From Lush … one of the truly great bands from the late 80’s/early 90’s.
Music
Some Audio/Visual Stimulation
Daft Punk – Around the World
Ah, youtube.com … you make lazy posting so much fun!
Happy Halloween (Phibes Edition)
This a special dedicated post to Dr. Phibes! Usually, this past weekend would have been my trip off to eat junk food, drink to much Guinness and watch waaaay too many monster movies with Dr. Phibes and Company. Dr. Phibes is now in one of the fun horror spots of the world and I was laid up sick all weekend … so no Monster Fest for us this year. It’s really hard to believe that a year has already ticked by since the last gathering.
Dr. Phibes, hope you are doing spankingly well and not being run crazy by too many sand fleas! I have been thinking about you (and yours).
So, here’s some music just for you on this Halloween Day, 2006.
Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” – Main Theme [5.32 MB]
Baby, Leave Me Out
No meaning to this post … other than A) this song rocks B) the video is awesome and C) Grace Jones is a Goddess!
In Time for the Holidays
I am not one for Chritsmas music … unless it’s the Vince Guaraldi soundtrack to “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” But, I will probably have to pick up the new album from Aimee Mann that drops into stores next Tuesday (the 24th). It’s Christmas classics plus two new holiday songs written by Aimee. Smoooooth.
Aimee Mann: “One More Drifter in the Snow”
01. “Whatever Happened To Christmas”
02. “The Christmas Song”
03. “Christmastime”
04. “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”
05. “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch”
06. “Winter Wonderland”
07. “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
08. “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”
09. “White Christmas”
10. “Calling On Mary”
“Candyman”
Because Siouxsie and the Banshees’ “Tinderbox” is still one of the greatest albums of the 1980’s …
“Empte” (GWOTR Live)
Beacuse Skinny Puppy still pretty much kicks everyone’s ass …
Week-Ending Update
Ah. It’s been a busy week that is leading into an equally busy weekend.
So, for no real reason (other than New Wave kicks ass!), enjoy some “Spring Session M” era Missing Pesons:
Missing Persons – Mental Hopscotch [3.75 MB]
Missing Persons – Words [4.06 MB]
Shadow Goes “Outside”
Next week, the new DJ Shadow album drops into stores. Called “The Outsider,” it’s his first proper album since 2002’s “The Private Press.” There’s been buzz on the net that the new album is a departure from his ususal sound. Well, the buzz seems to be right. If the four tracks posted on his MySpace page are any real indication … I might just have to skip this one. And, that makes me sad ’cause I loves me some DJ Shadow.
“Let’s show her what we can do.”
Nick is the hottest boy in school and you have landed him. He used to date the rich and pretty Wendy, but now he’s with you. Life really couldn’t be much better. But, wait! The senior prom is here and you just know she is gonna make a move on your man. She’s told you as much already.
“It’s not who you go with, honey. It’s who takes you home.”
And now, here she is … having just walked in the door looking like a woman on a mission in that low-cut, red sequin dress. You just gotta put that bitch in her place and let her know who Nick really belongs to!
Yeah. I am a wee bit obsessed with this …
Wonderful Electric …
Goldfrapp, “Strict Machine” directed by Jonas Odell
“Everything is All Right!”
1980. The days of disco were numbered. But disco didn’t die before it could be used prominently in one of my favorite guilty pleasure films … “Prom Night!” It’s fairly straight forward slasher territory and one of Jamie Lee Cutis’s four “Scream Queen” movies.
“A masked killer stalks four teens responsible for the accidential death of a child six years earlier at their high school’s senior prom.“
Key words there are “senior” and “prom.” And it’s a senior prom filled with disco and disco dancing. The center piece of the film is when Jamie Lee and Casey Stevens perform an extended disco dance to show all the kids just who the hottest couple if school is. It rocks! Sadly, the soundtrack to “Prom Night” was only ever released in Japan on vinyl in a very limited quantity. It’s nearly impossible to find … but thanks to the glory of the internet, here are two cuts from the soundtrack. They are not the greatest quality, but that’s a whole beggars/chooser discussion.
“It’s not who you go with, honey. It’s who takes you home.”
Hells yeah.
“Prom Night” Soundtrack – Prom Night [1.39 MB]
“Prom Night” Soundtrack – Love Me Till I Die [1.25 MB]
Dedicated Playlist
Pretentious. Stupid. Self-Obsessed.
For oh-so-many reasons, here’s a Mini-Playlist dedicated to Evil.
01. Goldfrapp – Lovely Head [5.3 MB]
02. The Cure – Mint Car [3.2 MB]
03. Madonna – Physical Attraction [6.1 MB]
04. The Cardigans – For What It’s Worth [4 MB]
05. Morrissey – Let Me Kiss You [3.2 MB]
06. Depeche Mode – Policy of Truth [4.5 MB]
07. Everything But The Girl – Good Cop Bad Cop [4.5 MB]
08. Nine Inch Nails – Only [4 MB]
09. Goldfrapp – Lovely Head (Miss World Mix) [5.3 MB]