Fool in the Rain – by Led Zeppelin
There are three things about Led Zeppelin’s “Fool in the Rain” that come to mind when I think about it. One, it sounds like it should be a Billy Joel song. Two, it’s a song that Zeppelin never had the chance to play live, which…
World In My Eyes – by Depeche Mode
I stumbled into White Wolf’s game, Vampire: The Masquerade completely by accident. A fan of vampires, I joined a number of IRC (Internet Relay Chat, in those archaic internet days of the mid 90s) chat rooms. Someone directed me to a gaming store in Manhattan…
This Corrosion – by The Sisters of Mercy
Today is World Goth Day, and as such, I thought I’d add a song. My go to song is one that I would have never known about were it not for Edgar Wright. “This Corrosion”, by The Sisters of Mercy came out back around 1985,…
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (dir by Robert Zemeckis)
I can’t quite remember how I found out about 1988’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Growing up, most of my movie news came from four major sources – Entertainment Tonight, Siskel & Ebert, the occasional movie poster you’d see at a bus stop or cinema. If…
Computer Love – by Kraftwerk
Great works influence others. Most of what’s created these days is usually built off of something created in the past. We can learn from these. Star Wars was mind blowing in 1977, but it might surprise you to find that George Lucas’ inspiration for it…
Numbers – by Kraftwerk
Today, reports have come in on the passing of Kraftwerk Co-Founder Florian Schneider. Scheider was 73. When it comes to electronic music, Kraftwerk is probably the earliest band that I can think of, formed in 1970 by Ralf Hutter along with Schneider. Numbers, off of…
Raspberry Beret – by Prince
Four years ago, we lost Prince Rogers Nelson. Still, the music lives on. Anyone passing by this site is pretty aware that we keep his music on rotation here. The song toss up was going to be between Adore, The Song of the Heart, Vicki…
Disintegration – by The Cure
Today is Robert Smith’s 61st birthday. The Cure’s been around since the late 70’s, but I can’t say that I knew of them as well as I did some other bands. Just about everyone knows of Friday I’m in Love, or Burn (off of the…
She’s Gone Away – by (the) Nine Inch Nails
Today marks the 30th Anniversary of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. Goodness, what a strange and wild show. The original show can be found on just every streaming network, and a marathon of 2017’s Twin Peaks: The Return is on Showtime (as well as the individual…
A Love Bizarre – by Sheila E. & Prince
When I think about 1985’s Krush Groove (which doesn’t happen too often these days), two things comes to mind. The Fat Boys raiding a local Sbarro’s pizzeria (I really miss their Pizza), and Sheila E. singing Love Bizarre. Love Bizarre is one of my favorite…
Terry Jones (1942-2020)
You know that part in The Sandlot, where Smalls suddenly realizes that the “some lady named Ruth” signature on his dad’s baseball was actually that of The Great Bambino? That is me today, regarding Terry Jones’ passing. Terry Jones was one of the founders of…