Information Leafblower (Free subscription) | 01/05/2009
I shudder to think at how many photos I shot over the past 12 months. To give you an idea, here's a list of some of the bands I shot in 2008: Editors, Buffalo Tom, Fiery Furnaces, Super Furry...
I Am Fuel, You Are Friends (Free subscription) | 01/05/2009
Everyone’s got a blog these days. One trend I am particularly thrilled about is musicians who try their hand at regular posting, and use blog technology to share their music directly with the fans. Buffalo Tom (rad ’90s rock band from Boston) frontman Bill Janovitz has started one of his own and, in a powerplay [...]
Art's Strange World (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
A music meme from the blog of the guy I get most of my music memes from. Shocking, I know… The rules: Put your iTunes or MP3 player on “shuffle” For each question, press the next button to get your answer YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS! Tag no one (right, that one was from me [...]
Free lyrics (Free subscription) | 12/04/2008
I'm out, I'm out in bushes Playing, playing with plastics Birdbrain, they say I'm a bird
Bradley's Almanac (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
December already. How'd that happen? I suppose this means I should startthinking about those pesky year-end lists. While I consider that task, here are some mostly Boston-centric things for your eyes and ears... Buffalo Tom singer/guitarist Bill Janovitz has come up with a way to help him, and us, pass the cold winter months: By sharing a new home-recorded cover song every week. And his
This Is This (Free subscription) | 11/22/2008
Maybe I’m going downhill in a bathtub here but this Weekend Song features jangly guitars from the early 1990’s. Yeah, well. Bill Janovitz’s range isn’t great, but he trumps himself in this one from the greta Red Letter Day album. It was either this or Tree House, which stands outs as great song. Hold me down, cut me [...]
Sound As Language (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
I listened to this album non-stop when I got it but then it quickly fell off my radar. Unfortunately that’s the case with a lot of albums with the constant onslaught of new stuff headed my way day after day. And I don’t have the largest attention span in the first place. So, it’s really [...]
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
Act Of The Year - National: Boys Like Girls, Dropkick Murphys, Ray LaMontagne, Lori McKenna, New Kids on the Block, Amanda Palmer, Josh Ritter, Termanology
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
Rock Daily has made its love of 1990s era MTV well known, and nobody personifies that period of programming better than Kennedy, the mono-named VJ who hosted “Alternative Nation.” For those unaware, “Alternative Nation” was the network’s incredibly successful showcase for grunge and alt-rock videos and often featured Kennedy talking to stars awkwardly and cracking [...]
Stereogum (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
iTunes recently asked TDS correspondents what they listen to when they're not creating the most important television program EVER. Samantha Bee highlights some Canadian faves (she cried when she met Sloan), as does her husband Jason Jones, who also lists MGMT and Spoon because "a hipster" told him to. (Who told him to include Kris Kross? Kris Kross perhaps.) Rob Riggle almost exclusively enjoys classic...
Exploit Boston (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
The Lizard Lounge is making it easy to figure out what to do in October. They’ve got an impressive line-up every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday throughout the month. On Tuesdays it’s Session Americana, unplugged and in the round. Wednesday it’s The Dennis Brennan Band with special guest Jennifer Kimball. If Tom Waits had more rock and [...]
Jason Blogs (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
Recap: Greg makes one of his occasional treks to the studio for the beginning of the show and proceeds to turn an astonishing shade of red over the mention of Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tight End Jeremy Stevens. What would follow would become no less than radio gold.
Can You See the Sunset from the Southside? (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
This could be the best installment of “It cam from the nineties” yet. I mean, Soul Asylum, The Breeders, and Cold Water Flat? C’mon. If you are unfamiliar with ‘em, Cold Water Flat was a band fronted by the brother of Buffalo Tom’s Bill Janovitz. This song got a little airplay on alternative rock radio but not much. It’s a gem of song though. MP3 | Cold Water Flat – Magnetic North Pole MP3 | Soul...
JupiterResearch Analyst Weblogs (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Facebook served me an ad this morning that caught my eye, but not because it was flashy or particularly interesting. It was the name in the ad that got my attention: Bill Janovitz. Now a realtor, Janovits is also the leader of Boston-based band Buffalo Tom . Yes, I’m a fan of Buffalo Tom, but they are not named in “Favorite Music” on my Facebook page. So what triggered the ad? Was it chance? Was it...
Another Monkey (Free subscription) | 08/24/2008
A little early for this, I suppose, by whatever means you use to determine the changing of the seasons. Still, it reflects my mood at the moment - not sure why. Too much yard work at the height of allergy season, maybe. "Summer" by Buffalo Tom : Note: There are several versions of this video out there. This one is from MTV's 120 Minutes and has a longish bit of the program tacked on at the end. There's...
