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Tunesday: 1988 Throwing Muses–Juno, Bright Yellow Gun & More

Posted on April 28, 2015 by

Kristen Hersh and her band, Throwing Muses, have been among my very favorites since I initially heard the song “Juno” from their first full length album, House Tornado, grind it’s way out of my stereo speakers back in 1988.  I’ve … Continue reading →

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Tunesday: Violent Femmes–Gone Daddy Gone

Posted on April 21, 2015 by

I was in tenth grade. Xylophone solo?  Hell, yes.  This song is even better now than it was 30 years ago.  I used to listen to these guys for hours.

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Friday Morning Rock & Roll Idol: Violent Femmes

Posted on March 28, 2014 by

Like a lot of these videos, this is more brillance from the eighties, which weren’t at all like cheese-eating high schools kids who watch cable replays of  “Pretty In Pink” think they were like.  The Violent Femmes were a taut … Continue reading →

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