Buzz Report: Whit's Mixtape

Volume 20, March/April ‘05

My poor iPod never gets to rest. I’m a music geek, proudly rocking that emo–tastical heart on my sleeve. With the mantra “try anything once,” I’d like to think my taste is eclectic, but chances are, I’m just insane. Here is what is rocking my eardrums at the moment:


Action Action “Let’s Never Go To Sleep” “Don’t Cut Your Fabric To This Year’s Fashion” Ex–Count The Stars & Reunion Show members? I’m there.		Mars Volta “Cassandra Gemini” “Frances The Mute” A stunningly good sophomore effort.
Hot Hot Heat “Island Of The Honest Man” “Elevators” (April 5th) Sure to be the first of endless hits off this album.		Motion City Soundtrack “Truth Hits Everybody” “Policia! A Tribute to The Police” Who else can cover legends on their terms & still show respect?
MC Lars “iGeneration” “The Laptop EP” I’m a sucker for a brainiac who invents “post–punk–laptop–rap.”		Modest Mouse “A Different City” “The Moon and Antarctica” ‘Float On’ into the past and check out their pre–VH1 days…
Brand New “Jude Law And A Semester Abroad” “Your Favorite Weapon” Nothing gets you rockin’ like a good old ‘screw you’ song to an ex.

Just like ‘never–wear–the–band’s–shirt–to–their–show’ taboo, ALWAYS be the one rocking the ‘it’ band’s older albums before there’s even talk of a new one… If you haven’t heard of any of these bands, no worries! You still have some time to get your head out of the sand and catch up before it’s too late.

Who wants to be ‘THAT’ guy going to a sold–out show only knowing the band’s one TRL hit out of their last 4 albums? I didn’t think so…


Hot Hot Heat “Makeup The Breakdown” “Elevators” (April 5th)		Motion City Soundtrack “I Am The Movie” “Commit This To Memory (June 7th)
Fall Out Boy “Take This To Your Grave” “From Under The Cork Tree (May 3rd)		Get Up Kids All 20 Albums (untitled live album) (Summer ’05)

Death Cab For Cutie
“John Byrd EP”
Something acoustic to nibble on until their new record this fall.

VHS Or Beta
“Night on Fire”
A rare breed can evoke but not sound like cheap 80’s electroclash.

Gatsby’s American Dream
“Ribbons & Sugar”
See them now before you have to fight mobs to do so.

The Receiving End of Sirens
“Between the Heart and the Synapse”
Not officially out ‘til April 26th, so scrounge the 3Ws and enjoy.

The Cure
“Join The Dots: B–sides & Rarities 1978-2001”
Choosing this 4–disk treasure over paying my electric bill, I have to say it was worth it every time I burned my fingers with a match…

by Whitney Fishman

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