Eclectic.Soundclash

Here is another of those unique sound blogs! Say hello to Eclectic.Soundclash. A blog for quality music. Lend you ears for some funky Hip Hop, Jazz, Electro, Prog. and other delights! Enjoy!

01/ 08/ 2008 Entries Part I

Another day, new blogs and a lot of small surprises. African Hip Hop, Brecht and a clean lay-out:

• WorldVix - Sometimes you have blogs that are popular, because they have popular music, while other times they have a clean and clear lay out. Well, this blog has both, easy lay out/ easy music.
• Zero G Sound - I like this blog. Why? because it was brave enough to post some poems of Brecht! Who? Forget about it! This blog is definitely Avant, Prog. and Poetic with a lot of German spirit! A TIP!.
• Totally Fuzzy This Blog needs no introduction. Legendary and attracting thousands of visitors each day. TIP!
• Naija Jams - I have been to a lot of countries, but I am ashamed to say that I have never visited any in Africa. High in the list is however Nigeria. The reason - music being one. Check it out, a Nigerian music Blog!
• African Hiphop - Sometimes, I get tired of all that American Gangsta rap. What a relief there is such a thing as classic African Hip Hop. A TIP is well deserved for this blog!

31/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part I

These blogs are all A-class and I cant decide which one to recommend more. Just check them out:

• Zinhof My Music - This blog knows its music. The whole Beatles discography, BB King, Billy Idol, but also Etta James and even Whitesnake (A lot of "Best of and discographies).
• NitroFiles - Is another decent blog. Featuring New Order, Simple Minds, but also more mainstream Pop and Rock music.
• 8 DAYS IN APRIL - Want to know what 'Krautrock' constitutes of? Check this blog out. Also your source for Vintage Psychedelic and Progressive rock! This is quality!
• TWILIGHTZONE! I reckon that this must be the best music blog that I visited today. Kuddos for the twilight! Psychedelic, garage, trashy punk and even some classic rock & roll. Definitely TIP!
• Opium Ben - I spoke to Ben yesterday and asked him to describe his Blog, he responded: "Quark, Strangeness & Charm" I think he was right. TIP d'art l'avant garde!

30/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part II

List of all kinds of music blogs, some ok, some good, some great. Have a look and test for yourself:

• Acervo Origens - Rare Brazilian music, from rock to instrumental
• Acoustic but not only acoustic - Folk, blues among other delights (last post Dec 07)
• Aduna - African music
• Agona Shorthand - Psychedelic, Dub, Alt. Rock
• Agora e Rock - Rock only and a wide variety of it
• Un Rayo en la Avenida - Hard Rock, Prog. Rock, Psychedelic Rock
• Akashaman`s Kosmos - Your place for vintage pop
• Alain Finkiel Krautrock - Euro pop, youtube clips
• Albumes 2007-descargas - Mainstream Pop
• Albuns Gratis - Pop stuff (not been updated in a too long time)
• Alejandeath - Metal (Last update March)
• Alekiss MP3 - Jazz, Latin Jazz, African, Funk, Soul
• All That Джазз - A recommended classic Jazz blog
• All that Tango - What do you expect?! Tango!
• Alpha e Ether Good Brasilian Pop and Rock Blog
• Puro Folklore Argentino - Argentinian... Folk!
• Floodlit Footprint - Avant, Prog., Psychedelic (Pssssssst, TIP)
  
• D D C 80s popular music with a lot of Latin stuff

30/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part I

You can always leave your blog in the shoutbox and after my approval Ill link to your blog. Today two new blog requests:

• Nathan Nothin' - Hard to find progressive rock vinyl blog
• The Reggea Rollercoaster - a Great (new) place for some homemade reggae mixes

Sad News

Bad news... One of the best Trip Hop blogs, La Musique, has been forced to stop their blogging activities. But don't worry, as we all know, Music Blogging is not going to die anytime soon! Increase your efforts and make sure the world grows ears!

29/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part III

On request from a much appreciated and attentive reader, check them out below. Other dedicated Hip Hop fans also should check out HBB (Hip Hop Bootleggers). A true Hip Hop Bootlegg heaven.

• Bust the Facts - Great collection of OOP Hip Hop
• Bust the Facts 2 - More good OOP and Old Skool HH

29/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part II

In addition to the blogs already added automatically today (The Fingersnapper, bootlegbob and The Bang the Box) now some bootleg rock stuff!

