“The camera never lies” is a dirty lie.
Deep Cuts: Camera Songs
Deep Cuts: Songs For Photos
I might not like having my picture taken, but I like taking pictures. Everybody does these days, and the technology threshold is so low now that one can take pretty damned good […]
Deep Cuts: Songs for Standing in Line
I never thought I’d feel nostalgic for lines, but there was something romantic about standing in line for tickets. Maybe it was the gathering of the tribe, all of those people drawn […]
Peter Murphy, Uptown Theater Napa, 10/12/2013
This was a rough night, and that wasn’t Peter Murphy’s fault. The band’s tour bus broke down, reportedly around Joshua Tree, so the show was doomed to a late start time. The […]
From the Stacks: Bauhaus – Bela Legosi’s Dead (12″ Single)
I feel like I owe you a capes and makeup palate cleanser after exposing you to Classix Nouveaux, and nobody ever made that combo work like Peter Murphy and Bauhaus.
88. Oh I Have Been Out Searching With the Black Book In My Hand
Lee G. and I sat on my bedroom floor doodling while we listened to The Alarm’s Declaration. I bought the album because when I saw Nigel Twist on the cover with his […]
68. Just Sitting Here Watching The Wheels Go Round and Round
Summer ended in the traditional manner: A disheveled Jerry Lewis wept while singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” and the big three networks rolled out their new television series. The new fall prime […]
62. Turn and Face the Strange
David Bowie ended the 1970s in April 1983 — drove a stake through their Angel Flight hearts like some sort of dance friendly Van Helsing. Let’s Dance wasn’t Bowie’s first album in […]
44. Won’t You Help Me Girl Just As Soon As You Can?
“Without a soundtrack, human interaction is meaningless.” – Chuck Klosterman Breakups are always difficult. It doesn’t matter if one is fifteen of fifty, whether you are the dumper or the dumpee, have been […]
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