We here at Knox Road generally like to focus on the latest new music. However, every now and then something will resurface from the past that can’t go by unmentioned. Today, that something is the video for “Dog Police.” Apparently it might be by a band also called Dog Police?? The whole thing plays off… Continue reading Video Flashback: “Dog Police”
Author: Jamie
12 Days of Christmas Music: “Merry Christmas From The Sonics, The Wailers and The Galaxies”
Way back in the 1960s, there was a growing music scene in the Pacific Northwest. They liked to call it “garage rock” and the bands played loud, hard and distorted way before the Ramones, the Sex Pistols or anybody else. So of course in 1966, three of the most influential bands, The Sonics, The Wailers… Continue reading 12 Days of Christmas Music: “Merry Christmas From The Sonics, The Wailers and The Galaxies”
In Case You Missed It: Week in Review
I KNOW you’ve been busy recreating famous album covers again (thanks grown-up Nirvana baby), so here’s what you missed this week on Knox Road (the blog your mother told you not to date). Monday: Exit Clov releases a new song Bob hates to love Kanye Tuesday: The dark, melodious world of Bell Orchestre Miniature Tigers! Clue to Kalo’s… Continue reading In Case You Missed It: Week in Review
12 Days of Christmas Music: “I’ll Stay ‘Til After Christmas”
For the next 12 days, I’ll be posting some of the best Christmas music of today and the yesteryear. Christmas is a time for cutesy joyous celebration, so why not express it through song! I know not everybody is Christian, but you find me enough material to do a Hanukkah or Kwanzaa Music series, and… Continue reading 12 Days of Christmas Music: “I’ll Stay ‘Til After Christmas”
The Spinto Band at Talking Head Club
Delaware’s own The Spinto Band is coming to The Talking Head Club in Baltimore Saturday, and it will be a show you won’t want to miss. Fresh off their September release, Moonwink, the band will be playing many of their magical melodic masterpieces (alliteration!). The new album is great, but it’s just the icing on… Continue reading The Spinto Band at Talking Head Club
Wavves
Wavves is the project of Cali’s own Nathan Williams, and you could say it’s, ah-hem, making waves (another ZINGER!!). His first album, Wavves, made rounds over the internet this summer and he’s now getting ready to release a follow-up, Wavvves (note the extra v), due out in February. Williams’ lazy voice sits nicely against the crunching… Continue reading Wavves
The Lonely Island’s “Incredibad” LP
Our favorite “dudes” of Channel 101 and now Saturday Night Live fame, The Lonely Island, are set to FINALLY release a CD, Incredibad. If you’ve followed these guys from back when they made a bunch of music, your iTunes will already contain a band called “Incredibad,” but it looks unlikely that some of yours and… Continue reading The Lonely Island’s “Incredibad” LP
Bell Orchestre
Montreal six-piece Bell Orchestre is one of those bands that you just gotta respect. They do instrumental stuff, so there aren’t any stupid words to muddy up their sound. The band includes Sarah Neufeld and Richard Parry, of Arcade Fire, and the influence is super obvious. The songs take you through a dark melodious world… Continue reading Bell Orchestre
In Case You Missed It: Week In Review
Because I know you were busy feuding with Kanye and getting an early start to holiday shopping (ha!), here’s what happened this past week on Knox Road. Monday Vampire Weekend played TWO shows at the 9:30 Club “Slankets” are really obnoxious Illinois and Yeasayer come to D.C. M.I.A. makes new stuff Tuesday The Raveonettes release a Christmas… Continue reading In Case You Missed It: Week In Review
Don’t Be An Ice Sculptor
Just in time for winter, here’s a classic ice sculpting video from Fail Blog. You know it’s gonna happen, but the anticipation just kills you. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqa9VqiaUgg] It’s hard to watch something so epic and so beautiful fall to pieces in seconds. I really think we should all use this as a metaphor for how fleeting… Continue reading Don’t Be An Ice Sculptor