swell is one of those bands that it seems hardly anyone has heard of and it doesn't make sense. the instant i heard this song i became infatuated. i especially like the production on their recordings, which i believe were done in their home studio in san francisco. the albums i would recommend are "well", "41" & "too many days without thinking". they also have some really good singles from the same era.
here's some great stuff from the late 80s - mid 90s SF scene. i'm not usually too impressed by "novelty" bands, but when the music is strong it can sometimes add to the presentation. check out you must fight to live on the planet of the apes as well as the public access video of the mummies covering devo's uncontrollable urge.
pop punk. what a horrible phrase. but i remember a time when that wasn't so. i don't know how i'd feel about all if i heard them for the first time today. i can tell you the first time i did actually hear them, i was blown away.
well the drop nineteens were from boston. "winona" is from their 1992 album "deleware". i've been a fan of this album since it came ot, but never cared much for what came after. of course it's been along time since i tried.
well me and a few friends had the rare treat back in 1999 to see the monks reunion after 30+ years. it was great so incase you've never heard them i wanted to share. also check out some of the photos i took with others on the monks' website under the reunion photo gallery.
i really like smog, there's something about bill callahan that i find really identifiable. the version of 37 pushups is from the rock stars kill compilation on kill rockstars.
