We have been following a Cool New Studio, Venice Arts Club and we are thrilled to announce the release of their latest album: New White Trash Doublewide. This album boasts 37 songs of alternative indy rock. Check out our post Cool Studio: Venice Arts Club to read more about the folks behind this album. In the mean time you can hear and purchase the whole album below or from their web site newwhitetrash.com Credits All songs Written, Arranged and Performed by the NEW WHITE TRASH. Produced by Doug Lewis Recorded @ Venice Arts Club, Venice, CA. Additional Production – Andy Kravitz Additional Recording @ A2K Studios, Collingswood, NJ. Mastered by Bob Rice, Culver City, CA Play List Direct From...

Today’s Cool Album of the Day (#233 in the Series) is The Replacements, Pleased to Meet Me. How could we even incorporate the word ‘Cool’ into this website and not have an entry by The Replacements?  We’ve now solved that problem. Pleased to Meet Me, 1987,  is the fifth release from the Minneapolis produced quartet. It was produced by the late Jim Dickenson.  It peaked at #131 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart.  The album cover was intended to look, color-wise, similar to Elvis Presley’s G.I. Blues. The best known songs on the disc were ‘Alex Chilton’ and the final track which included Alex Chilton on guitar, ‘Can’t Hardly Wait.’ Back To Cool Album of the Day HOMEPAGE...

Today’s Cool Album of the Day (#202 in the Series) is Teenage Fan Club, Bandwagonesque. Teenage Fan Club were/ is a band from Scotland. This was their third album and was released in 1991. I had a chance to see them at the ‘Metro’ in Chicago when this album was justr released.  They put on a heck of a show too! Most of this album was written by guitarists Norman Blake and Gerard Love. For this album at least it was pretty much an either / or thing.  They didn’t really collaborate that often, preferring to write on their own. Well, at least credit-wise. The rest of the band consisted of Raymond McGinley on guitar; Brendan O’Hare on drums...

Today’s Cool Album of the Day (#188 in the Series) is The Cure, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me. Kiss Me 3, is a 1987 release by the highly popular, and rightly so, English rock band, The Cure. It was their seventh studio release and was a double album. It contained a number of hit songs. “Just Like Heaven,” the third single released off the album reached #40 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It was the first Top 40’hit for the band. “Why Can’t I Be You” was the first single and reached #54 on the singles chart. “Catch” was the second single and did not chart. “Just Like Heaven’s” success was followed up by single #4....