YEAR FUTURE was founded in early 2003 in Los Angeles. Originally comprised of vocalist Sonny Kay (THE VSS, ANGEL HAIR), guitarist Rockey Crane (DEAD AND GONE, CREEPS ON CANDY), bassist Sam Ott (THE FUCKING ANGELS) and drummer Jim Andersen (of THE PATTERN, TALK IS POISON), the band’s new lineup now includes bassist Pete Lyman (ex-LIVING SCIENCE FOUNDATION) and drummer Chris Hathwell (also a member of the band MOVING UNITS). Really good threeoneg related band. Hard to describe, just check them out.
Fronted by guitarist/vocalistMatt Hollywood, the former co-songwriter and co-founder ofThe Brian Jonestown Massacre, fans of mid-’60s Kinks, Stones, and Byrds will fall in love with The Out Crowd’s edgy and infectious pop sound, heightened byDandy Warhols’ producer Gregg Willliams’ immaculate production. The Big Takeover raves: “Portland, OR’s Out Crowd makes music that reaches for the sky, going for those heavenly ideas just out of reach.Building off the great Psych foundations of LA pop, (Byrds, Love, Rain Parade,) one moment and a Stonesy Velvets base the next, they push themselves to the creative max, with a sound that is always clean and aggressive. But don’t think its urgent-style Punk, instead its Rock from a bunch who remain in control even as they go for broke. Really cool stuff check this out.
Sonic Youth is an influentialexperimental rockband which formed in New York City, New York, United States in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore (vocals, guitar), Kim Gordon (vocals, bass, guitar), Lee Ranaldo (vocals and guitar), Steve Shelley (drums) and Mark Ibold (bass). In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City. Part of the first wave of American noise rock groups, the band carried out their interpretation of the hardcore punk ethos throughout the evolving American underground that focused more on the DIY ethic of the genre rather than its specific sound. One of the greatest bands of all time, I'm sure you've heard of these guys, but if you haven't do yourself a favor. Not every album is included so dig around and find the rest if you love it, but these are just some of my all time favorites.
Hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, they have released records on Hydra Head, Reproductive and Relapse in the US and Undergroove in the UK. Individually and as a band they have worked with bands such as Isis and Twin Zero. The band share a lot of aspects musically with shoegaze and post-rock but are equally adept producing all sorts of rock, indie, trip-hop and pop sounds.
The Beta Band (1996-2004) were an alternative rock group from Edinburgh, Scotland who received much critical acclaim and achieved cult status, but failed to make much of a commercial impact on the popular music scene. Their style was self-described as being folk hop, a blend of folk, rock, trip hop, and experimental jamming.
Songs for the Deaf is the third studio album by Queens of the Stone Age. Released on August 27, 2002, the album features Dave Grohl as a guest drummer. This band definitely went downhill, but this album is amazing.
Janis Joplin (19 January 1943 - 4 October 1970) was an American singer-songwriter and music arranger. She came to symbolize energy of the psychedelic, Haight-Ashbury, love beads, love ins, free love, flower children, black light posters and incense, expansion of consciousness, spiritualism soaked in the unusual drug idealism of the late 1960s.