Baby Scream's blog.

2002 - 2012

2012-02-18T22:05:00.005-03:00

Diez años de mala sangre.

I'm too lazy to come up with a title....

2012-02-09T18:41:00.007-03:00

Amen!

Great words about " Secret Place " on Fit 4 Talent (U.K.)....thanks Martyn Cummings!!
http://www.fit4talent.com/reviews/secret-place-by-baby-scream/60/

Thanks to Mike Lidskin at Twirl Radio (Sacramento, California, U.S.A.)
I won one Twirle award for " Best Line In A Song " The line was (or the paragraph) : “I wouldn’t care about tomorrow, tomorrow never cared for me.” “I shouldn’t care about your sorrow, sorrow never cared for me.” I’m a little disappointed with you"
http://twirlradio.com/2012/02/05/2012-twirlie-award-winners-show-533-february-4-2012/

Speaking of Mike, he wrote an amazing review about " Secret Place " for The Real Musician.
http://www.therealmusician.com/baby-scream-secret-place.html

Argiepop.com...this website is really interesting, created by Emiliano Canal, it features almost every English-singing band from Argentina
http://www.argiepop.com/art_babyscream-eng.php

Some really adorable words about Baby Scream by Tim Whale @ Indie Bands Blog (U.K.)
http://networkedblogs.com/sRyxF

Thanks to Paolo Milea in Brazil!!
We made it into his top 50 albums of 2011.
Paolo is a Powerpop freak, it feels really good!!!
http://powerpopstation.blogspot.com/2012/01/top-50-albuns-2011.html

Amazing review about Baby Scream written by Wayne Lundqvist for " Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More (Ding Ding) " from Sweden.
http://icecreamman1967.blogspot.com/2012/01/sometimes-band-or-musician-seems-to-fly.htm

Today I bought a six pack.

2012-01-06T11:56:00.014-03:00

So, Jon was pronounced dead...but he was actually smoking a fat one and having a good time, anyway, I recorded a very simple version of "Secret Place" (well, actually the genius behind El Balcon Buenos Aires, Nick Schinder did...)
El Balcon Buenos Aires is a clever project, Nick will be recording underground artists from the Argentinian music scene doing acoustic songs, early in the morning :

"Secret Place" it is now available from CDBaby and Kool Kat Music :

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/babyscream12

http://64.33.80.122/mm5/merchant.mvc?

I did an interview with Independent Music News in Edinburgh (U.K.)....I love this web page, crazy stuff :

http://indiemusicnews.info/interview-baby-scream/

Wadda great review for fuck's sake....I adore "The Only One's"....thanks SoundCheck Magazine...u guys are pretty awesome :

http://www.soundcheck-magazine.net/babyscreamdec11.html

Lei parla italiano?!...Io non parlo un cazzo... but this seems to be a nice review...at least this is the feeling I get when I read "compare il salvifico fantasma di John Winston Lennon." :

http://www.underthetangerinetree.blogspot.com/

" Hit and Run carries an openly Lennon-esque feel that is honest and charming, tackling that particular sound that is in a way reminiscent of Darrell Bath circa Love and Hurt "......PERFECT!!!! I love that record and I had a couple of beers with Mr Bath....loved this review by Uber Rock(U.K.)

http://uberrock.co.uk/cd-reviews/31-november-cd/3429-baby-scream-secret-place-eternal-sunday.html

And a few months ago I wrote some words about Halloween for my friend Dana Wright in the U.S.....a little story about spooky vibes...

http://bookgirlsmusicmusings.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-with-juan-pablo-mazzola-of.html

Revenge Of The Nerds

2011-11-17T11:56:00.008-03:00

So my good friend Melanie Perret in the U.K. is going to release a compilation album called "Uncovered" through her label "Music Out Here" (http://musicoutthere.com/default.aspx)
She wanted an unreleased track, so I gave her a weird piece called "Revenge Of The Nerds"
This song was written in 2008 (or 2009, I can't remember) after bumping into the devil herself while trying to buy a coffee.
We didn't include the song on "Identity Theft" because I felt it didn't fit the music...it just didn't fit the concept.
Now, back to reality.

More reviews....

2011-10-16T14:57:00.009-03:00

So.....a couple more reviews about "Secret Place" and the "Hit & Run" single....

