3/30/12- Little Eva- Locomotion

Swing your hips, it's Friday! Go out and celebrate something awesome!

3/29/12- Earl Scruggs- Earl's Breakdown

A tribute to the man and the legend. Earl Scruggs, the creator of the the 3 finder banjo style and Bluegrass sound passed away peacefully yesterday. Thank you for everything, you will be missed!

1/6/1924 - 3/28/2012

3/28/12- Drakkar Sauna- The Family Who Prays

Lawrence boys covering a classic Louvin Brothers tune.

3/27/12-Generationals- When They Fight They Fight

Great tune for a spring day.

3/26/12- Folk Implosion-Natural One

A friend reminded me of this group and song today. She told me their name and hummed a little part of the song, but I had no idea who she was talking about. As soon as I put the song on though I immediately remembered. I guess this is the beauty of catchy tunes. They have some type of DNA that lingers in you and never goes away. The downside though is that often a group can capture lightning in a bottle for one brief second but fail to reproduce it again. That unfortunately is the story for Folk Implosion.

3/23/12- The Shins- Phantom Limb

Front man James Mercer and his band have a new album out-Port of Morrow- it should be pretty good after four years since their last- Wincing the Night Away. This is my favorite track of that album- strong live performance to boot.

3/22/12- Bee Gees- Jive Talkin'

Watch out for those jive talkers.

3/21/12- Blind Melon- No Rain

Rain for the past 3 days, no end until Friday. Great week for doing all of those things that are perfect for those rainy days. This song/video are simply perfect.

3/20/12- Aerosmith- Living on the Edge

Now typically I would never post an Aerosmith tune, but this song does have some really strong production value and the feel is so solid. The video is pretty over the top as well- I don't see how any of these shots go together. (*but if you are squeamish watch out because Steven Tyler has done some serious manscaping and is definitely cupping his junk)

3/16/12- The B52's- Love Shack

Oh yeah, 82 degrees. Love Shack time. No need for more words.

3/14/12- Anakin- Send/Receive

In my book, these guys have three things really going for them:

1. They are local- based in Eudora KS.

2. Their band name references a Star Wars character- specifically a character that is once good and then turns evil. Awesome.

3. Their sound is a killer mix of Weezer, The Rentals, and Deftones. Thick and melodic.

They are up and coming so if you like what you hear be sure to support them.

3/13/12- Kishi Bashi- It All Began With A Burst

Of Montreal member, K Ishibashi's side project takes a note from tracks off of Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion. This sparkling upbeat track is perfect for a 80 degree day in KS. I love the bass line that kicks in around 1:09- it's loopy-slide feel sits right in the pocket. I wish this tune would keep going and going. He will be down at SXSW this week, would be cool to check out his live performance.

3/9/12- Elton John- Crocodile Rock

Too good. The man himself tickling the ivories. Heading to St. Louis for the weekend, this song sets the mood.

3/8/12- Mudvayne- Dig

Some craziness for Thursday. Love the physicality of this song- super rhythmic too. Some weird mix of Pantera and White Zombie. The novelty of the face paint etc. is definitely over the top, but i'll take it for a song that is this thick. Listen to loud.

3/7/12- George Harrison- Got My Mind Set On You

Some pop rock gold for this wednesday. Give a good listen to the outstanding production of this tune. This video is also probably one of the most bizarre that I have seen in a while. At 1:59 Harrison (not really him) rips out a killer dance....this is a must see.

3/6/12- The Roches- Hammond Song

One of my all time favorite tunes. Beautiful harmonies. This is a pretty horrible video, but love the live performances. Be sure to check out the studio version.

3/2/12- tUnE-yArDs- Bizness

There are bands that are very unique but ultimately just dont make that catchy of music, and there are bands that make catchy music but ultimately just are not that unique. tUnE-yArDs are one of those rare groups that are both. I highly encourage you to give them a deep listen. What's even more amazing is their ability to perform their material live.

3/1/12- Islands- Hallways

Seems I can't get enough of Nick Thorburn's work. This is one of the outstanding tracks from his group Island's new album "A Sleep & A Forgetting". I am really digging the video- this is why traditional forms of art will always trump anything digital. If you like the song, then you definitely need to check out Islands back catalogue.