Some good ol' 77 punk, filmed at CBGB's

Playing with special guest Basia Bulat, who's the female singer I guess

Something a little different than the normal WGOM fare. The studio version features a pretty good verse from Nas (I know, I know, hip hop and whatnot), but check out the video here.

Weird garage duo on French TV

Mick Jones' current band, apparently rehearsing for a secret gig

R.I.P. Joe

This is another "New Guy tortures the WGOM" video, and for that I apologize. Again, blame brianS. Melt Banana is one of the least accessible bands in the world. They are a mix of deafening guitars, strange airplane noises, and hyper spastic cartoon vocals. They are utterly incomprehensible. But I like this song, so nyeah!

Seattle band with a fun in-store performance. I really like the guitarist's little speech in the middle.

Blame brianS for this one... he said that if I like something, that's reason enough to schedule it. Well, I like Best Friends Forever, so there!

From their surprisingly kickass 2003 album. After all these years, the 'Cocks can still rock.

Enough of this country bear jamboree... Kris Kristofferson's reign of terror has come to an end! The Strokes can hopefully get this joint rocking again.

This song always cheers me up. One of the best concert experiences I have ever had was at an Against Me! show, and in this video you can see why. Everyone has so much fun!

Psychedelic rock with Cambodian pop influences? Yes please!

This is a last minute change, but I decided I could do better than a stupid keyboard interlude. Leo Kottke is simply an outstanding guitar player, and deftly outclasses the MTV2 stoner crap I had originally planned for today.
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Sly and the Family Stone cover by Detroit garage legends the Dirtbombs. I wish I could trade lives with lead singer Mick Collins. But then again, he's supposedly a furry, so maybe I wouldn't want to. But hey, the song fits the Twins, right?

Loud music from the Far East!

Miss Derringer is my new favorite! Performing with Clem Burke of Blondie fame on the skins.

Portland band with a raucous Aaliyah cover. Starts out with a little bit of naughty language, but it's good fun.

So my video yesterday was a couple of teen girls, and I thought why not continue that trend? Lead singer Annabella Lwin was only 15 when this song was released in 1980! Music piracy was a little different back then.
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This video is from a couple years ago so they are older now, but still... Not many kids can skip their awkward phase and be in a hit band at the age of 12.

Rockabilly music from the future. These guys know how to entertain. My favorite part is when they break out the megaphone. From Warped Tour '04.

Originally by Dolly Parton, but the White Stripes do it so much better.

Alice Smith's voice is absolutely amazing. Her range and depth are second to none. Performing at the Highline Ballroom in New York.

Jyoti Mishra, aka White Town, was all over the radio with 'Your Woman' in 1997. He even wrote an almost embarrassingly personal FAQ about his lone hit.
How does it feel being a one-hit wonder?
Better than being a no-hit wonder!

A friend of mine introduced me to The Heavy a few weeks ago, and they absolutely blew my mind. This song is kind of like Gnarls Barkley meets Jamiroquai, but funkier. I have no idea why this band isn't huge. This is at Transmusicales 2007.

The Welsh band playing on a show called Tubridy Tonight. Not really all that deep, but it's an incredibly fun band.

A couple of heavy metal-inspired flamenco guitar players from Mexico!!!!!!

Bonus video! A cover of Metallica's 'Orion'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Performing on Indie 101.3 in Los Angeles. I don't know a whole lot about Nico Vega, as they only have a couple of short EPs to their name. I do know that the singer, who the internet tells me is named Aja Volkman, is pretty awesome.

Hip hop beats + Guitar riffs = Ratatat
Here they are rocking out at Coachella 2007. I would kill to see them live. Literally. Kill, as in murder.

Thao Nguyen, normally heard with her backup band The Get Down Stay Down, playing a song of the acoustic variety for a French radio station.

I used to be kinda creeped out by Nick Cave, but I've really grown to like him.

Without a doubt the most exciting band I know.

Another one of those Blogotheque mobile concerts, this time with the Minneapolis band Tapes 'n Tapes.

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