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This could be the next big thing in rock music. This band, from Texas, is Anchored. They have recently added Michael Thomas, who played guitar for Faster Pussycat and Adler’s Appetite, to the fold. They currently have the number three video on the VEVO charts entitled “Throwin’ Down”, which features Snoop Dogg as a guest rapper on the aforementioned track.

Their album, entitled “Listen To This” has really grown on me. I would describe Anchored as band that mixes Vivian Campbell-era Def Leppard meets Hinder. They have toured with the likes of Volbeat, Cold, Anew Revolution, and Adler’s Appetite. This is my personal favorite song off of “Listen To This”, entitled “Last Night”. “Last Night” reminds me of a time when that special someone comes in to the person’s life and has that memorable conversation and the person thinks about what could’ve been if they would’ve said the right thing. It’s a song that everyone can relate to. Enjoy “Last Night” by Anchored. Please pick up “Listen To This” at Cdbaby, I-Tunes, or Amazon.
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This past summer, me and a lady that I was dating at the time took a friend and his wife to see Fuel at The Wheelhouse in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The initial buzz amongst us was that Fuel was getting back together with a new guitarist, with Brett Scallions reunited with the band, and the original bassist from Shinedown. We went there stoked to see Fuel in such an intimate venue that doubled as a nightclub. However, we left there seeing one of the most mindblowing performances we had ever seen in our lives. The mindblowing performance wasn’t from Fuel, but from the Bay Area band known as Park Lane.

Park Lane is comprised of Carley Coma(ex-Candiria frontman) on vocals, Mike Keller on guitars, Grayson Hurd on guitars, Cameron Stucky on drums, and Clayton Wages on the bass. Their performance left the hair on the back of my neck stand and goosebumps ensued. I love the feeling of chills tingling down my spine as a song is crafted into a wonderful masterpiece to my ears. Please pick up “Letters From The Fire” on I-Tunes or wherever you can find music these days. Now, prepare to get chills up and down your spine from this song entitled “The Edge”, which is a wonderful story of someone trying to find a positive way out from the depths of personal despair.
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Why this instrumental is only 3 and a half minutes long is beyond me. In my humble opinion, that’s a sign of a wonderful instrumental or song. This is how you do a progressive-rock instrumental. This is the personification of the keyboards, bass, guitars, and drums coinciding and intermingling to create an instrumental that tells a wonderful story, lets the listener go to an even deeper realm of their imagination, to create a wonderful concoction entitled “Overture 1928″. Enjoy, and turn it up to 11!
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This is one of the small-handful of songs that got me into rock and punk music. This band didn’t care about the latest trends or the status quo. They cared about their passion for making good music and their take-no-prisoners attitude when it came to their music. This is one of the most influential songs you will ever hear come out of the 1990s. The outro to this song still gives me goosebumps to this day. Here is “Unsung” by Helmet!

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Yesterday I was reminiscing with friends about our youth. I remember when this first came out (Yes I am THAT old) and the controversy it created. I believe one of the members went to jail, or was threatened with jail time for this album. Anywho I have always been a fan of old school gangsta rap, so enjoy & happy Friday….

Were over the hump, the weekend is almost here, you can do it. Have a great day, and enjoy!
 
 

Your Valentines day sappyness, have a great love day, enjoy!
 


Foreigner – I Wanna Know What Love Is by jpdc11

This morning is a day off for me, so as I sit here at 5am with my coffee, I thought why not embrace my inner hipster?..I’ve listened to a few other of their songs, I pretty much cannot stand them, but I LOVE this song.. So please join me in stroking our mustaches, and have a happy Monday.. 

I know this is a little different than what we usually do here at The House, but Whitney Houston is a special case. There is no denying the impact she had on music, or that she had a majestic voice. I grew up with her music, watched her star shine brightly, and then sadly fade away. She was never in my forte of music taste, but I always admired her, and loved the sound of her voice. Whitney Houston was the most award winning female vocalist in history, she has sold somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 to 70 million albums worldwide, you might say she had an impact. Today I am choosing to remember her not for the sad tragic story she became, but the beautiful voice, and inspiration she once was. May God bless her family, and ease their pain, and may she finally be at peace.. Goodbye Whitney, and thank you…..
 




I will never forget the moment that I found out that Anthony Basurto, vocalist for Joan Red, passed away. This band had so much potential and I remember interviewing the bass player, Brandon Vatter, for this site, and remember hearing how genuine Anthony was. This is one beautiful song, and I am so humbled to play a small role in the industry, where I get to talk about the bands that I love and the music that I love. The Monk’s House raises a glass for Anthony and for those that were affected by his loss last year.
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There’s a side to me that loves blues, jazz, soul, and rhythm and blues. When I feel like relaxing, I enjoy turning on some old school Motown, or groups like Sly & The Family Stone, B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix when he does blues music, and other artists. Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears bring the soul and the funk back into music. They recently performed their underground hit entitled “Booty City” on the Bing Lounge, and the song of the day entitled “I’m Broke” boasts over 100,000 hits on YouTube. They properly blend in the brass section with the rhythm section like the perfect jumbalaya recipe. It’s a travesty that in today’s generation, we have to search for “good music”, whereas in previous generations, if it was good music that made you dance and sing along to it, it was easily accessible on the local radio station or at the jukebox at the local pub. Without further delay, here is “I’m Broke” by Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears.
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Due to a conversation with a coworker yesterday, I decided today’s SOTD should be Metallica’s best song. Granted in my opinion everything after the Black album is garbage, I still love me some Metallica every now and again. Enjoy….