The Bottom Forty

Perhaps the heaviest track Afghan Whigs have ever released, a late '80s and early '90s band from Leeds I'd heard of but never heard and more! 

New music from Kurt Vile, BODEGA and more plus a track that once-contained the most F-BOMBS in the history of recorded music!

You'll open up this issue to find a "euphoric collision of post-punk, trance, and deconstructed opera" from Sky Creature and others. Plus, discover a band who were one of the first to play original music in their native country. Enjoy.

Hear a killer groove from a Seattle-based band who were only active from 1964-1965 plus a ton of great new music you most-likely won't hear anywhere else!

Great new tunes plus a surprise for fans of The Mighty Boosh™! Enjoy.

First "new music" issue of the year! Enjoy!

My annual listen back to some personal faves of the year-gone-by. Some that may have been off yer radar. Enjoy.

An hour of tracks from some of my personal favorite releases of the year-gone-by. Part 1 of 2.

Tummyache is the musical project of Soren Bryce that'll remind you of staying up late on a Sunday night watching 120 Minutes on MTV™. More new music and a few vintage nuggets too!

Mr. Biscuit shakes his money maker as you'll hear in the background of this issue. Other than that...well...better tunes than you'll find on the radio. Enjoy.

"I just need a bubble bath to set me on a higher path" is one of my fave quotes in a long while. You'll hear it on the new Wet Leg single plus discover a lost and now found Portland band that'll please fans of: R.E.M. (early), Guided By Voices and The National. 

Thanksgiving weekend edition! Be a turkey loaf. Enjoy.

New music from Spiritualized, former members of Ought's new project plus a band from Cabbage Town U.S.A.! Where the hell is that? Listen and learn! 

I was waiting for some of you to catch up! Back after Halloween with another half hour plus of the tunes for your aural pleasure. Where else will you hear a track recorded as an ode to McDonalds, classic shoegaze and nifty new tunes all together? Not on your radio that's fer shure! 

Portland's Buddy Wynkoop return (from two doors down...literally) with a track from their new EP, a mesmerizing new one from Jose Gonzalez plus an early '90s American "shoegaze" band that was actually accepted in the U.K. and more!

Our namesake issue! More great music and memories to come! 

Cheekface continue to dazzle us with yet another (dare we say) cheeky and clever track! Plus, discover a "lost" private press electronic classic from a Portland artist that dates back to 1981. This and more for your aural pleasure in this issue. Enjoy.

Discover Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Arne Kjelsrud-Mathisen who records as Rural Tapes. His debut was described by The Independent as "an odyssey in eight songs" and features contributions from both Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey. Plus, hear new music from Kate Vargas, Gold & Youth and a track from a 1976 release originally confined to only 300 copies.

Dean Wareham sings about "not selling out but cashing in" plus the first new LP in 26 years from one of my old school faves! Also, hear Electric Six do The Jam from their excellent new covers album. 

Hear an eerie cover of the Anne Peebles 1973 Memphis soul classic "I Can't Stand The Rain" plus new music from Sports, Parcels and more.

New music from Autogramm, Sea Power, They Might Be Giants and a "lost" track from a Welsh wrestler who has been said to have been an influence on Bowie and glam rock. 

New music from the Brewis brothers (aka Field Music), The Connells and more. Plus, a band that sounds like what would happen if Johnny Thunders and T. Rex's Marc Bolan jammed with Mott The Hoople. 

Discover hotly tipped Brooklyn band Geese, the first new music in three years from Saint Etienne and a new band featuring members of: Helmet, The Life and Times, Errortype: 11, Saetia and others.

Hello! This week some great new tunes from Wavves, The Lounge Society and more. Also, a track from one of my fave debut LPs of all-time that was part of a fertile CCM (Contemporary Christian Music) scene in Sacramento, CA back in the early '80s. Enjoy.

Hear new music from Amyl & The Sniffers who say their forthcoming sophomore LP is inspired by AC/DC, Wendy O. Williams and Motorhead! Also, new music from Chubby and the Gang, Quicksand and a surprise cover of Don Henley's "The Boys Of Summer" to wrap up this issue.