Today in Music History: In 1977, Johnny Rotten and Paul Cook of The Sex Pistols were stabbed and beaten in a car park outside a London pub. Along with the Sex Pistols and the Clash, Generation X was an integral part of the British punk explosion of the 70's. Originally formed as Chelsea along with the singer Gene October, they soon broke away from October and changed their name to Generation X (named after a 1960s paperback novel, by Jane Deverson, which belonged to Idol's mother). Idol [...]
Some wholesome family entertainment, courtesy of Captain Marvel Adventures #82 (March 1948): Cap's really into Kegel exercises, apparently... Devo - Jerkin' Back 'n' Forth (from New Traditionalists , 1981) - Loved by fourth-grade boys back at the dawn of the Reagan Era, hated by the teachers and parental units of said boys. Generation X - Shakin' All Over (from the b-side of 1979 [...]
I don't know, maybe it's just me, but this Los Angeles Times article about how a large number of Gen-X and Yers are seeing their dreams go bust reads like the handiwork of a self-satisfied Baby Boomer wagging their finger and saying, "Told ya so!" I guess I approach articles such as these with more than a hint of skepticism because statements like, "Raised amid a long stretch of financial bounty and weaned on video games, cellphones, iPods and weekends at the mall, many Generation X and Y members have barely seen a time when they [...]
In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that is in some way relevant to their recently published books. In X Saves the World , Jeff Gordinier examines the highs and lows of Generation X, and points out that the coda for my generation hasn't sounded yet. As a (sometimes) proud Generation Xer, I enjoyed this book filled with social history and biting humor. Long live Gen X... In his own words, here is Jeff Gordinier's Book Notes essay for his [...]
In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that is in some way relevant to their recently published books. In X Saves the World , Jeff Gordinier examines the highs and lows of Generation X, and points out that the coda for my generation hasn't sounded yet. As a (sometimes) proud Generation Xer, I enjoyed this book filled with social history and biting humor. Long live Gen X... In his own words, here is Jeff Gordinier's Book Notes essay for his [...]
Everything That Touches You - The Association The Night I Fell In Love - Luther Vandross (this is the jam!) Lonely Soul - UNKLE w/ Richard Ashcroft Son Of A Gun - The Vaselines Ready, Steady, Go - Generation X The Swish - The Hold Steady [...]
Well I mentioned that The Raconteurs announced the imminent release of their new album, bypassing all the media sorts who might throw our infantile notions of what is good, bad or indifferent into the mix before people have a chance to listen to the thing of their own accord. I didn't really [...]
Though it came and went in the blink of an eye, of all the musical movements, punk tends to live on in the imaginations of people. Just look at the number of documentaries, books, academic studies, magazine cover stories, compilation albums, and fashion aesthetics that still draw on punk. Whether it really was as revolutionary as it seemed, punk has definitely become iconic and continues to influence new bands with its sneering nihilism and DIY-learn-three-chords-and-for m-a-band approach. My personal connection to punk is one that actually started relatively later in life than for most. I was about [...]
From the dark and terrible era known as the mid-eighties comes this Vallejo-illustrated advertisement for the now-defunct mall clothing chain Chess King: It's a poignant reminder of a time when be-mulleted bronze gods roamed the land in an unending quest for cocaine, hair gel, and discounted gold neck-chains. One's arrival on the scene was heralded by the blue-shifted sound of Journey or Foreigner blasting from a Pioneer car stereo and the unmistakable mephitic tang of Drakkar Noir aftershave. (For the record, the fellow in the ad perfectly matches my high [...]
Billy Idol didn't appear out of thin air, folks. His "stardom" was grown in the 70's (punk?) rock band Generation X who's taste for pop hooks mixed with punk's new energy (and fashion) bred one of the finer groups of UK explosion. Although there is always this thing on the surface of the band that just reeks of pure cheese... it's their songs that always save Gen X from being dismissed as a cheap imitation. I mean... pure pop classics. The first LP (and it's subsequent singles) is made of the same rock n' [...]
For this week's mix, a famously sampled Bob Dylan cover, T Rex in their early hippie nonsense phase, new stuff from Dengue Fever and Late of the Pier, and a White Whale track from the last issue of Esopus . The mix is a little on the dark side until the end, but it's the middle of winter, so you and your johns can like it or lump it. Also, a challenge: try getting off during the Teach-In track. Dutch ABBA wannabes with a really surreal command of the English language ("Maybe it's a bigot!") challenge all but the [...]
I apologize in advance for not taking the time to put together cover art to go with this mix, but I'm totally spent this evening. I also apologize that the songs aren't properly sequenced (is that what I mean?)...you'll have to take on that task yourself. I found two mixes on my hard drive this evening that I made for a girl I once thought was pretty cool. I don't think much of her these days. Heh. Come to think of it, I never gave her either mix. I figured it would be a complete shame to delete [...]
Today in Music History: In 1969, John and Yoko flew to Canada with the Plastic Ono Band to perform at the Rock & Roll Revival Show, Toronto, with The Doors, Chuck Berry and Little Richard. So I took a vacation and upon returning to the work force it seems that homercat is being punished for taking time off. Bastards have been working the dog piss out of me. Leaving homercat with very little downtime. So let's go over some highlights from the past few weeks. Upon arriving [...]
...but what do people really want? Billy Idol wants some honesty: Generation X - Gimmie Some Truth (from a 1978 b-side, collected on the 2002 reissue of the 1979 Valley of the Dolls LP) Mr. Pop desires a little excitement in his life: Iggy & The Stooges - Gimme Danger (from Raw Power , 1973) Steve Winwood longs for some tender affection: [...]
Before I started driving into work every day, a good driving music mix CD could last up to three weeks or more. In these days of stop-n-go traffic on the asphalt nightmare that is Route 93, I'm lucky if I can get a week's worth of listening out of one before wanting to toss the disc out the window. Putting a mix CD together should be easy, in theory. I have a large and varied music library, and I can think of dozens of songs that would put me in a "rocking in my family sedan" [...]
I was going to skip posting anything today. I've spent the better part of the day dealing with an irritating head cold while trying to replace a fried hard drive on my work computer. I succeeded on the tech front, but the only person who can get me hooked back up to the shared network drive I need to use for my work duties is out of town until next Monday. Rather than sit around on my hands doing nothing except stifling recurring coughing jags, I went home early and crashed out while listening to Carbon [...]
[MP3] Generation X – "100 Punks Rule" That first album by Billy and the boys was awesome. Here's my favorite track. [MP3] The Jam – "Saturday's Kids" I really need to devote an entire entry on the Jam. Until then...... [MP3] Hoodoo Gurus – "I Want You Back" This is from their 1983 Stoneage Romeos debut disc – it spent quite bit o' time on my turntable back in college. [...]
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