Tag Archives: Big Audio Dynamite

The French vs. The British

Like I said yesterday, the search for new and unproven talent–and the flood of wannabes in that respect–continues in a seemingly never-ending fashion. But there are a few established–both very well established and not-so-well established–artists I consistently check for regardless. The name Pharrell Williams–along with that of his partner Chad Hugo–is one of […]

Records MP3s at Random, Vol. 69: Big Audio Dynamite Tighten Up, Vol. 88

Writing about one-man British pixel-Punk band Sportsday Megaphone yesterday, and noting several qualities he shared in common with Mick Jones‘ post-The Clash group Big Audio Dynamite, inspired today’s choice of random record. Well, first it reminded me that I was supposed to put B.A.D.’s 1995 album F-Punk on m. Cody’s iPod, but after that […]

So Many Records / So Little Time

In my write-up on Chairlift’s new album from Tuesday’s “shuffle” post I shared a glimpse of the lack of awareness of my own music collection that I sometimes face. What’s even more absurd than realizing I’ve been regularly listening to a song all my friends have been asking me to find them for months […]

Short Piers and Space Travelers

Last week one of my absolute favorite bands in the world — Athens, Georgia-based Indie-Pop sextet of Montreal — released “Id Engager,” the first single from their forthcoming ninth full-length album Skeletal Lamping. That album, which doesn’t hit stores until October 7th, is one of, if not the most anticipated release of the year […]