Author: Peter
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La Musica Coolica #98 Guest Post (Stretch Arm Strong)
Maybe one day I should make a mix tape of power tunes. You know the ones? The ones that kind of help you get through those times when you wish you could write a song, but then you found somebody who expressed what was on your mind a little better than you thought anyone else…
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La Musica Coolica #91 Guest Post (TSO)
Note from Jake: First of all, I was slammed today between real work and trying to launch Reagan’s blob sale. I had an idea for LMC, but there is no way that I was going to have time to execute. I came back from a meeting and found out that Pete had stepped up and…
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La Musica Coolica #89 (Los Horoscopos de Durango)
Note from Jake: I think it is awesome that this feature with a pseudo Spanish name, is finally including some music with Spanish flavor. Pete’s Post: Sometimes I wish I knew more Spanish… I don’t though… so… short and simple it is. I really enjoy música de estilo de ranchera. I would like to share…
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La Musica Coolica #85 Wrapping up a Month of Guest Posts and Covers with Marshall Arts
Note from Jake: Everyone, sorry that this post is a day late. Pete had the entire month worth of these cover songs written and ready to go, before September was even over. I tried to get this thing in the queue before I went on vacation, but was having a difficult time rounding up the…
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La Musica Coolica #84 The Month of Guest Posts and Covers Continues, with Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash… No introduction necessary. Nine Inch Nails… ’nuff said. “Hurt” was written by Trent Reznor and released in 1994 on the NIN album “Downward Spiral.” In 2002, after his wife died, but before he died himself (wow, really?), Johnny Cash released the cover. I heard the Cash version on the radio in the work…
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La Musica Coolica #83 The Month of Guest Posts and Covers Continues, with Vandals
Pennywise has always kind of been hit and miss with me. They do not really have a huge variety of sound, and their singer kind of gets on my nerves after a while. I don’t think I ever bought one of their albums new, but I do know that I have owned a few of…
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La Musica Coolica #82 Kicking of an October full of Guest Posts and Cover Songs
Cover songs. Tribute albums. I know that there are those out there who have a strong distaste for cover songs. Some who feel like it is taking something precious and personal and corrupting it in some way, and therefore ruining it. There are also some who think why should you try and change a good…
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La Musica Coolica #77 (The Dead Milkmen) Guest Post by Pete
Until I did a little bit of research for this article, I never really knew if the Dead Milkmen were really a spoof or not. I thought about it last night when one of my line servers asked me the question: “If you could see any band or artist alive or dead, in the prime…
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La Musica Coolica #63 (Imbibe)
I know that Jake is a pretty big fan of hip hop, or at least a much bigger fan than I, so it kind of surprises me that I have managed to find a group that I endorse, and Jake hasn’t written about. I will just cover the nuts and bolts, and maybe if I’m…