Live performances of some of HARD's songs with Hugo Burnham suggest the album could've been far better. (Its Wikipedia entry suggests Andy Gill played drums on it.)by steevee
AIfiewoodward, can you ask our computer overlords how the Mekons got their name?by steevee
No World Party?by steevee
They probably just mean that he and his guests are middle-aged.by steevee
He recorded an album with Dre? Was he signed to Aftermath? (Is anyone these days?)by steevee
Did Haircut 100 play their reunion single "The Unloving Plum"?by steevee
Did "Champagne Supernova" come out during the period where singles had to be released commercially to hit the Hot 100? A lot of landmark '90s songs didn't chart as a result.by steevee
He did a song with French novelist Michel Houellebecq.by steevee
Keep posting the playlists! Aug. 26th seems awfully early for the fall semester to start.by steevee
If Emhoff were a real punk, he'd be holding up a vinyl bootleg of ZEN ARCADE outtakes and calling the Clash sellouts. /sby steevee
Is one "Real Men?"by steevee
It's not on streaming, but YouTube has Elvis fans covered.by steevee
When I was a teenager, I was thrilled to find a copy of METAL MACHINE MUSIC in a thrift store. The cover had been damaged by spilled coffee, but the records may well have only been played once.by steevee
Since I've only heard "Jeopardy" and "The Breakup Song," what album(s) would people recommend as a starting point for him?by steevee
How about Felix Pappalardi producing the Dead Boys?by steevee
"Heavenly Pop Hit" was a minor hit on US alt-rock radio, but by the time SOFT BOMB came out, the Chills' style fell out of fashion in favor of grunge. On YouTube, someone posted a New Zealand TV news clip about Phillipps, shot when he returned home after the SOFT BOMB tour, which says "he was the singer of New Zealand's biggest rock band, now he's moved back in withby steevee
He was very public about his health problems, so this isn't a total surprise, but it's very sad. For a band initially perceived as failures after they got dropped by Slash, the Chills kept going and made several strong albums. I'll always treasure the memory of seeing them on the SOFT BOMB tour.by steevee
After E*MO*TION, her "B-side" albums tend to be better than the ones that preceded them. She's never topped E*MO*TION, but THE LOVELIEST TIME is my favorite since then.by steevee
Pitchfork reviewed it earlier this month, but there's no label credited, whatever that means.by steevee
Even As We Speak's blend of indie pop and dancehall reggae, "Falling Down the Stairs," is one of the strangest songs Sarah Records ever released.by steevee
Here's an interview with director Gary Hustwit, sporting a great headline.by steevee
She wasn't Darby's girlfriend, she was just posing as one to conceal the fact that he was gay.by steevee
First radio show to play Huey Lewis and Richard Hell back to back!by steevee
Following their 2022 release of five albums at once, the mysterious R&B/soundtrack music/gospel collective SAULT dropped a live album, ACTS OF FAITH 0.0, as a free download yesterday. Here's the link. It'll only be available there for a few more days, but it's also streaming on YouTube. If you like lush '70s soul, this is a must.by steevee
It took me years to realize Cockney Rebel used electric piano and violin in place of electric guitars! The Doctors of Madness comparison is a good one. The arty side of glam might've become post-punk if those bands had released their debut albums in 1978.by steevee
Who is the Jeff Koons of music?by steevee
What do the four stars following ABC mean? Are any original members besides Martin Fry left? (Bring back Trevor Horn and Anne Dudley, even if they weren't an official part of the band!)by steevee
OTOH, 2000s dance-punk was pretty heavily inspired by the Contortions (and their ZE labelmates).by steevee
In a more positive lineage, there were also British bands like Blurt and the Fire Engines, or even the Pop Group, mixing jazz, funk and punk. A commenter on Simon Reynolds' blog a few months back called Chance "the funky Richard Hell." I don't really see nu metal even as a distant descendant of the Contortions. There are some pretty huge style and regional differences.by steevee
Fire Archive just reissued four Chris Bailey-era albums, from the '80s to the 2000s.by steevee
