Songs About Stuff And Things: Ep. 1 – Armageddon
The premier episode of Andy & Reggie’s Songs About Stuff & Things Radio Hour. 14 songs have been hand selected centered on the end of the world as we know. NOTE: R.E.M.’s “It’s the End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” was not selected.
Sock Monkey Sound Return!
They’re Baaaack! After an extended holiday Sock Monkey Sound Return for Season 4!
Best of 2010 | Music & Culture | Staff Lists
Sock Monkey Sound’s staff picks favorites in our Best of 2010 | by Andy, Lindsey, Chip, Patrick, Darth Gustafson, Jojo, Brandon & Danger.
Yoko Ono | Q&A With Sock Monkey Sound
SMS Interview Q&A with Yoko Ono | Sock Monkey Sound had the opportunity to interview Yoko Ono, 77 years and running strong…
Beat the Reaper: A Novel by Josh Bazell
Beat the Reaper took me by surprise. It was entertaining AND educational. The main character is Peter Brown, M.D./Bearclaw, former mob assasin. Yes, the suspension of disbelief must be checked very early on, but it ended up being… | By Jojo Wrinkles
Jon Krakauer – Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
Krakauer pieced it all together (from nothing) brilliantly, just like he always does (Into Thin Air anyone?). By the end, I just felt empty. The cliche, ‘nothing changes,’ would not leave my mind. Still, I don’t believe Tillman died in vain, but…
Rewind Special: Sam Cooke – Keep Movin’ On
“Keep Movin’ On” was written after the drowning death of his infant son in 1963. Sam never quite recovered emotionally, having always wanted a son. Like most obstacles in any artist’s life, Sam Cooke put slow emotional recovery attempts into songs, focusing on the blues, society, our country’s problems through himself. The power in “Keep Movin’ On” could be attributed to …
Old 97′s – The Grand Theater Volume 1
You will not go to heaven, you’ll go to Champaign, Illinois.
By Andy Whorehall
So sings Mr. Stuart Ransom Miller II of Old 97′s, sons of Texas & one of the great American live bands running 2 decades now. “The Grand Theater Volume 1″ marks the return of a band left to wander the last decade away on recorded output. Mr. Miller went seeking a solo pop career; how could he avoid the temptation with…
REVIEW WRITERS NEEDED
Sock Monkey Sound Seeks Music Writers Are you an American Dreamer? Do you seek NSA love on the internets? Now stop thinking and read below. Hey yawl, Do you like to read and…
Margot & The Nuclear So and So’s – Buzzard
The Chicago, IL via Indianapolis, IN, band release record #3, their ‘September gurl.’ | By Andy Whorehall
