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THE LIGHTER SIDE OF 90′S POP

So, I am stepping WAYYY outside my comfort zone on this post. Normally, I don’t post sugary pop music, but you know, I came across that Iron Man remake by Cardigans, and it just kind of came together. Thus, a post of some of the lighter tunes that came out of a decade that truly rocked (see my post from yesterday is you have any doubts that the 90’s rocked).

I won’t lie…sometimes I am a total puss when it comes to music…the oddest songs catch my ear, and these tunes all caught my ear for one reason or another. Take for instance the Mellisa Etheridge song. There’s two reasons for that. First, in the 90’s I was going to school to be an electrical engineer. (Yep, I’m an engineer by training that has always worked in IT) One of my better friends, and a member of my brutally efficient and totally genius study group was a lesbian who LOVED Etheridge. So she kind of got me hooked on her stuff for awhile. The second thing was the video for the song. For some reason I had a huge thing for Juliette Lewis. I’m a sucker for the freaks, and that girl I believe to be a super freak.

You’ll also notice Digital Underground and ask yourself “Has the Infonoistacrat gone totally insane?!?” Well, no. That’s my tribute to my old shipmates on the USS Coral Sea. We LOVED that damn song in 1990, the last year we were all together before we all left the Navy and went our separate ways.

Oh, and I just read that there may be a new Big Lebowski movie based on The Jesus character. I now officially have something to live for!

MORE GOTH FROM THE LATE 80′S EARLY 90′S

Yesterday, I took a look at the early days of goth, and how it pretty much was the off spring of the post punk and industrial scenes. Today I wanted to take a look at how goth evolved in the mid to late 80’s.

Like I said yesterday, goth is maybe the most misunderstood type of music there is. It’s NOT Marilyn Manson jumping around worshiping the devil. In fact, if you listen to most music from the 80’s labeled as goth, you probably wouldn’t be able to tell it from new wave. In fact, by the late 80’s, when hair bands ruled MTV and radio, new wave was pretty much played out, and all that was left from that scene was goth. Next to the college rock/American underground music scenes, the best music of the late 80’s came out of the goth scene. This list is one of the better ones I’ve done, of any genre. Like AJ said in the comments yesterday, there is just so much great music that came out of this scene that I could go on and on. Enjoy!

THE EARLY DAYS OF GOTH

So, first, what a nice, relaxing weekend I had. My wife’s son is in town, and we three just kind of hung out, watched football, relaxed, gamed our asses off, and even golfed. Now, here’s the kicker…the last time I had a golf club in my hands, Nirvana’s Nevermind had just been released. That’s how long it’s been. In high school, my friends and I golfed all the time, which was a pretty bizarre sight, I’m sure. To see 3 or 4 stoners on the golf course (and we were all pretty good…our handicaps were averaged in the mid to high teens) must have shook the old timers up pretty good. It was nice to be on a course again…him, my wife as a rider taking pictures and I. Believe it or not, I don’t think I did too badly. I shot a 126, 63 in, 63 out. No, I won’t ever be a pro, but for someone who hasn’t touched a club in 16 years or so, I don’t think I did so bad.

On to the music. I’m actually a pretty big fan of early goth. It seems natural that I would be, given my love of post punk, glam rock, punk and new wave. As most of the bands on the list show, you mix all those styles up, shake nicely, and out comes this. It’s not a genre that gets covered a lot…I think a lot of people are afraid of the whole “goth” label. In fact, it’ll be interesting to see how many page views I get off this title. If your still with me, congratulations…what you’ll find in the list is some of the best music from the early to mid 80’s. Enjoy!

IT CAME FROM THE 90′S HOLIDAY WEEKEND, DAY 2

Hope everyone is having a great weekend. I’m hanging and doing my thing, what ever that thing actually is. On a lighter side, my wife’s son and I actually made it through Halo 3 on the xBox the other day. Yeah, I know, I’m a year late in this whole thing. But gaming is not something I get to do on a regular schedule, so I take it when I can get it. Peace!

IT CAME FROM THE 90′S HOLIDAY WEEKEND, DAY 1

Happy holiday weekend, everyone…the holiday designated to pacify the labor force in the US with one day off. Very gracious. But, you know, I’ll take it.

Today’s list is actually my “best of” of a series called “It Came From The Nineties” over at Can You See The Sunset On The South Side. The reason I love his series so much is that he steps out of the typical rock only lists, and included some seriously good tunes from other genre’s. Tunes I had long forgotten about. So over the next few days, I’ll be picking out some tunes I haven’t played here, or at least not played in a long while. Enjoy!

CHEESE, CHEESE AND MORE 80′S CHEESE!

First off, to everyone that sent me good thoughts, it all worked. My wife got a call this morning, and everything came back negative. It’s nice that for once, the news was good, and we get to head down that good road for awhile. To everyone that sent the good wishes, thanks…you’ll never know how much it meant to my wife that you all would show such kindness. And that in turn makes me happy. So, if I’m ever in your city, let me know, and I’ll buy you a beer.

Musically, today is nothing but the best cheesy radio hits from the 80’s. I’m off to enjoy my Wednesday evening with my wife and her son. May the karma you all earned pour over you all! Enjoy!

PLEASE EXCUSE TODAYS MISSING MUSIC…

I’m writing this at the hospital (Free wi-fi! Yipee!), and I was just told my wife is doing just fine, and is resting comfortably in post-op. So you know, if nothing else goes my way today, it’s already the best day I’ve had in a long time. Now begins what seems like the infinite wait until we hear what path our lives take in the next year. The road to the left leads down a road of peace, happiness and contentment, at least until the next time. The road on the right…well, that’s a road that a bit rougher, and one we’ve been down before. That’s the rough road of chemo and hair loss. Of radiation and weekly trips to the cancer center. It’s the road that has no lights and seems perpetually dark. It’s a road that scare the living hell out of me every day, and like those access roads that run parallel to highways, it always seems to be too damn close.

Anyway, for today, everything is great. But alas, this is just an update on my personal situation for anyone who may care. For those that don’t, no problem, the music will be back tomorrow.

A MOST DECIDEDLY MELLOW MONDAY

Not really mellow today for any other reason than the past month has been crazy beyond what I could imagine. I’ve traveled far too much, gotten run down enough that my asthma has flown completely out of control and left me gasping for air most of the time. I had emotional up’s and even worse downs, and today, have to take my wife in for a “procedure”. She had a biopsy that was inconclusive, and “procedure” is a neat little medical term that really means we have to cut a little deeper, dig a little deeper, look a little harder. Non of that calms my nerves. of course. But I need a little mellow in my life right now…and I figure today is as good a time as any to start.

The trip I took this past week was very nice…as a father, especially a father that is watching the years go by way to fast, it was good to have both my baby girls in the same place at the same time. No matter how much time I have with them, it’s never going to be enough. While that makes me in a way sad, it’s also nice to see them both starting new, exciting and big chapters. My oldest start law school next week, and my youngest is now officially in junior high school, and will be a teenager next month. Both are turning into the fine women I had hoped they would be the first time I looked down in the crib at them.

So, there your go…my reasons for being mellow are numerous and varied. Some external and out of my control, some internal, made all the more vivid by introspective thought. Today’s list kind of reflects how I’m feeling. Enjoy!

SOME PUNK AND PUNK POP GOODIES FOR YOU ALL!

Happy Thursday. I’ll be back live on Saturday. Until then, please enjoy some seriously nice punk and punk pop tunes. That should carry you through until Friday!

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