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The SWAG Report 022

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:13:09 PST

ARTIST: The SWAG Report 022
with freebie downloads for songs by El Guincho, The Acorn, Does It Offend You Yeah?, Foxymorons, Manic Street Preachers, Meridene and more! So much more!
DATE: 09-01-10
WRITER: Don Loder
Hey there alla youse,

So I was gone for a week and I think it's showin' on ya a bit – yer lookin' like you've got that itch, junkie. How ya feelin'? Didja miss me? Ya need yer fix? 'At's what I thought – I figured if I [view more]

The Aging Punk 016

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:54:21 PST

ARTIST: The Aging Punk 016
G. Murray Thomas Examines Some Of The Names That More People Would Pay Attention To In A Perfect World.
DATE: 08-29-10
WRITER: G. Murray Thomas
A month ago I listed the artists I thought were the most overrated in rock music. Among the many responses I got to that were a number of people who wanted to know what I thought were the most underrated artists. The problem with attempting to compile such a list is that there are just too many to choose from. Every band which I love and you [view more]

The SWAG Report 021

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:01:28 PST

ARTIST: The SWAG Report 021
with free mp3 downloads for songs by DFA, D-Sisive, Soundgarden, Heavy Young Heathens, Lizzie, New Collisions, The Concretes, The Moaners and more! So much more!
DATE: 08-19-10
WRITER: Don Loder

Hey folks!

Welcome to yer twenty-first edition o'the SWAG Report! I'm excited in a big, big way, 'cause I don't remember the last time I turned twenty-one. I know it was a couple o' years ago an' I remember goin' out, but things [view more]

The SWAG Report 020

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:08:26 PST

ARTIST: The SWAG Report 020
with freebie downloads for songs by Primus, Wavves, KT Tunstall, Katy Perry, Gwyneth Paltrow, Good Charlotte, The Salteens, Three Mile Pilot, Secret Colors, J. Dilla, Weezer, Pale Sketcher, Chord, Broken Social Scene, Amy Winehouse and more! So much more!
DATE: 08-12-10
WRITER: Don Loder
Hey kiddies,

Can you believe it? This SWAG Report thing has reached twenty editions and nobody's clamped down on us yet! Who woulda thunk it could trail on so long? Not me, that's for sure – I figured somebody woulda tried to shut me up or shut me down by now, but [view more]

The SWAG Report 019

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:39:21 PST

ARTIST: The SWAG Report 019
with freebie downloads for songs by Corin Tucker, Dandy Warhols, Dax Riggs, Marnie Stern, The Posies, Tortoise, Wintergloves and more! So much more!
DATE: 08-05-10
WRITER: Don Loder
Good evening alla you laborin' men and workin' girls,

Y'know, there are moments when I feel bad for alla you folks? It's gotta be rough; there you are goin' ta work every day, slavin' for some boss who prolly doesn't appreciate anything [view more]

The SWAG Report 018

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:20:09 PST

ARTIST: The SWAG Report 018
with freebie downloads for songs by Revolver, The Liars, Pete Yorn, Gil Scott Heron, Blonde Redhead and more! So much more!
DATE: 07-29-10
WRITER: Don Loder
Hey there youse,

Can I let you in on somethin'? I've started to notice a pattern in how these columns operate – there's a common theme in how the business leaks. Let me tell ya about it...

So dere's four weeks in a month right? [view more]

The SWAG Report 017

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:28:50 PST

ARTIST: The SWAG Report 017
with free mp3 downloads for Underworld, Cut Copy, Darker My Love, Dragonette, Forest City Lovers, Mos Def, Luna Is Honey, N.A.S.A., Ra Ra Riot, Scarlett Johansson, Zayra and more! So much more!
DATE: 07-22-10
WRITER: Bill Adams
Awright,

No muss, no fuss, no talkin' (well, not much), what I got 'ere requires no introduction. Do you reprobates actually read these introductions anyway? Probably not - they're just the whipped filling on toppa yer SWAG right? And what a batch have I got for you this [view more]

777'' Vol.010

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:21:52 PST

ARTIST: 777'' Vol.010
Ollie Ottoman takes a close look at some Swingin' Utters 7''s - and offers a free mp3 download from each!
DATE: 07-20-10
WRITER: Ollie Ottoman
Everyone needs to own a Swingin’ Utters album. I know you don’t, but I also happen to know that you should. I know what you're thinking; you’re thinking, “With a name like that, what are they supposed to sound like – some joke band?” Oh no, my friend. The Swingin’ [view more]

The SWAG Report 016

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:30:42 PST

ARTIST: The SWAG Report 016
Stealing the stolen! Over sixty free mp3 downloads and most of 'em are covers!
DATE: 07-16-10
WRITER: Don Loder
Hey – where ya been junkie?

