My April curse is in full effect already. Sure, I haven't been robbed at gunpoint; broken a leg; gotten a strep infection; been fired; broken a rib; had my parents split up; or have my car break down (all things that have happened to me in past Aprils), but shit ain't getting off to a good start.Hopefully I can use the power of 80s pop music to scare away the bad vibes. Cyndi Lauper Money Changes Everything (This Version) Money Changes Everything (That Version) Oh Cyndi, [...]
I would have included some Was (Not Was) stuff but I have to re-record those and I'm really tired. Wang Chung Let's Go! (Shep's Mix) Let's Go! (Dub Mix) Before I go any further, I think we need to discuss this video for this song. Go ahead and watch it. I'll wait. That was something huh? A while ago I said that Pretty Poison's "Catch Me I'm Falling" was the most 80s shit ever. [...]
Happy Christmas Eve! — Check out The Front Bottoms' cover of "Christmas Wrapping" by The Waitresses : The Front Bottoms "Christmas Wrapping (originally by The Waitresses)" from Another Reybee Productions, Inc. on Vimeo .
Christmas being Christmas, you can be forgiven for making the odd list (and perhaps even checking it twice). Cards, presents, food, drink, films on TV, memorable events to include in that annual Christmas letter you are so proud of, relatives to avoid – you name it. So, if you have a list to compile this year, why not turn on the radio for some quality seasonal sounds? You may wind up quickly switching stations because you really don't want to hear "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" for the third time today, even if he is dressed like The Boss. [...]
It's incredible how many lovely covers of traditional holiday songs - Christmas and everything else under the sun - popped into our inbox this year. Just as family get-togethers, work potlucks and visions of sugarplums are traditions every December, so are the renditions of classics like "Frosty The Snowman" and "White Christmas" by underground talents [...]
The Front Bottoms dropped their contribution to the holiday season, opting to cover The Waitresses "Christmas Wrapping" . They also recorded a video for the track which can be seen here Grab it below and hear the original if you hadn't already. MP3 // CHRISTMAS WRAPPING The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
We made the coctails strong, we got the fire on... So let us be the latest to add our voice to the chorus of approval for Eldridge Rodriguez 's jaunty holiday EP, Christmas On The Allston-Brighton Line . The three-song set -- the first in an annual series envisioned by the Boston-based feel-bad-pop luminary -- is as singular and as exciting as The Waitresses ' "Christmas Wrapping," and as beautifully somber and evocative as Ted Pauly's "Christmas Eve, Molly Pitcher." Christmas On The Allston-Brighton [...]
Tonight is being forecast to be one of the coldest of the season so far, but the central heat is keeping the chill of the outside world at bay and its steady hum is soothing. The only light radiating – other than that from the television's glow – is from several strands of white bulbs which Paloma has put up along with several other trinkets of the season. On the television screen is Bedford Falls and It's A Wonderful Life . I didn't grow up with viewings of It's A Wonderful [...]
As you can probably imagine working in a pub takes up a lot of time during December so I have, admittedly, been a bit lax with posting. In an attempt to rectify this though I thought I'd share with you something to get you completely and utterly in the festive spirit. Nottingham five-piece Dog Is Dead have produced a cover of The Waitresses' Christmas Wrapping which you can not only to listen to below but also download for free (think of it as an early present) by heading over here . If, like me, you're [...]
Glee travels to a galaxy far, far away to celebrate Christmas... kind of. Check out the numerous Christmas classics covered in this unbelievable episode.
Boys Will Be Boys This post from the Fall of '08 still brings over a 100 hits a day to my site. A 100 per day! Somebody's tilted that's for sure! Lol. Is this place even open still? Coming in...
The Waitresses - I Know What Boys Like Boys like me. How do you reconcile a kind of lacklustre pedantry with the clammer for silliness? "Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah!" Like that, most probably, although the element of lackluster plays its part. At least that's the sole gobbet I've learnt from "I Know What Boys Like", a song whose own jitteriness - most often cause for concern - might be its staunchest discerning feature. The quips of their skittering guitars, and a certain bounce and groove that filters through an almost suffocated rhythm section, [...]
Glee showed symptoms of "Bieber Fever," with two tracks from the pop star being covered in this week's episode.
Every Wednesday, our resident Gleek Eric Garneau gives his take on last night's Glee covers. Call me Esperanza Spalding, because I'm about to upset some Justin Bieber fans. Earlier this season, when some press outlets reported rumors that Glee would spend an entire episode paying tribute to Justin Bieber, my heart sank a little. Fortunately, those rumors were blown out of proportion; instead of a whole episode, Glee gave over only a couple songs to the teenage sensation. Still, those 20 minutes or so when Bieber provided the central focus for the show's plot created a pretty horrific viewing experience. [...]
Here's the thing. The ladies of The Steam Co. LOVE CHRISTMAS. It's LITERALLY the best time of the year. To celebrate, we keep a huge amount of holiday music and (at least Katie) may be found listening to it all year round. To help you get ready for your holiday plans, whatever they may be, we've got a super awesome mix ready for you. Enjoy! "Florence & the Machine - Last Christmas (Wham! Cover)" "Jenny O. - Get Down For the Holidays" "Frightened Rabbit [...]
Completely abandoning their name and getting all Santa Camp on us, Summer Camp , the previously-mysterious-but-now- not have recorded a cover The Waitresses classic Christmas song from the 802s, "Christmas Wrapping". I was listening to it on repeat all day a couple of days ago when I was wrapping presents and it's excellent, so if you're up this Christmas morning and are about to go unwrap some gifts but had to check your favourite site first, then give it a listen and get even more Christmassy. Enjoy! Summer Camp - "Christmas Wrapping" (The Waitresses [...]
Before Santa tries to break and enter later on tonight: Still the best Christmas flavoured article ever to appear in the pages of the Socialist Standard. As much as I love Kirsty Pogue; Slade; Graham Parker; Greg Lake and Wizzard for their yuletide offerings, this is still the best ever Christmas song: I couldn't find a proper video for The Waitresses's classic. Surely there's one out there somewhere?
Did you guys ever watch that one episode of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' where Larry doesn't go golfing one day because the weather forecaster said there was a chance of rain in the forecast. Larry had to go to the country club for some reason and finds the weather forecaster playing golf with his buddies only to find that the course was empty and only being used by the weather forecaster + friends. This week, the good weather people pulled a fast one on everybody. They claimed that the roads up to Vail were going to be treacherous with [...]
On Tuesday night the Foo Fighters played a "secret" show in Tarzana, CA, where the band showcased a number of songs from their new album that hits stores sometime next year. The 500 or so fans in attendance received an unexpected treat as Foo Fighters ' front man Dave Grohl staged an impromptu Nirvana reunion as he welcomed Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear to the stage to perform Marigold - marking the first time the trio had played together live since 1997. The song, which was the B-side to Heart Shaped [...]
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