Adrian Denning (U.K)
http://www.adriandenning.co.uk/shorts.html

Gew Gaw Fanzine (Greece)
http://www.gew-gaw-fanzine.gr/index_english.htm

Indie Music Critic (U.S.)
http://indiemusiccritic.blogspot.com/2011/09/baby-scream-pick-of-week-secret-place.html

Powerpopaholic (U.S.)
http://www.powerpopaholic.com/page/2

Mudkiss Fanzine (U.K.)
http://www.mudkiss.com/singlessept11.htm

Veglam Webzine (France)
http://www.veglam.com/veglam/lire_kronik5.php?lire_kronik=378

Steve "Ace" Megarex (U.K.)
http://acemegarexpromotions.blogspot.com/2011/09/review-secret-place-by-baby-scream.html

The Groover (U.K.)
http://www.thegroover.net/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=40

Reviews, things, more things....

2011-09-12T20:15:00.016-03:00

Cool thing, we got some good reviews about "Secret Place" and the "Hit & Run" single......

Absolute Powerpop (U.S.A.)
http://absolutepowerpop.blogspot.com/search/label/Baby%20Scream

Indie Music News (U.K.)
http://indiemusicnews.info/single-review-baby-scream-hit-and-run/

Deafboyone (U.K.)
http://deafboyone.blogspot.com/

Here Comes The Flood (The Netherlands)
http://blogger.xs4all.nl/werksman/archive/2011/09/02/676713.aspx

Sinister Angels Realm (U.K.)
http://sinisterangelsrealm.blogspot.com/

Blues Bunny Reviews (Scotland)
http://www.bluesbunny.com/tabid/122/xmmid/474/xmid/3359/xmview/2/default.aspx

Also, Muzik Reviews wrote an amazing review about the Self Titled lp...
http://www.muzikreviews.com/reviews.php?ID=1757

Same as Peter from Peter's Powerpop (Australia) (song of the day for September 9th)
http://peterspowerpop.blogspot.com/

What else?
Oh yeah, Emiliano Canal (Eternal Sunday Records) did a great documentary video about the recording of "Secret Place"

www.cienradios.com in Argentina posted a video interview we did a few days ago (it is in spanish)
http://www.cienradios.com.ar/argentina/cienradios/videos/radio-argentinos-en-ingles-te-presenta-baby-scream-parte-1

And Ollie at Ok! Records created a new playlist on soundcloud...it features live recordings (free download), studio tracks, etc...
Baby Scream by OKRecords

The Ramoana Experience with Ace Megarex

2011-09-03T18:32:00.005-03:00

This coming Tuesday, an hour Baby Scream Special with Ace MegaRex on LG73 only on The Ramoana Experience 7-10pm (UK) www.lg73.com

Secret Place + Hit and Run single + Eternal Sunday Records + Sonic Shocks + Groove Strasse.

2011-07-31T16:17:00.009-03:00

So Eternal Sunday Records is going to release a new Baby Scream cd in Argentina next August.... it is called " Secret Place " and it features 10 songs :

01 The Last Call
02 Hit And Run
03 Secret Place
04 Going North
05 Cold Weather Reggae
06 Bad Seed
07 Patiently
08 London Sun
09 The Atmosphere
10 Eating My Face

Also, we have a digital cd single called "Hit and Run" and it features a cover of " 20th Century Baby " (Marc Bolan)
The single is already available from iTunes :

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hit-and-run-single-single/id449477339?l=es

Sonich Shocks in the U.K. wrote a few words about " Secret Place " :

http://www.sonicshocks.com/BABY-SCREAM-Secret-Place.php

And I created a new list on youtube featuring live and promo videos :

BTW....Some guys in the Baby Scream world have a really cool project going on, it is called Groove Strasse and they are based in Berlin...basically if you have an idea for a song you can send them an mp3 of the vocals + some descent guitar work (this means a very clean/well played guitar track) and they will give you back the greatest track ever.
Just check them out!...This is what they did with a Jingle we recorded for " The Groove Lounge " radio show in the U.K...

http://www.drumsrecording.com/

Cheers.
j

Pop For Export + The Ramoana Experience.

2011-04-15T03:44:00.003-03:00

More reviews + Interview.

