Five Songs, 9/4/2022
Mary Wells, "My Guy" We've had this one before. The Magnetic Fields, "I'm Sorry I Love You" One of the more memorable tunes from 69 Love Songs, probably due to the vocals, but I do like the...
Mary Wells, "My Guy" We've had this one before. The Magnetic Fields, "I'm Sorry I Love You" One of the more memorable tunes from 69 Love Songs, probably due to the vocals, but I do like the...
Pussy Galore, "Handshake" Somehow, Pussy Galore manages to sound greasy. Some of that is the trashy production - the clattering drums, the bullhorn vocals, the squalling guitars. But even beyond that, there's a feel to things that kind of make you...
Ministry, "Just One Fix" Psalm 69 represents the last time Ministry was fun and not just a repetitive mess. "Jesus Built My Hotrod" is the highlight, but the album is chock full of similarly punishing industrial metal. I think the way...
The Toasters, "East Side Beat" Your first instinct might be to think that Rob "Bucket" Hingley's accent here is a terrible put-on. But no, Rob was born in England, so he earned this. At any rate, this is from...
I was at Shut Up & Sit Down Expo over the weekend, and it was fun, although I think that that was mostly because it was a getaway weekend for Megan and I. But, it was a good pretext to get out of town! Also,...