Alphabetical Archive

Whilst going through my music library letter by letter, I’ve made some interesting rediscoveries. Rose of Avalanche was a gothy sort of band out of Leeds, England, who went through seven albums between

A cover of “White Wedding.”  Just because. Running through the alphabet, one letter and one band every day.  Back with something from section R tomorrow.

Alt-rock fans probably know “Battle Flag” by the LoFidelity Allstars from their 1998 album, How to Operate with a Blown Mind.  But I’ll bet that most people who love this song don’t realize

Take a look at the guy on the far right side of the picture.  Look familiar? Yes, it’s Trent Reznor.  Back in 1983, he was part of Option 30, a Cleveland-based band into

I remember being very impressed by this band’s proper debut, 1991’s International Pop Overthrow. Coming out of Chicago with a ton of great power pop songs, there were high hopes for Material Issue.

As we make our way through my library letter by letter, I’ve made some interesting rediscoveries.  LaTour, a former ad exec from Chicago, had this hit in 1991.   I’m off to dig

Kon Kan, a vehicle for Barry Harris and Kevin Wynne, was into the new game of sampling in 1988.  They appropriated bits of Lynn Anderson’s 1971 country hit, “(I Never Promised You A)

Two piece bands are everwhere these days:  White Stripes, No Age, Jeff the Brotherhood, PS I Love You, the Pack a.d., Death from Above 1979, Local H, Tweak Bird, Black Pistol Fire–you get

There was a brief period when it seemed that all the greaterst music in the world was coming out of Manchester. In the wake of the Stone Roses, the Happy Mondays and the

Gang of Four was part punk, part funk (well, the English sort) and had a massive influence on a young band called the Red Hot Chili Peppers.  In fact, guitarist Andy Gill produced