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Archive for February, 2010
Muse: Sunburn
I don’t have enough rock on my blog. I need more rock, like an amount comparable with what a glacier might pluck out of the ground on it’s relentless journey to reshape the landscape. Boulder size rock. Muse more than delivers on this, and I’ll explore a selection of their music [...]
Presidents of the United States of America: Peaches
Peaches, a song by Seattle-based Alternative Rock band, “The Presidents of the United States” was released February 27, 1996 – almost fourteen whole years ago. Makes you realize you’re getting old, doesn’t it?! It’s one of those songs that instantly recognizes, but few will remember unless prompted. The song isn’t very [...]
Frightened Rabbits: Old Old Fashioned
I always love discovering a new band that plays the kind of music I enjoy – and yesterday, it happened again. One of my buddies had this song listed in his LaLa music feed, the name of the band was worth clicking through to discover what the deal was. Thanks, Joe. [...]
The Corrs: Breathless
he Corrs completes my trio of “C” bands that saw international success in the 1990’s. The Corrs, an Irish Folk-Rock/Pop group is made up of four siblings – Andrea, Caroline, Sandra and Robert. Their music is a blend of traditional Irish music with a more modern guitar-sound, and the added dimension of [...]
The Cranberries: Zombie
Following on from yesterday’s post, The Cranberries are another band that were prominent in the 1990’s with a string of hits that included “Linger”, “Dreams” and “Free to Decide”. Starting out in Limerick, Ireland in 1989 with the name “The Cranberry Saw Us”, the band quickly shortened their name and their debut album [...]
The Cardigans: Iron Man
had a recent request to feature something from The Cardigans, that well-known Swedish indie-pop band from Sweden that were floating on the radio for much of the 90’s. They are best known probably for their 1998 hit single, “Favourite Game” off of the “Gran Turismo” album, and also “Lovefool”, released on the [...]
