Have you ever lost something of value, like a ring or even an import only, out of print collector’s item of an album, which magically appears one day? The feeling is sheer delight, especially after believing that your treasured item was gone forever. For many Black Black Ocean fans such as me, that day came […]
Moving to Colorado has been one of the best experiences in my life. But recently, I’ve been feeling the affects of being landlocked. I am really missing my ocean. Having grown up in California, I took for granted it would always be there for me. The ocean provided a welcoming escape from all the bullshit […]
In this rendition of “me generation” rhythms and beats, Black Black Ocean seems to say, “I love me. Listen to me. Look at me in my fancy threads and matching headband,” complete with at least a two foot CD cover, when folded out, that has every pose and expression imaginable so we can see all […]
For those of you that attended Black Black Ocean’s CD release surgery party at Garageland, this “Vultures For Permanent Fix” continues the debauchery, evidence that the band is evolving at a maniac’s pace. Versus their full length Operacion, this is a more frantic collage of drums, guitars and vocals, especially on the opening track “In […]
Back when the Strokes and the White Stripes came into the mainstream via commercial radio, Rolling Stone, and MTV, you kept hearing this tirade, “Rock is Back.” Well, maybe for those nimwits who only look up from their couch to get a scope of the music scene, this may be true. But for the rest […]
