Prowse picks the best music of 2006: #1 is The Thermals

another punk power trio tops my list for 2006......it's a mini-opera centered on religion and politics and kicks the shit outta everything else released in 2006.

Prowse picks the best music of 2006: #2 is Dirty Pretty Things

when the libertines broke up, pete hit the smack and carl wrote new songs + found a new band + recorded those new songs.......this is the natural progression of the libertines, still snotty, still punk, still cool as fuck.

Prowse picks the best music of 2006: #3 is Built To Spill

doug and co. return to the 7-minute soundscapes that we all know and love......

Prowse picks the best music of 2006: #4 is Muse

prog-rock is alive and well in 2006......

Prowse picks the best music of 2006: #5 is The Black Keys

a drummer and a guitarist from akron, ohio who keep the blues alive and the amps cranked......

Prowse picks the best music of 2006: #6 is Beck

back to his 'odelay' ways......

Prowse picks the best music of 2006: #7 is Silversun Pickups

this is what my bloody valentine might sound like if they were still creating new music......it's a wall of sound.......it's a wall of guitars.......there's plenty of atmosphere.......cool stuff!

Prowse picks the best music of 2006: #8 is We Are Scientists

another power trio......catchy, crunchy tunes......dig it.

Prowse picks the best music of 2006: #9 is Wolfmother

australian power trio......sounds like the 2006 version of black sabbath......crunchy riffs.......screaming vocals.......sign me up!

Prowse picks the best music of 2006: #10 is The Raconteurs

this is like a wet dream for a powerpop music fan like myself......jack white from the white stripes gets together with powerpop god brendan benson and they grab the rhythm section from the greenhornes to bash out 10 tracks of 70's crunchy rock bliss.

the final month of 2006

welcome to december.

the american thanksgiving holiday turned out pretty well, if you blank out the fact that i missed the yearly family christmas gathering, which is essentially the one time of the year that i get to see my cousins.......and their babies!

and it's pretty clear i won't be headed to the promised land for the christmas holiday, either.....which means i won't be seeing my buds (you know who you are)......so i'm relatively bummed about that......but hey, there's always 2007, right??!

coming soon:
my choices for the finest music releases for the 2006 calendar year.

i know you fuckers froth at the mouth for my picks, so you won't have to wait much longer.