2011-04-11T14:43:00.007-03:00

I did an interview with Stephanie Weaver for " I Remember Snorks " (U.S.A)
Stephanie is an amazing journalist, great people indeed.

http://iremembersnorks.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/baby-scream-reinventing-the-local-indie-scene/

So we made it onto Uberrock & Pop Culture Classics.....awesome thing, really, righ next to " Neil Diamond " and " BMX Bandits " (you just gotta love this movie!):

http://popcultureclassics.com/deja.html

http://www.uberrock.co.uk/cd-reviews.html

Also, Independent Music News wrote a nice and psychedelic review about Baby Scream :

http://indemusicnews.com/2011/04/11/single-review-baby-scream-ojos-orientales/

The Nuclear Family soundtrack + Twirl Radio podcast + " Self Titled LP " on Sonic Shocks (U.K.) & " The Slums Off Hollywood Boulevard " (U.S.)

2011-02-01T01:21:00.008-03:00

" The Nuclear Family " is a short film about madness directed by James Ryan in the U.K.
It features music by Baby Scream (a song called "Be" from the " Identity Theft ep ")...who else?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5KddfHVba0&feature=uploademail

There is a great review about our " Self Titled LP "....this time on " Sonic Shocks " (U.K.)

http://www.sonicshocks.com/

A few weeks ago I did an interview - live performance with the great Mike Lidskin at Twirl Radio in Sacramento (California)
Podcast available from :

http://twirlradio.com/twirlcasts/

Thanks to Jade Blackmore for this great great great really great review about our Self Titled lp on " The Slums Off Hollywood Boulevard "

http://slumshollywood.blogspot.com/

Amoeba - What's In My Bag?

2010-12-29T03:23:00.004-03:00

How awesome is this?!
A few weeks ago in San Fran, I did the famous " What's In My Bag? " thing with my friends in Amoeba (basically, they gave me some money to buy cool stuff and talk about it.)
This is the best record store on the face of the planet, and they are going to be selling Baby Scream cds (well, at least they will try to do it...)

http://www.amoeba.com/whats-in-my-bag/index.html#/detail/2010-12-28_juan-mazzola

This week's customers : Elvira, Yo La Tengo and Krist Novoselic (Nirvana)....NOT BAD!

" Self Titled LP " on : " Here Comes The Flood " + " Absolute Powerpop " + " Ace Mega Rex Promotions " + " Powerpopaholic " + " Soundcheck Magazine "

2010-11-26T00:06:00.012-03:00

Great reviews about our " Self Titled LP "

Big thanks to Hans Werksman @ " Here Comes The Flood " (The Netherlands):

http://blogger.xs4all.nl/werksman/archive/2010/11/25/631328.aspx

Some amazing words about it by Steve 'Ace' Luff (U.K.):

http://acemegarexpromotions.blogspot.com/2010/11/baby-scream-artist-and-album.html

Thanks to Steve @ " Absolute Powerpop (U.S.A.):

http://www.absolutepowerpop.com/

Powerpopaholic (U.S.A.):

http://www.powerpopaholic.com/

and a very special thanks to Soundcheck Magazine (U.K.) for such a lovely review :

http://www.soundcheck-magazine.net/babyscream.html

" Baby Scream " on OK! Records, December 10th.

http://www.okrecordsmusic.co.uk/store/products/baby-scream.html

Flip Side To Music (U.K.) - Interview + competition + Self Titled cd Review.

2010-11-08T11:02:00.003-03:00

Flip Side To Music is giving away one " Self Titled cd. "
Plus, I did an interview with them and they wrote an amazing review.

http://flipsidetomusic.com/11/2010/baby-scream/

Bad Panda Records, Sinister Angels Realm (U.K.)

2010-10-29T14:40:00.004-03:00

I did an interview with Bad Panda Records from Ísland.
They also uploaded an mp3 of " Nicole "
Free download of course.

http://badpandarecords.wordpress.com/

Also, thanks to Barry Gennard @ Sinister Angels Realm (U.K.) for such a wonderful birthday present!
First review about our " Self - Titled " cd.
10/10, not bad.

http://sinisterangelsrealm.blogspot.com/2010/10/baby-scream-baby-scream.html

OK! Records, Song by song description for Lost In Tyme, I.T. by Abi Rhodes (U.K.)

