Busy day.

Enjoy some late 70’s and late 80’s.
Public. Image. Limited!

Public Image Limited – Public Image [2.27 MB]
Public Image Limited – Seattle [3.39 MB]

There are two great places to check out if you like music.

Silence is a Rythmn Too
Michael serves up a great selection of 80’s and alternative tracks for your listening pleasure.

Disco Delivery
Freshly launched … Tommy’s site is bringing disco (and I loves me some disco) right to your doorstep. (Thanks to Joe.My.God. for the heads up.)

Check ’em out.

Take a wild guess who is playing The Orange Peel early next year?

When you’re bummed out you gotta go with what you know … and I know 80’s!

You’re the object of my smile
I’m a life machine
Sentimental sound on sound
Time to switch the scene

You’re the passion in me
You’ve broken down the system
You’re the vision I see
A pleasure victim

Berlin – Pleasure Victim [4.42 MB]

My major complaint after a first listen to Madonna’s “Confessions on a Dance Floor” is that the album ends with the down beat “Like It or Not” and not some groovy up-tempo number. The last album she did that had an up-tempo song as the last track was 1990’s “I’m Breathless.”

My favorite jazz singer/pianist has died. With her silky smooth voice, she could croon or swing with the best of ’em. Her piano playing skills were second to none (in my opinion). I am gonna miss her.
Shirley Horn – My Heart Stood Still [4.3 MB]
Shirely Horn – Here’s to Life [5.2 MB]

Yep. I’ll fess up that I’ve been riding the depression rollercoaster since last Friday. Up. Down. Back. Forth. Must be the post-birthday blues which (of course) I’m fueling with sad music featuring deliciously groovy beats.
Neon Heights with Zoe Johnson – Are We Thru (Original Mix) [5.58 MB]

Since Michael expressed some interest in the new Goldfrapp album “Supernature” (we won’t see a domestic release until February 2006 … grrrrrr!), here is a wee taste of that new Goldfrapp-y goodness.
Goldfrapp – Satin Chic [4.78 MB]

Yeah. Think badly about me all you want. I am so super pumped for the new Madonna album “Confessions on a Dancefloor” … which hits stores November 15th.

“I want people to jump out of their seats” Never one to understate, those were the exact words Madonna used to describe the songs on her upcoming album, – “Confessions On a Dancefloor.” The 12 delicious tunes of pure ‘unapologetic dance music’ including the single “Hung Up.” This time out, the original Queen of Dance Music returns to where she began and kicks it up a few extra notches.

Sounds pretty good, eh? It’s about time she got back to some her roots and away from those downbeat tunes that have featured so heavily into her last three albums. The cover hints that some retro disco will be going on. Good golly! That makes me smile. Maybe now I will be able to forgive her for her collaboration with and kissing of Britney Spears.

It dawned on me last night just why I think that Siouxsie and the Banshees is a far better band than The Cure. It all boils down to song writting. As many of you may know, Robert Smith is the sole lyricist for The Cure with the rest of the band helping out on the music. Meanwhile, Siouxsie and Co. have three people (Sioux, Severin, Budgie) that take turn with the lyrics and music. Three is better than one. It gives them an edge as far as being able to play with their sound. Yes. I do speak of them as if they are still a viable band even though they broke up in 1996 ’cause to me they are still one of the greatest bands to come out of the late 70’s. I think “Tinderbox” ranks in the Top Five Greatest Albums Ever Recorded.