Wavves released Wavves last month on Fat Possum Records. Many people might find this low production garage rock not their cup of tea but I greatly enjoy this stuff. It's a one man band, the guys name is Nathan Williams. Spin gave this album 4 out 5 stars and Pitchfork is giving it 8.1 out of 10. Take a listen:SeeqPod - Playable Search Read Full Story

I really enjoyed the C'mon C'mon which came off Pawn shoppe heart in 2004. It doesn't seem that long ago to me. While the Von Bondies are back with Love, hate and then there's you. The new song is Pale Bride.SeeqPod - Playable SearchWikipedia:The Von Bondies are an American alternative rock band. The current members are Jason Stollsteimer on vocals and lead guitar, Christy Hunt on rhythm guitar, Leann Banks on bass guitar and Don Blum on drums.The original line-up formed at th... Read Full Story

Tobacco is the frontman for Black Moth Super Rainbow. I've listening to some his solo stuff and have found it interesting.SeeqPod - Playable SearchWikipediaTobacco (né Tom Fec) is an American electronic musician. He is the frontman of the band Black Moth Super Rainbow, in addition to working as a solo artist; in both settings he works most conspicuously with pre-digital electronic instruments such as analog synthesizers and tape machines.[1] Little is known about Tobacco, as he, along wit... Read Full Story

Ron Asheton has passed, found dead in his home in Ann Arbor Michigan. If you were not familar with his work listen up to the following tunes and check out the Wiki bio:SeeqPod - Playable SearchRon Asheton (July 17, 1948 – c. January 1, 2009)[2] was an American guitarist and co-songwriter with Iggy Pop for the rock band The Stooges.ContentsBiographyAsheton was born in Washington D.C.[3]He was on the Stooges first two albums, and later appeared as bassist for their third, Raw Power, when he was... Read Full Story

Okay, I only had enough patients to put together 25 songs out of NME's top 50. So if you feel the need to see the rest of the list I suggest you head directly to the source. I do have one through 25 in descending order below for your listening pleasure. I blogged a few these on the list this year but turned my nose up at quite a few too. As usual listen up and make up your mind.SeeqPod - Playable Search Read Full Story

Okay, I only had enough patients to put together 25 songs out of NME's top 50. So if you feel the need to see the rest of the list I suggest you head directly to the source. I do have one through 25 in descending order below for your listening pleasure. I blogged a few these on the list this year but turned my nose up at quite a few too. As usual listen up and make up your mind.SeeqPod - Playable Search Read Full Story

Glasvegas released Glasvegas September 2007 on BMG. Spin gives it 4 out of 5 stars, NME 9 out of 10. But are they the real thing? NME says: "So believe it: this is the real thing, no-one’s crying wolf, not even Alan McGee. There’s not enough hype in the world for Glasvegas." Here are some songs to make up your own mind.SeeqPod - Playable SearchGlasvegas are a Scottish rock band who came together in 2003 in Glasgow. The band consists of James Allan (vocals, rhythm guitar), Rab Allan ... Read Full Story

As it turns out they are not in fact from Barcelona. Which may be what I like most about the band. Not that I have anything against Barcelona, Barcelona is great many thanks for the 1992 Olympics and all I just find it interesting they are not from Barcelona. Actually with thirty people in the band you gotta figure someone might actually be from Barcelona so maybe I'm wrong on that. Anyway, they released their album back in September and it's number two on the CMJ charts. I was listni... Read Full Story

Lookin at NME singles out the week of December 4th and stumbled up the Slow Club. They have a new single out Christmas TV which NME rates an 8 out of 10. Anyway if you've been reading along you know I'm a big Mae Shi fan so when I was listening to a few tunes on Seeqpod I came across their cover of "run to your grave" and was impressed. So here is the Slow Club version and then the original along with a few other Slow Club tunes. Take a listen:SeeqPod - Playable Search Read Full Story

The Rosebuds released "Life Like back in October of this year on Merge record. CMJ charts have them moving from 10 to 9 this week. While I found the song "Life Like" catchy and entertaining what really caught my attention was a cover of Salt & Peppers "Push it". Here's a video on the making of the song. Apparently it was put together by their dog Jasmine.Songs From Seeqpod:SeeqPod - Playable SearchWikipedia Bio:The RosebudsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia... Read Full Story