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Frat Dad 7''


Sam Franklin and James Benson make quasi-sloppy, psychedelic garage pop-punk for those of you who had a rotten, abuse-filled high school era and who dream of returning to your hometown in the suburbs to find your nemesis – the poorly-aged former football star – working the stock room at the shabby local grocery store. Musical brethren to the likes of Times New Viking and Wavves, Frat Dad have managed to flawlessly embody the nerdy angst pent up in many early twenty-something young males across the United States – and more power to them. A-Side anthem “Greg the Nerd” is an energetic, distorted, reverb-laden romp, while the flip, “Freak in Nature” is a carefree, weed-fueled ode to being weird, complete with a token “woo-ooo-ooo” vocal part. Frat Dad haven't really invented anything new, but who cares? These two tracks are fun and likeable – I'm certainly looking forward to hearing more from Frat Dad. 8/10 -- Bryon Hayes (19 January, 2010)

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8 September, 2010
Flower-Corsano Duo "You’ll Never Work in This Town Again" CD-r Totally essential... review :: by Peter Taylor

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Tidal "Hyperlight" tape Great stuff from this UK project... review :: by Jordan Anderson

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Early Women Composers A collection of tracks from some of the best female composers this century... podcast :: by Brad Rose

5 August, 2010
Hobo Cult #1 First set of tunes from the man behind Hobo Cult/Hobo Cubes... podcast :: by Frank Ouellette

15 July, 2010
LAFMS Podcast #1 A selection of tracks from the might Los Angeles Free Music Society.. podcast :: by Andrew Murdock Livingston

3 July, 2010
ALPHACAST A collection of songs from the mighty Colin Ward AKA Alphabets in celebration of the ALPHABOX release... podcast :: by Brad Rose

26 June, 2010
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8 September, 2010
Ernesto Diaz-Infante Since the mid-nineties, composer/guitarist Ernesto Diaz-Infante has been releasing some of the most boldly unclassifiable and uncompromising music that spans an unbelievably wide range of sounds... feature :: by David Perron

Horaflora Horaflora is San Francisco-based musician Raub Roy. .. feature :: by Mike Pursley

1 September, 2010
Bis auf’s Messer Berlin’s Bis auf’s Messer emporium has all bases covered. From two rooms in the Eastern borough of Friedrichshain, Robert and Stefan run a store and a mailorder operation, they organize gigs, and not one, but two labels... feature :: by Jan-Arne Sohns

Neon Marshmallow Fest Recap More so than perhaps any festival on the radar, the lineup itself was truly the draw of Chicago’s inaugural Neon Marshmallow Fest, the four-day cornucopia of experimental music of all stripes.... feature :: by Travis Bird

25 August, 2010
Little Fury Things Padna’s own Nat Hawks runs a rad micro-label out of Brooklyn with an even radder name! .. feature :: by Dave Miller

Live London #13: Graham Lambkin / Call Back The Giants / Helm Show review from August 6th, 2010 at Cafe Oto in London featuring Graham Lambkin, Call Back the Giants and Helm... feature :: by Peter Taylor