(Follow-Up to) 1982: Year of the Underwhelming Follow-Up LP

Well, three years ago I promised to follow-up on the post "1982: Year of the Underwhelming Follow-Up LP," but as usual my attention was captured by something else (which I can't even remember at the moment - Oh, OK, it was Stoner Metal).

1980 on 45: You Had to Be There

In 1977, The Clash famously sang "No Elvis, Beatles or the Rolling Stones." Two years later their obvious yet unspoken agenda was "absolutely nothing but Elvis, Beatles and Rolling Stones," and tons of other old-timey favorites.

It's Winter, but it Feels like Strummer.

Today is International Clash Day, which was started by KEXP-FM to give middle-aged milquetoasts an opportunity to tell us how London Calling changed their lives, on whatever social media platform they're stinking up these days. 

Punk Floyd

I was in a bit of quandary trying to decide which Wire album to focus on for this blog. This is a band that's been around practically forever and has made quite a lot of quality music all along the way. 

David Lynch: Forever Chasing the Siren

David Lynch may not have been as obsessed with Elizabeth Fraser as I am, but then again, maybe he was. He certainly spent a lot of time and money chasing that sweet, sweet Fraserly dragon...

1980 on 45: Pretenders Calling

It’s hard to imagine in this day and age, but the very first month of the Eighties saw the release of some of the most important and influential records of the decade.