4/29/11- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones- "Royal Oil"

Sure. It's REALLY a song about drugs... but on a day where I've avoided pretty much ALL media coverage of a Royal Wedding that means absolutely NOTHING to me, I figured I'd give you ONE "Royal" themed song.

So enjoy for today, "Royal Oil" by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

4/28/11- Augustana- "Steal Your Heart"

I didn't look at the YouTube comments on this one, but I picked up on what everyone else said instantly.

Isn't this the Killers?

Nope. It's Augustana.

I love Augustana. Their first two major label albums were absolutely STELLAR... and I'm still looking forward to getting my hands on their new, self-titled album (it's in stores now... go check it out.)

I DO like their new single. It's just going to take time to get rid of the Killers comparison in my head.

Let me know what you think.

4/27/11- Neneh Cherry- "Buffalo Stance"

It's a good day in Philadelphia sports. The Flyers last night clawed back and defeated the Buffalo Sabers to advance to the 2nd Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs!

In honor of Buffalo going down, I bring you, a Buffalo song. Sort of. I wanted to do "Truly Truly" by Grant Lee Buffalo, but couldn't find a video for it. So I go to option #2... CHEESY LATE 80'S POP!

Neneh Cherry made it up to #3 in 1989 with her song "Buffalo Stance" and made a pretty good career with some big hits in Europe. Oh yeah, and her half-brother, Eagle-Eye? Gave us this hit back in 1998.

Enjoy "Buffalo Stance" by Neneh Cherry... and sorry Sabers fans. Maybe next year!

4/26/11- Dredg- "Bug Eyes"

Dredg is a band I got into late, but I'm glad I did. They write and produce some GREAT Alternative music, but music that could still be big hits at radio.

Their first album, "Leitmotif" hit stores in 1998, followed by "El Cielo" in 2002, "Catch Without Arms" in 2005, "The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion" in 2009, and they are preparing for the release of their new album "Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy" on May 3rd. Early reports are that this album is much more poppier sounding than past albums, but that it's still pretty good.

We'll go back to 2005, and the song that REALLY got me into them, here's "Bug Eyes.' A simple video of the band playing in a room and some quick cuts of them looking dead.

4/25/11- Tears For Fears- "Break it Down Again"

It's 1993. Grunge is exploding all over the Alternative Rock world, and holding down the #1 spot on the chart was...uh... Tears For Fears?

Yup. For 3 weeks in 1993, Tears For Fears held down the #1 spot, fending off Soul Asylum, Bjork, Raidohead, New Order and others. This wasn't their only #1 Alt hit either, as they hit #1 in 1989 for one week with "Sowing the Seeds of Love."

Enjoy Tears for Fears!


Tears For Fears - Break It Down Again by samithemenace

4/24/11- The Hooters- "All You Zombies"

If you're a good Christian, today is Easter. If you like laughing at what's on the internet, you'll like that it's Zombie Jesus Day!

So we celebrate with the Hooters, and "All You Zombies"

4/23/11- James Morrison feat. Nelly Furtado- "Broken Strings"

How. How was this song NOT a hit? It DID hit #1 in Europe, but here in the United States, it barely made a dent, even though it came out towards the height of Nelly Furtado's "Pop" makeover/career revival. It would have fit perfectly into the singer/songwriter vein of pop music, but alas, in 2008, it was neglected by most radio stations across the country.

So I bring it to you today.

Enjoy James Morrison and Nelly Furtado, with "Broken Strings"