Stockton Gala Days

Next up in my rescue operation of 90’s music are 10,000 Maniacs, who I actually had listened to in the past but didn’t particularly like. Young kids develop very irrational impressions of things, and I thought that 10,000 Maniacs were something hippie moms listened to, …

Stockings

Nine Objects of Desire is the right title for an album that explores just that, although, granted, in Suzanne Vega’s usual deeply cerebral style. She would never be so gauche as to write explicitly about lust or to stoop to using the all-too-common crutch of …

Stir It Up

I’ve posted a lot about Bob Marley over the years and one thing I’ve noticed is that his performances are poorly documented, compared to many of his peers. The reason for that, of course, is obvious, and it’s not the lack of smart phones in …

Stinkin’ Thinkin’

I’ve just discovered this Happy Mondays album, as I go about my research learning of lost treasures of the 80’s and 90’s. Ironically, this record was so wildly unsuccessful that it effectively ended the band’s career and bankrupted their record label. For my part, I …

The Sting

I’m running short on time to ruminate this morning. I’m going to leave you to enjoy this track from ThouShaltNot, one of my favorite obscure bands who deserved more attention than they got. I may have thoughts about how and why this music appeals to …

Still Too Soon to Know

Of all the irrational prejudices in musical taste – something we all have! – my oddest might be about Elvis Costello. Nothing personal against him at all, he seems like a real swell guy. I’ve just always felt convinced that listening to any of his …

Still Thrives This Love

Since I started researching into the music of the 90’s, I’ve mostly been reminded of why I didn’t like 90’s music in the first place. On the other hand, listening to a large number of mediocre genre albums is all worth it for the moments …

Still That Way

It’s disturbing to think of Gogol Bordello, as a unit, being an old act. Because, obviously, the entertainers who define our youth represent the mirror of our own mortality. And in this case, the hard-living vitality represented by a good Gogol Bordello show doesn’t go …

(Still) Terminally Ambivalent Over You

The Real Tuesday Weld presents a perfect romantic aesthetic. I can’t think of any other contemporary artist who offers such a total package of style, sound and concept. The album I, Lucifer was written as a soundtrack to a novel, and if that doesn’t make …

Still Take You Home

Everyone loves songs about nightlife, don’t they? Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not is an entire album of songs about nightlife, but it’s not the kind of nightlife where one gets bottle service in the VIP lounge. It’s more the kind of …