Editors: Lullaby
It seems like I've been posting a lot of covers lately. I hope you don't mind, but here's another, a bit inspired by Nocturna this evening. If you've somehow managed to not hear Editors before, go...
View ArticleColin Meloy: I Know Very Well How I Got My Name
ok ok ONE LAST COVER, ok? It's time for another tribute to The Smiths/Morrissey tonight, and besides, it's Colin Meloy... The album Colin Meloy Sings Morrissey was The Decemberists' lead singer's first...
View ArticleOu Est Le Swimming Pool: Dance The Way I Feel
About a week ago, Ou Est Le Swimming Pool's lead singer, Charlie Haddon, walked off the stage after his performance at the Pukkelpop festival in Belgium and jumped to his death from a...
View ArticleTribute to Gary Numan: Radio Heart + My Jesus
Tonight we celebrate the career of electronic music pioneer Gary Numan, and we'll be giving away tickets to his show at Metro on Tuesday. He'll be playing his signature album Pleasure Principle in it's...
View ArticleRecoil: Faith Healer
Tuesday. Tuesday...I never thought next Tuesday would ever happen. Way back in the wee days of the internet, I was on the Recoil official mailing list--back when that meant daily emails of conversing...
View ArticleModern English: Life In The Gladhouse
You know this band. You've heard "I'll Melt With You" about a million times in your life, but you probably can't remember a single other Modern English song, can you? It's ok, neither can anyone else....
View ArticleMy Robot Friend: We’re The Pet Shop Boys
"We're The Pet Shop Boys" is so...meta. I don't even know where to start. Released by My Robot Friend in 2002 on the full length Hot Action, it's a song about the Pet Shop Boys, created almost entirely...
View ArticleC Cat Trance: Shake The Mind
Though boasting a fairly large rotating cast of members, C Cat Trance was primarily the project of John Rees Lewis, previously of the band Medium Medium. Combining British post punk (hey, they're from...
View ArticleRichie Hawtin Interview with Daniel Miller
Whoever came up with the idea for this is brilliant. Superstar techno dj and producer Richie Hawtin interviews Daniel Miller, founder of legendary UK label Mute Records. They talk about the early days...
View ArticleNaked Eyes: Voices In My Head
Though better known for the singles "Always Something There To Remind Me" and "Promises, Promises", Naked Eyes have plenty of equally good output that tends to go unnoticed. "Voices In My Head" is the...
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