• Quality Boots - Bootlegs of Progressive Rock
• Dexondaz - Bootlegs of a wide variey of Music
• Live-bootleg - bootlegs form mainly Rock concerts
• Hard-Rock Cafe - Hardrock (Spanish)
• Bubba Rocks - Country and Rock 'n Roll
• Hammer Of The Gods - Led Zeppelin Tribute (a blog currently on pause)

29/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part I

Today some experimental, inter-disciplinary, difficult to categorise sounds to make your ears tinkle. I love these blogs, although they are giving me a hard time to categorise them!

• autov3rs3 - Mixing electro with rock and Funk with lyrics without words.
• avant-spiral - Has music that you are not supposed to enjoy (and that's a complement!).
• Baroque Dub - Mixing dub with all other things (Mixes only).
• Prog not Frog - Has lots of very kool prog. rock gems and mixes it with jazz, funk etc.
• A Closet of Curiosities (sister site of Basement Curiosities) - I have seen Chinese folk, twilight zone music, music for mythic moods. This blog is great for all kinds of niches!
• Decoder - Avant Garde, unreleased, out of print, 'music from the avant-derriere end of town'.
• Wassonii - Out of Print releases, clips and other rarities.

28/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part II

New load of blogs decicated to soundtrack/ scores from cult, mainstream and class movies:

• Soundtrack Sharity - Good blog for recent and older soundtracks
• The Inferno Music Crypt - Specialised in Horror movie soundtracks
• Nightchiller rare music - Rare cult soundtracks
• The Manchester Morgue - Cult movie soundtracks among other things
• Original Score - Mainstream movie scores
• Soundtracks from Action heroes- Soundtracks of movies with action heroes
• You don't have to visit this blog- Mainly TV and Movie scores
• 80s Soundtracks and more - Seemingly paused blog with 80s movie scores
• Horrorphile's Jukebox - Horror and cult scores
• Melancholia Subobscura - Rare movie scores of rare movies
• Soundtracks Galore- All kinds of movie scores
• Soundtracks Lover - Indie movie soundtrack blog

28/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part I

I found some classic rock, some soul and one new gospel blog for you:

• Feel it - Soul, mainly 1960s
• Got the Fever - Jazz, New Wave, Blues, Garage, Dance, Groove, Prog.
• Just Moving on - Pure Gospel
• The Hits Just Keep coming - Past Top 40 Pop music, Classic Rock
• Any major Dude with Half a Heart - 1960s/ 70s Soul, Mixes
• Ain't superstitious - 1990s and New Pop with an Indie preference
• Good Rockin' Tonight - Classic Rock, single Mp3s and reviews
• Echoes In The Wind - Classic Rock, Folk and some soul
• Am, then FM - Classic Rock, 1970s Vinyl

State of Shock, One Day as a Lion, Smashing Pumpkins

State of Shock is a Canadian based band from Vancouver, British Columbia. Although they introduced their debut album in 2004, they really did not gain much recognition until they released their second album in 2007, "Life, Love and Lies." During the summer of 2007, they toured with such bands as Nickelback and Puddle of Mudd. This is their most famous song and first single off of their second album, "Money Honey."



One Day as a Lion is a new band consisting of Rage Against the Machine's frontman Zack de la Rocha and the drummer of The Mars Volta, Jon Theodore. The band uses no guitar or bass, just simply the drums of Theodore and the vocals and electronic keyboards from Zack de la Rocha. They just released their first album on the 18th of this month. This is the first single from the album, "Wild International."


This next song really intrigued me. I first heard this song on the new watchmen movie trailer. I asked everyone I knew if they had any idea what this song was. After a little asking around and researching I found that the song was actually a slower version of the Smashing Pumpkins' "The Beginning is the End is the Beginning." I am really loving the slower version of the song.

27/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part III

Some Hip Hop entries now, including some Spanish/ Latino HH blogs:

• A Bit of This and That - Hip Hop Discographies, Requests
• Beats and Blood - Alt. and Prog. Hip Hop, bits of Punk and Rock
• Beyond Commercial - Name says it all, quality US Hip Hop
• Boom Bap RAP - More quality US HH and bits of Alternative and progressive HH
• Casa do Rap -Good range of Latino Rap/ HH (Spanish)
• Original Underground Hip Hop - Classic US HH albums and recent ones
• Rap Cypher - Mainstream US HH (French)
• Voces del Ghetto - Some more Latino HH/ Rap (Spanish)
  

27/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part II

New section on Drum and Bass, GhettoTech and Jungle, featuring (and more to come):

