Jake Wesley Rogers - "Hindsight"

I'm WAY late to this amazing talent and apparently just incredible human being (I've read so many kind comments on his YouTube videos...even those who don't care for his appearance and sexuality have the kindest things to say about his performance, music and talent).
The first song I heard just two days ago was "Hindsight".
Being old and knowing that hindsight IS 20/20?
I IMMEDIATELY looked to see if he was performing anywhere near me and, while bopping/swayging/being carried away by this fantastic songwriter and performer, I grabbed tickets despite the concert being three months away.
There was NO way I was going to look back knowing I passed on the opportunity to witness one of his performances live. Like...I would ABSOLUTELY kick myself for NOT seeing him perform (also...I'm not sure of Rogers' pronouns of choice so I'm defaulting to he/him until I'm aware otherwise at which time I'll absolutely edit this post).
Rogers is so unapologetically himself that you can't help but be attracted to someone the charisma that comes with being incredibly confident in knowing oneself that well. That unabashed honesty smothers his music in a honey that all of us, no matter who you are, can relate to as many of hide behind social conditioning that prevents us from attaining, and constantly wishing for or searching for, being undeniably truthful to our inner selves.
I haven't seen the movie "Bros" but the track in the video above was apparently part of the soundtrack as it was referenced constantly in the comments of the video.
I'll stop my gushing over an artist that I believe is, fortunately for all of us, going to be around for a very, very long time and will become a much bigger part of pop culture moving forward.

Jake Wesley Rogers' Socials: Official Site Spotify Apple Music Instagram Twitter YouTube Facebook Wikipedia

Alex Winston - "Careless"

Official - Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - SoundCloud

Youngblood Hawks - "Survival"

Youngblood Hawkes
Official - Facebook - Twitter - Tumblr - iTunes - Amazon - Spotify

Allo Darlin - "Dreaming"

Allo Darlin':
Official Site - Facebook - MySpace - BandCamp - LastFM

Easter Island - "Independence"

Easter Island's Facebook Page
Easter Island's Band Camp Page

Nite Jewel - "One Second of Love"

Nite Jewel's Official Site
I didn't like this when I originally heard it...but it's really been growing on me the last couple of days and thought I'd share it here. Enjoy, friends!

Dana Buoy - 'So Lucky'

Dana Buoy's Facebook

Recorded out in a bungalow in a lagoon near Thailand...yet another reason to follow your heart and do what you love. While this isn't an amazing track, there's just this dreamy flavor to it that I really enjoyed. I just wish it didn't end so abruptly. Enjoy!

Solar Bears - Alpha People

Solar Bears Official Site
Here's yet another band that I'm sort of enjoying...they've growing on me quite a bit over the last couple of hours of listening!

Death Grips - I've Seen Footage

Death Grips' Official Site
I've never listened to them before, but this song just kinda grabbed me tonight and I sort of liked it! How do YOU like them? Let me know and I'll 'see' ya next time!

Catcall - "The World Is Ours"

CatCall's Official Site

Catherine Kelleher of the punk band Kiosk is about to go solo. I've always wondered where she'd end up because you could just tell she had that 'it' factor. Here's the first video off of the upcoming album, The Warmest Place.


If you like the song, here are a couple others that I've enjoyed from Catcall. Enjoy!

Catcall - "Satellites":


Catcall - "Swimming Pool":

The Spinto Band - "Summer Grof"

The Spinto Band's Official Site

The Penelopes - "Sally in the Galaxy"

The Penelopes Official Site

This video and song is a mix of things I like: superheroes, childhood imagination, a twist and when people get what they deserve after they bully someone. Enjoy!

The Penelopes - Sally In The Galaxy (Official Music Video) from Saman Keshavarz on Vimeo.

Jane Birkin - Orang Outan

When I started this blog it was meant to be about those long forgotten gems that have all but disappeared from the collective hive mind. Originally this blog was to be geared more toward the novelty section in the back of the record stores of old. What ended up happening is a lot of emails asking me about current bands that I enjoy or bands that I see getting traction and eventually worming their way into our ears. THIS song by Jane Birkin instantly brought me back to what I was thinking about when I started this blog. It's a perfect example of the stuff I was looking for. The more I listen to this, the more I enjoy it! Enjoy!

