Video: The Pixies, Dig For Fire / Allison and Here Comes Your Man
The Pixies are one of the bands that I can put on shuffle and listen to for a morning, or even all day. I don’t think there’s a single track that makes me stop and mutter oh, not now. I have picked this particular set of songs today because they are three of my favorites. … Read more
August Video Challenge: Dwight Yoakam, Fast As You / Turn Me On, Turn Me Up, Turn Me Loose
This, again, was a very difficult decision, because of the strength of Dwight Yoakam‘s musical and video catalog. In fact it was so difficult I decided I couldn’t contain myself to just one. So, first, because it’s Friday, and the heat of summer still lingers in New York, and there are very few things I … Read more
Video: Sisters of Mercy, Jolene
The first time I heard this song was in the late spring of 1996. I was sitting on the floor of a friends’ flat in Glasgow, half listening to them talk and half listening to the music coming out of the stereo – everything they played was new to me, at the time – and … Read more
Video: Erasure, Oh L’Amour
For no other reason than sometimes this song gets stuck in my head and I have to put it on repeat for a little while and then tell the Internet get your glitter and your heels we’re going out. Okay maybe one other reason: check out those harmonies at the beginning. Angels never sounded so … Read more
Video: Fireworks after Midnight, Gold Motel
Fireworks after Midnight is one of my favorites from Summer House (2010), but – ALERT ALERT, Gold Motel fans – they just released a WHOLE NEW RECORD just yesterday. It’s called Gold Motel and you can listen to it at Spinner and (if/when that link dies) at their Facebook. And then (most importantly!) you can … Read more