When I recently went to see Unknown Mortal Orchestra play in Chicago, the opening act was their Jagjaguwar label mates Foxygen. I had never heard of them before, however I must say that not only was I duly impressed enough to delve further into their oeuvre, but there were probably more people there to see them than UMO who were the headliners. Foxygen is a California duo … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Oh Yeah” by Foxygen
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Song Of The Day – “Careers In Combat” by Parquet Courts
I love the Pitchfork Music Festival. It’s my one opportunity per year to feel a little ahead of the curve when it comes to discovering new music. Attending the festival gives me bragging rights about getting the chance to see bands before they make it big. Pitchfork is also the most user friendly of all the music festivals. Its 30,000 capacity per day is much smaller than … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Careers In Combat” by Parquet Courts
Song Of The Day – “Devil And Jesus” by Eric Burdon
While the world gets ready to get their ya-ya’s out over The Stones’ 50th Anniversary tour, and the two somewhat lame new tracks they recently released on yet another greatest hits record, another legendary British Invasion hero just released a new album that stands head and shoulders next to much of his material from is glory days with The Animals. Eric Burdon seemingly all … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Devil And Jesus” by Eric Burdon
Song Of The Day – “Concrete And Clay” by Unit 4 + 2
Today’s Song Of The Day is a somewhat forgotten British Invasion classic from 1965, featuring future members of The Kinks and Argent amongst its band members. Unit 4 was a British harmony vocal group that was started in the early 1960s by Brian Parker who was a member of British star, Adam Faith’s backing band The Roulettes. Parker set out to form his own band and recruited … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Concrete And Clay” by Unit 4 + 2
Song Of The Day – “You’re So Good To Me” by Debra Swisher
She was originally the lead singer of Pennsylvania girl group The Pixies Three whose Mercury Records single "Birthday Party" made it into the top 40 in 1963. Then she met up with the production group of Jerry Goldstein, Bob Feldman and Richard Gottehrer who produced and wrote the hits "My Boyfriend's Back" for The Angels, "I Want Candy" by The Strangeloves (who were marketed as … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “You’re So Good To Me” by Debra Swisher