• D N B Tracker - DNB, Breaks, Electronic (Russian)
• DJ Infinite's Blogspot -DNB, Break Beat, Hip Hop
• DJ Mix Downloads - DNB, Mixes, Ghetto Tech, Hip Hop
• Djiara Vanina - DNB, Ragge and Jungle
• DNB Share - Albums and Mixes
• Eklektro Breakbeat of the Week - Break Beat, Rave, Electro

27/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part I

Special request, a new lounge list featuring (and more to come):

• Chill Lounge Music - Electro Lounge, Ambient, Chill Out)
• Detour - Easy Listening, Classical, Retro)
• Easy Listening - Retro LP Longe, Instrumental
• Easy Listening and other Delights - Soft Latin Rock, Bossa Nova, Retro
• Easy Music - Lounge, Classical, Retro, Pop instrumental
• Lazar’s Corner - Eclectic Lounge
• Licorice Pizza - Retro Lounge LPs
• Music-Selector - Electro Lounge, Ambient, Chill Out
• Opus4 - Loungey Indie, Folk, Electro
• Zip your Rip - Retro LPs with Loungy Touch

26/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part III

• http://alapiscine.blogspot.com/ - Pop Rock, Prog. (French)
• http://www.aestoshombrestristes.blogspot.com/ - South American Rock (Spanish)
• http://abientotjespere.blogspot.com/- Vinyl rarities, World Music
• http://a-maquina-de-fazer-sonhos.blogspot.com/- Prog. Rock, Alt. Rock (Spanish)
• http://amonsieurwillyworld.blogspot.com/- Funk, Disco, Rare Hip Hop, Soul
• http://redkelly2.blogspot.com/ - Soul
• http://abcradionights.blogspot.com/- Classical Electronic
• http://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/ - Swedish Rock, lose MP3s
• http://acefaliamusical.blogspot.com/ - Alt./ Prog. Rock, Punk, Funk
  

26/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part II

• http://threethreefourfive.blogspot.com/ - Vinyl, 1970s Rock
• http://1000000milesaway.blogspot.com/ - Rock & Roll
• http://muxtape.com/- Not a Blog, but a collection of different free Mixes
• http://www.bubblegum-machine.com/- Rock & Roll (1960s, Pop Art, lose MP3s)
• http://cakeandpolka.blogspot.com/ - Bizarre Music, Well strange...
• http://crudcrud.blogspot.com/- Rare music, demo tapes

RUSH plays Tom Sawyer on ROCKBAND

In follow up to the RUSH post where they play the Colbert Report I never in a million years thought I'd see this, but this is the shit! RUSH plays thier own song, Tom Sawyer, on the game Rockband and FAIL!

26/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part I

• http://digitaleargasm.blogspot.com/ - Electronics, Mixes
• http://remixland.blogspot.com/ - Electronics, Club, Mixes
• http://gayjsmusicblog.blogspot.com/ - Mainstream Pop, House
• http://8-76.blogspot.com/ - Everything and remixes
• http://hayatbayat.blogspot.com/ - Indie (Turkish)
• http://disconap.blogspot.com/- Pop, Clips
• http://musicslut.blogspot.com - Indie, Clips, Rarities, Pop, Hip Hop

25/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part I

• http://www.boxxmusic.blogspot.com/ - US mainstream Hip Hop, albums and MP3
• http://hiphoplongplay.blogspot.com/ - Ninja Tune label, UK Hip Hop and Funk
• http://aizulazuan.blogspot.com/ - Electronic, Techno, Deep House, Minimal
• http://ckoneck.blogspot.com/ - Mainstream Pop, Mixes
• http://under-the-radar-talents.blogspot.com/ - Pop, Lose MP3s
• http://vibe4me.blogspot.com/ - Electronic, Mixes, Ibiza House Music

24/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part II

• http://boardsofelectronica.blogspot.com/ - Electronic, Psychedelic Rock, Ambient, Techno, Trance
• http://djtrian.blogspot.com/ - Electronic, Trance, Minimal, Deep House
• http://axsblog.blogspot.com/ - Electronic, Techno, House
• http://strictlyriddim.blogspot.com/ - Acid, Techno, Experimental, Hip Hop

24/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part I

• http://sanpasquale.blogspot.com/ - US rap, disco, funk, old skool
• http://www.desolateones.com/ - Mainstream US Hip Hop, R&B
• http://www.58ent.blogspot.com/ - US Hip Hop, Mixes
• http://www.thatrealness.blogspot.com/ - US Hip Hop
• http://dealeur-de-hiphop.blogspot.com/ - US/ French Hip Hop (French)
• http://beatdoesitbetter.blogspot.com/- Hip Hop, Electro, Funk, Disco, Free Jazz

Zakk Wylde rips National Anthem at Staples Center with Randy Rhodes Flying V

Zakk Wylde Shreds the National Anthem


Pretty bad ass...Zakk Wylde pays a little tribute to America and Randy Rhodes before a Los Angeles Kings hockey game at L.A.’s Staples Center. It sounds loud as hell and I'd love to have been there.