I dunno about you, but I always get a kick outta cover songs. I dunno why, but I always think it's cool to hear when some musician decides to show where he came from or what got his attention as a kid by raiding their books and knocking out a new [view more]

The SWAG Report 015

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:15:54 PST

ARTIST: The SWAG Report 015
with over fifty freebie downloads for songs by bands/artists including Billy Bragg, Whirl, The Rentals, The Acorn, Peter Gabriel, noun, Mock & Toof and more! So much more!
DATE: 07-08-10
WRITER: Don Loder
Alright real quick,

So tell me if you think I'm wrong - some things are just too good to pass up ain't they? I found some stuff like that for you this week kiddies, and it's just awesome. Somehow, I found a bunch o' solid gold SWAG to lay on you, and it [view more]

The SWAG Report 014

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:45:33 PST

ARTIST: The SWAG Report 014
with freebie downloads for songs by bands including JJ Grey, Cancer Bats, Baaba Maal, everyBoy, Harvey Girls, Morcheeba, Mean Creek, N.A.S.A., Parlovr, The Wavves, The Pack and more! So much more!
DATE: 07-01-10
WRITER: Don Loder

Alright there youse,

Happy early Independence Day to all my guys in Sing Sing and Happy Canada Day to all my pals coolin' their heels in Kingston, north o' the border – let's plan a party for when you get out; we'll set somethin' up [view more]

Vinyl Vednesday 003

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:11:51 PST

ARTIST: Vinyl Vednesday 003
DATE: 06-30-10
WRITER: Joe Pelone
Records: The Action Suits’ Cancer Father seven-inch (1996) on clear teal, Jets to Brazil’s Perfecting Loneliness (2002) on clear orange, and Prince’s Sign 'O’ the Times (1987) on black.

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The Classics 002

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 06:03:08 PST

ARTIST: The Classics 002
Sonic Youth's Silver Session for Jason Knuth
DATE: 06-26-10
WRITER: Bill Adams
For those that have heard it, making a claim that Sonic Youth's Silver Session for Jason Knuth EP is a 'classic' anything will sound bizarre at best and totally asinine at worst. Really, it's barely an album in the conventional sense of the term and, in truth, the band will admit that it was [view more]

The SWAG Report 013

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:16:32 PST

ARTIST: The SWAG Report 013
With a metric ton of freebie downloads from bands including !!!, ArpLine, Human Life, Dan Sartain, Donnis, Dragonette, Hotkid, The Pack, Tokyo Police Club, Andrew Belle, Child Abuse, The Stars, Candy Snatchers, New Bomb Turks and more! So much more!
DATE: 06-24-10
WRITER: Don Loder
Alright lemme ask ya somethin',

What know-nothin', no-account, talkin'-outta-his-ass goof decided that the number thirteen was unlucky? Seriously – what's unlucky about it? I've never had any trouble with thirteen, as far as I'm [view more]

Vinyl Vednesday 002

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:24:05 PST

ARTIST: Vinyl Vednesday 002
DATE: 06-23-10
WRITER: Joe Pelone
Records: The Cure’s Pornography (1982) on black, The Mountain Goats’ Satanic Messiah double seven-inch (2008) on black, and AFI’s Decemberunderground seven-inch box set (2006) on clear.

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The Classics 001

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:39:58 PST

ARTIST: The Classics 001
The Beatles' 'White Album'
DATE: 06-21-10
WRITER: Joe Pelone
[Editor's Note: When Ground Control first proposed a 'Classics' column, the question was simple: “Which albums do you feel are classic?” The theory was that any and all entries would be a matter of personal taste; our writers would have the opportunity to sing [view more]

The Aging Punk 015

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:10:59 PST

ARTIST: The Aging Punk 015
G. Murray Thomas Examines Some Of the Greatest Names Ever To Get Overblown.
DATE: 06-21-10
WRITER: G. Murray Thomas
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the groups listed here are bad bands. They're not. They're all great bands. They each have at least one classic album in their catalog. I'm just saying they're not as great as people have made them out to be.

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The SWAG Report 012

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:52:32 PST

ARTIST: The SWAG Report 012
Breaking out the big guns for your 'Dirty Dozen' Report. Featuring the Eels, Stone Sour, Yoko Ono, Drake, Mogwai, Nada Surf, Richard Thompson, The Vaselines and more! So much more!
DATE: 06-17-10
WRITER: Don Loder
Alright there you little so-an'-so-s,

So here we go again an' man - I tell ya - I'm not scrimpin' on the portions this week. See, what you wanton wrongdoers and thieves don't know is that, innis game, ya hafta be quick on yer fingers. sometimes [view more]

Vinyl Vednesday 001

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:44:57 PST

ARTIST: Vinyl Vednesday 001
Joe Pelone scours the stacks at his favorite record stores and unearths some great gems.
DATE: 06-16-10
WRITER: Joe Pelone

My mother threw out the family record player just as I started to carve 
out my own musical identity. Four years later, she was the one who 
bought me my first turntable. Since then I've amassed a few hundred 
records in various sizes and colors. Music is increasingly becoming 
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777'' Vol.009

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:37:19 PST

ARTIST: 777'' Vol.009
Examining the rarer wares of No Idea Records. With free mp3 downloads by Less Than Jake, The Ergs and Against Me!
DATE: 06-16-10
WRITER: Ollie Mikse
A record label that considers black vinyl rare in their catalog speaks volumes. Few labels represent the scene as well as No Idea Records. Started in the late 80s, No Idea has grown to uber-label proportions, and, strangely enough, kept its' dignity throughout. In other words, quality and quantity are not mutually exclusive for this [view more]