Happy birthday to Peter Livingston Holsapple, leader of legendary jangle pop band the dB’s, cofounder of The Continental Drifters, solo artist, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and more, born in the rock 2/19/1956. #PeterHolsapple #thedbs #RockHonorRoll
The Paranoid Style - Known Associates LP cover. A glare-covered shot of Ms. Nelson, hand on hip, diagonally. Band and title upper right. The black LP plays on a vintage, restored Bang & Olufsen Beogram 4000 linear-tracking turntable to the right. (I really should boilerplate that, since I've typed it, or something else, one hundred million times...)
The Paranoid Style - Known Associates
Elizabeth Nelson gathers together her Known Associates for another hyper-literate ocean of words, along with great music.
Nelson's sharp wit and great songwriting remains intact...no surprise. And all the playing (including […]
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The dB's - Like This (1984)
#thedbs #musicsky #bearsvillerecords
#rhinorecords
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"Stands for Decibels" by The dB's released this day in 1980.
"Stands for Decibels" by The dB's released this day in 1980.
#ThedBs #StandsForDecibels #VintageVinyl
"stands not only as a landmark power pop album, but also as a prototype for much of the Southern jangle that would follow." @allmusic.com
#OnThisDay January 15, 1981 US American #powerpop & #janglepop group #thedBs released their debut album, 'Stands for Decibels'.
Nov 1 menu on @nwrbroadcast.bsky.social @54-40.bsky.social @birdstreets.bsky.social #CorinAshley @dearboyofficial.bsky.social @dreamcoasterband.bsky.social #Ivy #JeanCaffeine #JenniferFoster #Monetaries #Novastar @ratboysband.bsky.social @ryanallenmuzik.bsky.social #Superdrag #TheDBs #TheRallies
Nov 1 8-10AM EDT/12-2PM GMT on @nwrbroadcast.bsky.social @54-40.bsky.social @birdstreets.bsky.social #CorinAshley @dearboyofficial.bsky.social @dreamcoasterband.bsky.social #Ivy #JeanCaffeine #JenniferFoster #Monetaries @ratboysband.bsky.social @ryanallenmuzik.bsky.social #TheDBs #TheRallies
"I Thought You Wanted to Know: 1978-1981" by The dB's released this day in 2021.
"I Thought You Wanted to Know: 1978-1981" by The dB's released this day in 2021.
#ThedBs #IThoughtYouWantedToKnow
#soundtracktime is starting with a mojo cd from 2024 #theboth #thedbs #youngguv #brendanbenson #xtc #thelemontwigs #thelongryders #teenagefanclub #nadasurf
"Like This" by the dB's, released on this day in 1984.
"Like This" by the dB's, released on this day in 1984.
#ThedBs #LikeThis #VintageVinyl
The dBs often acclaimed as one of the greatest "lost" #powerpop bands of the #80s Although the members were all from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the group was formed in New York City in 1978.
#OnThisDay on September 12, 1⃣9⃣8⃣4⃣ they released Like This. A minor pop #masterpiece
#thedBs #80smusic
Peter Holsapple, Chris Stamey, and me. #ThedBs
#bigstarquintent Jody Stephen’s of #bigstar Jon Auer of #theposies #mikemills of #REM #chrisstamey of #thedbs and #patsansonse of #wilco 7/23/25 #firstavenue #minneapolis #bigstarband
The dB's "Neverland" released this day in 1999.
The dB's "Neverland" released this day in 1999.
#ThedBs #Neverland
After a busy Saturday at work #soundtracktime is starting with a mojo cd from 2024 #theboth #thedbs #youngguv #thelongryders #xtc #teenagefanclub #nadasurf
Propeller Sound Recordings is having a $15 Vinyl Summer Sale. That means you can pick up the dB's first two LPs, Stands for deciBels and Repercussion, for $30.
Perhaps I'm being judgey, but you’d be a fool to pass this up. :-)
#vinyl #ThedBs #PowerPop
Frais @label51recordings.bsky.social
#ThedBs
Peter Holsapple
🎶 She and Me
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Happy birthday to Peter Livingston Holsapple, leader of legendary jangle pop band the dB's, cofounder of The Continental Drifters, solo artist, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and more, born in the rock 2/19/1956. #PeterHolsapple #thedbs #RockHonorRoll
"stands not only as a landmark power pop album, but also as a prototype for much of the Southern jangle that would follow." @allmusic.com
#OnThisDay January 15, 1981 US American #powerpop & #janglepop group #thedBs released their debut album, 'Stands for Decibels'.
#80sMusic #80s #musicsky
#NowSpinning Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper - Get Out of My Way (1986)
Irrelevant busker #rockabilly #cowpunk from this duo featuring guest vocals by Peter Holsapple, Bruce Joyner, The Farage Bros., Johnette Napolitano, Steve Wynn. #NowPlaying #vinyl #VinylCommunity #thedBs #ConcreteBlonde #DreamSyndicate
Apparently db stands for decibels as per The db's.
Speaking of which here's Black and White
#ASongADay
#BusPlaylist
#Thedbs
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#newyorkrocker #nyrocker #lydialunch #nonewyork #missionofburma #deadkennedys #beegees #shauncassidy #lenelovich #thedbs #halfjapanese #fleshtones
The part of me dealing with you has shut down
So please excuse me
#songadayck #thedBs
http://youtu.be/o7xEuyhHmHo