Monthly Archives: January 2012

Today’s “Best Song Ever”: Eddie & The Hot Rods “Do Anything You Wanna Do”

Posted on January 31, 2012 by TimD

By Tim Duffy Rock music is often at it’s best when it feels sort of dumb. Eddie and the Hot Rods’ “Do Anything You Wanna do” is a prime example of excellence in dumb rock. Possibly Related Posts: Today’s “Best … Continue reading →

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Today’s “Best Song Ever”: Broadcast “America’s Boy”

Posted on January 30, 2012 by TimD

By Tim Duffy Broadcast were, and maybe still are, a band that worked their way slowly into people’s heads. There were of course always their partisans but their sound seemed to take a surprising amount of time to worm their … Continue reading →

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Today’s “Best Song Ever”: The Mae Shi “Run To Your Grave”

Posted on January 27, 2012 by TimD

By Tim Duffy I don’t know what the now defunct band The Mae Shi are doing now. I could look it up sure but I do not particularly care to. I assume they started another band and sort of recall … Continue reading →

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Today’s “Best Song Ever”: Air “Le soleil est près de moi”

Posted on January 26, 2012 by TimD

By Tim Duffy I might have mentioned this before here, I know I’ve mentioned it on Twitter, but in the late 90′s and very early aughts I had the opportunity to take a lot of ecstasy. This was expensive, nearly $20 … Continue reading →

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Today’s “Best Song Ever”: Polaris “Hey Sandy(The Theme To Pete and Pete)”

Posted on January 25, 2012 by TimD

By Tim Duffy The 90′s were an important time for me. I was after all in my adolescence a time of personal discovery where you start to knowingly defining who exactly you are. It was at this time when the music of … Continue reading →

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Today’s “Best Song Ever”: Clinic “Porno”

Posted on January 24, 2012 by TimD

By Tim Duffy Ever dream of being murdered while having sex with a nerd in a surgical mask? Are you into it? If so then Clinic is definitely the band for you! Also you should talk to someone, you sound … Continue reading →

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Today’s “Best Song Ever”: Nation of Ulysses “A Kid Who Tells Another Kid Is A Dead Kid”

Posted on January 23, 2012 by TimD

By Tim Duffy Dear Nation of Ulysses, You had me at “A Kid Who Kills Another Kid Is A Dead Kid.” Possibly Related Posts: Today’s “Best Song Ever”: Donna Summer “I Feel Love” Today’s “Best Song Ever”: Lou Reed “New … Continue reading →

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Today’s “Best Song Ever”: Arcade Fire “We Used To Wait”

Posted on January 20, 2012 by TimD

By Tim Duffy Yesterday Bruce Springsteen did something disappointing. He released a new song. A song that was unbearably bad. For me this is sad news as, unlike so many other gigantic monsters of classic rock from Led Zeppelin to … Continue reading →

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Today’s “Best Song Ever”: Les Savy Fav “Tragic Monsters”

Posted on January 19, 2012 by TimD

By Tim Duffy Some bands with a stellar reputation as an excellent live act can run into repeated snags when it comes to putting out records. On album after album they give it their all yet fans get bogged down … Continue reading →

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Today’s “Best Song Ever”: Randy Newman “Living Without You”

Posted on January 18, 2012 by TimD

By Tim Duffy Each morning I trot into the office and sit at my desk. I scan over a handful of websites to get a basic working knowledge of what is going on in the news and what indie records … Continue reading →

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