Jay Reatard has been an underground figure for ten years or so playing with bands like The Reatards and the Lost Sounds and most recently he has gained a good deal of mainstream success with his solo efforts. Going back to his earliest roots when he had recorded songs alone to escape from his home life, his solo records feature him playing every instrument and singing. When he plays live, of course, he has a backing band as can be seen here.

This video where they play ‘Oh It’s Such A Shame’ from his debut LP ‘Blood Visions’ captures the intensity of their live show. Jay Retard has become infamous for punching, kicking and spitting on his audience members during his shows. I guess it’s common knowledge that he was raised in some shitty circumstances and not surprising that he has some socialization issues, but he still puts on a great show.

The Bronx is a pop-punk band from Southern California. Normally this kind of music isn’t my thing, but they have kind of an old rock and roll sound that made them grow on me. They have put out two self-titled albums and, oddly enough, will be putting out another one soon.

White Guilt is on their second self-titled album, this video reminds me of my high school Summers when my friends and I would go hang out at Venice beach, where this video was shot, and running away from bike cops.

I didn’t know that the Black Crowes were still around, but apparently, after some line-up changes, they have just put out their first studio album in seven years entitled ‘Warpaint’ and ‘Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution’ is the first single.

The Black Crowes have never been a very original band, their goal from inception was to sound like classic 70s Southern rock in the same vein as the Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Grateful Dead, Molly Hatchet, etc. and they have built a large, cult-ish following by doing this remarkably well. For another band that was heavily influenced by 70s Southern rock, check out the video I posted by the band Sleep.

This song seems to blend in with the overall sound of the Crowes and it sounds like they are sticking to what they know. The video appears to be a photo montage of the band taken over the years; all the black and white photos along with their outfits make it look straight out of the 70s.