Zakk Wylde National Anthem Tab

23/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part III

• http://music-thingz.blogspot.com/ - Old skool Hip Hop and new Hip hop albums
• http://www.ironboblog.blogspot.com/ - Music from the Ninja Tunes label, Hip Hop and Jazz
• http://weguds.blogspot.com/ - Hip Hop, Trip Hop, Jazz, Break Beat, Two step, etc
• http://funkyssite.blogspot.com/ - Funk and Soul.

23/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part II

• http://etalonhiphop.blogspot.com/ - End of 90s Hip Hop records
• http://freebeatzmedia.blogspot.com/ - American mainstream Hip Hop
• http://qbmerlin.blogspot.com/ - All American Hip Hop
• http://oldschooljoint.blogspot.com/ - Older Hip Hop tracks
• http://killahbeast.blogspot.com/ - Hip Hop Mixes, Discographies

Chiptunes, 8bits, Nintendo Music

Ceephax - Exidy Tours (2003)



01 Plusion
02 Exidy
03 Camelot Jostle
04 Rolls Royce
05 Cop '76
06 Nordic house
07 Hull Drum And Bass
08 Trolley service
09 Vladijenk
10 Northern spirit
11 Moor
12 City Collars
13 Baddow life
14 Essex remblance
15 Abbaye

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Slagsmalsklubben - den svenske disco (2003)

	1.	Övningsköra	3:21
	2.	Tjeckien, Slovakien Och Tillbaks Igen	4:16
	3.	Wellington Sears	3:34
	4.	VI Och Olle	2:34
	5.	Kinematografen	1:29
	6.	Svenska Tennis	2:10
	7.	Hit Me Hard	2:54
	8.	Rörmokarhäng	3:17
	9.	USSR	3:35
	10.	SMK Hittar Munspelet	3:15
	11.	I Don't Miss You Rävbur	2:36
	12.	Stora Farliga Rymdprojektet Går åt Pipan

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Slagsmalsklubben - Boss for leader (2007)

1. Hunt
2. Borg of hate
3. Han som tuggar med uppen mun dur
4. Spanska furhoppningar
5. Dysparennia
6. Malmo beach night party
7. The world welcomes fame
8. Speedboats
9. Sponsored by destiny
10. Palsmustaren

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23/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part I

• http://blakslair.blogspot.com/ - Jazz and R&B
• http://thefreewave.blogspot.com/ - Everything
• http://hip-hop-blogs.blogspot.com/- List of different Hip Hop blogs

22/ 10/ 2008 Entries Part II

• http://60s70s80s90s00sofpowerpop.blogspot.com/ - (60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s Powerpop)
• http://powerpop.blogspot.com/ -(Powerpop)
• http://digivinyltal.blogspot.com/ - (Powerpop) (Spanish)
• http://bleedinout.blogspot.com/ - (Prog. Pop)
• http://powerpopcriminals.blogspot.com/ - (Powerpop)
• http://chocoreve.blogspot.com/ - (Power pop, Cult, World and Rock)
• www.maffeplaten.blogspot.com - (Rare, bizarre records)

22/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part I

• http://princessannmusic.blogspot.com/ - House and Pop mixes
• http://threehappysmileys.blogspot.com/ - Old Skool Techno
• http://oldskooltime.blogspot.com/ - Old Skool House
• http://datadelic.blogspot.com/ - Reggae
• http://rastaman-drumandbass.blogspot.com/ - Reggae D&B
• http://linkthebutler.blogspot.com/ - Psychedelic
• http://checxsoundsystem.blogspot.com/ - Everything
• http://musicologyfreedom.blogspot.com/ - Everything

21/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part II

• http://tybudhead.blogspot.com/ - British Hip Hop
• http://willforall.blogspot.com/ - Funk and R&B

Ra, The Razorblade Dolls, Sevendust

Ra is a very talented rock group. They are both self produced and self managed. Ra is considered by many to be the most underrated rock group, as they really have not hit mainstream everywhere. Though they formed in 1996, they are still releasing music, with their newest album due out September 6th of this year. I recommend checking these guys out through their myspace page. They have quite a few hits and good songs. The song that I will be showing you today is off their newest album, which is shaping up to be one of their best. This is entitled, "Broken Hearted Soul."



