Second Spin: Giving The Oohlas Another Oohlisten
When the Oohlas’ Best Stop Pop came out in September, the group was immediately met with comparisons to Belly and Veruca Salt, two love-’em-or-leave-’em acts that may have turned off potential fans. But we’ve come to appreciate Pop’s ensaring melodies, especially since we’re such shameless ’90s nostalgists ourselves:
The Oohlas – Across The Stars In Blue [MP3, link expired]
The Oohlas – Cahuenga Shuffle [MP3, link expired]
The Oohlas [MySpace]
By Brian Raftery on Mon Jan 15 2007
Posted to:
Mp3
Mini Coupe II MP3 Player - OEM (China Manufacturer) - MP3 Player ...
Listening to an MP3 player can be harmful to your hearing sensitivity ...
Second Generation Music Listening Device – MP3 Player
Mick Fleetwood on the MP3 ‘Dumbing Down’ of Music
A generation of music lovers is getting ripped off. That's the feeling among audiophiles who say that MP3 compression, which has made music portable, affordable, and packable on small devices, has ruined the music. In some cases, it’s ruining your ears.
Secondhand MP3 shop can keep trading during EMI trial
Redigi has escaped a court injunction that would have prevented it trading throughout the duration of a court battle over alleged copyright infringement. EMI, one of the world's biggest record companies, has sued Redigi, alleging that the business is ...
Loading ...
I think this album is a whole lot of fun and can not for the life of me figure out why it’s been met with such a collective yawn. When I spin songs off the disc into my DJ set foljks seem into them, so why is there no buzz?
Of course the fact the only play L.A. and New York might just answer my question, so maybe I should just take it back.
Tankboy, you underestimate the unfortunate stigma of an Ultragrrl.
http://www.stolentransmission.com
“Small Parts” – that song rules. When I listen to this record, I can’t help but think of Echobelly, Lush, and Sleeper. Obscure 90’s female-led Britpop bands are where it’s at, yo.
It’s too bad folks would pass on them just because of their connections. And it still doesn’t explain why the wider public has totally missed the boat. 99.99999% of the populace has no idea who Ultragrrl is.
Plus, what has Sarah ever done but try to champion bands? Sure, sometimes her tastes clash with mine but at least she seems to honestly dig the things she does.
I mean, if someone wants to attack a band just because of their connections, you need look no further than The Oohlas guitarist, ex-Everlcear drummer Greg Eklund. of course attacking a band because of that would involve overlooking whether they were actually any good or not, and kind of betray a less than critical interest in commentary, but hey, to each their own, right?
I’ll have my own: they’re an awful Letters to Cleo ripoff.
Check them out doing an acoustic version of Small Parts here:
http://www.liquidgeneration.com/Media/Music/Live_at_LG_The...
attacking a band … overlooking whether they were actually any good or not
but isn’t that what being an indie blogger/critic is all about?
Of course the fact the only play L.A. and New York might just answer my question, so maybe I should just take it back.
I’ll agree with that. They are lucky enough to have a deal, but if you want fans and you aren’t getting tons of radio airplay you have to actually play. And play in more than just NYC and LA. There’s a whole lot of the country that buys records that aren’t in either of those locales.