2010-10-16T13:12:00.011-03:00

We got signed to OK! Records in the U.K and they are going to be releasing our new cd, simply called " Baby Scream. "
The cd features 10 songs and a comic book style booklet.
Also, Eric Dover (Jellyfish, Sextus, Alice Cooper) plays lead guitar and sings backing vocals on " The Ghosts Of Valerie "

http://www.okrecordsmusic.co.uk/store/products/baby-scream.html

There will also release a limited edition in an all new vinyl style CD, with only 100 copies made!

http://www.okrecordsmusic.co.uk/store/products/baby-scream-limited-edition.html

Here's a song by song description that I wrote about it for Lost in Tyme in Athens, Greece.

http://lost-in-tyme.ucoz.com/blog/baby_scream_2010_baby_scream/2010-10-14-601

And last but not least, Abi Rhodes in the U.K. wrote an amazing review about " Identity Theft. "

http://abi-rhodes.typepad.com/abi_rhodes_zigzag_wanderi/2010/10/scream-baby-scream-identity-theft.html

A Thousand Mark Feld Charms + A Song For A Soldier Video.

2010-09-11T13:25:00.006-03:00

Let's face it, I'm a Marc Bolan addict.
Sometimes I feel in heaven when it comes to his art and my music.
Gavin Ross is the editor of this amazing mag, this month's issue features a Baby Scream interview, basically we talked about the two unreleased Marc Bolan songs that we recorded ( " A Song For A Soldier " & " Reality... ")

http://members.multimania.co.uk/atmfc/

Please, buy the mag!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330471289128#ht_2323wt_1044

Also, this is a Video Clip for the Marc Bolan cover that we did in 2007.
For legal problems the song remains unreleased, so as the original.
Many thanks to Ace Megarex Productions PR/ advisor & design

http://www.myspace.com/acemegarexprodEMI

Venom Productions Co-PR & advisor

www.myspace.com/emivenom

And Lee Naven!
They were the people behind this amazing video featuring footage of " Apocalipsis Now. "
Great stuff!

I.T. reviews, Eric Dover.

2010-09-02T19:49:00.018-03:00

Some reviews about " Identity Theft " :

The Music Critic (U.K) :
http://www.themusiccritic.co.uk/2010/01/baby-scream-identity-theft.html

Bill's Music Forum (U.S.A.) :
http://billsmusicforum.blogspot.com/search/label/Baby%20Scream

Veglam Webzine (France) :
http://www.veglam.com/veglam/lire_kronik5.php?lire_kronik=274

Virtual Dynamic (Indonesia) :
http://virtualdynamic.blogspot.com/2010/01/identity-theft-baby-scream.html

Sonic Ruin Magazine (U.S.A.) :
http://www.sonicruin.com/sonic_reviews.html

Absolute Powerpop (U.S.A.) :
http://absolutepowerpop.blogspot.com/search/label/Baby%20Scream

Glitzine (France) :
http://www.glitzine.net/recensioner/babyscream.htm

Adrian Denning (U.K) :
http://www.adriandenning.co.uk/shorts.html

Lisa Sutlieff (U.K):
http://www.therealmusician.com/-baby-scream-identity-theft-.html

Powerpop Station (Brazil) :
http://powerpopstation.blogspot.com/2010/04/identity-theft-baby-scream.html

New Music Reviewer (U.K) :
http://newmusicreviewer.wordpress.com/2010/04/09/baby-scream-identity-theft/

Drum Medio Deafboy One (Australia) :
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=455304956&blogId=536031552

Under The Tangerine Tree (Italy) :
http://underthetangerinetree.blogspot.com/search/label/Baby%20Scream

Ace Mega Rex (U.K) :
http://acemegarexpromotions.blogspot.com/2010/07/review-baby-scream-identity-theft.html

Gew Gaw Fanzine (Greece) :
http://www.gew-gaw-fanzine.gr/index_english.htm

Also, Eric Dover ( Jellyfish, Sextus, Imperial Drag ) recently added his amazing voice and guitar skills to a new Baby Scream song called " The Ghosts Of Valerie "

Baby Scream featuring Eric Dover

Baby Scream | Videos musicales de MySpace

[MGO] % Radiar + The Kavanaghs x Laika : Baby Scream.

