"Cool" – Pylon
As we all know, commercial success doesn't necessarily define the greatness of a band. Athens, Georgia has produced some very influential bands, R.E.M. being the…
"Groovy Train" by the Farm
The Farm!Remember them?OK, probably not. Is that anybody's fault? Not really. They were kind of a poor man's Happy Mondays meets a poor man's Primal…
"California Love" by Dr. Dre & Tupac
Now that the Holidays (tm) have descended upon us like a pack of rabid wolves, I'm already feeling the exhaustion of the whole thing. It…
"Supernatural" by The 1900s
God bless the time machine for plucking Ed Anderson straight out of the first jam session for The Mamas and the Papas and placing him…
"Babylon" by David Gray
I remember hearing this song about 10 years ago. I don't remember exactly when, or where, or why, but all I know is that when…
"Skull & Crossbones" by Sparkle Moore
You're 17, you're signed to a record label, you have a sound, you have style, maybe you're poised to be the female Elvis (you have…
"The Glow" by the Microphones
"The Glow," track four off the Microphones' It Was Hot So We Stayed In The Water starts off with Phil Elverum's whispered, wavering vocals. "The…
"Mad Dog 20/20" by Teenage Fanclub
In 1994, David Geffen and cohorts dug some gems (or at least some shiny rocks) out of their collective trash bins to piece together a…
"100 Ways" by Porno for Pyros
If you've been wondering "gee, Erik has been rather quiet this week" well, I can tell you have a good excuse. OK, maybe not a…
"Born into this World" by Supersystem
The first time I heard Supersystem's "Born into the World," I knew I was going to like this band. They had that synth-rock post-new wave…