The Razorblade Dolls are an up and coming metal / industrial band formed in 2006. They recently released their newest album and are looking to gain more popularity. This is their first single that can now be heard through radio stations across America. It is called, "They Kill."



Sevendust is out on tour now with Alter Bridge and Soulidium. They recently released their seventh studio album "Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow." This is another track from that album, entitled, "The Past." It is a bit softer than their other music. This song features Chris Daughtry, the lead singer from the band Daughtry.

21/ 07/ 2008 Entries Part I

• http://muziekexpress.wordpress.com/- Triphop (also Acid-jazz , Ambient, Electronic and Dance
• http://misturebamusical.blogspot.com/ - Electronic (also Acid Jazz, Trip Hop and Rock
• http://djuilson.blogspot.com/ - (Regga, Hip Hop, Soul)
• http://da-terror.blogspot.com/ - (Punk)
• http://rastaman-drumandbass.blogspot.com/ -(Reggae, Dub)
• http://elclubdelosmagios.blogspot.com/ - (Punk, Reggae and More)
• http://reggae--fred.blogspot.com/ - (Reggea)
• http://otwradio.blogspot.com/ - (Reggae, Dub, Podcast)
• http://isupplythecountrywithbutter.blogspot.com/ - (everything)
• http://tansing-at-the-control-dubrootsreggae.blogspot.com/ - (Dub, Roots Reggae)
• http://filereggae.blogspot.com/ - (Dub, Reggae)
• http://whocorkthedance.blogspot.com/ - (Dub, Roots Reggae)
• http://youandmeonajamboree.blogspot.com/ - (Reggae,Dub, Soul)
• http://mulambada.blogspot.com/- (Roots,Rock, Reggae)
• http://filthysick.blogspot.com/ - (Everything)
• http://www.ireggae.com/fansites.htm - (Reggae)
• http://itscomingoutofyourspeaker.blogspot.com/ - (Reggae, Dub and Other Genres)
• http://lifeonmarsjukebox.blogspot.com/ (Everything)
• http://whatilike-jp.blogspot.com/ - (everything on demand)

Thanks to http://bloggersdelite.blogspot.com/ for the entries.

Royal Bliss, Decyfer Down, Lo Pro

Royal bliss is a band that originally formed in Salt Lake City, Utah eleven years ago. Since then, they have released a total of seven studio albums, which is amazing considering the extremely bad luck these guys have suffered. Neal, the lead vocalist, fell 35 feet off of a balcony and nearly died. Doctors told him that he would never walk again. He decided he didn't like that outcome, and rehabilitated himself from almost complete paralysis of the lower half of his body. Chris, the guitarist, punctured his face in a skiing accident which caused him to need facial reconstructive surgery. Taylor, the other guitarist, broke his foot. The band also had to deal with a few totaled cars, lawsuits, the drummer becoming a father, and failed recording sessions. Somehow they are still together to this day and plan to release an album August 5th entitled, "Life In Between." This is their first single, "Save Me."


Decyfer Down is a Christian rock band that has had lots of success in the Christian to p music charts with four number one hits. The song I will be showing you today is the song they will be using to attempt to receive the fifth number one Christian hit song. Their newest album, "Crash," will be hitting stores on September 16th of this year. This song is entitled, "Crash."


Lo Pro is considered a very underrated underground band by many. Signed by Staind's Aaron Lewis back in 2003, they have been working their way up to mainstream and gaining many fans along the way. Many of the band members are already rock veterans, with Godsmack's orginal drummer, Tommy Stewart, being the most notable. This is my favorite song by them, "Not Me."

