Posted on March 4, 2009 by obscureco
The other day I was half-watching, half not-watching the television when a commercial for Citibank company came on with a song by the Sea and Cake called “Jacking the Ball” as the backing track. I immediately perked up – not because I’m a big Sea and Cake fan, but because that tune made a regular [...]
Filed under: Industry, Internet | Tagged: ELO, High Back Chairs, Hoodoo Gurus, Johnny Thunders, Kinks, Minus Five, Miracle Legion, Nick Lowe, Pandora, Replacements, Rockpile, The Sea and Cake, X, Yo La Tengo, Young Fresh Fellows, Zombies | 3 Comments »
Posted on August 18, 2008 by obscureco
My wife hates my musical tastes. She refers to it as “angry white boy music,” which is really beneath retort – I have eclectic tastes and I could dish it out the same way she does, but that would simply be mean and non-productive. So instead I just blog about it and hope she never [...]
Filed under: Power Pop, Rock | Tagged: Adam and the Ants, Altered Images, Buzzcocks, Colorado State University, Dogs Die In Hot Cars, Elvis Costello, Go-Betweens, Guster, Hoodoo Gurus, Only Ones, Undertones, XTC | 1 Comment »