Mojo Disc Of Day- Royal Trux

Royal Trux
Thank You

(Hut, 1995)
Royal Trux
You know those kids from down the block, the ones your mom told you to keep clear of, the ones with the gray teeth and the black fingernails? If you held a microphone to their hearts, this is what you’d hear: riffs grinding like hips against rusted chrome fenders; gritty [...]

France Gall keeps the beat.

France Gall – Laisse Tomber Les Filles
I might have posted this before- but the sound and melody is just great.

New Energy on Sunday in LA

West Coast New Energy Encounter Group
In live activity, this Sunday January 27 at 8 PM
at David Patton Los Angeles
featuring Paul Gellman, Erik Bluhm, Relatively Clean Larry Rengert, Ruby Neri, Bonnie Perkinson, Fellow Candle, Tom Watson, Danny Leyson, and Ashley Gallagher.
Bring a pillow to sit on, maybe.
The West Coast New Energy Encounter Group has had these [...]

Revolution #9

It’s been a Hava Nagila Night

Pitchfork says “California Guitar Nugget” Nice One!

Various Artists
Through the Wilderness: A Tribute to Madonna
[Manimal Vinyl; 2007]
Rating: 7.0

 
Madonna is an ideal candidate for the tribute album treatment, having already inspired several in the past but none quite as sturdy or as much fun as Through the Wilderness, proceeds from which will benefit the charity Raising Malawi. [...]

Thurston Moore delivers some melody!

Granted I am 30 something mofo, I dig some new sounds. But it’s fact that when true artists age (gracefully), their songs get better. More life experience to tap into, and less fear to run from. Alas, comes a new record from Sonic Youth’s finest’ Thurston Moore. Dig the melodies. It’s old-school-low-fi truth, [...]