NORTHEASTERN BROTHER LOVE
Posted by andyleclair | Filed under Music
As some people might know, I’m a student at Northeastern University (Huskies represent!). As not only a Northeastern student, but also a member of WRBB, Northeastern’s radio station, one of the things that I hear fairly often is “Bands from Northeastern (usually) suck.” I’ve heard many of my friends say things like “If you think of where good bands come from, you don’t think Northeastern.”
I think that’s bullshit. And I have proof.
Exhibit A: Jelani Day.
I’ve been blown away by Jelani ever since I saw him perform at WRBB’s annual block party. He’s got a smooth flow that I can tell comes straight from the soul. The soul of a complex man with a lot to say. I’ve only heard the one track up on his myspace and the “leak” of the intro track to his new album (which is going to be released next Tuesday (the 24th). I’ve got the leaked track here for your listening pleasure. If you like it, head over to Jelani’s myspace and drop him a comment. Tell him Andy sent you.
Jelani Day - Wait, You Can Rap?!?! (Intro)
Exhibit B: Eroica
I’ll admit I’m a little biased towards Eroica. They’ve got what I like, and they’ve got it in spades. Fun with time? Check. Proggy solos? Check. Headbanging awesomeness? Check and check. I also went to high school and lived with with their bassist, Zivi, who is a pretty pretty good guy. Biases aside, Eroica reminds me of The Mars Volta, and I mean that in the best way possible. All the things that I liked about The Mars Volta’s first album (De-loused in the Comatorium, if you’re not savvy), Eroica seems to have taken, stripped off the drug-induced wankery, and infused a sort of 65daysofstatic post-rock-metal-epic-ness. They don’t have any tracks for download yet, but you can stream their new EP in its entirety over at their MySpace. Check ‘em out, I love it!
Eroica - Hisen the Architect @ MySpace
Tags: Awesome, Eroica, Huskies, Jelani, Northeaster, WRBB
TESTING ONE TWO
Posted by andyleclair | Filed under Music
I’m testing out a new hosting site for the music files for this blog.
Q: What does that mean?
A: Some fresh new tracks, dammit!
I’ve got a trio of fucking excellent tracks with that hard hitting electro sound I so adore. First up, a track from my favorite frenchman, Danger. Second, a new one from Late of the Pier, who I hear have a new album coming soon.. Finally, a new one from my boys representing Boston, Hot Pink DeLorean. I also hear that Casey has something new going on with my man David. I hear they’re doing something real cool real soon.
Here’s the music:
We Are Scientists - Chick Lit (Danger TV Remix Edit)
Late of the Pier - Focker
Hot Pink DeLorean - Freak Night (Feat. Knowlton Walsh)
Tags: Casey, Danger, David Day, FTW, Hot Pink DeLorean, Late of the Pier, We Are Scientists
