Based in Brooklyn, The Bones of J.R. Jones (aka Jonathon Linaberry) has made a musical descent from the hardcore punk scene to roots and blues after being gifted a collection of albums entitled American Roots Music by his father. He dove in head first, never looked back and developed a deep seeded love for classic folk and blues, by early torch bearers like Blind Lemon Jefferson … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… The Bones Of J.R. Jones
Love this. Real rock’n’roll…Violent Shiver is the A side of a new 7″ from Benjamin Booker whilst the B side is the intriguingly titled Spoon Out My Eyeballs. Watch the video here. . . Continue reading Video: Benjamin Booker – Violent Shiver
New Orleans band Yelephants recently released a new four track EP called You Look Divorced. It’s a most enjoyable blend of fuzzy, garage inspired punk-pop and can be grabbed as a free download from Bandcamp here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 552: Yelephants
Atlanta’s Black Lips were joined by none other than Boy George on Friday to perform a cover of T.Rex’s classic single Bang A Gong (Get it On). Both artists were performing their own individual sessions at WXPN’s Free At Noon concert and joined forces for a one-off performance. Never thought we’d be posting about Boy George on MM…. . . Continue reading Black Lips & Boy George Cover T.Rex
On the 5th May, A new five track EP by Shunkan (aka New Zealand based Marina Sakimoto) titled Honey, Milk and Blood, will be released on cassette, limited to 50 and housed in fold out card artwork via Art Is Hard (pre-order here). It is scuzzy, lo-fi pop that has elements of everything from Tune-yards to Karen O by way of the Coathangers. Listen/Download EP … Continue reading MM Shorts 551: Shunkan
To date rock’n’rolling NY three-piece STRNGRS have released two EPs of originals, a couple covers, and a video of a stripped down live performance from CMJ. They describe themselves as “kinda garage-pop with a blues soul element…” A mess around on their Soundcloud page reveals they’ve been selling themselves a bit short…there are clearly influences ranging from the Stooges and MC5 through to the Black Keys … Continue reading Introducing >>> STRNGRS
We are kicking off Easter with a massive Round-Up of lots of new music and bands that have been sat in our in-box patiently waiting to be heard. Some of these have been released already, some are about to be, but either way we have fifteen artists that are all well worth checking out. . Let us begin with Josh Matthews whose work has been compared … Continue reading It’s An Easter Round Up
So many tunes to share – time for another Round Up just in time for the weekend. All pre-screened for your guaranteed listening pleasure. So away we go… Easing us in gently is some ethereal folk from Owls of the Swamp and the gentle Shapeshifter is a perfect introduction to forthcoming album Atlas. . At the other end of the noise spectrum we have aggressive … Continue reading Friday Round Up
Here is another track of Paradise’s uniquely vintage-inspired sound complete with Farfisa and Hammond Organ from upcoming album Soldiers of the Modern Age (out on the 22nd April). Download My Kingdom, a tune that just about sweats 60s garage, mod and rock’n’roll from every pore. [Click through for free download] . Continue reading More From Paradise
Today, Swedish/UK/US all girl quartet The Franklys are digitally releasing their debut single Puppet b/w Imaginarium on Electric Woods Records which is a twisted freakbeat flavoured 7” fiery rocket to the eardrums. The single is a freewheeling slab of garage-rock and 60s inspired Rhythm and Blues, combining raucous hooks, spiraling guitar lines and a tight and taught rhythm section that nods towards the British Invasion bands of … Continue reading The Franklys – Puppet 7″
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