I’ve been listening to Me First and the Gimme Gimmes for more than half my life, and today, I’ll finally see them perform live.
I’m guaranteed to lose my mind.
Tag Archives: 2014
#songoftheday: The Kooks – Forgive & Forget
The Kooks haven’t even released their new album, and this is already the 4th single from it. I’m really liking what I’m hearing so far though.
#songoftheday: Braid – No Coast
Here’s the latest from Braid’s first new album in 16 years.
#songoftheday: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – On The Radio (Donna Summer Cover)
This album just showed up in the mail, and I’ve already listened to it four times from start to finish. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes just keep getting better.
#songoftheday: Chromeo feat. Solange – Lost on the Way Home
While Business Casual was a pretty solid album, everything I’ve heard from this latest Chromeo release sounds like it could be their best record yet.
#songoftheday: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – My Heart Will Go On (Celine Dion Cover)
In the world of Punk Rock Covers, no band comes even remotely close to Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.
They’ve really outdone themselves on this new album. It perfectly combines the high quality song picks of their first album, with the more complicated arrangements from their later releases. When it’s performed by these guys, turning Celine Dion’s well known ballad into an Irish drinking song just makes sense.
#songoftheday: U2 – Invisible
“I don’t dream, not as such
I don’t even think about you that much…
Unless I start to think at all.”
I’m always wowed by the way that U2 manages to retain a signature sound, but always manage to come across as sounding contemporary. The fact that they’ve consistently pulled this off for over thirty years is just insane.
#songoftheday: Jack White – Lazaretto
The fact that Jack White continues to release music on a regular basis takes a bit of the sting off the fact that the White Stripes are still on hiatus.
Here’s the lead single off his upcoming album, “Lazaretto”.
#songoftheday: Foster the People – Coming of Age
If I were putting together a graduation video today, this new single from Foster the People would make the perfect soundtrack.
#songoftheday: Banks – Are You That Somebody? (Aalyiah Cover)
Hands down, the best acoustic guitar version of a 90s R&B song that I’ve ever heard.
