Hey remember that time Ronald Reagan tried to un-ironically use one of the most ironic songs of the Eighties Born in the USA (copyright Bruce… Read More »Somebody Likes It: Ep 90: Bruce Springsteen – “Born to Run”
What we may lack in sheer volume of listener feedback, we make up for in quality. At least, that’s what we keep telling ourselves: Exhibit… Read More »Somebody Likes It Ep 89: The Frames – “Fitzcarraldo”
When I was a small child, I played my A Chipmunks’ Christmas 8-track non-stop until the tape unwound itself all over the living room floor… Read More »Somebody Likes It: Ep 88: The Flaming Lips – Transmissions From the Satellite Heart
Any band that can take a stance against “rubbish” vs. “rubbers” to turn down a slot on “Top of the Pops” has my vote. Dig… Read More »Somebody Likes It Ep 87: Gang of Four – “Entertainment”
Much has been made of Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie’s terminal condition, and Canada’s responded by treating the band as something of a national treasure,… Read More »Somebody Likes It Ep 86: The Tragically Hip – “Phantom Power”
It would seem that I couldn’t rest until we’d covered the other of the mighty triumvirate of proto-punk bands (see also: Iggy and the Stooges,… Read More »Somebody Likes It – Ep 85: MC5 – “Kick Out the Jams”
Hey ya’ll! Have you heard about this Elvis dude? Me too! Didn’t he shake that “pelvis” on the T.V. that one time? I, of course,… Read More »Somebody Likes It Ep 84: Elvis Presley – “Elvis Presley”
As producer Todd Rundgren reportedly put it as he recorded the glam-punk-whatever pioneers that he’d seen at Max’s Kansas City: “Get the glitter out of… Read More »Somebody Likes It Ep 83: New York Dolls – “New York Dolls”
“I put in work, and watch my status escalate” – Guru You wouldn’t call them a Gang, exactly (as two constitutes a pair), and hard… Read More »Somebody Likes It Ep 82: Gang Starr – “Moment of Truth”
A couple of years ago I used to go to happy hour at a bar where the beautiful Scottish bartender was fond of listening to… Read More »Somebody Likes It Ep 81: Poison – “Open Up and Say…. Ahh!”