Category Archives: Music

“Somebody Tell Me” by Tirez Tirez

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Another obscure song has resurfaced! Years of looking for the song “Somebody Tell Me” by Tirez Tirez have finally paid off. It’s not that great of a song, a bit of mid-80s jangle-pop, but it was on one of my … Continue reading →

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Let’s Look at the Record: The Infinite

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

When it comes to bands I like, I’m not much of a completist. Oh sure, in the heady days of Napster I did some digging around (most of which ended in heartbreak) but nothing obsessive…except when it came to Shriekback. … Continue reading →

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Go to the Mardi Gras

Posted on February 12, 2013 by
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Twofer Friday

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

Still busy at work, but instead of just giving you a song and leaving it at that, I’m giving you two songs and leaving it at that.

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Red Rockers: “China”

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

Trying to fix a problem at work once and for all, so you get a bit of New Orleans power pop from 1983. Andrew reminded me of these guys earlier.

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And the Best Album of 2012 is…

Posted on December 11, 2012 by

Joy: 1967-1990, by Ultra Vivid Scene (same as it’s been for 22 years now.)

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And Ich abide.

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

I didn’t intend for this week to be low content, but work has other plans. In lieu of the things I intended to talk about, here is a bit of whimsy from Geoffrey Chaucer. [Addendum: Here is the blog of … Continue reading →

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Let’s Look at the Record: Jesus Christ Superstar

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

YES, YOU ARE AT THE CORRECT WEBSITE! This is the US cover to the original recording of the rock opera that kicked off the careers of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice and boy howdy did I listen to this. … Continue reading →

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