From the Archives

Since I only post here songs I like, it's never hard to find plenty of goodstuff in the Archives. Sure, I know you could don gloves and lighthelmet and go there yourself, but some people just don't do that. And so, by your leave. . .

Splurge - Song of Love mp3 - Mmmmm.
Splitsville - Forever mp3
Paul Collins Beat - Helen mp3
The Happy Few - Red and Blue mp3 - Regular visitors will not be surprised. This band is Find of the Year for pp, among the dozens of other ecstasicators.
Snow Coloured Kid - I Hope You're On My Side mp3 - Oh, Kid, you don't know what this does to me.

Spoon - The Underdog mp3 - Listen closely to the words. They probably don't apply to you, but you might know someone they do.

The Shins - Australia mp3 - If you meant me here's back atcha.
Elk City - Cherries in the Snow mp3
The Lovekevins - Tamagotchi Freestyle mp3

The Corner Laughers - Everybody Knows mp3

The Prime Movers - Left in the Dark (Vertebrats cover) mp3
Midnight Movies - Coral Den mp3
Noodles - Fuzz Hill mp3 - Rockin' Ramen.

The Sounds - Song with a Mission mp3

The Apples in Stereo - Energy mp3

Clicking artists' names will take you back to the original posts, where often much more is waiting.

Maunday Thursday: Dinosaur Jr, Peel, Lovekevins, Marlboro Chorus, Thrushes

Yeppers, very happy indeed to find another Dinosaur Jr. These others I like, too, otherwise, they wouldn't be here. Oops, there I go, emoting again.

Dinosaur Jr – We’re Not Alone mp3
Peel – Navy Waves mp3
The Lovekevins - Tamagotchi Freestyle mp3
The Marlboro Chorus - Love is in Love mp3
Thrushes - Heartbeats mp3

Westerberg, Slowdive, Radical Face, Lovekevins, Schooner

A bit o' the this 'n the that today. First, for fans of The Replacements, I found an excellent song by head 'Mat Paul Westerberg (pic) at the excellent Fingertips Retired Top 10 Site.

Paul Westerberg - As Far As I Know mp3

Shoegazers will find an eyepopping selection of songs at a terrific Slowdive rare and b-sides site site I found via the excellent Kingblind. (The link should work for nonshoegazers as well.) Here's a sample to get you looking floorward.

Slowdive - Slowdive mp3

Kingblind always has a wealth of information and downloads, and here's one I liked that was new to me.

Radical Face - Glory mp3

And a couple more from hither and yon.

The Lovekevins – Private Life of a Cat mp3
Schooner - Carrboro mp3

Last.fm Weekly Downloads

Here are the ones I liked best this week at Last.fm's Weekly Free Downloads.

The Zebras - Car of Idiots mp3
Tiger Baby - Sweetheart mp3
Mobius Band - Starts Off with a Bang mp3
The Lovekevins - Blame the English mp3
The Positions - Every Conversation mp3

P. S.: All five songs played perfectly in Windows Media Player 10. After "upgrading" to WMP 11, the Tiger Baby and Mobius Band songs wouldn't play on my computer. Please tell me if you have trouble with them. I've contacted Microsoft "customer service," but, well, you know.

The Rondelles - The Lovekevins - The Brother Kite

I found these three bands during webly rambles spaced out over many months during the past year. I recently came across Washington, D. C.-based The Rondelles at the excellent Coast is Clear, so thanks again to Peter of Kiel. The song posted below, "Please Shut Up," was on their 2000 album Fox. The Lovekevins are from Malmo, Sweden. I found them about a year ago and frankly can't remember where. Swedesplease would be a good guess, as that is an excellent site for finding music from you-know-where. The Lovekevins' influences include Talulah Gosh, Metal Urbain, and Takako Minekawa. The Brother Kite hail from Providence, Rhode Island and will be playing this coming Thursday at TT The Bears in Cambridge, Mass. Click on the band names to learn and/or hear more.

The Rondelles - Fox - Please Shut Up mp3
The Lovekevins - Max Leon EP - Soviet.se mp3
The Brother Kite - The Brothers Kite - The Music Box mp3