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)
Category: Sunday Music
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”
Sunday Music: Ring The Alarm (Tenor Saw And Buju Remix)
YouTube search really can be incredible (re: useful) sometimes. Buju and Tenor Saw did a remix version of “Ring The Alarm” and I can’t stop playing it. OG video below too, which I also never saw. Future is amazing. https://youtu.be/YqVIogQxTCI?si=1LdgI4u9xA0KflrH https://youtu.be/UpjLLw-cVzU?si=Ym47OutgfY2OLXtV
Sunday Music: Sammy Davis Jr (Be The Band)
Something about the way he takes control... Can you do this at work? Shouldn't you be able to? If nothing else, out of respect? https://youtu.be/WhgIwTtt98A?si=bpiPYXAgLEJFIyr5
Sunday Music: The Weight
Forget figuring out the meaning of the song. The debates are unsolvable anyway. Spend a minute listening and just feeling it. Keep the idea of weight in your head the whole time. The tempo (the speed of the rhythm) is a forced, tired trot. The shape of the melodies are conversational. You don’t even remember … Continue reading Sunday Music: The Weight