Look At My Records!

In Episode 67, Tom chatted with Jersey City artist Evan Moore! Evan is the creative brains behind SSWWANN STUDIOS, which has produced some incredibly clever designs for pins, t-shirts, and patches. Some of Evan’s noteworthy designs include the beloved Fraiserhead mashup (pictured to the right), the John Lennon inspired “Jersey City” ringer shirt (pictured above), and the Sid Vicious and Nancy comic mashup (pictured below). In addition to his work as a graphic artist, Evan has played bass guitar in a variety of bands over the years, including a Sade cover band! Tune in to hear all about the history of SSWWANN STUDIOS and Eric’s musical endeavors. Plus, Tom and Eric chatted at length about some of their favorite records by Jonathan Richman, Guided By Voices, and Prefab Sprout.

You can purchase all of Evan’s awesome designs through SWWANN STUDIOS!

New Jersey indie folk duo Seamstress stopped by for Episode 66 of Look At My Records! Boy, what a treat it was to have Seamstress on the program! Tom chatted at length with Gabi and Charlie about the origins of the project, their ever-rotating live lineup, and their plans for 2019. Seamstress plans to release three new songs in early 2019 and they were kind enough to play those three tracks, “Everything,” “Wrong Of Me” and “Untitled” live in the Look At My Records studio. That’s right, listen to this episode to hear three new Seamstress songs! Plus, their awesome record picks!

Their next gig is at Rockwood Music Hall on Monday, November 12th.

In Episode 65, Tom had the pleasure of chatting with New Jersey bedroom pop artist, PYNKIE! After picking up a guitar in her late teens, PYNKIE immediately began writing and self-producing her own songs by using Audacity and other free recording software. In recent years, she's gained notoriety for her heartfelt, personal home style recordings on platforms such as Soundcloud. Earlier this year, PYNKIE released her debut album, Neoteny, which you can download via Bandcamp, or purchase on cassette via Gnar Tapes or Plastic Response Records! Tune in to hear PYNKIE perform three songs from Neoteny, “Looney Tune,” “Warm,” and “Dew,” live in the Look At My Records! studio! Plus, hear all about her origins, her first time recording in a studio, and her great album picks!

PYNKIE’s next gig is on December 11th at Elsewhere with Toast and Silver!

Thank you so much to Lindsay for stopping by the LAMR studio! We had a blast!!

Episode 64 of Look At My Records! is the fourth in a series of episodes previewing the upcoming North Jersey Indie Rock Festival. The annual festival is now in its third year and is happening at White Eagle Hall on Saturday October 6th.

For the fourth and final installment, I chatted with the wonderful Glenn Morrow. I can't think of a more fitting way to wrap up this series of preview episodes, as who knows where music in Hudson County would be without Glenn? Would we even be having this festival on Saturday?!

Glenn got his start in the late 70s, when he moved to Hoboken and formed The A Band with Rob Norris, Richard Barone, and Frank Giannini. They would be the very first group to ever play at Maxwell’s, paving the way for countless other bands and musicians to grace its stage. From there, Glenn fronted other bands including The Individuals and a solo project, Rage To Live, in addition to his work as President of Bar None Records.

Glenn currently fronts Glenn Morrow’s Cry For Help, who released their debut self-titled album in 2017 on Rhyme or Reason Records. They just released a brand new song, “Yellowed Pages,” and have a slew of other new songs up their sleeves!

Lots of awesome stories in this episode, so tune in to hear all about how Glenn turned Michael Stipe on to the Replacements, his discovery of They Might Be Giants, some Alex Chilton stories, and much more!

Don’t miss Glenn Morrow’s Cry For Help tomorrow at the North Jersey Indie Rock Festival!

You can purchase the band’s debut album via Rhyme & Reason Records.

Episode 63 of Look At My Records! is the third in a series of episodes previewing the upcoming North Jersey Indie Rock Festival. The annual fest is now in it’s third year and is happening at White Eagle Hall on Saturday October 6th!

For the third installment, I chatted with New Brunswick's Glazer! These shredders are about a year removed from the release of their awesome debut LP, "On A Prairie, Live In Dirt." How's it hold up? We all agreed, it holds up PRETTY DAMN WELL!!! Tune in to hear all about the band's formation, the recording of their debut album, and their label State Champion Records! Plus, some fun and exciting record selections, including songs by X, The Scientists, and Sebadoh!

In addition to the North Jersey Indie Rock Festival, you can see Glazer live at the following gigs:

October 12th, 2018 - Kal Marks, The Royal They, Glazer, Resounding No At In The West 7:30pm

November 3rd, 2018 - Glazer, Mover Shaker, Teenage Halloween, Old Joy at The Roadhouse 7pm

Do yourself a favor and pick up Glazer’s awesome LP, “On A Prairie, Live In Dirt” via State Champion Records!