The Ramones

ZGTO, “Remedy”

I don’t remember getting this, but I did pick it up on Bandcamp. It’s apparently a collaboration between electronic musician Shigeto and a rapper named ZelooperZ, neither of whom I’m familiar with. Probably bought this from a year-end roundup and didn’t give it a proper listen. Pretty good, though!

Hockey Night, “Greet the Dawn”

I long ago ran out of ways to say “this band sounds like Pavement” in a clever way, so: this band sounds a shitload like Pavement. Diet Pavement.

Happy Valentine’s Day! We’re going with a Special this day, searching using “love” in the old collection and then randomizing among those songs. It returned 500 songs, which makes me think it’s only the first 500 results. But whatever. Let’s hear what we got!

The Ramones, “Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World”

I kind of feel like, in tribute to the Ramones’ consistency and committment to making the same album over and over, I should just make every Ramones entry the same.

Back from a hectic weekend, with camping and a charity gaming tournament, where we collectively raised more than $110K for Treehouse. Which is amazing! I think the antidote will be some nice, calming songs.

(get ready for five songs of extreme metal)

Dead Rider, “The Blue Flame”

An experimental rock band started after the end of US Maple by Todd Rittman. US Maple was dedicated to deconstructing rock as far as it would go and still have it be rock music, and Dead Rider retains some of that sensibility. They also feature a saxophone, a relative rarity among bands these days. I would say, if you’ve gone through US Maple’s discography and still want more, this band is a good place to move to.