Floor, "Trick Scene" Floor is one of the two bands that Steve Brooks leads. Initially, Floor broke up and Brooks formed Torche, but then he brought back Floor and a couple of Floor albums have been released while Torche has still been active....
The Marvelettes, "Please Mr. Postman" "Please Mr. Postman" was the first ever number one hit for Motown, setting the precedent that so many other songs would later follow. And it's easy to see, especially with that lead vocal performance....
Sleep, "From Beyond" While doom metal in general traces back to Sabbath for inspiration, a lot of modern doom looks to Sleep's Sleep's Holy Mountain, along with a few other influences like the Melvins' sludgiest work. This album...
Swans, "Half Life" It's stuff like this, from the early Swans career, that really drives home how appropriate the "no wave" label was for this. It just oozes nihilism. Mos Def, "Mr. Nigga" From Mos Def'...
Frank Black and the Catholics, "Bullet" Frank Black went through a couple phases between v1 of the Pixies and v2 of the Pixies. After recording under just his own name, he apparently decided that his band rated a mention, and began recording as...
