Earlier this week, I received a pretty interesting email from Tim Westergren, the founder of Pandora Radio. He starts out writing about how Pandora was able to survive the internet royalty ruling of 2007. Ok, I figured that out. It is 2009 and your site is still up and running. Tim goes on to inform … Continue reading Apparently I listen to more than 40 hours of music per month→
Pizzicato five. I can’t really remember how I first came across these guys (or should I say, this woman). I was randomly playing their record the other day though, and apparently Reagan has had one of their songs in her head ever since. The reason that is kind of funny, is because all of the … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #33 (PF)→
Les Claypool is legendary in the realm of bass players. I’m not just talking about bass guitars. Claypool is not afraid to break up the stand-up bass and bow on occasion, to wow the masses. His infectious ultra-complicated slap-heavy bass playing is the backbone of the group Primus. Primus is not to be confused with, … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #32 (Primus)→
I first saw these dudes on Fuel TV’s Daily Habit. I has probably only been about two years, or so. I saw them when I was recovering from the nasty spider bite that got on vacation, a couple of years back. So, I guess that I missed the boat a little bit on these guys, … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #31 (DR)→
Yes, Coldplay. I’m pretty sure that everyone knows them well, and has an opinion about them. I am not going to pretend like I have always been on the bandwagon here. I HATED “yellow.” It has to be one of the most overplayed singles of all time. I was so irked by it, that I … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #30 (CP)→
I know that I said I was going to try to chill, with the whole ska thing, but dude, I guess I just can’t At least the song I’m sharing today probably wouldn’t really fit under that genre, although Madness, is definitely one of the quintessential Ska groups of all time. Madness was formed in … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #29 (Madness)→
I was first introduced to Zion I by my good friend and skate/snowboarding partner from college, Jay Varini. Come to think of it, Jay introduced me to a lot of the less prominent hip-hop that I listened to in the early 2000’s. So, thanks, Jay. I know that a lot of the music that I … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #28 (Z-I)→
Happy Memorial Day! This post is kind of a cop out. This was the second song that came on when I put the headphones on, this morning. It is Fatboy Slim, from the “Norman Cook Collection.” The Norman Cook Collection, if you haven’t heard it, consists of a bunch of pretty cool tracks that Cook … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #27 (FBS)→
The Strokes are awesome for so many reasons, it would be impossible to list them all. Here are just a few: They are from New York; They were at the forefront of the “garage band revival” in the early 2000’s; the “garage band revival” finally moved popular rock out of the disgusting butt rock slump … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #26 (Strokes)→