A Message From God

So, I've been getting a little lazy with the site recently. This is no big surprise to anyone who's been reading recently. I've been awful about updating. I'd been thinking about giving up altogether. But last night, as I drove down 3rd st at half past midnight, God sent me a message through my iPod. 5 songs, one after another, each completely the definition of Head Exploder. This week will be made up of these songs, one each day. I ain't giving up. I've got God on my side.

The Band: Radio Moscow
The Song: "Mistreating Queen"
The Album: Radio Moscow

Ten Word Description: Rock. With rock sauce. Glazed with rock. On the rocks.

Notesplosions: Radio Moscow is the best kind of time machine. With a driving bass line and a wicked guitar lick, these Iowa boys take you back to a time when rock music was defined not by complication or pretension, but by talent and daring. These boys don't ape Jimmy Hendrix; rather, they learn from his example and push the limits of blues rock like there's no tomorrow. They remind you what it's like to head bang, to be in awe of musicians rather than stand in judgment of them. It's a style of unpolished recording that, while revived by the Black Keys and White Stripes, never really went out of style at all. This is a band that includes in their myspace pictures a shot of their vintage guitar line-up, giving the credit to the instruments as much as themselves.

All that is to say, Radio Moscow are the baddest motherfuckers making rock and roll in Iowa. Maybe even the whole of the Iowa tri-state area. Maybe even the country. Hell, they're the rockingest band in the world.

Or at least that's how they make you feel. And that's what legends are made of. I predict great things for Radio Moscow. They may be out of time, but they're doing their best to make us all remember real rock and roll.