as summer’s heaviest festival tours the country, the search is underway to crown “.”
not surprising: there’s some real freakies out there.
a little surprising: not as many freakies as you’d think – plus there’s also some .

get the story and the mp3 via

ok fine–here’s the . but click that link and check their site!

there is the iconic mid-60s u.s. army garage band called . there is also the british band from the late 70s and early 80s called which featured members of . the former is grimy and aggressive while still sounding like a beatnik feelgood fest. the latter is slick with a more precise post-punk sound. both have a disillusioned message, both rock.

listen to the monks (1960s) “monk time”

listen to the monks (1970s) “suspended animation”

latest, damaged, is due out in august. it’s really fantastic. once again it’s epic guitar/strings/piano songs with devastating and funny lyrics. stuff like “bring him up the christian way/and now what can i say that’s less profane”. their is a woman lp is one of my very favorite records, fyi.

listen to lambchop “beers before the barbican”

former guitar player sikwaya condon has a new record under the name . it’s really inspiring, moving stuff. great triumphant guitar parts with synths and drums. lyrically, condon uses seemingly mundane details to evoke deep meaning. i’m listening to “half silvered” right now and it’s giving me chills. the really ridiculous thing is the whole darn record is available for . it’s licensed under a attribution-noncommercial-sharealike 2.5 license. check this track out and then grab the whole thing!

listen to special agent crazy flower “half silvered”

muff up your ibook with a . so muffy!
(thanks, sizod.)

which is probably good because she’s . but her boyfriend is also joel from good charlotte. which means that either they’re lying about her virginity or this is just one of those fake p.r. arranged hollywood relationships.

is giving away more good music. after the recent , now there is a availble for free download. there’s a remix and an remix. holy crap!

since his death, aka jay dilla’s music has gotten a lot attention. one of the tracks i’ve been most into is “fuck the police”. i recently rediscovered the sample that jay dee used for the track. he takes long loops from a song called “dimension no. 9″ by jacques delon. any info on mr. delon would be appreciated.

listen to jacques delon “dimention no. 9″

listen to jay dee “fuck the police”

dang it! i was gonna post about the telegraph lp by , but beat me to it. do yourself a favor and at least check out the “cantina” mp3. great pop from a talented austrailian fellow.