Damfino – Disembodied Smile (2015)
Damfino’s poppy vocals, blended with jerky rhythms and angular hooks, aim to revive memories of bands like the dBs and XTC.
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The Successful Failures – Captains of Industry, Captains of War (2014)
The Successful Failures’ new album holds steady as an outstanding convergence of classic and contemporary rock.
Bruce Springsteen’s New Jersey songs, including ‘Sandy,’ ‘Rosalita,’ others: Gimme Five
“Rosalita” was the song that just had to be played before all important events.
The Doughboys, “The Tears of a Clown” (2014): One Track Mind
Covering Motown classics can be awfully risky, but you can always trust the Doughboys to do things right.
The Grip Weeds – Inner Grooves (2013)
Hailing from Highland Park, New Jersey, the Grip Weeds are quite the family band. Comprised of brothers drummer Kurt and guitarist Rick Reil, Kurt’s wife Kristin Pinell on lead guitar, and good friend Dave DeSantis on bass, the group has since their formation two decades ago held sway as oneRead More
One Track Mind: Laughing Soup Dish, “Teenage Lima Bean” (1985)
A New Jersey band, Laughing Soup Dish came together in 1981 and participated in the small but fiercely fanatic psychedelic garage rock movement of the decade. You May Also Like: Deerhoof, feat. Wadada Leo Smith – ‘To Be Surrounded By Beautiful, Curious, Breathing, Laughing Flesh Is Enough’ (2020) Damfino –Read More
The MiCKS – The MiCKS EP (2012)
THE MiCKS -“FINISH ME” LIVE @ MAXWELLS CD RELEASE 11/16/12 from Hannah Wylie on Vimeo. An analog recording from Dreamland Studios, this converted West Hurley, NY, church, The MiCKS — raucous, randy, ready to fight — sounds like it could have been made 40 years ago, back before TV singing-contestsRead More
The Knickerbockers – Lies (1966; 2012 reissue)
Beatle clone songs are a dime a dozen, but few and far between come as close to sounding like the real thing as “Lies” by the Knickerbockers. A full-throttle rocker, fashioned in the mode of “I Saw Her Standing There” and “A Hard Day’s Night,” the disc reached No. 20Read More
The Doughboys – Shakin’ Our Souls (2012)
If one didn’t know the history of the Doughboys, there’d be no clue how long they’ve been around. Considering how energetic and edgy the East Coast band is, it’s only expected they would be pegged as youngsters. You May Also Like: The Doughboys, “Play With Fire” (2018): One Track MindRead More
‘Maybe a few friends will be joining us’: Rolling Stones hint at possibility of special guests during four new shows
The Rolling Stones, after months of on-again, off-again speculation, will play four mega-million dollar-grossing concerts as part of their 50th anniversary — two in London and two in the U.S. And they might be bringing along some special guests. You May Also Like: Bill Wyman has no regrets about leavingRead More