Rush plays on TV for the first time in 33 years! And on none better than Colbert Report

33 years since performing on TV. 33 years!!!! Think about that. It's a combination of longevity as a band and a serious lack of understanding of how bad ass these guys are by the networks and most of the world. Whether it was RUSH's choice to not play on air for 33 years or not..fuck it...I still blame the man, the networks, the music labels, and chlorine in our drinking water. I guess the choice of songs was obvious..Tom Sawyer...but for us hard core fans some serious mad respect for RUSH and Stephen Colbert would be if Stephen just introduced them right at the beginning and they played the first side of Hemisphere's and then went to credits. But, unfortunately I don't run the show. Or anything for that matter except this ridiculous blog. Anyway, what's with the attention RUSH is getting these days? All of the sudden they are in Rolling Stone (it has to be 33 years since then too) and now TV appearances? Are people finally waking up after a 33 year hibernation in their musical holes? Am I a biased RUSH fan? Absolutely. 24 Gold and 14 Platinum records has a good way of saying fuck you :)

Awesome Rush Intro



Rush plays Tom Sawyer on The Colbert Report

Head, Shinedown, Staind

Staind is a band that has been around for quite some time now. They have had a good bit of success in their music since they decided to form up in 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Staind says they will be releasing their newest album, "The Illusion of Progress," while out on tour with 3 Doors Down this summer. After their touring with 3 Doors Down is over, they plan to go on tour with Nickelback in Europe. "Believe," is Staind's first single off their newest album.



Shinedown recently released their newest album, "The Sound of Madness." I definitely recommend this album to everyone. They have a lot of good songs. Some of them are a harder rock such as "Devour," and some of them a softer rock, such as this song. Shinedown demonstrates that they can do both really well with this album. They are currently on tour with 12 Stones and Rev Theory. This song is entitled, "What a Shame."



Head is a band I have just recently come across. After hearing this song, I was gained interest in them. I scoured the internet for about an hour looking for more information about the band and was unsuccessful. If you have any information on the band feel free to contact me at admin@new-rock-music.com. In the meantime, here is the song I was talking about, "Flush."

shoutbox is gone. i gave a warning, you abuse it. deal.

MAD CADDIES - DISCOGRAPHY - RAPIDSHARE DOWNLOAD

Santa Barbara's softcore ska-punkers Mad Caddies have been rollicking as a solid seven-piece since late summer 1995, but their musical origin dates back to the mid-'80s. Chuck Robertson (vocals), Mark Iversen (bass), Boz (drums), Eduardo Hernandez (trombone), Sascha Lazor (guitar), Carter Benson (guitar), and Keith Douglas (trumpet) were named the Ivy League early on, but grew tired of the constant comparisons to fellow California rockers Operation Ivy -- plus there was another band going by the same name, so the group went for a new moniker in 1996. Mad Caddies issued Quality Soft Core on Honest Don's Records in 1997. Duck & Cover (1998) and The Holiday Has Been Cancelled (2000) were both released on Fat Wreck Chords. Rock the Plank, which featured former Lagwagon drummer Derrick Plourde behind the kit, appeared in spring 2001 before the summer brought about a few lineup changes; Brian Flenniken joined the group on drums and Benson parted ways, leaving Mad Caddies as a sextet. Just One More followed in March 2003 and their exuberant live show was captured on Live from Toronto: Songs in the Key of Eh, recorded on St. Patrick's Day 2004. As the guys continued work on their proper follow-up to Just One More, Iversen announced his departure from the band and the Mad Caddies continued on as a quintet, eventually releasing their fifth full-length, Keep It Going, in May 2007. U.S. tour dates with Pepper followed before the gang headed across the pond for European shows. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide

MAD CADDIES - Quality Soft Core (1997)

MAD CADDIES - Quality Soft Core (1997)



Tracks:
"I'm So Alone" – 4:09
"Distress" – 3:49
"Cup O' Tea" – 1:44
"The Bell Tower" – 2:42
"No Se" – 2:41
"Crew Cut Chuck" – 1:56
"Goleta" – 1:24
"Big Brother" – 3:25
"LG's" – 3:20
"Polyester Khakis" – 2:20
"Preppie Girl" – 2:35
"Mum's The Word" – 1:38
"Sad Reggie" – 4:50

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MAD CADDIES - Duck & Cover (1998)

MAD CADDIES - Duck and Cover (1998)



Duck and Cover is probably Mad Caddies' best realease. No need to be a ska fan to love this record. All the songs are great, mixing ska, punk, reggae, or even country music with the banjo style (Monkey). This fast and energic music will make move your ass to the roof. Shake it baby!