2010-08-28T01:37:00.008-03:00

Lalalala.

Continuo deterioro mental.

2010-08-18T22:43:00.002-03:00

Eso.

Uuuuffffff.....

2010-05-02T19:11:00.002-03:00

Ya la cosa mental se complicó.

" Identity Theft ".

2009-12-03T18:04:00.012-03:00

O.K....Here's the thing....
MY NEW CD, "IDENTITY THEFT", IS AVAILABLE TO PREORDER AT THE LABEL'S WEB PAGE :

www.recordedrecordingsrecords.com

This is my second release on Recorded Recordings Records (U.S.A.).
" Identity Theft " features 7 songs, including 2 covers (John Lennon's " Mucho Mungo " and " Ojos Orientales ", a song written by Rinaldo Rafanelli).
The cd was produced by Muddy Stardust in L.A.
Soon is going to be also available at www.amazon.com

Interviews, reviews, etc...

2009-11-23T18:19:00.014-03:00

Thanks to :
Mel for all your help, "The Riots" ended up @ number one on www.aiiradio.net and Baby Scream is now in the radio's hall of fame.
Gabi at "Moral Fibre Magazine" from South Africa for being a cool blogger with me.
Lisa Sutlieff at www.suite101.com, we did a great interview my friend and also, thanks for the review, loved it!
Last but not least, thanks to Sarah Jones @ Pheonix radio www.pheonixradio.net and www.tempofm.com.

- Baby Scream's Monsters e.p. by Lisa Sutlieff :

http://indiepoprockmusic.suite101.com/article.cfm/baby_scream_monsters_ep_review

- Interview with "Moral Fibre Magazine" :

http://moralfibre.co.za/blog/2009/10/an-..interview-with-baby-scream/

- Interview with "Suite101.com" :

Argentine Beginnings, New Projects :

http://www.suite101.com/content/baby-scream-argentine-beginnings-new-projects-a172626

Weird Shows, inspiring people :

http://www.suite101.com/content/baby-scream-weird-shows-inspiring-people-a172628

Life changing stuff :

http://www.suite101.com/content/baby-scream-life-changing-stuff-a172632

Music, art, myspace, Marc Bolan :

http://www.suite101.com/content/baby-scream-music-and-art-myspace-marc-bolan-a172634

- Baby Scream en vivo en Plasma (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 30/10/09):

"John Lennon medley / Mars" :

"Slut / Monsters" :

Noche rara junto a Goro Wins.

2009-09-13T13:31:00.003-03:00

Cuak.

No tengo + stops gigantes...

2009-07-01T13:20:00.008-03:00

Blah blah blah......nevermind the chemtrails...
Tiene sentido, justo con la gripe porcina.
Acústico junto a Laika en Buenos Aires.
Lo que seguro no tiene sentido es este post, ni este blog.

Music Out There.

2009-05-16T15:23:00.003-03:00

There is a great site called "Music Out There" and today Baby Scream is band of the day.
Thanks Kimmie for helping me here!

Nominated by Kimmie who wrote: “I would like to nominate "Baby Scream" for band of the day. Baby Scream was formed in 2001 by Juan, a very much gifted singer song writer whose songs are deeply emotional and touches one's heart and soul. Juan also has unassuming great personality as well.”

For more info follow the links :

www.musicoutthere.com

www.myspace.com/music_out_there

Ups and Downs reviewed by Powerpopaholic

2009-05-01T02:56:00.004-03:00

I got an 8!
A great review from a great blog!

Baby Scream "Ups and Downs"
Baby Scream is a London based band originally formed by Juan Mazzola in Argentina. Mazzola has an affection for several classic pop influences like The Byrds, John Lennon, and The Replacements. The album goes through many moods, from fast tempo punk guitars of "Everyday (I Die a Little Bit)" to the mid tempo jangle of "Suddenly,"and then the somber Jeff Lynne-like ballad "One More Chance." All 8 songs are full of great classic hooks and interesting chord changes that I know pop fans will cherish. Juan's vocals have the same gentle delivery of Lennon and the melodic qualities are excellent here. Lead guitarist Cristian Basualdo does a great job here too, as the duo recall Let It Be-era Lennon-McCartney on a pair of tracks ("The Riots" and "Ups and Downs"). The ending track, "Morning Light" owes much to Big Star and Badfinger, the music coming from a deeply emotional place. I would also encourage you to look for the follow up Monsters EP. This one is a short album, but you won't be disappointed here -- this is highly recommended to power pop fans.

