Here’s a cool 1986 sampler from the legendary SST label.
From The Stacks: ‘The Blasting Concept, Volume II’
Deep Cuts: 1988-89
Late 1988/early 1989 was a brilliant time musically, hair metal and Rick Astley aside.
From the Stacks: Husker Du – Land Speed Record
This is early eighties skate punk at its finest. Land Speed Record contains 17 songs in 27 minutes and was recorded for 300 bucks, and it doesn’t sound anything like latter day […]
Deep Cuts: 1987
In story time we’re at 20 years after 20 years after Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. 1987 was a remarkably good year for music, a kind of intersection for the […]
96. How Long Can I Carry This Monkey Around?
We must have been doing eighty miles per hour, the big ’62 Cadillac floating along on heavy springs and belching fumes from its rusty tailpipe. Chris Mellow sat beside me on the […]
Deep Cuts: Songs For Loneliness
What’s that? You say that I can’t put together a playlist of loneliness songs without stooping to mopey sad sack drivel like “Missing You”? Challenge accepted:
Deep Cuts: Summer 1984
Almost thirty years have passed since I met Chris the cool guy at the beach. That was a great summer for music, even if you weren’t a Purple Rain fan. Born In the […]
83. Not Everyone Can Carry The Weight Of The World
“What are you doing here on your day off?” Steve The Manager couldn’t fool me. His tone was harsh but his eyes smiled behind his thick glasses. “I’m a customer today.” “Well, […]
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