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)→
A bit late this week, I know. But I was a little bit preoccupied on Monday, with some more pressing issues. Thursday afternoon is better than never, though. Right? One of the cool things about having a significant other, is being exposed to music, movies and other cultural items that you may have never known … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #25 (D-child)→
Since we are on a roll, here, with the Brits, why not throw another on the pile? Portishead is from Bristol (not Connecticut). I purchased their first album (“Dummy”), shortly after it was released, in 1994. There were several songs from that album that I still rotate heavily on my current playlists. “It could be … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #24 (P-head)→
Goriallz is Damon Albarn, the British dude from Blur. Blur is the band that sings “Parklife” and “Song 2.” “Song 2” is better known as the “woo ho- song” that is played at least once at every hockey and basketball game, right after “Dr. Who.” I was always mildly a fan of Blur. I admired … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #23 (GZ)→
“Operation Ivy,” is one of Tim Armstrong’s projects. The same perpetually flat voiced Tim Armstrong from “Rancid.” I guess the genre is probably called ska core. It isn’t really punk or ska. The song that I’m sharing is one of the more ska-like songs from the band. It’s called Bad Town. I love the saxophones … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #22 (OI)→
I planned to mix it up this week, and break out of the early 90’s electronica stuff. But after adding a few “New Order” songs back in the commuting playlist, I remembered how much I like them. So, I’m sharing one of their songs today. Some interesting things about New Order, are: They used to … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #21 (NO)→
Going back to the early 90’s, this week. 1993, was the actual year that the track I’m sharing was released. It came out on the album “Strange Cargo III.” The artist, as you have probably guessed by this point, is William Orbit. Why is it that all of the best electronica artists/DJs, or whatever you … Continue reading La Music Coolica #19 (WO)→
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 … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #18 (NoFx)→
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 … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #17 (Beastles)→
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 … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #16 (SY)→