Rock

The Roots

I fucking love The Roots. If you never heard of them, they’re basically an alternative rap group, meaning they are a band. Members of The Roots include Black Thought (MC), Questlove (drums), Kamal (keyboard), Frank Knuckles (percussion) (also a former Protégé of Questlove), and Cap’n Kirk (guitar). Recently, they have toured with sousaphonist Damon Tuba…

Thom Yorke- Money Back Mix

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke put together this 25 minute mix of tracks and remixes which just premiered on Mary Anne Hobb’s show for XFM. The mix also included the debut of Thom’s new song Twist, which you can stream and download below.   [audio http://yesgoodmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Thom-Yorke-Money-Back-mix.mp3] Download: Thom Yorke Money Back [audio http://yesgoodmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Thom-Yorke-Twist.mp3] Download: Thom Yorke- Twist   {source:…

Indie Bands You Should Know: The Kooks

The Kooks are an Indie rock band from East Sussex, England, formed in 2001. The band has 4 members: Luke Pritchard (lead vocals, guitar), Hugh Harris (lead guitar), Peter Denton (bass guitar), and Paul Garred (drums). The Kooks are one of my favorite Indie bands; their music is a cross between 60s classic rock and…

Blink-182 “Snake Charmer”

Blink-182’s new album “Neighborhoods” sprung a leak this morning.  To be quite honest, I didn’t think Blink would be able to put out another good album, but I was completely wrong.  The beginning half of the album is amazing and I really enjoyed listening to this album, but near the end the album seemed to…

Indie Bands You Should Know: Crystal Castles

Crystal Castles fits in more closely with the other music posted on this site. Crystal Castles are an electronic indie band from Canada. They consist of Alice Glass (singer and lyricist) and Ethan Kath (producer). I recommend that everybody gives Crystal Castles a listen, especially if you’re a fan of electronic music. Listen to Empathy:…

Simple Girl – Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. [Official Music Video]

Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott are the Detroit based duo Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – and before you ask, no their band name doesn’t have anything to do with the race car driver. YouTube recently featured their newest music video to their song “Simple Girl” and thank god they did. Their first full length album…

Indie Bands You Should Know: Tokyo Police Club

There’s so many Indie bands out there, and half of them aren’t even worth the listen. On these posts (which I plan to do somewhat frequently) we’ll showcase the GOOD Indie bands so you don’t need to search for them yourself. Tokyo Police Club are an indie rock band from Canada. They’ve released 2 EPs…

Coldplay – Paradise

This new Coldplay track called ‘Paradise’ just dropped. This is a single off their upcoming album ‘Mylo Xyloto’ which will be released October 24th. Pre-Order the Album on iTunes Here Download: Paradise – Coldplay