WWRM

Weezer is riding the wave of their new found middle aged popularity as long as they can.  After three years of pretending that it was over Weezer got back together, Rivers grew a mustache and turned forty, and they banged out the Red Album which came out June of ‘08.  There were some good ones on that CD (Pork and Beans, The Greatest Man that Ever Lived) but many of them were a bit puzzling and awkwardly funny. 

And the weirdness continues.  Weezer’s newest album, Raditude, comes out November 3rd.  Mercifully Rivers shaved the ’stache, but don’t let that lure you into the Weezer-inspired happy place that you so desire.  Lil Wayne contributes a baby rap to “I Can’t Stop Partying,” Raditude’s fourth track. 

Why Lil Wayne?  Rivers described it well to MTV when he said that Lil Wayne ”gave it the edge I was looking for. You can hear in his voice, it sounds so dark, like he was gonna get shot or something when he walks out of the studio.”  So there you go, this may possibly push the world off into the first musical apocalypse. 

Don’t forget to listen to the track here.  That beat’s pretty stunna’ right?

Peace.
~itchy

Your Mom’s Mix Tape

I’ve been toiling away over here, doing collegey things but mostly delaying those collegey things to find awesome music to play on Your Mom.  There are two good things about that:
1) I found some cool music
2) It’s free. 

There are a lot of semi-known bands that try to coerce you into loving them by enticing you with free songs.  Sure there are some bad tracks out there, but the good news is if you dig, you’ll find little gems.

Another thing I discovered this week: the brits and/or dudes with beards make some crazy great music.  I’m not saying that beardless non-Brits don’t make good music, it’s just that people who fall under these categories more likely than not will wow your ears.

So as Kreig and I sat in the booth today broadcasting this week’s show we played some of the songs that you’ll find links to below.  All of them are 100% free.

Kreig and I also flipped on the band name generator and created some awesome band names derived from parts of other band names.  Some of the best were:

OK Jr. and the Undead
Wild Moth Lips
My Dead Punk
5 Foxes
Most White Mice

Feel free to use any of these band names.  Think of them as your first little shove toward rock stardom.

A reminder, YOUR MOM will not have a show this coming Sunday, October 18th, due to Fall Break.  We will be back the next Sunday, October 25th, and promise to rock.  

 While you’re pining for YOUR MOM this Sunday, listen to these songs and reminisce.

Fanfarlo- Sand and Ice

Ra Ra Riot- Can You Tell

Dananananaykroyd- Chrome Rainbow

The Rakes- Retreat

Narokotiki- Puma

~itchy