I like this a lot and my take I was explaining to some middle aged people the other night that the Gin Blossoms are a surprisingly big influence on young bands the past ten years still remains on point.
Broken Record@brokenrecord.bsky.social · 11mo agoI think it was on our old Twitter account a while back that I said we wrote the most emo gin blossoms song of all time, and now I can tell you all that I was talking about this one brokenrecord.bandcamp.com/track/knife
Hi we put out another new song today “A Small Step” is about finding priorities and pockets of joy in a world that makes the idea of true personal freedom an impossibility. Striving to make a positive difference where you can, alongside folks you love. Listen: found.ee/g20Jsk
I wrote about the first Oasis concert on US soil since 2008
Oasis Take America
Our review of the band's first US concert in 17 years.
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"I was young, and I was a liar, and I have never been as invincible as I was when both of those things were true." ICYMI, my newsletter this week about when McNuggets were cheap, an eating competition, and the beauty of failure.
Cheap McNuggets at the gates of Heaven
Tasting heaven only cost $.49, and each bite brought me closer to God.
anxietyshark.ca
new @brokenrecord.bsky.social jam sounds like the velvet teen with moar pedals... frenetic, riffy power-pop brokenrecord.bandcamp.com/track/t-60
T-60, by Broken Record
from the album Routine
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Have you checked out our new song “T-60” yet? Here’s a handy link to listen on any streaming service: found.ee/6rdba
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hey check it out, my friends are putting out a record. i helped but it's their record and you should listen to it/preorder it.
Broken Record@brokenrecord.bsky.social · last yr.Hi! We’re stoked to announced ‘Routine’, our third LP. You can listen to our new single “T-60” now, and pre-orders for vinyl, CD, and tape are available: brokenrecord.bandcamp.com/album/routine We’re so proud of this record and can’t wait until y’all can hear it in full 🖤 Thanks!
My debut book is OUT TODAY! 'Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion' is about how indie rock changed the mainstream and the mainstream changed indie rock in the 21st century. Buy it and let me know what you think:
Such Great Heights 9781250363381 - Macmillan
The definitive history of 21st century indie rock—from Iron & Wine and Death Cab for Cutie to Phoebe Bridgers and St. Vincent—and how the genre shift...
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simpsons line i say a lot without any care whether or not someone gets the reference: "yeah, eeeeeeverybody likes roller skatin'"
lord forgive me but i've become a "backing into parking spaces" guy in a few scenarios
Had a blast talking with ecstatic black metal superstars @agriculturemusic.bsky.social for @stereogum.bsky.social about all the many inspirations in music, queer literature, and art that influenced their amazing upcoming record The Spiritual Sound
Agriculture On How Zen Buddhism, Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, & More Influenced 'The Spiritual Sound'
It can be so hard to succinctly pin down what goes into the “ecstatic black metal” of Los Angeles band Agriculture that sometimes that self-proclaimed label feels incomplete. At the very least, the ba...
stereogum.com
filing the new militarie gun song into the "i'm not bowled over by this but if we have to have pop punk in 2025, i'm glad it sounds like this instead of more blink 182" cabinet
Make some zines!
The Chicago music-zine revolution wants you! - Chicago Reader
Chicago music zines are booming, thanks to the likes of Hallogallo, Portable Model, and Ignorant People—but there’s always room for more.
chicagoreader.com
John@localcelebrity.bsky.social · last yr.What if we all left the modern web behind and went back to Usenet, ham radio, AM/FM, public access TV, and zines?
For anyone so inclined to donate to the Keep Camp Trash On The Road fund:
he deserved sooooo much worse for his musical crimes
Daily Squibs@dailysquibs.bsky.social · last yr.POINT BREAK (Bigelow, 1991)
music for the last day of a heat wave blearyeyed.bandcamp.com/album/easy
Easy, by Bleary Eyed
11 track album
blearyeyed.bandcamp.com
Out now wherever you find podcasts, we're joined by @acollectivefeeling.com & @wackjag.bsky.social of Crumbcatcher on this week's Pod Hero to talk a selection of bonus songs from Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Find your platform of choice here: linktr.ee/indieheadspodcast
On this episode of Pod Hero, we're joined by @acollectivefeeling.com & @wackjag.bsky.social to talk some bonus songs from Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Support us on Patreon for as low as $1/month to hear this episode two days early: patreon.com/c/IndieheadsPodcast
i moved into a new house this weekend and im back to blogging. riffletter for 1990. maybe im feeling romantic about riffs since im dusting off the blogging muscles, maybe this was just an insanely fun year.
The Greatest Guitar Riff Ever: 1990
WE ARE SO BACK and we are kicking off the '90s. Let's fucking go!!!!!
hopeyoulikeit.substack.com
this algernon record is gonna be really good huh youtu.be/YgWklrkn5cA
Algernon Cadwallader - Hawk [Official Video]
YouTube video by Saddle Creek
youtu.be
the thing about The Naked Gun is that it's therapeutic for the soul and we, as a nation, deserve this treatment
molly mary o'brien@missmollymary.bsky.social · last yr.the least we can do for society is give Akiva Schaffer the resources to make one mid-budget theatrical release comedy film every 12-18 months for the foreseeable future
i think bluesky gets a bad rap for the amount of scolding posters who don't get jokes but it is a constant over on twitter as well now
keep remembering i'm seeing weapons on thursday and thinking "wow it is so good to be alive"