Official video: Howard Devoto has already been mentioned here at Teatro Triste del Clown as the pre-Pete Shelley lead singer of The Buzzcocks. He went on to form Magazine, who are featured prominently later on in my collection. Anyhow, in … Continue reading
Official video (lousy sound quality): Better sound quality album cover video: The Hothouse Flowers were marketed as either the next U2 or the next REM around the time their 1988 debut album, People was released. This song is an important … Continue reading
3618. “Violet” by Hole
Official video: “Violet,” from Hole’s 1994 break-out album Live Through This, is without question Hole’s finest song. A classic early-90′s loud/soft/loud song (yes, Nirvana made it popular, but the Pixies and Police did it first, perhaps, and everyone was doing … Continue reading
Official video: You know, it appears that Courtney Love has issues, but who doesn’t? Hole was one of the more exciting bands of the 90′s but was held to an impossible, unfair standard. Plenty of artists collaborated with other artists … Continue reading
Official video: As I was writing about Tyranosaurus Hives, I learned that they had a single called “Two Timing Touch and Broken Bones” which I’d not heard. I downloaded the track and decided to tack it on at the end … Continue reading
3591. “Supply and Demand” by The Hives
Sing-a-long video: Curiously, “Supply and Demand” has been favorably compared to Devo. I assume that is reference to the lyrics rather than to the musical style, but I leave it to those who are more familiar with Devo’s overall oeuvre … Continue reading
Fan video: “Knock Knock” is the sort of garage band rave-up that you could imagine The Stooges or The Sex Pistols burning through at their peak. Its not going to tell you anything new about The Hives, but you will … Continue reading
Fan video: What ho! I didn’t even realize this song was a separate track from “Statecontrol.” All right, listening to it on its own, “Inspection Wise 1999″ is a short, throbbing song that boils down everything that is awesome about … Continue reading
Fan video: The Hives have kind of a distinct 21st century garage rock sound for most of their songs, but they play it a lot closer to stander bash and thrash late 70′s punk on “Statecontrol” right down to the … Continue reading
Fan video: This is arguably the only cover of a Jerry Butler song present in my library: Shame on me for not having more Jerry Butler! Or more of The Impressions! Or more 50′s doo-wop and rock! The Hives sound … Continue reading