Moby, Lou Barlow, & Soundgarden in the 80s
The week in new music & Dig Me Out podcast
New Reviews
Weezer - Van Weezer
As always, a new Weezer album brings the promise of a return to form, which never seems to be the case. As it turns out, Van Weezer is no different. Van Weezer is the band's love letter to the hard rock and metal that they grew up with, only done in the derivative sound of Weezer. …
Counting Crows - Butter Miracle Suite One
The Counting Crows return with their first new music in seven years with the Butter Miracle Suite One, a four-song EP that makes up the first half of an incomplete album…
New Releases
Moby - Reprise
Reimagined versions of songs from throughout Moby's entire career. Guests include Mark Lanegan, Kris Kristofferson, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Amythyst Kiah, Darlingside, Gregory Porter, Nataly Dawn, Skylar Grey, Vikingur Mindy Jones, Ólafsson, Apollo Jane, Alice Skye, and Luna Li
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Lou Barlow - Reason To Live
New solo album from veteran indie/lo-fi rock legend of Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, and Folk Implosion.
💿 Amazon • Bandcamp | 🎧 Apple Music
New 90s Podcast
Soundgarden in the 80s
Before they became one of defining alternative bands of the 1990s, Soundgarden started in the 1980s fusing Sabbath riffs and punk chaos
Few bands are more rightly associated with the rise of alternative music from the underground to the mainstream than Soundgarden. Starting out in the mid 80s as a prototypical Seattle band backed by Sub Pop, produced by Jack Endino, and indebted to the heavy thud of 70s Black Sabbath combined with punk aggression, the original line-up quickly coalesced, releasing a slew of material in just three years. With Sub Pop in financial dire straits, the band recorded the debut album for SST, and showcased Chris Cornell's unique falsetto paired with the band's evolving technical proficiency. A year later, they would end the decade on A&M records and release Louder Than Love, which further evolved the band into the metal sound that drove original bassist Hiro Yamamoto to quit, unhappy with the musical direction of the band. Within these recordings are the DNA that would lead to the breakthrough Badmotorfinger, and set the band up as the pre-eminent hard rock band of the 90s. Special guests: Phil Fleming - DMO UNION, Johnny Hooper - DMO UNION, Kyle Bittner - DMO UNION, Shawn Brown - DMO UNION, Rudy Stowell
Coming Soon
Live - Throwing Copper is our May poll winner!
The DMO Union on Patreon has considered all the listener suggestions and decided “Throwing Copper” would make the best episode. Congratulations to Gary Kalmek for the suggestion. Look for the episode in the next few weeks.
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