Sunday Music: Happy Horror Business Halloween (With The Misfits)

October is for Misfits. I’ve got one particular song on my mind this year - “Horror Business.”  There’s a weird, unsolved (re: not entirely worth solving) mysteriousness because the song references either/or the movie Psycho and the famous bathroom murder scene, and/or Sid Vicious’ girlfriend Nancy’s tragic bathroom stabbing and death.  We’re not here to … Continue reading Sunday Music: Happy Horror Business Halloween (With The Misfits)

Sunday Music: Maren Morris Burns It The F@$! Down

If it sounds a little self-reverential, it’s because it has to be. Maren Morris has been battling pigeon holes long enough, and she’s ready to scream phoenix. I’m always here for artists doing this.  The metaphors are all present. Take a read through the lyrics on her new EP The Bridge. Then check out the … Continue reading Sunday Music: Maren Morris Burns It The F@$! Down

Sunday Music: Bad Religion’s 4th Turning Soundtrack – The Gray Race

Don’t you love the way books/ideas sequentially appear in your life?  I do. Even when they’re a little doomy with a side of optimism. I’ll plug the “Optimism” episode of Breaking News we just released where we wrestle with all this stuff if you’re interested, but I know you’re here on a Sunday because Sunday’s … Continue reading Sunday Music: Bad Religion’s 4th Turning Soundtrack – The Gray Race

Sunday Music: She Giggles Because I Sleep With A Body Pillow

Atmosphere’s Sad Clown Bad Dub II was pretty much impossible to find. In 2000 I ended up with a ripped copy on CD. Then, some folded flyer of a mail-order catalog had copies for sale and I sent in $20 cash and waited.  Pre-streaming. Pre-online ordering of everything. It’s wild to think about what we … Continue reading Sunday Music: She Giggles Because I Sleep With A Body Pillow

Sunday Music: Why Does Azealia Banks Still Hit So Hard

I remember having a 2012 conversation about how there was a noticeable lack of danger in pop music. I was ranting at the Billboard chart. I did a lot of ranting in those days (usually to myself, to be perfectly honest). My argument was centered around how you could see the edge people were willing … Continue reading Sunday Music: Why Does Azealia Banks Still Hit So Hard

Sunday Music: Jawbreaker’s Limited Abilities On Unlimited Enthusiasm

Dan Ozzi’s book, SELLOUT: The Major Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994-2007), is so much more than a trip down memory lane for an 80’s/90’s alternative music fan.  There’s generational theory here, and I’m not sure which book I want to relate it too, but there is a parallel version of … Continue reading Sunday Music: Jawbreaker’s Limited Abilities On Unlimited Enthusiasm

Sunday Music: The (Perfect) Un-Originality In Sublime’s “Caress Me Down”

I was in a conversation last week with someone who brought up how original and fresh 90s music was. I said it was refreshing, in the sense of how it was such an original act of musical collage, but it wasn’t in and of itself anything new.  They disagreed.  I got sublime.  Or more literally, … Continue reading Sunday Music: The (Perfect) Un-Originality In Sublime’s “Caress Me Down”