Tracks:
"Road Rash" – 2:01
"The Gentleman" – 2:15
"No Hope" – 1:26
"One Shot" – 4:52
"Macho Nachos" – 3:17
"Monkeys" – 2:45
"Econoline" – 2:14
"The Joust" – 3:46
"Betty" – 3:21
"aPathetic" – 2:14
"Medium Unwell" – 3:03
"Popcorn" – 3:53

Mad Caddies - Duck & Cover - Rapidshare download HERE

MAD CADDIES - The Holiday has been canceled

Mad Caddies - The Holiday Has Been Cancelled (EP)



Tracks:
"Falling Down" – 3:09
"Nobody Wins At The Laundromat" – 1:59
"Something's Wrong At The Playground" – 2:10
"Destro" – 2:25
"S.O.S." – 3:12

Mad Caddies - The Holidays has been canceled - Rapidshare Download HERE

MAD CADDIES - Rock the Plank (2001)

Mad Caddies - Rock the Plank (2001)



Tracks:
"Shaving Your Life" – 2:06
"Mary Melody" – 3:09
"B-Side" – 2:58
"Days Away" – 3:44
"Bridges" – 2:41
"We'll Start To Worry When The Cynics Start Believing" – 3:17
"Weird Beard" – 2:44
"Easy Cheese" – 2:17
"Hound Bound" – 3:38
"Depleted Salvo" – 2:59
"Chevy Novacaine" – 2:39
"Booze Cruise" – 2:25
"All American Badass" – 2:41

Mad Caddies - Rock The Plank - Rapidshare Download HERE

MAD CADDIES - Just one more (2003)

Mad Caddies - Just One More (2003)



Tracks:
"Drinking For 11" – 3:55
"Contraband" – 1:19
"Villains" – 2:14
"Silence" – 2:49
"Just One More" – 3:26
"Day By Day" – 2:47
"Leavin" – 2:59
"Rockupation" – 3:04
"Last Breath" – 3:21
"Spare Change?" – 3:09
"Riot" – 2:28
"10 West" – 3:05
"Good Intentions" – 3:04
"Wet Dog" – 3:09
"Game Show" – 3:19


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MAD CADDIES - Keep it Going (2007)

Mad Caddies - Keep It Going (2007)



Tracks:
"The Dirge"
"Backyard"
"State Of Mind"
"Today"
"Without You"
"Reflections"
"Lay Your Head Down"
"Tired Bones"
"Coyote"
"Don't Go"
"Pyramid Scheme"
"Souls For Sale"
"Riding For A Fall"
"Whatcha Gonna Do"
"End Dirge"

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MAD CADDIES - The Songs In The Key Of Eh (Live in Toronto - 2004)

Mad Caddies - The Songs In The Key Of Eh (Live In Toronto - 2004)


Tracklist:
01 Intro
02 Macho Nachos
03 10 West
04 Leavin
05 Weird Beard
06 No Hope
07 Contraband
08 Monkeys
09 Days Away/The Bell Tower/Popcorn/Days Away
10 The Gentlemen
11 Villains
12 Last Breath
13 Mary Melody
14 Drinking For 11
15 Preppie Girl
16 Mum's The Word
17 Road Rash
18 Silence
19 All American Badass

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Amparanoia - La vida te da (2006) - Rapidshare Download

AMPARANOIA - LA VIDA TE DA (2006) - REVIEW

"All tracks were recorded with everyone playing together at the same time," announces Amparo Sanchez in the sleeve notes for the latest Amparanoia album, and that sums up her approach. Sanchez is one of the more boisterous and jovial exponents of the mestizo style that has shaken up Spanish pop, thanks partly to the influence of her friend Manu Chao. She leads a Spanish-Cuban band who set out to mix Latin styles with anything from reggae to hip-hop, and they are more interested in capturing the live energy and enthusiasm of their music than in subtle studio technique.
Their variety is impressive, with anything from boleros to a furious, brassy clash of reggae and Mexico, with lyrics in Spanish, French and English. Inevitably, it's the upbeat tracks that work better than the slinky ballads. The opening songs feature the Amparanoia band, but the real surprises come in the four "bonus tracks" in which Sanchez is joined by friends from Macaco or Ojos de Brujo for the furious dub reggae/ hip-hop workout on Jungle 3 or an unlikely Spanish take on Bob Marley's Redemption Song. Impressive - but surely even better heard live. (Guardian Review,6 Mar 2006)

AMPARANOIA - LA VIDA TE DA (2006) - TRACKLIST

1- La vida te da
2- You Know What I men
3- Sacaron agua
4- Tiempo pa' mi
5. Me voy lejos
6. Nada
7- Somnis
8. Antes de hoy
9. Little Think
10- Valkan-Mex
11- Ven
12- Permites madrecita
13- Jungle 3 "La realidad"
14- Redemption Song

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Story of the Year, The Grammar Club, Family Force 5

Story of the Year is a band that has really been around for quite some time now. I never really payed much attention to them for some reason, until I saw them yesterday at the Vans Warped Tour. They put on a fantastic show, and sparked my interest in them. They sounded terrific live and got the whole crowd into the performance as well. After listening to a few of their songs when I arrived back home, I picked out one of my favorites, which I featured below. I recommend checking them out.


