Classic Commercial of Day – Swiftcover

Would love to been at the creative meeting on this one…”we need a celebrity spokesman…any ideas? Someone both kids and adults relate to…”

Classic Track of Day – The Clash

1977 was a great year for (punk) Rock and Roll.  It went down hill from there.   Sex Pistols were the creative result of a highly motivated fashionisto,  The Clash were the result of  brilliant songwriters.  Substance over style,  The Clash won the battle royal.  Where as punk is a bout a feeling or state of [...]

Golden Animals set to play Green Man 2009.

As reported by several music sites – indeed, it is an honor to report that Golden Animals will be playing this year’s Green Man Festival.  In the mean time – You can catch them every Monday in May @ Silverlake Lounge where they have been busy booking their first residency.  Hipsters call it ‘curating‘ these [...]

Graham Coxon’s 7th is the ticket.

All around geezer, Graham Coxon is about to unleash his concept beast. HappyParts was fortunate to catch a few sets in Austin in March – and the boy genius is back indeed. On his 7th release – he has indeed tapped into his true soul.  Found a nice young blogger who covered the news so [...]

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Greg Ashley on tour? Yes, it’s true.

Greg Ashley ditched ghostown for a northeast/ mid-western crawl these next two weeks.  Catch the Oakland by way of Austin transplant tear up the clubs.  This is a rare treat- as he generally posts up in his studio,  producing records for others  these days.  He’s a member of  Sir Lord Von Raven, and also just [...]