Welcome to My Jungle

Hey, I've been noticing a huge upswing in traffic to the site lately & figured I'd post a hello note to all the first time visitors (welcome back returning visitors, too). Please leave a comment on this post and tell me how you found the site, so I can thank those who help spread...
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Stream Roky Erickson and Okkervil River : True Love Cast Out All Evil

Bucketfull Of Brains hipped me that Relix is hosting a stream of the complete Roky Erickson and Okkervil River album "True Love Cast Out All Evil". It's not due to hit the street until Tuesday, but it's already garnering favorable reviews from Spin & Pitchfork, but don't hold...
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MonkeyBeat 41: Get Up On That, Monkey!

The show takes a bit of a country bend, as I discuss attending a country music battle of the bands and play some music by one of the competing bands. Also I sing the praises of Rankoutsider Records by featuring a few of the great artists on their roster. Along the way I throw in...
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Otis Gibbs - Joe Hill's Ashes

I mentioned on the last show how much I've been enjoying Otis Gibbs' latest album "Joe Hill's Ashes". I can't state strongly enough how good it is, so I decided to post the stream of it here on the site.<a href="http://otisgibbs.bandcamp.com/album/joe-hills-ashes">Joe Hill's Ashes...
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MonkeyBeat 40:The Seventy Minute Power Hour

Way too much new music this week to pack into a 60 minute hour, so I invented the 70 minute hour!Songs played:Royal Pendletons - GlendoraBlack Francis - Dead Man's CurveRoky Erickson - John LawmanNick Curran & the Lowlifes - The LowlifeOtis Gibbs - Kansas CityHoodoo Gurus - What's...
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