The Grammar Club is a band that I have featured before. If you missed the post, The Grammar Club is an up and coming band with a unique style of music that is catchy and grasps your attention. After listening to their complete album which they allow you to download free on their website. This is "balloon flight."


Along with Story of the Year, this band, Family Force 5, put on an amazing show. The Family Force 5 show was probably the most fun I have had in a while. Their music is great to both dance, mosh, and just generally rock out to. It's extremely versatile and just makes for an overall great show. This particular song is my favorite that they played. It's entitled "Never Let Me Go."

Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon and Jon Fishman Jam at Rothbury Festival

Hippies, Multi-Day Festivals, Dead Heads, Phish Heads, Twirlers, Spinners, and those with incredibly bad hygiene gone from the music scene? Judging by the 35,000 people who attended the Rothbury Festival, jam bands and those who follow them with an undying fervor are alive, well and still selling grilled cheese sandwiches...and were treated to a mini PHISH reunion when Trey, Mike, and Fish all shared the stage during Mike Gordon's own solo set to do a rendition of The Beatles "Rain". Hints of a reunion from Trey were rumored to be heard, but dammit NO. NO REUNION TOUR. Don't get me wrong. I myself was a PHISH head following them around from city to city to see their amazing shows and hear songs from incredible albums such as "Junta", "Lawn Boy", "Rift", and "Picture of Nectar". But having PHISH find this weird pop sensibility on albums such as "Undermine", "Round Room", and "Farmhouse” really, well, kinda sucked...do we really need to hear anything past The Story of the Ghost from 1998? (I should get some good flaming from that comment). And don't get me started on anyone's solo work (Mike Gordon's being the best efforts IMO). Anyway, there really is no point to this post I guess except it has given me a selfish reason to bitch about how bad PHISH has gotten, that there are still (and always be) hippies, and venues across the nation in which to give reason to sell grilled cheese sandwiches. Oh, and also...who knew that Trey's real name is Ernest J.?

Econoline Crush, Slipknot, Puddle of Mud

Puddle of Mud has had tremendous success with their latest album, "Famous," which was released late in 2007. Already they have had three very successful singles, "Famous, Psycho, and We Don't Have to Look Back Now," which can all still be heard on the radio. On top of that, their newest single (which is the song that is going to be shown) is already commanding respect. This is Puddle of Muds biggest year as they earn a lot of fame, fortune, and respect for their music. This track is entitled, "Livin' on Borrowed Time."



Some of you older viewers might recognize this next band from around a decade ago. Econoline Crush, the second band for today, just recently got back together after close to a six year break. They worked diligently for about a year on their newest album, which was released on January 15th of this year. The album is entitled, "Ignite." This is my favorite song which also happens to be their first single, "Surefire."



This last band, Slipknot, was just recently featured. The last time I posted about them was for their first single for their upcoming album due out on the 26th of August. Turns out they released two of their songs from the album, so I decided that I would post the other one. I like this a lot better than the previous one. The song is called "Psychosocial."

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The White Stripes, Scouting for Girls, Coheed and Cambria

The White Stripes have really grown on me recently. I used to not be fan of the two man (well, one man and one woman) band. Lately I have been listening to the first song I will be presenting to you today, "A Martyr for my Love for You," and have been enjoying it thoroughly. A two person band is not something you come across often, so they deserve a lot of respect not only for pulling it off, but being able to create such amazing music with this seemingly handicap. "A Martyr for my Love for You" is The White Stripes' newest single off their newest album released last year, "Icky Thump."



This next band, Scouting for Girls, is a London based up and coming band. Their self-titled debut album hit #1 in England. Their music is now traveling to the states where they are also becoming big. Their name actually comes from a play on words of the Scouting for Boys handbook, which provides young boys on good citizenship, first published in 1908. This is my favorite song from them, "She's so lovely."


The last band today is also one that I did not like upon first hearing. Their singers voice is oddly high for a man, and their looks are a bit wacky, and dare I say out of date...if it was ever in. The band I am talking about is Coheed and Cambria. Though the singing is a little wacky, I can't help but give in to the music and enjoy it. It really grows on you. This is their newest single, "The Suffering."