Sister Rosetta Tharpe -- Gospel Train

  Sister Rosetta Tharpe is known as the Godmother of Rock 'n' Roll music, and I have to full heartily agree.  He distinct style of Blues infused Gospel inadvertently invented the modern style of guitar soloing, which was perfected by Chuck Berry ... meaning put this on your must hear list, as in right now!!! 

Green River -- Dry As Bone/ Rehab Doll

  Green River turned out to be the archetype for the Seattle sound.  What you have here is Mark Arm basically backed by Pearl Jam, thank god there isn't a hint of jock Rock in their music, it actually sounds like Mudhoney, just crunchier and amateur, but this band was a good start to what was to become a world movement!  

Charley Patton -- Founder Of The Delta Blues

  Robert Johnson might have been the prolific Bluesman, but Patton was the pioneer.  Charley is the type of character that his life is shrouded in a cloud of mystique and legend, but his reputation proceeds his raw, deep and boisterous Delta Blues, to the point that he even undertook a young apprentice ... the soon to be Howlin' Wolf ... point is, music as we know it would not be the same without these trailblazers at the root to our culture! 

Arthur Alexander -- You Better Move On

  Completely underrated to the point he drove a bus up until his potential comeback, then died of a heart attack ... damn Rock 'n' Roll, taking it's casualties whenever it wants.  Alexander sounds to me like a poor man's Ben E. King, and I don't mean that knocking him in anyway, he wrote some majorly famous numbers, that other artists staked big time fame covering, none other than The Beatles (Anna) and The Rolling Stones (You Better Move On) for starters.  So the next time you pop on a bus, get some street meat, or in my case visit a jewellery store, what you see isn't always what you get!   

The Dirty Fences -- Too High To Kross

  Power Punk'd debut full length release Too High To Kross by The Dirty Fences.  I really liked this album, but is it a version of this kind of music I have never heard before ... let's just say I'm happy I got the CD rather than the record!

JFA -- Valley Of The Yakes

  F*ckin' way rad pioneering skate Punk outfit JFA.  What can I say about this Hardcore album other than it makes me wanna take my deck out, slam on the concrete, throw my bloodied broken teeth in your face and yell Jodie Foster Army!

Washed Out -- Paracosm

  Man oh man, I really like this synthy-dream-gazer album ... not to trash talk this kinda music, because I feel like it's about time that the Shoegaze trailblazers get the recognition they deserved, but if every new Indie band goes this route it won't sound so original anymore, meanwhile Washed Out nailed it!