"Bathman" by Sic Alps
post a comment | posted Jul 7
Originally posted at I Rock Cleveland
With the re-emergence of the lo-fi aesthetic led by bands like Times New Viking, No Age, and Psychedelic Horseshit, it's only natural to wonder who's going to be the next band to take their art damaged, fuzzy and hissy racket to the underground mas...
Celebrate Your Freedom by Rocking Out This Holiday Weekend
post a comment | posted Jul 3
Originally posted at I Rock Cleveland
It's that time of year again. The time when we celebrate our wonderful country, our wonderful constitution and its wonderful freedoms like free speech, freedom of religion, the right to own as many damn guns as you damn well please, and the right ...
A Double Shot of Post-Rock Featuring New Jams From Mogwai and Laura
post a comment | posted Jul 3
Originally posted at I Rock Cleveland
Perhaps taking some cues from noisy upstarts in the instrumental rock arena like Mogwai's tour partners, F*ck Buttons, "The Sun Smells Too Loud," shows the Glaswegian kings of the soft-loud-soft thing, branching their sound into more modern directi...
Catching Up With the Toths: New Albums From James Jackson Toth and Jex Thoth
post a comment | posted Jul 2
Originally posted at I Rock Cleveland
With Wooden Wand on indefinite hiatus, the husband and wife duo of James Jackson Toth and Jessica Toth, are both focusing on their new projects. James, recording under his full name, James Jackson Toth, and Jessica, fronting her band Jex Thoth. Alt...
Thomas Function in Moving Pictures: "Filthy Flowers"
post a comment | posted Jul 1
Originally posted at I Rock Cleveland
A little bit country, a little bit garage rock, and a whole lotta action, Thomas Function's video for "Filthy Flowers, shows the Alabama band in top form as they rock out in front of a crowd full of rowdies. Oh, you may scoff that it's just your s...
I Rock Cleveland Is Totally Stoked About The Boston Spaceships
post a comment | posted Jun 30
Originally posted at I Rock Cleveland
Here at I Rock Cleveland I try to keep high levels of integrity and quality when it comes to selecting which mp3s and videos I feature on the site. Therein lies a problem. How do you, the reader, know which artists I'm totally stoked about? The ans...
I Said it Once, And I'll Say it Twice
post a comment | posted Jun 30
Originally posted at I Rock Cleveland
Hot Cha Cha have the best live show in town.
From the IRCWHQ Newsdesk: The Verve Announce Tracklist for Forth, Release Free B-Side
post a comment | posted Jun 30
Originally posted at I Rock Cleveland
Updating an earlier story we ran here at I Rock Cleveland World Headquarters, the hugely anticipated new album by The Verve due out on August 19th, finally has a name and a tracklist. Following the lead of fellow Nineties survivors, Portishead, who...
C'mon Get Heavy with Earth and F*cked Up
post a comment | posted Jun 30
Originally posted at I Rock Cleveland
While Earth may be rightly labeled as one of the forefathers of doom, that steamrolling, slow and foreboding form of metal, don't let that tag scare you. Chances are if bands like Earth came from a different scene, one not steeped in the heavy sou...
BLK JKS in Moving Pictures: "Summertime (Live At Harriet's Alter Ego)"
post a comment | posted Jun 27
Originally posted at I Rock Cleveland
Listen closely. That faint humming sound you hear isn't tinnitus, although, if you were one of those who decided to experience The Black Angels by pressing your ears up against a stack of speakers, then it very well might be. No, we're talking abou...