O, Shuffler, why have you forsaken me?
“Start of Something New,” Original Cast – High School Musical
I told you I live with a seven-year old girl, right? I apologize, in advance, to anybody who gets this song stuck in their heads over the weekend. I hope this makes it all better.
“Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum,” Bob Dylan
This is from Love and Theft, part of Dylan’s 21st Century trilogy. Or, rather, is it from Junichi Saga’s 1989 book Confessions of a Yakuza? Remember that whole kerfuffle? Whatever became of that? A tempest in a teapot, perhaps.
“Boys Don’t Cry," The Cure
Here’s Robert Smith doing his goofy, little Robert Smith dance.
“For Today I Am a Boy,” Antony & the Johnsons
Antony Hegarty’s voice is simply not from this planet. In this interview, from the March 17, 2005 Daily Telegraph, Antony discusses his background in experimental theater and his musical inspirations. While Boy George certainly was an influence, Marc Almond may have been an even stronger touchstone.
“A House Is Not a Motel,” Love
What do The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s, Pink Floyd’s The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, and Love’s Forever Changes have in common? They were all released in 1967. Sean Murphy, in an article published in PopMatters shortly after Arthur Lee’s death in August 2006, makes a persuasive case for “Forever Changes” as the album that truly stands the test of time. Here’s Arthur Lee with a 2003 incarnation of Love playing at the Glastonbury Festival.
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Two Keys, Twisted and Turned
Shuffler don't fail me now! Happy Hannukah!
"Snakes in the Grass," The Essex Green
A little neo-psychedelia from the Brooklyn outfit's third album, Cannibal Sea (2006). Sasha Bell takes the reins on this one.
"My Lady Story," Antony & the Johnsons
It only makes sense: Nina Simone last week, Antony right on her heels. This is a song from the gorgeous I Am a Bird Now, which won the 2005 Mercury Prize. Expect a new album in spring '08. Here's bonus footage of Antony's performance in the Leonard Cohen documentary, I'm Your Man. He was the best thing about that show.
"Side of the Road," Beck
Beck goes acoustic on the aptly titled Sea Change. Nice album, but did he have to sound like Eddie Vedder's kid brother?
"Iron Man," Black Sabbath
This is one of those songs where I would kill to have been in the studio when the band was making it. Here's a live version recorded in Paris. How Bill Ward made all that noise with just one bass drum is beyond me.
"Peking Spring," Mission of Burma
It's hard to find a more fiery group than this one. But, then, Mission of Burma have always played it that way. Simply put, this is one of the greatest post-punk songs ever slapped onto vinyl. The band has described it as emerging "Athena-like" from the head of bassist Clint Conley. Check out this vintage 1979 clip from an MoB gig in Boston.
What's on your player?
"Snakes in the Grass," The Essex Green
A little neo-psychedelia from the Brooklyn outfit's third album, Cannibal Sea (2006). Sasha Bell takes the reins on this one.
"My Lady Story," Antony & the Johnsons
It only makes sense: Nina Simone last week, Antony right on her heels. This is a song from the gorgeous I Am a Bird Now, which won the 2005 Mercury Prize. Expect a new album in spring '08. Here's bonus footage of Antony's performance in the Leonard Cohen documentary, I'm Your Man. He was the best thing about that show.
"Side of the Road," Beck
Beck goes acoustic on the aptly titled Sea Change. Nice album, but did he have to sound like Eddie Vedder's kid brother?
"Iron Man," Black Sabbath
This is one of those songs where I would kill to have been in the studio when the band was making it. Here's a live version recorded in Paris. How Bill Ward made all that noise with just one bass drum is beyond me.
"Peking Spring," Mission of Burma
It's hard to find a more fiery group than this one. But, then, Mission of Burma have always played it that way. Simply put, this is one of the greatest post-punk songs ever slapped onto vinyl. The band has described it as emerging "Athena-like" from the head of bassist Clint Conley. Check out this vintage 1979 clip from an MoB gig in Boston.
What's on your player?
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