Blogathon 2010
Recommended Listening: Propagandhi
Oddly enough, and without any kind of intent on my part, this Recommended Listening installment takes us back…to Canada! It’s odd to think that Canada, home of the Mounties and maple syrup, could have contributed so much awesome music to the world (though, to be fair, not all music that comes out of Canada is awesome. I’m looking at you, Nickelback.).
Recommended Listening: INDK
In much the same way that INXS is pronounced In Excess, extremely short-lived punk band INDK is pronounced In Decay. This is where the similarities between INXS and INDK end, let me assure you.
Recommended Listening: The Epoxies
I’m not entirely sure how to start an article on The Epoxies, to be perfectly honest. They were…odd. Pleasantly odd. Formed as a reaction to the steady decline of stage performance and entertainment in rock music, The Epoxies made massive efforts to set themselves apart from their contemporaries, evoking some of the spirit of bands like Devo in the process.
Recommended Listening: Bedouin Soundclash
Prepare yourselves for something incredibly strange… Bedouin Soundclash is a Canadian reggae band. I know, I know. How can a Canadian band be any good? Well, Rush was Canadian, and they were awesome, so nyah nyah. Back to the topic, the Canadian reggae band led by a white dude.
Recommended Listening: Against All Authority
Against All Authority brings the Recommended Listening series back to the ska genre in a very hard way. Primarily a ska-core band, Against All Authority mixes the sounds of ska and hardcore punk in a blender of musical glory. To put it succinctly, Against All Authority will ska-core your normal-music-listening-panties off.
Recommended Listening: Against Me!
Against Me! started out as an incredibly rough-sounding, but incredibly talented band down in Florida. They started off as a, for lack of a better genre term, folk-punk band, mixing acoustic sounds with rough vocals and a fast sound. They eventually lost the acoustic sound as they grew, and moved farther and farther from their original identity. They’ve moved into the mainstream with thei...[Read More]
Recommended Listening: Common Rider
Few people will have heard of Common Rider, of that I am fairly certain, which is a terrible shame. More of you will have, however, heard of a band called Operation Ivy, which launched the career of Tim Armstrong, better known in the mainstream for his band Rancid and as a songwriter-for-hire. The true talent of that band, though, found himself with less of the spotlight, but retained more respe...[Read More]
Recommended Listening: Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution
Before Streetlight Manifesto, Tomas Kalnoky brought together a group of musicians to create a project known as Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution. Even though Tomas Kalnoky’s focus has moved on to Streetlight Manifesto, Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution is far from dead. Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution’s sound has a strong ska foundation to it, but mingled in you can hear classic...[Read More]
Recommended Listening: Streetlight Manifesto
I have a special place in my heart for third-wave ska music, as you will undoubtedly see during my upcoming Recommended Listening posts. I like the rhythms, I like the instruments, and I like the feel, among other things. More than any other ska band, Streetlight Manifesto truly captures my attention and adoration.
Recommended Listening
There was a time when I was heavily into non-mainstream music. I still am, it’s just that I no longer have the time necessary to devote to keeping up with new developments. Many of the bands I enjoyed back in “the day”, however, I still enjoy immensely today. Many of them have not yet received mainstream recognition, but they remain some of my favorite bands. For today’s...[Read More]
Welcome to Blogathon 2010
Good morning (if you can call being awake at this abominable hour “good”)! Please allow me to use this first post of our 24 hour One Love for Chi blogathon to thank you for coming, and to invite you to return every half hour for a new topic.