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  • La Musica Coolica #85 Wrapping up a Month of Guest Posts and Covers with Marshall Arts

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    Peter
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    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…

  • La Musica Coolica #22 (OI)

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    Jake
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    “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…

  • La Musica Coolica #11 (Bragg)

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    Jake
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    Billy Bragg is one of those guys who you can tell is pretty cool, but you can’t tell exactly why. When I first heard his music, I thought it was hilarious. The biggest reason, was the heavy re-verb, mixed with the heavy cockney accent. He was a one man show. Just him and a electric…