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REVIEW: SHONEN KNIFE “Sweet Christmas” single / FEAR “Have Yourself A Merry...
SHONEN KNIFE “Sweet Christmas” single (Good Charamel) Available on 7″ single, iTunes, AmazonMP3 and eMusic Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars FEAR “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” single (The End...
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BEST ALBUMS OF 2011: #10: MEAT PUPPETS “Lollipop”
MEAT PUPPETS Lollipop (Megaforce/Red Ink) Available on CD, LP, iTunes and AmazonMP3 It took them a couple of albums and a change of drummers, but the Kirkwood Brothers really got their footing back...
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BEST ALBUMS OF 2011: #9: OFFICE OF FUTURE PLANS (self-titled)
OFFICE OF FUTURE PLANS self-titled (Dischord) Available on LP w/download, CD, iTunes, AmazonMP3, eMusic, and Spotify Given the label’s history, it’s understandable if during lulls in releases people...
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BEST ALBUMS OF 2011: #6: MISFITS “The Devil’s Rain”
MISFITS The Devil’s Rain (Misfits Records/Red Ink) Available on CD, LP, iTunes, AmazonMP3 and eMusic By the way some people talk, the Misfits should have been written off a long time ago. The American...
View ArticleGROOVE MUSIC LIFE VIDEO: Happy Holidays From The Groove Music Life!
We’ll start with, appropriately for this blog, Morning Musume’s legendary 60′s Christmas Medley: …Followed by something to match the other focus of this blog from punk legends The Dickies....
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BEST ALBUMS OF 2011: #1: FOO FIGHTERS “Wasting Light”
FOO FIGHTERS Wasting Light (Roswell/RCA) Available on CD, LP, iTunes, AmazonMP3, eMusic, and Spotify While I’ve been inconsistent in my buying of Dave Grohl’s efforts since his first Foo Fighters...
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TGML Is Going On The Air, Starting Tonight!
Inbetween daily life, trying to write, and some major band drama (that’s going to be a whole BOOK in itself – seriously), I’m happy to announce a new development for TGML: a regular radio show! Yep,...
View ArticleOne Does Not Simply Grow Out Of Their Passion For Music
“When are you going to grow out of that J-Pop stuff?” This has a frequent question from my wife Tara, who I’ve known since 2004 and have been married to since 2010. The question doesn’t seem to come up...
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“What The…”, Indeed.
When Black Flag announced their reformation earlier this year, with the frontline of guitarist/founding member Greg Ginn and Jealous Again-era vocalist Ron Reyes (credited on all Black Flag releases...
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TGML’S TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2013
Nothing like waiting until the last minute? More like nothing like debating what was going to make the cut until pretty much the last minute. Quite a few times I wrote out every album that stuck with...
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