Shawn C. Baker

Just discovered this awesome band from Perth, Australia.

Current musical obsession: I'm a sucker for well-made, good honest pop (ie pop that knows it is pop). Miami Horror seem to do this. I wa...

Goodbye to Trish Keenan of Broadcast Over the last two years I'd gotten into some Broadcast. Last year's album with the Focus Group,...

In reviewing my favorite albums of the year, this came back up. Such a FANTASTIC music video (I say that a lot on this blog, but not a lot i...

I cannot stop listening to this album. I'll be posting a full review on my Chud blog soon, but Yppah's They Know What Ghost Know is...

This was a tough but glorious week. Working 6 days a week, long hours to boot, and two concert experiences with perhaps two of my most belov...

Latest Show - Mario Cotto on KCRW Best DJ around. He is the definition of eclectic in a country where, to quote Cassidy, "All you have ...

A little something lighter in tone. Funny, often appropriate, but soulful as all hell. Although I've loved that first Gnarls Barkley alb...

Fuck yeah!!!

Wow. I laughed so fucking hard at this I had tears in my eyes. Definitely kindred spirits with my old bands Wink Lombardi and the Constellat...

No, this isn't some bizarre new fetish, it's a clip from something called Pancake Mountain. Awesome. The Melvins have a new album ou...

I know nothing about this band. Just found them today. That will change.

God Is LSD. Go all the way back to 1993. Waaay before the internet, before music file proliferation/sharing brought a globe of music, major...

I have not experienced something so brimming with Magickal energy since Throbbing Gristle. The video I've linked below is not for the sq...

I was just listening to Mark Lanegan's Bubblegum a couple of days ago and it occurred to me that the man may have a new project coming u...

I bought the vinyl of their 1983 2nd album REACH THE BEACH over the weekend for 50 cents at a thrift store and I cannot stop listening to it...

When was the last time you sat down and listened to this start to finish? It'd been YEARS for me, as I listened to it so much in high sc...