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The bit that you skip #186: Death Cab For Cutie – Soul Meets Body
“Whose alarm is it?” a friend asked on a recent trip to a spa town. We were having dinner after a long drive, the stereo was blasting some music, and she asked again. “An alarm is off, check your phones”. “It’s the song” another friend replied. I sipped from my cup silently. They were both…
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The bit that you skip #185: Soundgarden – Fourth of July
By now you’ve realised I was a loner growing up. Nothing but music and whatever idea I had in my head, notebook and pencil/pen on hand, ready to write something I would eventually matter of factly discard. Contrary to other grunge bands, Soundgarden clicked right away with me. It was the impossibly weird tunings. It…
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The bit that you skip #184: The Sundays – Joy
Although mostly known by the massive hit Here’s Where The Story Ends, The Sundays are a band that contains multitudes. It’s a perfect summary of what it is to be human. Reading, Writing & Arithmetic has that jangly guitar, making it a college-radio friendly box of delights. Blind is mostly understated, like a quiet moment…
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The bit that you skip #183: Middle of the year celebration!
Hey, half a year of writing every day. First and foremost, thanks to everyone who has commented, liked, shared, and even derided this project. I started the year on a very low point in my life and…kinda still there, but feel writing is helping me inch upwards. Any day above ground* and all that, I…
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The bit that you skip #182: Wings – Band on the run
A person that used to write for Sloucher once mentioned that Electric Light Orchestra was an alternate universe “what if The Beatles didn’t break up?” At first I thought it was the power of Tetley’s Bitter talking through this person, but the more I listened to E.L.O., the more I realised there was quite a…
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The bit that you skip #180: Filter – The Only Way (is the wrong way)
By the time The Amalgamut released, Filter were in disarray. After a solid debut with Short Bus and a commercial monster with Title of Record, the band had tremendous pressure on them. Take a picture was a crossover hit and the label expected an album full of them. Probably never paid attention to the lyrics,…
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The bit that you skip #179: Madonna – Into the groove
Although I never owned a Madonna album back in the day, I was aware of how popular she was. Sure, Michael Jackson was steamrolling all charts, but Madonna was a constant presence both in and out of the record stores. Shops that didn’t sell records had her posters and mannequins dressed in her particular style.…
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The bit that you skip #178: U2 – Like a song…
Once upon a lifetime, I interviewed a space rock band that is highly underrated. Chris, their amazing drummer, mentioned several expected influences, then he paused and said “and here’s one that always raises eyebrows: Larry Mullen Jr.” I asked about a song in particular and he said: “listen to War on good headphones.” So I…
