those times when you’re thinking wistfully about your beer-shotgunning days.(Featured on our #40 podcast, A Human Disaster.)

 

Song We Like: Velcro by Thresher

Song We Like: Velcro by Thresher


Post-hardcore means when you add big guitar melodies on top of monotone, distorted, driving grooves. At least that is our calculation, based on this song. John’s special pick of the week. (Featured on our #40 podcast, A Human Disaster.)

Song We Like: Bad Boyz by Chris Bay

Song We Like: Bad Boyz by Chris Bay


A song about a gay orgy. With that guitar solo. And Bad Boyz spelled with a ‘z.’ We’re feeling so much relief as we welcome back a part of the past that we didn’t realized that we missed until right now. (Featured on our #40 podcast, A Human Disaster.)