The Walter Schreifels Roundup

One of my favorite artists is Walter Schreifels. He has done many things throughout his career. He is a pioneer and an innovator. Bottom line, few musicians are as influential as this guy. Whether it is...

Youth of Today...



Gorilla Biscuits...


Moondog...



Quicksand...



Rival Schools...


Walking Concert...



or even his acoustic music...


he remains on the cutting edge of music.

Because You Said Something

This post is related to a comment left from a previous post. John Stainer is my all time favorite rock drummer, I like jazz too so I have to say it that way. His snare drum has the tightest sound I have ever heard, he knows when to start and stop, he can fill but he does not always, etc., etc., etc. I have never been able to find videos of him showing off his chops but I have come across others attempting to play his songs.

Listed below is a video from some cat named Nick. He plays along with Helmet's song "FBLA II" and he pulls it off very nicely. I was rather impressed.

Bands To Listen To This Summer

Certain bands have a real "summer feel" to their music. That is, some groups make the type of music that makes you want to shut off the A/C, roll down the windows, and turn up the tunes. Here are my picks for this summer...

Fu Manchu


Nebula


Queens of the Stone Age


Monster Magnet

They Don't Make Like They Used To

There are some bands you can't help tapping yo' foot to. For instance...

Helmet

Karen, this is how you do rock drumming!

Fugazi

I wish I was there singing with the boys!

Hum

If this song sounds familiar, it is the background music to a Cadillac commercial now.

Failure


Now you have to excuse me, I need to go and dry my eye!