Music Makes Us

The Postelles – Self Titled EP

The Postelles are part of an ideological bloodline that connects The Velvet Underground to the Ramones to Blondie and Television to the Walkmen, artists with unique and varied sensibilities, certainly, but who have in common an allegiance to the unabashedly unadorned rock song. If you like this EP look for their EP ‘White Knight’. Both [...]

Nada Surf – If I Had a Hi-Fi

Nada Surf is an American alternative rock group formed in 1992. The New York band consists of Matthew Caws (guitar, vocals), Ira Elliot (drums, vocals) and Daniel Lorca (bass, vocals). The band is best known for the song “Popular” from their 1996 album High/Low. The song reached #11 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks [...]

David Vandervelde – The Moonstation House Band

It took me a while to update today, sorry about that. I was hiding under the covers for a while because I was so burnt out from work. I have been working from when I get up until around 2am minus breaks for this and that. David Vandervelde is a Chicago-based, alternative rock musician, whose [...]

Girls Against Boys – Freak*On*Ica

If you are looking for a band to replace your high school obsession of bands like Orgy and Kill Hannah, I have just the band for you. Girls Against Boys is an indie rock/post-hardcore band, originally forming in washington dc in 1988 and currently based in new york city. The group began as a side [...]

4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!

I came across this album recently out of nowhere and felt like it was a good blast from the past. If you don’t remember who they are, I think you will remember track three. Don’t worry, I have some new music coming this week. I just could not resist posting this ablum. 4 Non Blondes [...]

Hum – Downward Is Heavenward

I want to give a thank you to Gavin Dunaway who brought this album to my attention. Hum is the Champaign, Illinois, United States-based fuzztone/space rock foursome with a shifting but final lineup of Matt Talbott (vocals/guitar), Tim Lash (guitar), Jeff Dimpsey (bass), and Bryan St.Pere (drums). They are best known for their 1995 rock [...]