Five Years Older - Should Have Known Better

Five Years Older Official Site I'd heard about this music video yesterday. It lived up to its word-of-mouth expectations but the music is also really cool!

Five Years Older – Should Have Known Better from Five Years Older on Vimeo.

LeftBoy - Outro

LeftBoy's Outro Official Site
LeftBoy's SoundCloud Profile

  LeftBoy (aka Ferdinand Sarnitz) is quietly creeping into the mainstream.  Using videogame references and an art-house approach to what sounds like someone who knows what they're doing with a lot of free sound tools, LeftBoy's sound grabbed my attention with the song 'Videogames' not too long ago.
  While a lot of people won't like this right away, I suggest giving his stuff a couple listens.  I think you'll get hooked like I did on this guy.
   I'm going to post a warning for some of you who I know have kids and listen to this blog.  Make sure the little ones aren't around for this particular track.  You, on the other hand, should probably load 'Outro' into your workout playlist because it's that kind of a track.
  Enjoy!
 

Nite Jewel - One Second of Love

  I keep hitting the replay button on this damn song! It's the coolest, simplest little synth-pop thingy I've heard all week and I just love that it sits in the background and plays nicely while I work on projects!
  Enjoy!

 The Studio Killers (Ode to) The Bouncer
Studio Killers Official Site

Someone shared this with me and I haven't been able to get it out of my head since!  And being a fan of indie-animation didn't make matters better.  Just a ridiculously catchy song and strangely cool video! Enjoy!
Listen to more of The Studio Killers at their SoundCloud Profile!

Haysi Fantayzee - Shiny Shiny

Official Fan Site: Haysi Recollections
Just thought I'd turn on the nostalgia machine tonight. As I'm digitizing my vinyl collection, I'd almost forgotten that I owned this! Way back in 1981 Jeremy Healy and Kate Garner along with Paul Caplin created the 'undergroundish' group Haysi Fantayzee. While the group did really well overseas, even breaking into radio rotation, they just never quite caught the mainstream over here in the states for some reason. The only place you could find them was on Mtv's 120 minutes late on Sunday night and that didn't last for longer either. It's rare that I get nostalgic about a band, but Haysi just sort of fit that unique mold that causes them to never quite break out beyond a few ears. Whether singing about the apocalypse or John Wayne's racism, the band's lyrics were probably the thing that kept them a little inaccessible to the mainstream audiences here in the states.
If you're interested in what ever happened to these 'interesting' looking performers, check the links below to see what they're currently up to.
Ladies and gentlemen? Haysi Fantayzee!

Kate Garner
Jeremy Healy

Welcome and clean your wax out!

At the early of eight years old, my ears accidentally stumbled across the song Poisoning Pigeons in the Park by Tom Lehrer. Upon continued listening, I realized that the song was part of a four-hour radio program called Dr. Demento. Every Sunday night on the Los Angeles-based rock station KMET, Dr. Demento spun novelty songs that I'd never heard of. While most people were content listening to the radio, Dr. Demento's show made me realize that there were people all over the world who were making fun, kitschy songs just for the sheer enjoyment of it. Even more important than knowing people were creating novelty songs, was knowing that so much more music existed outside of my radio dial than I'd ever imagined. Ever since Dr. Demento, my tastes in music have been spread over quite an eclectic palette.
On top of my taste for random music is that fact that I'm a sound junkie. Sounds of thunder, samples of interesting percussion instruments, old sci-fi films with buzzes and blips and old-school monster movies fill my audio library. Since everything's gone digital, I've pared my collection down drastically. Regardless, I just can't seem to ever stop listening to everything from personal diaries on cassette recordings to novelty songs about giant cockroaches.
Since I'm eliminating a lot of my physical inventory of sound effects and music, I thought what better way to share my love of odd sounds, interesting music and other strange audio than by posting it blog-style. Being someone who LOVES to share most everything I own with people, I feel that this might be really enjoyable to post about.
To sum up this rambling mess, I'd just like to say "hello", hope you find some things you enjoy, please leave comments, enjoy and most of all? Take care.
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