Thanks Aaron!

j

http://www.powerpopaholic.com/

Under The Radar

2009-04-27T02:28:00.006-03:00

There are some great magazines still alive and one of those is Under The Radar.
The current issue comes with a cd sampler and "Everyday (I Die a Little Bit)" is the 5th track.

http://www.undertheradarmag.com/sampler/v8

A great Italian point of view, new songs and Culver City Highschool videos

2009-04-15T11:20:00.012-03:00

Ups and Downs was reviewed by Under The Tangerine, a very nice blogspot from Italy, even though I understand half of what they say about it...here's what they think :

Baby Scream - Ups and Downs (2008; F.W.A.C.). Baby Scream è sostanzialmente un one-man-thing gestito da Juan Mazzola, argentino purosangue trapiantato a Londra. Il suo disco d'esordio è il classico esempio di album che avrebbe meritato un posto nella mia classifica di fine 2008, ma purtroppo l'ho scoperto troppo tardi. Mi perdoni, Juan, perchè il suo disco è un eccellente esempio di pop acustico immerso capo e piedi nel tepore dei tardi anni sessanta. Tra le proprie influenze il signor Mazzola cita Marc Bolan, Teenage Fanclub e Radiohead. Io i Teenage Fanclub (i primissimi Teenage Fanclub) effettivamente li sento durante Walls Crumbling Down. Bolan così così. I Radiohead, per fortuna no. Meno Male. Sento invece una psichedelia soft ammodernata alla maniera dell'ultimo Rick Gallego nella piccola perla Suddenly, mentre nell'acustica One More Chance lo stile ed il timbro di voce mi riportano al Robert Harrison periodo The Big Picture o alle cose più "laid-back" dei Deleted Waveform Gatherings. La title-track è un esercizio acustico classico fatto molto bene e molto poco retorico, ma Juan Mazzola sa il fatto suo anche nelle rare volte in cui alza il volume delle chitarre, così Everyday (I Die A Little Bit) è una gradevolissima canzone che mi farebbe pensare agli Strokes, se Julian Casablancas fosse un powerpop songwriter. Per favore, garantite a Juan un ascolto. Nessuno se ne pentirà.

http://www.underthetangerinetree.blogspot.com/

Nobody asked for them, but there's some new songs on the Baby Scream's myspace page :

1 - Be
2 - Dead Woman Walking
3 - Memories From The Backyard
4 - Nicole
5 - Blues por debajo

www.myspace.com/babyscream

Live at Culver City Highschool videos :

"Everyday (I Die a Little Bit)" / Live at Culver City Highschool / 1

"Walls Crumbling Down" / Live at Culver City Highschool / 2

"The Riots" / Live at Culver City Highschool / 3

"Sadly Beautiful" - Live At Culver City Highschool / 4

International Powerpop Overthrow shows.....and the Arizona desert.

2009-03-25T04:01:00.006-03:00

The Arizona desert, who would have thought about it?...

"Isn't It a Pity" live at the " International Powerpop Overthrow " festival in Phoenix, Arizona (U.S.A.) - 08/03/09

Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto!.....Ups and Downs available in Japan

2009-03-02T16:45:00.006-02:00

Good things come to those who wait....
Ups and Downs is now available in Japan from Powerpop Academy :

http://www.powerpopacademy.com/distro/index.html

I mean, even Koji is going to buy one...

Back to high school

2009-02-25T06:00:00.005-02:00

Well, I always wanted to go back to high school for a little while, never thought I was going to do it like this though....
I'm gonna be playing some of my songs at " Culver City High School " in Los Angeles this next friday, I hope not to be a a bad example for kids......

Playing San Diego's International Powerpop Overthrow was really nice, a lot of great bands and I loved The Bobbleheads!

Here's my own little version of "Even Here We Are" by Paul Westerberg....

