Jake's New Blog

Category: Music

  • Good News from the B-boy Mailer

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    I was rifling through morning email and came upon this news: “Party People your dreams have now been fulfilled.” -Run DMC -1986 OK, maybe not so much, but to celebrate the spring season we are reissuing Check Your Head. Along with the original, we’ve put together 16 bonus cuts, rarities and assorted nonsense. All digitally…

  • La Musica Coolica #18 (NoFx)

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    I debated about not even including a photo of these guys in the post, because, well… look at them. I did, though. So, there it is. NOFX is one of my favorite, if not my very favorite bands in the punk genre. They are definitely my favorite punk band that is still producing music. A…

  • La Musica Coolica #17 (Beastles)

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    Vs. The mashup phenomenon is one that kind of blew up a couple of years ago, and has since died down considerably. One thing is still true when it comes to mashups. Some are good, some are ridiculously bad. When Jay Z released an A capella version of the Black Album, it was like an…

  • La Musica Coolica #16 (SY)

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    I love Sonic Youth. I know that is kind of a corny statement, but dude, I do. Some of  their songs are a little too “experimental” for my taste, but they have a deep enough bag o’ tracks that I don’t even notice. I’m sure that most people probably already know all about them and…

  • Happy 311 Day!

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    It is that magical day that comes only once per year, 311 DAY! Woo hoo! Hahahaha. It seems like these guys have actually been busy lately too, since according to their website, they have an album coming out in late spring. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to video chat live with them today. Hahahahaha.…

  • Keep it going!

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    I was dying, when I saw this picture on Gothamist. It appears that someone is voicing their displeasure with NY politics, by spoofing on the “Keep it Going NYC,” Campaign. Who ever you are, nice work! Hahahaha.

  • Musica Coolica #15 (RH)

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    I first came across Radiohead, in the era of their “The Bends” album. I wasn’t too hot on any of the singles that were being played on the radio. “Fake plastic trees” and “Creep” (from Pablo Honey) it seemed like, were every other song on certain stations, for a while. The more I learned about…

  • La Musica Coolica #14 (PXS)

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    After a string of sharing hip-hop and techno, I figured it is time to get back to some rock. I have absolutely loved this band since the first moment that I ever heard them. That’s right, the Pixies. Kind of a weird band to absolutely love, I agree. Frank Black (a UMASS alum), affectionately known…

  • Lazy Sunday

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    We woke up this morning to snow flurries. Not what one hopes for on March 1st. Lucky there was no real accumulation to interfere with our Sunday jaunt into Westchester County, to visit our favorite little star. She was in spectacular form today, wearing her red karate pants. Reagan had her sitting up in the…

  • Bringing it back

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    On my very first blog, I had this thing that I did called Jake Knows Everything. It was kind of fun, and useful in keeping my creative juices flowing. The page pictured above is actually the 3rd generation. Here is the 2nd. For some reason, I can’t find the original. Anyway, I haven’t really kept…