Greetings from Laurel Canyon!
Lord have mercy and good golly Miss Molly—where the fuck has my rock ‘n roll gone?
“2011 killed rock ‘n roll.” Well, at least that was the word on street to kick off 2012. When I heard “the news” the first thing that came to mind was in fact the song, “What Ever Happened to My Rock n Roll?” It’s actually rare that a band creates a rock anthem but Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s track is a case in fact. It’s not everyday that a relivitly new song gets this old Idelic soul digging through crates to quench a thirst. Indeed, the end result was that a set of rock music was born!
It’s no surprise that I reached first for the box of “womp banga dang dang” 45s to heat up the decks. Then my second instinct, or should I say challenge, was to dig up half a dozen new, stone cold killer garage bands that I could mix up a with a few of the classics.
A warm welcome into this Idelic rock mix are new-comers Allah-Las, Fearless Vampire Killers, Orwells, Bleached, and Guadalupe Plata. Half these bands live primarily on bandcamp.com.
Suddenly I started feeling like that the cover of Mick Ronson’s Play Don’t Worry LP. Yes! “Play Don’t Worry!” 2012, here we come and we’re here to rock!!
The Idelic Hit of the Week:
You Won’t – Dance Moves
