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 … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #84 The Month of Guest Posts and Covers Continues, with Johnny Cash→
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 … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #82 Kicking of an October full of Guest Posts and Cover Songs→
Yes, Best Coast. You may or may not remember, Reagan and I saw them open for Kid Cudi earlier this summer. We both really liked them. They are kind of an odd combo: Two cat loving middle-aged white women, and a dude on guitar that looks like he grew up listening to metal. They are … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #81 (Best Coast)→
In case you haven’t noticed (and you probably haven’t) LMC has been on a several week long hiatus. It isn’t that I have run out of music to share. It is just that I feel like I have been distracted/uninspired for a while. Today isn’t even Tuesday, and I’m still not feeling super inspired. But … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #80 (Billy Idol)→
Photo: DJ Shadow by Zach Dilgard I first discovered DJ Shadow on one of my downtempo Pandora stations. He is probably most famous for the track “Organ Donor.” I feel like most people know that track when they hear it, even if they don’t know DJ Shadow. Anyway, he has some really good mixes, and … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #79 (Dj Shadow)→
Will Holland, a.k.a Quantic, is a man of man sounds. If you are a fan of music, then you will be a fan of something that he has done. I first started jamming to Quantic a few years ago, when “Pushin’ on” was released. I can’t really describe the flavor of that album, but it … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #78 (Quantic)→
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 … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #77 (The Dead Milkmen) Guest Post by Pete→
I have loved these guys since high school. I re-discovered them a few months ago when I was making a Pandora station. Tuesday is almost over (and it is either this cop-out or miss another week of LMC), so that is all I’m going to write about Deee-Lite. Also, I don’t know who to give … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #76 (Deee-Lite)→