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Listen to track 11

We’ve been blogging about this record coming our way with unreleased jingles from the 50′s for a few weeks now. And sad to say that this is the last track we were able to record the vinyl and create digital copies. Above is track 11. And just to add we kind of like the vintage vibe the crackling noise gives off. Makes you feel like you’re listening to the old time record. Vinyl’s making a big comeback too. Click here to read the Wall Street Journal’s article on increase in vinyl sales.  Researching the record a little more we found that the Marketing Agency, Cunningham & Walsh, who created these came together in 1950. Judging by the nature of the instruments used, vocals, and song writing, it’s quite clear that this was record in the early 50′s. Click here to learn more about the ad agency on AdAge.com. Until the next jingle, we leave you with, “Relax, refresh, have a Gansett, Have a Gansett, Have a Gansett!”

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Listen to track 9

We’ve been blogging about this record coming our way with unreleased jingles from the 50′s for a few weeks now. Well guess what? We’re going to start using them in our radio ads soon. Keep your ears open for this one on BRU. Our favorite line is “your refreshing invitation to that tingling taste sensation.” We were able to record the vinyl and create digital copies. Above is track 5. And just to add we kind of like the vintage vibe the crackling noise gives off. Makes you feel like you’re listening to the old time record. Researching the record a little more we found that the Marketing Agency, Cunningham & Walsh, who created these came together in 1950. Judging by the nature of the instruments used, vocals, and song writing, it’s quite clear that this was record in the early 50′s. Click here to learn more about the ad agency on AdAge.com. Until the next jingle, we leave you with, “Relax, refresh, have a Gansett, Have a Gansett, Have a Gansett!”

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Listen to track 8

We’ve been blogging about this record coming our way with unreleased jingles from the 50′s for a few weeks now. Well guess what? We’re going to start using them in our radio ads soon. Keep your ears open for this one on BRU. Our favorite line is “your refreshing invitation to that tingling taste sensation.” We were able to record the vinyl and create digital copies. Above is track 5. And just to add we kind of like the vintage vibe the crackling noise gives off. Makes you feel like you’re listening to the old time record. Researching the record a little more we found that the Marketing Agency, Cunningham & Walsh, who created these came together in 1950. Judging by the nature of the instruments used, vocals, and song writing, it’s quite clear that this was record in the early 50′s. Click here to learn more about the ad agency on AdAge.com. Until the next jingle, we leave you with, “Relax, refresh, have a Gansett, Have a Gansett, Have a Gansett!”

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Listen to track 7

We’ve been blogging about this record coming our way with unreleased jingles from the 50′s for a few weeks now. Well guess what? We’re going to start using them in our radio ads soon. Keep your ears open for this one on BRU. Our favorite line is “your refreshing invitation to that tingling taste sensation.” We were able to record the vinyl and create digital copies. Above is track 5. And just to add we kind of like the vintage vibe the crackling noise gives off. Makes you feel like you’re listening to the old time record. Researching the record a little more we found that the Marketing Agency, Cunningham & Walsh, who created these came together in 1950. Judging by the nature of the instruments used, vocals, and song writing, it’s quite clear that this was record in the early 50′s. Click here to learn more about the ad agency on AdAge.com. Until the next jingle, we leave you with, “Relax, refresh, have a Gansett, Have a Gansett, Have a Gansett!”

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Listen to track 4 from Narragansett’s Jingle Demos

We’ve blogging about this record coming our way with unreleased jingles from the 50′s for a few weeks now. Well guess what? We’re going to start using them in our radio ads soon. We were able to record the vinyl and create digital copies. Above is track 4. And just to add we kind of like the vintage vibe the crackling noise gives off. Makes you feel like you’re listening to the old time record. Researching the record a little more we found that the Marketing Agency, Cunningham & Walsh, who created these came together in 1950. Judging by the nature of the instruments used, vocals, and song writing, it’s quite clear that this was record in the early 50′s. Click here to learn more about the ad agency on AdAge.com. Until the next jingle, we leave you with, “Relax, refresh, have a Gansett, Have a Gansett, Have a Gansett!”

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Listen to track 3

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Listen to 28 Degrees Taurus’ Low Light

Another Band Of The Week from FNX Radio in Boston. 28 Degrees Taurus is one of Boston’s best ambient/psych rock bands. Don’t miss their show tomorrow night December 1 at Great Scott in Allston and check out their track Low Light above. You can here more on http://28degreestaurus.bandcamp.com/.

BIO: We are an ambient/psychedelic rock band from Boston called 28 degrees taurus. Our musical ideals are somewhere between the late 60s, early 90s and all the gorgeously catchy cheese inbetween.
We’ve been together since about 2005 with various drummers.
We’re usually loud as hell live but not above playing an occassional ballad.
Live shows are crazy, electric, loud & ecstatic. The records are catchy, hypnotic and fluctuate alot between the various time periods and styles we’re influenced by. They are very diffferent worlds to us and we approach it as such.

