Sad songs say so much, and World Party’s “And I Fell Back Alone” is an exquisite example, as we find in “The Vinyl Diaries.”
World Party
If the first show was a Hormone Monster, this one’s the Depression Kitty.
World Party’s cruise director chats about his new box set, and why some people should be forced to smoke marijuana.
Julian Cope — Julian H. Cope from Jehovahkill (1992) Public Image Ltd. — Public Image from Public Image (1978) The Kashmere Stage Band — Kashmere from Texas Thunder Soul…
This week, The Friday Mixtape has been specially super-sized in order to provide you with 31 fiendishly good songs to keep you grim and grinning throughout the Halloween weekend.
Earth Day 1990 was a very big deal. Held on April 23, a Sunday, it marked the pinnacle of an upswing in green consumerism and a transition for the environmental…
This week, David Medsker reaches the third and final disc of the NME’s 40th birthday compilation, featuring covers both ridiculous and sublime.
This will be the last Mope Like Me column. In truth, I didn’t think I would be saying this, at least not this soon after launching it. I’m a sucker…
[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/pdJzLpWFYJ4″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: The Rolling Stones, “Mixed Emotions” (1989) Scott Malchus: This was the album when Keith and Mick supposedly started liking each other again….
Tim Smith (ex-Jellyfish, current member of Sheryl CrowÁ¢€™s band) 1. The Beatles, Rubber Soul My favorite period for the band, as they were firing on all cylinders. Pre-self-indulgent, post-early-sugar-pop. “If…