And also, Steve from www.absolutepowerpop.blogspot.com said this about Ups And Downs :

Ups and Downs, is a melodic treat that fans of Teenage Fanclub, The Pernice Brothers and Big Star will enjoy. The gorgeous "Away" opens, reminding me of Cotton Mather's "Baby Freeze Queen", and it's followed by the midtempo "Suddenly", which out-TFs Teenage Fanclub. Just to show they aren't exclusively "soft", Mazzola & Co. rock out on the raucous "Everyday (I Die a Little Bit)", but "Morning Light" and "World from Outside" reinforce their melodic bonafides. They close with a cover - a nice version of The Replacements' "Skyway".

Ups And Downs on Sonic Ruin Magazine

2009-02-15T16:38:00.009-02:00

This review was written by Carl Isonhart for his Sonic Ruin Magazine. http://www.sonicruin.com/

Baby Scream – Ups and Downs
Though a bit more mellow than I usually listen to, there has always been something about Baby Scream that I just love. Partially it might be a slight bias to them being the first interview I did for Sonic Ruin. But I am also willing to bet that the main reason for a love of this band is the attention paid to song writing and just how well mainman Juan knows what he is aiming for, and how well he achieves those goals.
The sound of Baby Scream is along the lines of Chamber Strings. It’s that old Todd Rundgren Pop style. That mellow, hooky stuff that just seeps into your head, haunting you for you whole damn day. Songs you hum to yourself as you drift off to sleep.
Songs 1 through three are mellow, yet hooky. Song 4, “Everyday (I Die A Little Bit)”, however opens things up and Juan proves to all of us that he can rock out with the best of them. Guitars raging, drums open and moving quick, and a voice full of snottiness of the finest order. I tell ya, I could go for a track or two more of these types of numbers. Knowing the band has a Trash/Punk/Glam interest to them its nice to this style show up, and even nicer to hear it done so well. Back to mellow town, “One More Chance” leads one to think of post Beatles John Lennon.
Now though, no matter what I have said about the mellow stuff, and my loving the driving track number 4, there is no doubt in my mind that the stand out track on this release comes along at number 8 in the form of “Morning Light”. This is the type of stuff that you lay down as a band, listen back to and just stare at the speakers in amazement that you pulled something off this good. Seriously, this track alone makes the whole CD worth whatever you might pay. Wonderful groove, wonderful production with a guitar that cuts through exactly as it should, and a keyboard that would make Ian MacLagan proud. This is a band hitting perfectly, in all aspects. Outstanding track.
After that track we move into a different recording session called Planet Michael. Though not as polished as the previous 8 tracks, it is still the wonderful style we have fallen into for the preceding tracks.
“Walls Crumbling Down” rocks out pretty hard in all honesty, and sets the band into more of a Rock and Roll vibe. Killer tune for sure.
Track 12 took me by complete surprise. In my opinion the greatest band from to the U.S. is The Replacements. For me, they are right up there with Faces and The Damned. A greatness that might never be seen again. So when I saw “Skyway” listed on the back of the CD I was fearful it was the Mats song. But knowing Juan, I had a feeling it was. And it is.
But the version Baby Scream pulls out here is brilliant. The type of cover that needs to be sent on to Paul Westerberg, and I am sure he would love it. Faithful as can be, but it still changes the song up quite a bit with a wonderful shuffling drum that I would bet Chris Mars would adore. Just a perfect cover to a great song. In the end, this is a great CD. Strong writing, wonderful execution, and a heart beating inside that could warm everybody. Place this CD right alongside your Chamber Strings CD’s and cherish the wonderful things that are Baby Scream.

Picture by Violeta Mollo : www.myspace.com/jourdebelle

International Powerpop Overthrow

2009-02-12T15:32:00.004-02:00

I will be playing 2 dates of the International Powerpop Overthrow.
San Diego will also include : The Bigfellas, The Bobbleheads, The Dave Humphries Band, The Anna Troy Band, The Shamey Jays, The Modlins and The Shambles.
Phoenix will include : Holly Marcum, The French Semester, The Go-Sheilas, Tommy And The High Pilots, The Breakup Society and Sugar High.

First Post

2007-04-17T03:32:00.002-03:00

This is going to be something for me to say/write things about our music, just checking actually, stupid post.
J