We have 2 full length records so far and 2 ep’s.
Theres alot more to come… a new lp by June 2010 and another one to follow in the fall of the same year.
Thanks for listening and see you on the road in 2010!

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Listen to track 2 from the Narragansett Jingle Demos record

We recently blogged about this record coming our way with unreleased jingles from the 50′s. Well guess what? We were able to record the vinyl and create digital copies. So here is track 2. Last week we posted track 1 here. And just to add we kind of like the vintage vibe the crackling noise gives off. Makes you feel like you’re listening to the old time record. Researching the record a little more we found that the Marketing Agency, Cunningham & Walsh, who created these came together in 1950. Judging by the nature of the instruments used, vocals, and song writing, it’s quite clear that this was record in the early 50′s. Click here to learn more about the ad agency on AdAge.com. Until the next jingle, we leave you with, “Relax, refresh, have a Gansett, Have a Gansett, Have a Gansett!”

We recently blogged about this record coming our way with unreleased jingles from the 50′s. Well guess what? We were able to record the vinyl and create digital copies. So here it is. Researching the record a little more we found that the Marketing Agency, Cunningham & Walsh, who created these came together in 1950. Judging by the nature of the instruments used, vocals, and song writing, it’s quite clear that this was record in the early 50′s. Click here to learn more about the ad agency on AdAge.com. Until the next jingle, we leave you with, “Relax, refresh, have a Gansett, Have a Gansett, Have a Gansett!”

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Listen to Brian McKenzie’s Ruined The Air

Brian McKenzie rocked our Neighbor Day Block Party this past September. He was so good we just had to make a band of the week here. Since his record, Resolution, was just released on iTunes thanks to Cloverdale Music today we thought the time was right. So check it out on BrianMcKenzie.com and listen to one track, Ruined The Air, above. We’ll be sure to let everyone know of shows as he gets booked.

BIO: Brian officially started his music career in the early 90s as lead guitarist, songwriter, and founder of the alt/metal band “Kilgore (Smudge)”, who were soon signed to Giant records (a subsidiary of Time Warner). He toured the country with the band, “lived off ham and cheese sandwiches, begged people to crash on their floors…until eventually upgrading to the Motel 6.”  He was 19 at the time; too young to even be allowed anywhere near the bar of most of the clubs.

During the down time on the road, he began to become a fan of the singer/songwriter scene. “It was me, four bandmates, a soundman, and all of our equipment, packed like damned sardines in a cargo van with no trailer, so we all got lost in the music on our headphones to mentally escape for a while.  …I started listening to artists like Glen Phillips and the material he wrote with Toad the Wet Sprocket. I really loved the way they worked the melodies and the harmonies, and the how the acoustic, not heavy guitar riffs, really drove the music. That got me thinking, and writing.”

In addition to listening to the singer/songwriters, those touring days also led to his introduction to early rockabilly, country, and rock n’ roll. “One night in wherever the heck we were, USA, my drummer, Bill, bought an Elvis CD at a gas station and I laughed at him. yeah, I know, I was young, what are ya gonna do? I had overplayed my cds, so I figured, what the hell, and asked him to borrow it. It never left my discman for the rest of the tour. Not too long after that, I got a copy of Elvis’ ‘Sun Sessions’ from my singer, Jay, and it opened up a whole new world for me. ‘That’s Alright Mama’ just blew me away. I went back and bought almost the entire Sun Records collection: Cash, Perkins, Jerry Lee…all of those guys.”

Brian moved on in 1997. “After two years of touring, and researching all of the music I had missed, I left the band, put down the axe, picked up my acoustic, and truly fell in love with it.  I still love my Gibson SG, but my acoustic is part of me.”

Brian released his first solo CD “Days Like These” locally in 2003, and in 2004, moved to Nashville. “The amount of talent there was incredible. I met, performed with, and co-wrote with some great singer/songwriters during my time there.” In 2006, he moved back to Rhode Island and released the project “…and Always September,” locally.

He began recording “Resolution” in 2009 with his long time bandmate and friend Jay Berndt at the controls of his fully analog, Moto Destructo Studios.  “I feel it is my most mature CD yet.  The time I spent in Nashville shows on this one. I had a great time recording it, and I truly hope the people enjoy listening.”

Brian has recruited the talents of bassist Caleb Cook, drummer Chris Piccirillo, and harmony vocals of sister Lisa-Rose McKenzie O’Connor to create the solid foundation to bring the songs and the live show to the next level.