Her Jazz

Man Man “Ice Dogs”
So have you ever seen The In Crowd? I have probably caught this movie more times than a human being should. But its always made me curious of the age when the Geator was gold and American Bandstand’s presence loomed large over West Philly, way before the thought of moving to Philadelphia [...]

The Capitol Years “Farther On” (Vetiver cover)
I’m not sure what blows my mind more: the fact that Vetiver is Andy from the Raymond Brake (one of my personal favorite indie rock bands of the 90s) or that the Capitol Years are covering Vetiver. But the group has a knack for doing things completely left-field and [...]

Man Man “Tear of Octopus” (Adam Sparkles Remix)
Making Time conspirator / electroclashacidrainsparklemotion good guy Adam Sparkles reconstructs Beefheart’n’Blue turban enthusiasts Man Man into a hypnotic but bouncy club banger. [thats what the kids call them these days, right?] Of course, it wouldn’t be a proper reinterpretation without injecting some sharp bursts of shrieks here and [...]

King Britt & Sister Gertrude Morgan, “Let’s Make A Record”
Yesterday morning as I was waking up from The World’s Least Restful Sleep Ever that involved totes tossing, mucho nightmares (Rory Gilmore as a flesh eating monster?!) and other discomforts, I heard unsettling, mysterious sounds emanating from my alarm clock. I thought that perhaps in my [...]

Hail Social “Repetition”
Post punk has a specific energy; even when the Delta 5 are singing about minding your own business, they do it with such a force that the space between who’s being victimized and the victimizer turns a murky gray. For most of their new album on Polyvinyl, Hail Social does a good job [...]

The Capitol Years vs. Mazarin “Juicer’s Apathy”
not so much a technical mash-up as pasting backup vocals onto mazarin’s song, i think this counts as the first local mash-up in terms of content. submitted by “scudd nelson”, im willing to wager this was created by a member of either band. the creamy richness of the capitol [...]

Creeping Weeds “Long Way Down”
You know in movies how people fall down dark holes and in their downward trajectory, there’s always special effects showing what they’re passing? If its a comedy, they’ll show some dinosaurs and random cultural oddities of an era bygone. Well, thats kind of what this song is like, minus the comedy. [...]

Mazarin “The New American Apathy”
A fair amount of the songs on Mazarin’s new album begin with fade ins, completely at odds with the title, We’re Already There. It’s the kind of thing that confuses me greatly, like SEPTA’s official slogan of “We’re Getting There”. I mean, are we there? Are we not? Are you just [...]

ive been resisting the urge to write about lilys in a philly-related blog because its just too damn easy. however, the band in so many ways is synonymous with our local music scene, a catalyst for things to come. kurt heasley & his revolving band of merry thieves steal from psychedelia’s richest moments and give [...]

Cynthia G. Mason “Surprise, AZ”
the believer knows something: philly bands are awesome. that’s why they’ve been featured on the believer comps. well, its time for another to shine. as reported at pitchfork, this cd will feature bands covering another band / artist. [also to note is that two of my faves, spoon and the [...]