Monday, February 06, 2006

i shaved with the gillette fusion today...



taxpayer - when they were young: one of the best 'new' bands of 2006 (although they've had a few really good lps come out), 'bones & lungs' is their real 'label' debut, on lunch records. they've got a fantastic sound that deserves to earn them the attention they are due. hailing from boston, they're the wfnx hot band of the moment and the night dj, paul driscoll, is really pumping them up. check it out and buy the record. (off the album 'bones & lungs'; buy it here)

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dead kennedys - back in the ussr (live beatles cover): i love the dead kennedys. this is as well documented on this site as how much i love the red sox. they're such a fantastic band and this recording is as good as it gets for a punk band's live recording. it's crisp and really well done. one of the great underrated aspects of the dead kennedys were how 'poppy' they could be when they wanted to - shown on tracks like 'kill the poor' and 'terminal preppie'. yes, it's still very punk, but it's no different than a ramones track. anyhow, it's worth a download if only because it's fun to hear the harmonic 'whoo-ooo-oooh's that pepper the song. (from the album 'live at the dead club'; buy it here)



kanye west - drive slow (live @ abbey road): one of the standout tracks from 'late registration', 'drive slow', is really done wonderfully in this live recording from the abbey road studios session. i love the hook in the song and it's so nice to hear kanye rip up on the mic. he's that good, and even better live. i'm sure you know all this by now, but nevertheless, it's still cool to hear stuff like this. (from the album 'live at abbey road'; buy kanye's music here)

posted by Ben, 2/06/2006 06:19:00 PM | |