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Thursday, August 04, 2005Song Of the Day: August 4, 2005Snips (a.k.a. Steve Parsons) had a legit career in the straight rock world with Sharks and the Baker Gurvitz Army before the punk explosion, but proved himself extremely adaptable by making some beguiling new wave pop singles. This one, which had Midge Ure of Ultravox in the producer's chair, is perhaps his finest, and it really seems like it would make a great cover for some hip young band like the French Kicks. 
Wednesday, August 03, 2005Song Of the Day: August 3, 2005NNB - Slack Wave 7 Records 45, 1978 A much-loved Minneapolis 45, often hailed as a perfect combination of Ubu at their most straightforward and Television. NNB also contributed tracks to Twin/Tone's first Big Hits From Mid-America package and a No Mag flexi. Apparently guitarist Mark Freeman tried to create an element of mystery; NNB didn't play live terribly often, and the single lists no personnel, though we have gleaned that other guitarist Dick Champ ended up in The Scene Is Now. 
Tuesday, August 02, 2005Song Of the Day: August 2, 2005The Scruffs were the best thing to emerge out of a post-Big Star Memphis pop scene that included the likes of Van Duren and Tommy Hoehn; in addition to a superior knack for big dumb pop hooks, their work has more teenage angst and commercial appeal than most of their contemporaries. In fact, Wanna Meet the Scruffs? is nothing short of awesome, one of the two or three best indie-power pop LPs of the era, and fortunately has been reissued by the good folks at Rev-Ola. We will hear arguments, but to us "She Say Yea" was always the killer-est cut on an album fairly stacked with them. 
Monday, August 01, 2005Song Of the Day: August 1, 2005Sister Ray, without any obvious Velvet Underground influence other than their moniker, created a bit of hipster buzz in the mid 80s following a run of small press 45s, most on their own Sad label. Unfortunately, their LPs ended up being on that Resonance Records label from (I think) the Netherlands . You guys remember that? The albums all sort of had the same look with the artist's name and title in a band across the top, and they had all of these mediocre bands like Senator Flux and The Baby Flies. Those things always ended up in the discount bin. For what it's worth though, the Sister Ray ones are pretty good, although I don't think they ever topped this single. 
Song Of the Day: July 30, 2005We're not really the sorta guys who spazz out and do the Curly Stooge dance on the floor when someone mentions Killed By Death-style punk. Many of the "classics" sound pretty generic to us. Mickey, however, does enjoy bouncing about the room whilst we spin this Belgian gem and Casey nominates it for "The Best Whistling Record Ever." (Odds-on favorite: Liliput's "Die Matrosen.") The back of the sleeve reveals the most excellent lyrics, though you'd certainly never know what they were just by listening. 
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