Three picks:
God Hates a Coward - Tomahawk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aA5NxTujqg)
I don't quite remember when I found this, but it was one of those rare occasions where you decide that a song is now one of your lifetime favorites, even before its done playing. It has the perfect blend of live rawness (not that the band is ever short of that in-studio), while still being executed basically perfectly. It also helps that Mike Patton is one of the most encompassing musicians/performers ever. The performance speaks for itself though.
Live in Paris (1979) - The Cure (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVlsfBU51So)
What can I say about The Cure that hasn't already been said. I prefer their edgier, darker stuff (I can admit my own angst), and they have a version of A Forest on here that is just so well into that pocket. There used to be a version with video as well, but it kept getting taken down, hopefully the audio-only version doesn't. This and a blunt...
I Just Want a House - Iguana Death Cult (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG15XJjLabM)
In short, makes me want to run.
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LS Dunes- Violet (album): perfect amalgamation of the other albums from the bands these people are in (Thursday, Circa Survive, Coheed and Cambria, MCR) but also very unique!
The Cure-Six different ways: somehow I had never heard this song until last week? It’s so good, I’m mad.
MJ Lenderman- No Mercy: saw him play this live last week and it blew me away!!!!!!
Feb 19, 2025
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* The Strokes "Is This It"
* Bowie/Spiders "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars"
* Interpol, "Turn On the Bright Lights"
* Neutral Milk Hotel, "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea"
* Amy Winehouse, "Back to Black"
* The Clash, "London Calling"
* Liz Phair, "Exile In Guyville"
* Miles Davis, "Kind of Blue"
* XTC, "Skylarking" (US edition with "Dear God")
* Todd Rundgren, "Something/Anything"
* Love, "Forever Changes"
* Radiohead, "Kid A"
* Neko Case, "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood"
* Dusty Springfield, "Dusty In Memphis"
* Jane's Addiction, "Ritual de lo Habitual"
* Beatles, "Abbey Road"
* Most of the Spoon catalog but esp "Kill the Moonlight"
* Wlco, "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot"
I could go on, ha
Mar 16, 2024
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Tippy top of the list is easily Us and Them by Pink Floyd. Obviously anything off of dark side of the moon is an immediate classic. Such a beautiful album.
A newer band I recently found is “The growlers.” they have some awesome alt rock sounding, good vibes songs. Some of them feel a little “surfy” if that’s your vibe. Favorite song by them rn is easily “dope on a rope.”
A little different of a rec than the first two is another song I hold close to me is “Going in circles” by Friends of Distinction. More of an R&B/Soul group, they have an incredibly warm feeling to this song.
If you want something for your softer side, anything by a girl in red is always the vibe.
Jan 28, 2025
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I'm admittedly a sucker for a local paper, and that increases tenfold when it shines light on otherwise underreported stories through a progressive lens. In Gainesville, this manifests in The Gainesville Iguana. You can find them at pretty much any record store, library, etc... for free!!!! The ads also expose you to local establishments and groups you might otherwise not have known about. There's a sense of community that emanates from the paper that you don't get in any of your other standard publications.
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