No tengo + stops gigantes...

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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...