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Category Archives: Check Out This Song
Ball of Wax 46 Songs: The Foghorns – Get On With It
Our old pals The Foghorns have allowed me to share a track from their next album for this volume of Ball of Wax. “Get On With It”* is a peppy little barn-burner of a tune injected with what seems to … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 46 Songs: Jean Jackets – Won’t Take You Back
Sexy catchy guitar lick reminiscent of the one in Bob Dylan’s “Obviously Five Believers.” Hot sweet make you wanna dance beat. Rusty wistful singing. A spot on organ solo. Killer execution. This band rocks! This song’s got it all too. … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 46 Songs: Terwilliger Curves – First to Flow
Terwilliger Curves, that band from down south, delivers on the latest edition of Ball of Wax. After one hell of an intro, of very esoteric sounds, the song arrives in maddening fashion. Sex Pistols style lyrical delivery, loud distorted music, … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 45 Songs: Friendship Commanders/Levi Fuller and the Library/Terwilliger Curves
“Fighting Shape” by Friendship Commanders is fast, furious punk with a touch of rock heroics that blasts through the wall like so much Kool Aid Man in the guise of a rock band. Ball of Wax Volume 45 (One Minute Singles … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 45 Songs: The Vardaman Ensemble/Baylies Band
The Vardaman Ensemble does exactly as the song title “Kill the Jam. Kill It Like Custard.” promises, setting up a pleasingly skronky groove that you wouldn’t mind rocking out to for several minutes and then callously exploding it with no … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 45 Songs: Colin Ernst/Country Legend Dick Freckles
From Colin Ernst, “Just a Minute” is the hook of the collection—how does he squeeze so much sound into one minute, all leading to the refrain of “Hold on, wait just a minute” organized from the lead up 30 seconds—a … Continue reading
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Tagged Colin Ernst, Country Legend Dick Freckles, Kirstie Alley
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Ball of Wax 45 Songs: Seth Howard/Rowan Calder Adair
[There are two songs on Vol. 45 titled “Can I Have My Bullet Back?” We’re happy to welcome guest writer Rowan Adair to the Blog of Wax to explain what’s going on.] One day I lost my Nerf bullet in … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 45 Songs: Virgin of the Birds/Matthew Brown/Duodenum
Virgin of the Birds sings a pointed question in his “Condemned Stages Become Stellar,” with well-delivered words, consonants, timing, and delivery that make you ponder while listening to beautiful light doodles on the electric guitar floated above rhythmic strumming and … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 45 Songs: gemmules / Julia Massey / Foghorns
gemmules‘ “Olympic” is the perfect last sixty-two seconds of a late ’80s alternative gem . . . without Bono’s singing over the top. Ball of Wax Volume 45 (One Minute Singles II) by gemmules Julia Massey‘s “To Us Too” shows … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 45 Songs: GravelRoad/Harvey Girls/Darryl Blood
GravelRoad brings the sped-up scuzzy road rock with “Med Pass,” sounding like ’70s ZZ Top on bath salts. Ball of Wax Volume 45 (One Minute Singles II) by GravelRoad The Harvey Girls‘ “Butterfly2” is a haunted, back porch dirge, like … Continue reading
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