Art-For-Art’s-Sake Theatre: Steve ‘n’ Seagulls “Thunderstruck”

Time once again for our usual midweek feature.

What happens when you come from Finland, and you have the nerve to fuse Appalachian mountain music with American heavy metal, maybe throw in a big-@$$ button accordion? Beats the hell outa me, but Steve ‘n’ Seagulls gives it a shot. Feast your eyes and ears until they ... Finnish.

Oh yeah, let's call it “mountain metal.”

(H/T to AC/DC and Dom Bettinelli.)
 

Art-For-Art’s-Sake Theatre: Of Monsters And Men “Mountain Song”

Time once again for our usual midday Wednesday feature.

Of Monsters and Men is a six-member, English language,indie folk/pop band from Iceland, started up in 2010, and with a full-bleed animated splash-page website. Call them a kinder, gentler version of Mumford and Sons if you will, but give them a listen, in this video produced last April at the Fuse/VEVO house in Indio, California.