Jam of The Day: Harlem - Someday Soon

Harlem is a band that is almost from Austin, TX, but not quite. The three boys of Harlem is one of those bands that quite literally popped out of the musical vagina of nothingness. That's the music industry these days, awesome bands just springing up out of no where and terrible bands hanging around like last night's dinner. Anyway these Texans via Arizona just released a pretty good record on Matador called "Hippies." You've probably seen it somewhere on the world wide web, as it does seem to be taking the world by storm. I'm still not sure if I like Harlem, but I promise you that "Someday Soon" is a pretty excellent jam. Every jam is slathered in Texan BBQ sauce, a delicious touch every rock band should have.

Jam of The Day: Ted Leo - The Stick

I'm not crazy about Ted Leo, but perhaps you are. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists is a New Jersey band, just like those kids in Titus Andronicus. I've never understood the Ted Leo hype, but perhaps you do. Anyway this jam is probably better than most of the jamz on the new LP, "Brutalist Bricks." Actually, after roughly listening to the entire LP, the whole concept of Ted Leo makes me lol. I actually like another track on the album called Where Was My Brain, but The Stick is truly an awesome jam, maybe one of the only decent jamz Brutalist Bricks has to offer. Ted Leo isn't that bad. Give him a chance and he'll give you some joy; it's rare but it will come.