Do you want new wave or do you want the truth? In a world where a pop star covering another pop star can cause Facebook to go dicknuts crazy, it’s nice to be reminded of the truth. Low Cut Connie‘s Hi Honey is in all likelihood my album of the year. It’s raw, sexy rock […]
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My last post, I Will No Longer Do The Devil’s Dishes, used Sweet Spirit‘s collaboration with Britt Daniel (Spoon) to go down a late ’70s/mid-’90s wormhole. My original intention was to end that post with this video, but it didn’t fit tonally. To be fair, there’s a very specific tone into which director John […]
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As we hit the 2/3rds mark of 2015, I don’t have a favorite album of the year, but my favorite song is a lock. “Paper Tiger” is the B-side of this pretty in pink 7″ single, a collaboration between Austin soul-poppers, Sweet Spirit, and Britt Daniel of Spoon. The A-side, “Have Mercy,” is all about […]
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Jimi Hendrix Experience – Castles Made Of Sand https://app.box.com/shared/static/l2u35vgjlq24zspqwte19o0x2d7i5wcb.mp3 This past Saturday was a bittersweet day of closure, but also one of the most life-affirming days of my life. I’ve actually needed a few days to process what actually happened. It was time to say goodbye to my brother. My wife, Sarah, mother-in-law, Margie, […]
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“We were punk before punk. We were new wave before new wave. We were metal before metal. We were even MC before Hammer. Depending on your perspective, we were the electro-mechanical climax of the age or some sort of countercultural hoax. We were considered killer, righteous, high energy dudes who could pitch a wang […]
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