The Honeycombs

B-Sides In The Buff: The Honeycombs’ “Please Don’t Pretend Again”

Distinguished by being proteges of the eccentric producer Joe Meek and unique at the time by having a female drummer, the Honeycombs were a short-lived one-hit band from Britain. Our B-Side In The Buff for today is the flip side of their one big hit. Founded on a lark by hairdresser Martin Murray, who brought on his salon assistant, Honey Lantree, ...

drifters

B-Sides In The Buff: The Drifter’s “I Don’t Want To Go On Without You”

Last week, we profiled the great Bert Berns as part of our series on The Producers. For today’s B-Side In The Buff, we flip over their single of “Under the Boardwalk” to hear a Berns/Jerry Wexler piece called “I Don’t Want to Go On Without You.” Made better by the fact it’s the Drifters singing it (with Johnny Moore handling lead), ...

Funk'n'stein

Free MP3: Funk’n'stein’s “Always”

When we introduced Funk ‘N’ Stein a few months ago, we drew comparisons to the classic horn bands of the 70′s like EW&F and Tower...

MarcellusHall

Free MP3: Marcellus Hall’s “Star Position”

Marcellus Hall is a Minneapolis-born, New York-based artist, musician and songwriter who was a founding member of the band Railroad Jerk. From...

sandweaversw5

Free MP3: Sandweaver’s “Mending”

Guitars that bob and weave and crash against the breakers. Voices that roll and tumble and splash against the sand. There’s an “Invasionâ€...

Math+and+Physics+Club

Free MP3: Math And Physics Club’ “Baby I’m Yours”

When we presented Math and Physics Club for the first time last month, we gushed about how their words of best friends and growing up were c...

album-geronimo

Girls Rock: Shannon McNally

As my kids and I were sitting on the living room floor last night playing K-Nex, we listened to Shannon McNally‘s 2005 studio album, Geron...

Tara Priya 6

Girls Rock: Tara Priya

I discovered Tara Priya back in July when I first wrote about her for MP3.com. Here's what I had to say about her. "Meet Tara Priya, ...