Before I get into this crazy-ass video for what really is a great song, let me lament that there aren’t more Aimee Manns in the world. There was a time, not long ago, when female singer-songwriters covered the earth in thick herds visible form space. Shawn Colvin, Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant and scores of others…there […]
I had a blast breaking down the perplexing nonsense of Belly’s song “Slow Dog” because, well…the nineties. The thing is, I really enjoy that song. But early-to-mid nineties music and fashion, however enjoyable it may have been, invites people to make fun of it. As a former college radio DJ and flannel-and-Doc Martens-wearing “alternative/punk” kid, […]
Hey, gang! Kind of an experiment here, and we’ll hafta see if it turns into a regular feature. What we’re gonna do is watch this video together and see how it performs. See, the 1990’s were a magical time. The Alternative revolution had thrown wide the doors of musical variety, at the same time that […]
Lately I’ve been trying to transfer most of my music library from iTunes to Windows media so’s I can put it all on my new Galaxy S III (possibly the finest electronic device conceived by the mind of man, BTW) and it occurred to me that there’s sooooooo much good stuff out there that I […]
Going through some of my notes (take good notes, kids. You never know when there’ll be a quiz.) Making observations. Pondering things. Coming to realizations and conclusions. Here, then, are two of them. The modern music video was invented by the late-60’s early-70’s classic “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?” Seriously. Remember that cartoon? The original. Not that Scrappy-Doo blasphemy. Anyway, in […]
