_freakwave_ / Pixabay Soundtrack in my head: The Slits, "Instant Hit" Okay, I lied. There is no alley behind my house. But I did discover some classic tunes These videos I found on YouTube have that VCR quality. I guess one of them was literally recorded on a VHS tape. It makes them all the … Continue reading classic tunes found on a VHS tape stuck in an abandoned VCR in the alley behind my house
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dance music as it was meant to be?
Victoria_Borodinova / Pixabay Soundtrack in my head: Smith and Mudd, "Wem" It's rare when I listen to new music and realize I'm listening to something that represents a marked departure from everything I'd heard before. I may not always realize how unique something is on the first listen, but in subsequent listens I would realize … Continue reading dance music as it was meant to be?
they can keep my ear (some music that has caught my ear recently)
Soundtrack in my head: Washed Out, "Amor Fati" Hey, I just realized that it's been a few months since I posted some videos. The last time I posted some was in December with that rather epic history of shoegaze that was probably the video equivalent of a box set. This post will be shorter. Just … Continue reading they can keep my ear (some music that has caught my ear recently)
Thievery Corporation reads between the lines on the television screen
Soundtrack in my head: Thievery Corporation, "Culture of Fear" Once again, Thievery Corporation tells it like it is--with help from Mr. Lif--and you can't resist dancing to it. This one's been going through my head more lately. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApK0kcy7U0Q&w=560&h=315
a Soundpool of good vibrations, amplified
Soundtrack in my head: Soundpool, The Divides of March With two papers and a presentation due in less than two weeks, I haven't had much time to write. So I thought I'd take this time to share with you a clip from one of my favorite bands, Soundpool. They mix shoegaze with a bit of … Continue reading a Soundpool of good vibrations, amplified
Fuzzbox: another band from my generation goes on a reunion tour
Soundtrack in my head: Fuzzbox: Love Is The Slug Robman94 [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)] You know you're getting old when the bands that you listened to in college start going on reunion tours. I chronicled the 2010 comeback of The Primitives in a previous post. I didn't know until later that a more obscure group … Continue reading Fuzzbox: another band from my generation goes on a reunion tour