Today is evidently National Unicorn Day, so it gives me an excuse to post this:
I sort of wanted to post it for St. Patrick’s Day, but forgot…
Posts Tagged ‘Music’
Music Video: Mr. Weebl’s “Unicorn”
Friday, April 9th, 2021Shoegazer Sunday: Whirr’s “Lean”
Sunday, April 4th, 2021Whirr has been around a while and done some albums on Graveface records. Here’s “Lean” off their split EP with Nothing.
St. Patrick’s Day Music: Mr. Irish Bastard’s “I Hope They Sell Beer In Hell”
Wednesday, March 17th, 2021For a rowdy St. Patrick’s Day drinking song, here’s everyone’s favorite German Celtic Punk band Mr. Irish Bastard with “I Hope They Sell Beer In Hell”:
Shoegazer Sunday: Kuuhaku Marinus Covers Slowdive’s “Machine Gun”
Sunday, February 28th, 2021I have no idea who Kuuhaku Marinus is, though he seems to reside in Mexico and his ideogram (空白磨理成) seems to translate as “Blank Grid.”
Here’s a pleasant cover of Slowdive’s “Machine Gun”:
Shoegazer Sunday: Auburn Lull’s “CA1”
Sunday, February 21st, 2021Been quite a while since I posted any Auburn Lull, so here’s a pretty, ambient piece called “CA1” off their Hiber EP:
Shoegazer Sunday: Bugjar’s “James Dean Deathcar”
Sunday, January 3rd, 2021Bugjar hails from Boston, Massachusetts.
George Winston’s “The Holly and the Ivy”
Monday, December 21st, 2020Today is the first official day of winter, so here’s “The Holly and the Ivy” from George Winston’s December, probably the best track off a classic Christmas album.
Halloween Horrors: The Apprehension Engine
Tuesday, October 6th, 2020Suppose you wanted to do the soundtrack for a horror film: What would you use to score it? Synthesizer? Computer?
Or how about commissioning a custom instrument to make eerie, unnerving sound?
Behold The Apprehension Engine!
The Witch is one of the films Mark Korven has scored, and I just noticed that it seems to have gotten pretty cheap as of late…
Shoegazer Sunday: The City’s Gates’ “On The Road”
Sunday, September 20th, 2020“On the Road” sort sounds like Slowdive crossed with a touch of Mazzy Star, which sounds like a winning combination.
Obituary Watch: Toots Hibbert
Saturday, September 12th, 2020Reggae legend Toots Hibbert, of Toots & The Maytals, has died at age 77.
The number of Reggae tracks in regular rotation on my iTunes is pretty finite, but “Pressure Drop” is one of them:
I also liked their cover of Radiohead’s “Let Down” off the Radiodread, the complete reggae cover album of OK Computer.